[4thPointOfContact]

Gentleman came off the range and said our rental .40 had something wrong, "Here, drop the slide." I looked and the left-side slide release was missing so I had to use the right-side one.
Upon examination the exterior tab was completely snapped off, it didn't appear to have been torn or even have any metal fatigue; just a bright, shiny edge as though it had been sawn off.

Guess it's a good thing the M&P has ambi- slide release, or they'd have to slingshot the slide.:blink:

 

[xoomie]

At least its a cheap part to replace.

M&P Slide Stop Assembly, Ambi [1390] - $12.90 : Welcome to Speed Shooter Specialties

Pretty interesting though as I figured the torque would really be applied more inside where you wouldn't see the break unless it was from pushing up

 

[40fan]

That is a common problem. There is a design/manufacturing flaw that causes a weak point on the left side. It is a minor issue, unless you are left handed.

 

[grayblue]

How old was the gun?
How many rounds fired through it?

 

[jasonuscg]

Yeah, they break, but it's called a slide stop. As long as the slide still stops it won't hurt the function of the firearm. Replace it yourself, have S&W fix it or just keep shooting.

 

[Robotech]

From a thread on another forum, this seems to have been a "not unusual" problem with an earlier version of the slide-stop. The design has evidently been changed, giving a larger radius on the bend in the metal stamping to cut down on the stress at that point, but I don't know when the change went into production. Any replacement parts should be the new version.

 

[KRWeiss]

Guess it's a good thing the M&P has ambi- slide release, or they'd have to slingshot the slide.:blink:

What's so terrible about being forced into advancing the slide correctly? If this had happened to a left hander, in a defensive situation, during a reload... improper training might have taken another life.

Elimination, lack of education.

 

[ginzo]

Cool video, and a great point!

What's so terrible about being forced into advancing the slide correctly? If this had happened to a left hander, in a defensive situation, during a reload... improper training might have taken another life.

Elimination, lack of education.

 

[Bill in Tx]

What's so terrible about being forced into advancing the slide correctly? If this had happened to a left hander, in a defensive situation, during a reload... improper training might have taken another life.

Elimination, lack of education.

+1 KR Great point! :clap: