I am also considering picking up a Mod 2 for edc. I am interested in the extra capacity of the double stack mag realizing that it will be thicker. My main issue with concealed carry is usually grip length. Does anyone who has both (or experience with both) have any other recommendations?
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Must have been confusion. But now I have the gun back WITH an extra spring AND another magazine. Sorry for the delay in reporting but been working doubles for two weeks straight. Going to range this weekend. Thanks for all the help everyone!
Update
Nothing really to report about the spring. Just customer service update.
I got a new recoil spring in the mail today from S&W but they had me send the gun in for repairs. Also, Fedex reports that the gun was received on Monday 4/23/12 but the customer service rep I called today...
You are correct, mine looks like the one on the left. Sorry if I didn't describe it correctly. I was just trying to point out that It wouldn't go in backwards. Thanks for the pics.
Update
OK yesterday I called and emailed S&W. The guy on the phone was just ok, he said he was going to ship me a return shipping label to return the whole gun.
Now the guy who returned my email was another story. He is shipping me out a new spring and said i should have it in 48 hours...
Thanks, as far as field strip/clean before I fired it goes. I did remove the slide in the shop but not the recoil spring or barrel. There is a rounded "cutout" where the recoil spring seats onto the barrel if it installed properly so i don't know how it could have come out. I'll update the...
First Post here (besides intro).
Yesterday I picked up a M&P Shield 9 for backup/ccw. I shot 150 rounds through it and was very impressed. Mostly impressed with the trigger and low amount of felt recoil. Weapon just handles recoil well, like it was a much larger gun. Anyway, to the...
Hello everyone. New member here. Been Hunting/shooting/owned weapons for about 20 years. 15-year LEO. Stumbled on this site and thought it would be cool to chat with others like minded.
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