( 3 out of 5) The gun I want to like but has been a headache

by Mick from Oak Brook, IL on August 14, 2019

I ordered this M&P2.0 from SOSS and got it from my FFL on 7/13. On Saturday 7/15 it was headed back to S&W. Why? Because I always tear down my new guns before shooting and clean and oil them. In your S&W owners manual under cleaning there is one sentence: Ammoniated solvents or other strong alkaline solvents, should not be used on any Smith & Wesson firearm. For 40 years I have been using Hoppes on every firearm I own, including quite a few S&Ws including 5 other M&Ps. I have never had an issue until I wiped down the slide on this weapon and the black literally wiped off exposing the gold/brass Armornite.



I called S&W on 7/15, explained what happened and sent it back for warranty work. DO NOT use Hoppes on the M&P 2.0s. They replaced the slide and last Friday I got it back, almost a month turn around but S&W does do a 2 week shutdown every year the last week of July and the first week of August. I promptly ran 800 rounds through it, it is a accurate shooter out of the box but the trigger is really not that much different then the original M&P. Its got a crunchy trigger but every M&P 1.0 has a different trigger. Some are great, some are bad. After 800 rounds this one is still crunchy. There is an aftermarket fix for that but now onto problem TWO.



The M&P 2.0 9 & 40's have a striker assembly that is different from the 1.0. There should be a stamping that says °01. Mine does not, to make this short it is the 1.0 version, there are gunsmiths who say this may cause unexpected rapid fire multi taps or FTFs and others who say there is no real difference between strikers. Basically a call to S&W was made. The correct striker 3006501 is on its way BUT S&W just got back from their annual close down so it could be on back order or they might be able to get one from manufacturing. In the mean time, I have a handgun that may or not be safe. I won't be firing it again until I install the proper striker.



If you try and order anything from S&W you are going to find that they are in the middle of a move so any parts can take 8 weeks to get. This means that the gun I bought sits until that striker comes, I'll be hitting the range with one of my 1.0s or Berettas. Right now S&W has all sorts of issues, their QC has been meh for a while and even if you order and pay for parts they are on back order. Did you know that the 2.0 palm swells fit on the 1.0's? It is model specific compact to compact - full size to full size and you have to get the 2.0 frame tool BUT even though they say they are in stock they are really on back order. I basically bought a gun in early July that had a bad finish, the slide was replaced but has the wrong striker in it and I can't shoot it for fear of it going full auto on the range. I think I got a lemon, so while most of the reviews are glowing, mine is not.



This does not reflect badly on Sportsman's Outdoor Superstore but S&W. I am pretty happy with every S&W I own, a couple have gone back for service throughout the years without any problem.