az larry said:
[quote name='Citius']Picked up a new .45 yesterday. Haven't shot it yet, but I have no excessive movement at the end of the slide? In fact the lock up is pretty tight compared to any other plastic pistol I have owned or fired.
Really???? If you squeeze the slide and frame together right behind the front sight, you have no movement? This is really important because if you don't there are some defective frames out here. I ask because there is some flex on the 9mm and 40 full size but nowhere near as much as the .45. It's a good 1/8 inch of flex at least. Please let us know.[/quote]
My .45 model has this also...
I checked on all the M&Ps in my local shop and they ALL have it...
It might be a design "flaw" so to speak but it might be designed into the weapon...who knows..
Remember these pistols are designed to work in dirty environments.
One thing to remember, also...this a polymer pistol, and as such, does not have continuous rails the length of the frame.
In theory the front could be hanging down an inch and it would not matter one bit! The only part that matters is where the frame rail
begins to contact the slide grooves.
This is what determines the smooth action of the slide...not the dust cover part of the frame.
To say they are "defective", would be a stretch...in my opinion.
I agree...it's not "eye pleasing", but if the action is smooth, which it appears to be...it really does not affect accuracy one bit.