M&P 45 ftf

[peterk123]

My daughter has this gun. Ammo is getting hung up while feeding. It's not a limp wrist issue.

It does not look like the ramp is the problem neither. I thought maybe it was the mag and a bad spring. Tried another mag. Same problem. I read some stuff where the extractor may be causing it to hang up.

Anyone have this issue? Any words of wisdom?

 

[Rick O'Shea]

I send them back under warranty.

 

[MAGA99]

Could be hanging up on a tweaked ejector? Take the slide off, pop in a loaded mag and see how it looks. Do the same with a functional pistol and compare the ejector claw….it can get bent.

 

[Bodhisattva]

Pop the extractor out and see what it looks like

 

[whatluck]

How far into battery does it get? If it goes almost all the way into battery then there might be a piece of brass stuck in the extractor pocket.

 

[peterk123]

How far into battery does it get? If it goes almost all the way into battery then there might be a piece of brass stuck in the extractor pocket.

Nose of bullet almost looks like it's getting stuck in the chamber. Bullet is at a sharp angle, like it is still on its way up the ramp.

I need to take a closer look at the extractor and see if it interfering. Btw.... round nose bullet so it just pop right in there.

 

[OnTheRoad]

Is this happening about halfway through the mag or with a full mag? If halfway, check the magazine springs and followers. S&W replaced a bunch of them in the M&P 45's due to binding. The "correct" springs IIRC have a powder blue paint on them. If the paint is black, that's the old ones.

 

[peterk123]

Is this happening about halfway through the mag or with a full mag? If halfway, check the magazine springs and followers. S&W replaced a bunch of them in the M&P 45's due to binding. The "correct" springs IIRC have a powder blue paint on them. If the paint is black, that's the old ones.

Full mag. I originally thought this was a spring problem because the first mag was always loaded. I figured it just lost it's oomph. But then we tried a fairly new mag and still had the problem. It worked a little better, but there is definitely something more going on.

 

[general disorder]

I would just press the easy button and call Smith and Wesson and send it back to them on their dime. Personally I've had very good luck with the M&Ps. The one issue I had they took care of it with no fuss and no muss.