Ya know, someone else mentioned that and I never snapped until I watched my own video. Good catch and yes....soak the patches, especially the center, when using a jag. You can also tightly wrap a bore brush, soak it, and do it that way. Thanks for the heads up.
I just purchased this S&W Shield Plus and trying to learn as much as i can about it. One other video i watched showed the guy pulling the trigger and then pulling slide off ... does it matter? Is dry firing not recommended with this striker fired gun? GREAT video on how to clean and lubricate
S&W added the sear release lever so that you don't have to pull the trigger to take off the slide. Sort of a reassurance that you won't accidentally fire off a round. It is safe to dry fire these guns, but if you are going to be doing _a lot_ of dry firing drills, I recommend using snap caps. A-Zoom makes some good snap caps. Thanks for watching!
I've read S&W M&P manual it says lubricate all internal and external parts....does it mean I should lubricate inside the barrel, just a thin layer? Thanks for the video.
Page 31 of the manual discusses the 7 points of lubrication. You _can_ use clp on the inside of the barrel, but just make sure it's dry and clean afterwards.
Hey bro, need some trigger advice. Action on my OR Shield Plus 9 was smooth at the range, but after cleaning the gun, the trigger feels gritty after it hits the wall and breaks. It's smooth with the slide off, but gritty with the slide on. Could I have gotten some crud in the slide somehow? Thanks in advance.
Happened to me once. There is some sort of debris/ or burr inside your striker pin safety. Push on the safety plunger at an angle and see if it feels gritty or rough. It should feel smooth. If not, try using compressed air and blowing out the striker channel first. Check for grittiness. If the grit is still there,, time to perform minor surgery. *_At your own risk._* There are videos out there to show you how to remove the striker pin safety. You have to loosen the screw on the rear sight and drift it to the left to remove the striker pin safety and check it for a burr or debris. A sight pusher really helps here. Be careful because there is a tiny spring and cap under there holding the safety plunger in. While you're in there, clean out the striker safety channel. Hope this helps. Anyone else, feel free to chime in if you have experienced this and fixed using a different method.
@@scrib_nibit I have a buddy that works at Range USA gun range and has access to a sight pusher. I'm not going to take a hammer to it like in some of those videos. I tried the compressed air and it actually helped a bit. It's still not as smooth as it should be. I'll mess with it next weekend. Thanks.
I found a video on it and it wasn't that hard. Harder to get that safety spring and cap back in, but it's together and working smoothly again. I sprayed some Hornady One Shot in it and swabbed around, dried it off, and put it together. I didn't see anything that could of been causing the grit. Must've been real small. Thanks for the help.
If I may offer some advice.....totally soak the patches before pushing them through with the jag.
Ya know, someone else mentioned that and I never snapped until I watched my own video. Good catch and yes....soak the patches, especially the center, when using a jag. You can also tightly wrap a bore brush, soak it, and do it that way. Thanks for the heads up.
Hmm. Interesting mix of clp. I might try that.
Gracias por los consejos... ¡Excelente tutorial!
Muchas gracias.
Just what I needed thanks man 👍🏻
Glad that it helped. Thanks for watching!!
Thank you. Very easy to follow.
Glad it helped. Thanks for watching.
I just purchased this S&W Shield Plus and trying to learn as much as i can about it. One other video i watched showed the guy pulling the trigger and then pulling slide off ... does it matter? Is dry firing not recommended with this striker fired gun? GREAT video on how to clean and lubricate
S&W added the sear release lever so that you don't have to pull the trigger to take off the slide. Sort of a reassurance that you won't accidentally fire off a round. It is safe to dry fire these guns, but if you are going to be doing _a lot_ of dry firing drills, I recommend using snap caps. A-Zoom makes some good snap caps. Thanks for watching!
@scrib_nibit174 Thanks for the prompt reply
@@TADDs101 You are more than welcome. Enjoy your new Shield Plus.
I've read S&W M&P manual it says lubricate all internal and external parts....does it mean I should lubricate inside the barrel, just a thin layer? Thanks for the video.
No.
Page 31 of the manual discusses the 7 points of lubrication. You _can_ use clp on the inside of the barrel, but just make sure it's dry and clean afterwards.
And whatever u do do not put lube in the striker channel. That needs to stay clean and dry
Just throwing this out there.....but do you have a shotgun and a way to clean it? Particularly the Mossberg 590 A1
I have that same shotgun. Never thought to put a video out to clean it. Thanks for the insight.
Do magazines from an older Shield fit the EZ pistol?
No. Older Shield magazines (1.0, 2.0) are completely different from the EZ magazines. Thanks for watching.
Hey bro, need some trigger advice. Action on my OR Shield Plus 9 was smooth at the range, but after cleaning the gun, the trigger feels gritty after it hits the wall and breaks. It's smooth with the slide off, but gritty with the slide on. Could I have gotten some crud in the slide somehow? Thanks in advance.
Happened to me once. There is some sort of debris/ or burr inside your striker pin safety. Push on the safety plunger at an angle and see if it feels gritty or rough. It should feel smooth.
If not, try using compressed air and blowing out the striker channel first. Check for grittiness. If the grit is still there,, time to perform minor surgery. *_At your own risk._* There are videos out there to show you how to remove the striker pin safety.
You have to loosen the screw on the rear sight and drift it to the left to remove the striker pin safety and check it for a burr or debris. A sight pusher really helps here. Be careful because there is a tiny spring and cap under there holding the safety plunger in. While you're in there, clean out the striker safety channel. Hope this helps.
Anyone else, feel free to chime in if you have experienced this and fixed using a different method.
@@scrib_nibit I have a buddy that works at Range USA gun range and has access to a sight pusher. I'm not going to take a hammer to it like in some of those videos.
I tried the compressed air and it actually helped a bit. It's still not as smooth as it should be. I'll mess with it next weekend. Thanks.
I found a video on it and it wasn't that hard. Harder to get that safety spring and cap back in, but it's together and working smoothly again. I sprayed some Hornady One Shot in it and swabbed around, dried it off, and put it together. I didn't see anything that could of been causing the grit. Must've been real small. Thanks for the help.
Is there a difference in cleaning a shield vs cleaning a shield plus?
From what I can tell, the only difference is the Mag capacity and trigger. The cleaning process is the same. Thanks for watching.