I bought a nib smith and Wesson sd40ve 3 days ago. I noticed if u rack it easy it jams. It's almost like the cartridge going from the clip to the chamber is to far apart and it jams. If you pull the slide all the way back and release it hard it does better and I shot 10 rounds through it and it did alright. Has anyone else had this problem? What's yalls thoughts on this guns reliability and accuracy?
Nib smith and Wesson sd40ve!!
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EIGHTYDUECE
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Normal.
Autoloaders are designed to work at firing speed. After it breaks in (100 to 200 rounds), it will probably work without issue slowly working the slide chambering a round. That is a good pistol and all sounds like normal.
Autoloaders are designed to work at firing speed. After it breaks in (100 to 200 rounds), it will probably work without issue slowly working the slide chambering a round. That is a good pistol and all sounds like normal.
crazy charlie
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I struggled at first with my .40. Just getting use to it and the .40 recoil. IIRC I think I paid a little over $300 for it but at the time there was a $50 rebate + two free magazines on top of the cash rebate.
It was the first polymer in my stable. Had some trigger problems which may or may not have affected my accuracy. Called S&W, explained the problem(?) and they provided me with free shipping back to the factory.
It came back with a new trigger assembly and a match barrel and a smoother trigger. I couldn't have asked for anything more and I maintained my factory warranty. Got a slip on rubber grip and it stopped slipping around on me when I fired it.
I got tired of it and a fellow shooter who was having trouble with her current pistol tried it and bought it from me.
From a price standpoint it is probably the best buy for the money on the market and very easy to maintain.
I could have kept it but she liked it so much and the rest is history.
It was the first polymer in my stable. Had some trigger problems which may or may not have affected my accuracy. Called S&W, explained the problem(?) and they provided me with free shipping back to the factory.
It came back with a new trigger assembly and a match barrel and a smoother trigger. I couldn't have asked for anything more and I maintained my factory warranty. Got a slip on rubber grip and it stopped slipping around on me when I fired it.
I got tired of it and a fellow shooter who was having trouble with her current pistol tried it and bought it from me.
From a price standpoint it is probably the best buy for the money on the market and very easy to maintain.
I could have kept it but she liked it so much and the rest is history.
There are a number of firearms designs that will not operate smoothly and correctly, UNLESS they are operated "smartly". This includes many manually operated repeaters as well,. There are pump, lever and even bolt actions that do not operate smoothly, or even jam, unless the action is worked at the right "speed".
semis are built to close under their own spring tension. Anytime you "ride the slide" or "ease the bolt home" you are taking a risk, and it is no fault of the gun, or its design.
The one allowable exception, and in my opinion usually a good idea, is to ease the gun shut when closing the action on the EMPTY gun. It hurts nothing, and might possibly extend the life of some parts.
If you are easing the gun shut while chambering a round, because there is human or game animal close enough to hear the noise of normal operation, and you don't want them to hear it, you are loading the chamber in the wrong location.
There is always a "safe" place to load the weapon, BEFORE going into action, where the sound of it loading normally doesn't matter.
Always.
Your new S&W should be fine (once broken in), might be fine right out of the box. Having any issue when you interfere with the gun's normal cycle is a not a flaw of the gun.
semis are built to close under their own spring tension. Anytime you "ride the slide" or "ease the bolt home" you are taking a risk, and it is no fault of the gun, or its design.
The one allowable exception, and in my opinion usually a good idea, is to ease the gun shut when closing the action on the EMPTY gun. It hurts nothing, and might possibly extend the life of some parts.
If you are easing the gun shut while chambering a round, because there is human or game animal close enough to hear the noise of normal operation, and you don't want them to hear it, you are loading the chamber in the wrong location.
There is always a "safe" place to load the weapon, BEFORE going into action, where the sound of it loading normally doesn't matter.
Always.
Your new S&W should be fine (once broken in), might be fine right out of the box. Having any issue when you interfere with the gun's normal cycle is a not a flaw of the gun.
I have some semi-autos that will chamber a round, no matter the velocity of the slide headed home. Though this flexibility plus is ideal it certainly isn't required. As others have noted, many firearms have to be operated "briskly" in order to work as designed. Your nice SD 40 may become more "flexible" as time goes on and continued use "mates" the parts a little more closely, but it's certainly fine as is.
Welcome to The Firing Line, Joe.
Welcome to The Firing Line, Joe.
Kreyzhorse
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Great gun for the money. The triggers can be bad but I find the gun to be reliable and accurate.
Autos, in my experience prefer to have the slide racked with a little force. Trying to cozy a round into the chamber isn't as reliable.
I'd guess your gun wont give you any issues with FTF at the range.
Autos, in my experience prefer to have the slide racked with a little force. Trying to cozy a round into the chamber isn't as reliable.
I'd guess your gun wont give you any issues with FTF at the range.