M&P Mag Disconnect Removal !!

[Musky Hunter]

http://www.burwellgunsmithing.com/M&P.htm

S&W M&P Magazine Disconnect Removal Instructions.

CAUTION: perform this at your own risk. If you shoot yourself or someone else, if you discharge your weapon and cause any damage to any person or property you are responsible. Not me!!! Before
After All pictures may be enlarged by clicking. OK, this is about as easy as it gets. I probably have too many pictures and will probably over explain this but here goes... 1. Unload the gun 2. Check to make sure you completed step 1 3. Remove the slide from the gun following the S&W's instructions. 4. You only need to drift out 2 pins the one located above the beavertail and the one behind the takedown lever. In reality I can usually get away with just removing the rear pin but if your not careful you could bend the trigger bar so you may not want to try it. 5. lift the rear rail/sear block from the frame, the ejector is not attached and will fall off when you get it out it will look like this:

6. Next you need to drift out the lower forward pin. this will free up the sear disconnector (A), the mag disconnector (B), and the mag disconnector spring(C).
7. you need to find a spring that is about the same diameter as the mag disconnector spring. I used a 1911 mag release spring. cut the spring so that will just fit the whole way across the opening left by removing the parts listed above (A,B,C)

you can see the New spring (D) in this picture. the only purpose of this spring is to keep the sear disconnector in a vertical position. and to put a little pressure on the sear disconnector so it does not flop around under recoil. you can also see in this picture how it will snuggly fit into the space directly below it. 8. now we are putting things back together again, but there is an easy way. put the new spring (D) in the block first then put the pin in. with the pin partially through the block and the spring put the block assembly in a vice or have someone else hold it for you use a jewelers' flat screwdriver to retract the spring just enough to get the sear disconnector back into place.

9. now you just need to put the block assembly back into the frame replace the roll pin the holds it in. Don't forget to put the ejector back in. to get the front pin back in I find it easier if you remove the trigger spring from the trigger bar put the pin in holding the spring in place with some needle nose pliers then use the pliers to put the spring back into the trigger bar after you have the pin installed.

 

[mdbuckle]

That does not look hard to do at all.

 

[diggler]

Cool thx for posting this.

 

[buckshot]

Thanks Ryan, I was reading about this in Brian Enos's forum but the pictures really help it all make sense.

I was also reading that S&W has Civilian models available without a Mag Disconnect shipped from the factory, I am curious which models have been coming into Canada.

Has anyone found a source for more mags yet? I think there are some options in the US, but those are all Hi Caps, I have not seen a source for 10 rounders yet, but since California has approved the 10 round M&P I think the supplies of 10 rounders will increase over time.