So I've put about 2500 to 3000 rounds through my SD40VE and only had two malfunctions until recently. One stovepipe when I first changed recoil springs and one failure to feed from a suspected limp wrist. Now it's getting 2 or 3 light primer strikes per mag. About 200 rounds ago I took my leupold red dot off to swap back to iron sights. Btw if anyone is curious, the stock m&p slot and mount fit fine on the SD slide from my experience so far. No wiggle and it didn't move for 1000+ rounds no adjusting, just torqued to leupold manual spec. Anyway back on track.
Could it be the firing pin spring going soft? I'm taking the slide apart when I have a minute (Yay house remodeling) to make sure it's not just crud but I don't think it's that. It feels too sudden. Last time I went shooting I shot maybe 100 rounds and had two light strikes that didn't fire the round. Didn't shoot for about 5 months and now it's 2 or 3 light strikes per 10 Rd mag. I have another slide that I'm carving with my dremel that I might salvage a spring from if that's it but I don't want to cannibalize my project slide to make the stock one work. I'll midway or Brownell some parts. Probably going to take it apart tonight.
If the pic thingy worked, that's my "custom" dremel tastic slide. Not even close to finished but when it is I still need to make a bench fire rig for it to make sure it's safe to shoot. If anyone can tell me how to calculate how thick the support pieces for the frame have to be that would be stellar.
Could it be the firing pin spring going soft? I'm taking the slide apart when I have a minute (Yay house remodeling) to make sure it's not just crud but I don't think it's that. It feels too sudden. Last time I went shooting I shot maybe 100 rounds and had two light strikes that didn't fire the round. Didn't shoot for about 5 months and now it's 2 or 3 light strikes per 10 Rd mag. I have another slide that I'm carving with my dremel that I might salvage a spring from if that's it but I don't want to cannibalize my project slide to make the stock one work. I'll midway or Brownell some parts. Probably going to take it apart tonight.
If the pic thingy worked, that's my "custom" dremel tastic slide. Not even close to finished but when it is I still need to make a bench fire rig for it to make sure it's safe to shoot. If anyone can tell me how to calculate how thick the support pieces for the frame have to be that would be stellar.