Slide lock reload
The ninja thing to do: use slide release, it’s fast.
Racking the slide is kind of universal. And the slide release on my M&P is . . . oh wait, doesn’t have one. And that’s why I stick to racking the slide. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with using the slide release if you have one.
And, like Caleb, I’ve cut my hand using that method on the sharp rear sights on the Gunblog 45
November 9th, 2011 at 10:08 am
Actually, if you want to be Uber ninja, if you aggressively seat the magazine of a Glock the slide goes into battery automatically.
November 9th, 2011 at 10:20 am
A rare M&P like yours is probably worth more than you paid for it. Every one I’ve seen has a slide release. On both sides even.
November 9th, 2011 at 10:32 am
No, you’ve seen a slide stop. It doesn’t release. At least, mine doesn’t.
November 9th, 2011 at 10:58 am
Mine does. And if I’m aggressive when I seat the mag, it’ll drop the slide for me.
November 9th, 2011 at 11:01 am
That sounds broken. But I’ll try both mine when I get home to remove this feeling that I’m imagining things.
November 9th, 2011 at 11:13 am
Hmm. I’ll be interested in that too. Mine has never worked. Of course, I’ve never really tried it except lightly a couple of times.
Let me know.
November 9th, 2011 at 11:14 am
I’ve seen gun companies call them “slide stops”, but they generally work as a slide release as well.
The rest of the internet seems to think the S&W M&P has a slide release.
Is yours broken?
November 9th, 2011 at 11:14 am
SayUncle,
Huh. Mine releases. From both sides, even.
Yours must be broken. Get it replaced under warranty or order part number 940-000-979AE from Brownells.
November 9th, 2011 at 11:16 am
PS: If it wasn’t intended to be used as a release, why would they put one on both sides? 😉
November 9th, 2011 at 11:26 am
My M&P45C will release from either side. It was extremely difficult at first, but it has eased up as I used it more.
November 9th, 2011 at 11:34 am
Both sides would be nice.
As a lefty this slide stop issue has a bit of a wrinkle. Though I can drop the release with my trigger finger, but depending on the weapon going over the top with the off hand is easier.
November 9th, 2011 at 11:43 am
Hmm. Either it has issues or I’ve been doing it wrong.
November 9th, 2011 at 12:52 pm
When I seat my mag (even not so aggressively) in my M&P, the slide goes into battery. It got me yelled at a few times by an NRA instructor. I told them to try and it did the same to them. Suckers.
November 9th, 2011 at 12:55 pm
I was told by a dude that shoots M&Ps in USPSA that some of them have slide stops that need to “wear in” before they’ll work reliably. One of my .40 Pros had that problem until I dropped a couple thousand rounds through it.
November 10th, 2011 at 11:54 am
With the round counts in USPSA, that shouldn’t take long.
[zigs away]