Issue With My M&P 9 - FTLoad / FTFeed

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So I just bought my first handgun, got the Smith & Wesson M&P 9 Range and Carry Kit. Picked it up on the 5th and have been at the range pretty much everyday since then. I purchased 1500 rounds of ammo (Federal American Eagle, 500 round case from Cabelas) and have put about 1250 through it.

The first, let's say, 800 - 1000 rounds went through without any problems but now i'm experiencing an Fail To Load/Fail To Feed problem, which is inconsistent at best. The round get's caught under the slide. I took a picture last night so you guys could see what i'm talking about:
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I just talked to Blair at M.D. Charlton, who was very friendly and helpful, and he suggested that maybe i'm bending my elbows and that is absorbing too much of the recoil to allow the slide to move all the way back and he also suggested i try some new gun oil, currently i'm using Remington Dry Lube Aerosol. He also suggested that it *could* be the recoil spring so i ordered a couple of them but they are on back order.

I just wanted to see if any fellow canucks have had this issue and if the advice i received from Blair was correct, i have no reason to suspect he was lying as he did seem knowledgeable and as soon as he saw the picture he sounded like he knew exactly what the issue was.

Thanks in advanced.
 
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Dry lube is garbage

use some CLP or Slip 2000 lube "lube the out side of your barrel and both slide raills
 
Dsiwy said:
Dry lube is garbage

use some CLP or Slip 2000 lube "lube the out side of your barrel and both slide raills
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Thanks for the reply, this pretty much reinforces what Blair was telling me, I will pick up some new oil either tonight or tomorrow, strip it down, give it a good cleaning/oiling and post back with an update.
 
From what I've read you need to field strip the gun and thoroughly clean all the moving parts and magazine. From what I've read online in a test of gun lubes that reduce friction, a light application of Tetra Gun Grease came out on top. In the test it was 2 1/2 times slipperier/more effective than Breakfree CLP. Field strip, clean, and lubricate your gun after every range session. One of the LEAST effective was Rem Oil...
 
enefgee said:
Blair knows the M&P very well, he shoots one competitively and has thousands of rounds through them.
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That's the exact impression I got from him, seems like a very knowledgeable guy and was extremely helpful and patient with me. He actually took the time to explain some things to me and suggest a few things, next time i'm looking to buy anything firearms related Blair is going to be my Go-To guy.
 
As others have said on here, "If it slides, grease, if it rotates, oil."

Now that being said, you don't need a lot of lube for a M&P. A drop on each of the slide contact points, a couple of drops on the barrel or slide bushing and a drop or two on the recoil spring and guide. If you have an oiler with a long needle like dispenser, you can get the trigger points easier. Again, only 1 or 2 drops needed.
These things aren't 1911's. They don't need to run wet.

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Ok, so i went out after work and found some Hoppe's 9. What a pain in the ass that was, for some damned reason getting gun oil NOT IN AREOSOLE is next to imposible in Winnipeg, I actualy had to buy a cleaning kit to get the oil. So i went home striped 'er down, cleaned 'er up and gave 'er a good oiling. Right away i noticed the slide was MUCH smoother. While i was out i also picked up some UMC ammo.

Off to the range i went with some UMC & American Eagle rounds to test out. Well, it worked absolutly perfect. Not a single FTload, FTFeed or FTEject after 250 rounds mixed between the UMC & AE. I was also previously having another issue with the slide not locking back after the final round but that is now resolved.

Moral of the story: Dry Lube is SH!T and if your having problems like i was reporting try changing oil because IT WORKED FOR ME!!!!!

A big shout out to Blair from MD Charlton and all who replied, thanks for looking out for the new guy ;)
 
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The slide glide works nicely. To be honest, any hi pressure grease (ie wheel bearing grease) will work. There are some synthetics out there that don't melt, they make a nice option. Remember, you don't need much....its' like truth and politicians, a little bit can be stretched to go a long way
 
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