{ "apiVersion": 1, "kind": "work-order", "purpose": "Taking the firearm apart for a job such as refinishing, and putting it back together to specification.", "firearm": { "slug": "smith-wesson-mp9-m2-0", "name": "Smith & Wesson M&P9 M2.0", "manufacturer": { "id": "smith-wesson", "name": "Smith & Wesson" }, "category": "pistol", "action": "striker-fired-short-recoil", "calibers": [ "9x19mm Parabellum", ".40 S&W", ".45 ACP", "10mm Auto" ], "alsoKnownAs": [ "M&P 2.0", "M&P9 2.0 Compact" ], "coversAlso": [ "M&P9 M2.0 Compact", "M&P40 M2.0", "M&P45 M2.0", "M&P9 Shield (with differences)" ], "page": "firearms/smith-wesson-mp9-m2-0.html", "bundle": "api/v1/firearms/smith-wesson-mp9-m2-0.json", "lastUpdated": "2026-10-29" }, "notices": [ "Smith & Wesson limits owner disassembly: Field strip only: slide, recoil spring and barrel off the frame (frame tool used on the sear deactivation lever); backstrap swap.", "This work order is written for the Smith & Wesson M&P9 M2.0. It is reported to cover M&P9 M2.0 Compact; M&P40 M2.0; M&P45 M2.0; M&P9 Shield (with differences) — if the firearm on the bench is one of those, check the torque notes: values do not always carry over.", "No manufacturer torque values are recorded. The values listed are reported by other sources, not the manufacturer — confirm them before use." ], "disclaimer": { "headline": "Read this before you use anything here.", "points": [ "This is a guide, not an authority. Entries are compiled from manufacturer manuals, technical manuals, published references, and community knowledge. Some of it comes from sources that are not authoritative, and some of it may simply be wrong.", "Always consult the manufacturer's manual for your specific firearm and serial-number range. Manufacturers change designs mid-production without renaming the model. The manual that shipped with your firearm outranks anything on this site.", "Consult a licensed gunsmith for anything beyond routine field stripping and cleaning, for any firearm you are unsure about, and for any procedure marked as gunsmith-recommended here.", "Treat every firearm as loaded. Verify it is unloaded, with the magazine removed and the chamber physically and visually checked, before any procedure in this database. Point it in a safe direction the entire time.", "Disassembly can damage a firearm or injure you. Springs are under tension, parts can launch, and reassembling a firearm incorrectly can make it unsafe to fire in a way that is not obvious from the outside. If a reassembled firearm does not pass a function check, stop and see a gunsmith.", "Torque values are shown in two groups. Values from the manufacturer or the issuing military are shown as such, with the document they came from. Values reported by anyone else — parts makers, gunsmithing publishers, articles, forums — are shown separately with who said them, how reliable that source is, and their exact words. Those are not specifications. Confirm any torque value with the manufacturer or a licensed gunsmith before relying on it.", "Nothing here is legal advice. Firearms law varies by country, state, and city, and some modifications or configurations are regulated or prohibited. You are responsible for knowing and following the law where you are.", "No warranty of any kind. Contributors and maintainers accept no liability for damage, injury, or loss arising from use of this material." ], "page": "disclaimer.html", "legal": { "summary": "Legal notice: this material is third-party information compiled from sources of varying reliability and is provided for general informational and educational purposes only. It is not gunsmithing, technical, safety or legal advice, it is not verified or endorsed by any manufacturer, and it must not be taken as fact. Any work on a firearm beyond the routine field stripping described in its own owner's manual should be performed only by a licensed and insured gunsmith. You use this material entirely at your own risk. Fundamental Build LLC and the project's contributors make no warranty of any kind and accept no liability for death, injury, damage or loss arising from its use. Full terms: LEGAL.md.", "page": "legal.html", "notice": "https://github.com/Fundamental-build-LLC/Pew-Takedown/blob/main/LEGAL.md" } }, "sourcing": { "confidence": "high", "verification": "manufacturer-manual-verified" }, "manufacturerDisassembly": { "status": "limited", "limit": "Field strip only: slide, recoil spring and barrel off the frame (frame tool used on the sear deactivation lever); backstrap swap.", "statement": "S&W tells owners never to disassemble beyond the field strip in the manual; other changes need a qualified gunsmith or factory-trained personnel. Its service policy excludes damage from not following the disassembly instructions.", "source": { "title": "Safety & Instruction Manual, M&P M2.0 Polymer-Frame Pistols (p/n 3006363, REV M&P_M2.0_POLYMER_FRAME_021525), linked from smith-wesson.com M&P9 M2.0 Optic Ready product page", "publisher": "Smith & Wesson", "reliability": "primary", "url": "https://smith-wesson.canto.com/direct/document/mpnqeesbot6j1b2pb3vps0e02d/-DGV9sNoZpfozpwlI4GaxeO4fQw/original?content-type=application%2Fpdf", "page": "26", "pdfPage": 26, "pageUrl": "https://smith-wesson.canto.com/direct/document/mpnqeesbot6j1b2pb3vps0e02d/-DGV9sNoZpfozpwlI4GaxeO4fQw/original?content-type=application%2Fpdf#page=26", "quote": "WARNING: NEVER DISASSEMBLE YOUR FIREARM BEYOND THE DISASSEMBLY/FIELD STRIPPING PROCEDURE DETAILED IN THIS MANUAL" } }, "recalls": [], "shopTier": { "tier": 1, "group": "pistol", "rating": "Pew-Takedown editorial rating (1 easy – 3 hardest), not the manufacturer's", "reason": "Glock-class: slide internals plus a pinned sear housing block, trigger and locking block in a polymer frame, with a frame tool needed to drop the sear deactivation lever. The one real trap is the small sear plunger and spring in the sear housing block; trigger spring orientation is the other.", "confidence": "medium", "partCount": null, "painPoints": [ { "issue": "Field stripping requires the frame tool (or similar) to push the sear deactivation lever down.", "during": "both", "source": { "title": "Safety & Instruction Manual — M&P M2.0 Pistols", "publisher": "Smith & Wesson", "reliability": "primary", "url": "https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltb61dcb3c40854cd9/bltfc45074061a5da40/65b26c4ae5c1f34facd9463a/M&P_M2pt0_Manual_013024_3006363.pdf", "page": null, "pdfPage": null, "pageUrl": null, "quote": "Use the frame tool provided (or a similar device) to push the sear deactivation lever down into the lowered position" } }, { "issue": "Sear housing work gets tricky when the small sear springs are changed.", "during": "reassembly", "source": { "title": "M&P 2.0 Apex trigger installation Issues.", "publisher": "Northeastshooters.com Forums", "reliability": "anecdotal", "url": "https://www.northeastshooters.com/xen/threads/m-p-2-0-apex-trigger-installation-issues.380517/", "page": null, "pdfPage": null, "pageUrl": null, "quote": "I've done a whole bunch of those triggers, and it can get a little tricky, particularly when you need to switch out Springs in the seer." } }, { "issue": "A trigger that does not reset after reassembly usually means the trigger spring went in wrong or the trigger bar is out of place.", "during": "reassembly", "source": { "title": "M&P 2.0 Apex trigger installation Issues.", "publisher": "Northeastshooters.com Forums", "reliability": "anecdotal", "url": "https://www.northeastshooters.com/xen/threads/m-p-2-0-apex-trigger-installation-issues.380517/", "page": null, "pdfPage": null, "pageUrl": null, "quote": "if not then something is F'ed, probably the trigger bar itself or you've got the trigger spring installed incorrectly" } }, { "issue": "S&W tells owners never to go past the field strip.", "during": "both", "source": { "title": "Safety & Instruction Manual, M&P M2.0 Polymer-Frame Pistols (p/n 3006363, REV M&P_M2.0_POLYMER_FRAME_021525), linked from smith-wesson.com M&P9 M2.0 Optic Ready product page", "publisher": "Smith & Wesson", "reliability": "primary", "url": "https://smith-wesson.canto.com/direct/document/mpnqeesbot6j1b2pb3vps0e02d/-DGV9sNoZpfozpwlI4GaxeO4fQw/original?content-type=application%2Fpdf", "page": null, "pdfPage": null, "pageUrl": null, "quote": "WARNING: NEVER DISASSEMBLE YOUR FIREARM BEYOND THE DISASSEMBLY/FIELD STRIPPING PROCEDURE DETAILED IN THIS MANUAL" } } ], "minutes": { "strip": 20, "rebuild": 30, "basis": "estimated", "note": "Slide (striker, striker safety, extractor, sights) and frame (sear housing block with plunger, trigger and pins, locking block, slide stop, mag catch); rebuild longer for the sear plunger spring.", "source": null }, "stripScope": [ { "assembly": "Slide", "removes": [ "slide cap / striker assembly", "striker safety and spring", "extractor and spring", "rear sight", "front sight" ], "tools": [ "sight pusher", "pin punch" ] }, { "assembly": "Frame", "removes": [ "sear housing block, sear, plunger and spring", "trigger, trigger bar and pins", "locking block", "slide stop and spring", "takedown lever", "magazine catch", "sear deactivation lever" ], "tools": [ "pin punches", "S&W frame tool" ] } ], "hardware": null, "specialTools": [ { "tool": "S&W frame tool (supplied)", "usedFor": "Sear deactivation lever" }, { "tool": "dovetail sight pusher (or brass drift and padded vise)", "usedFor": "Removing and refitting dovetailed sights for coating" } ], "fitOnRebuild": [ { "check": "Correct sear plunger size in the sear housing", "why": "Aftermarket sear parts require the 1/8-inch plunger housing", "source": { "title": "M&P 2.0 Apex trigger installation Issues.", "publisher": "Northeastshooters.com Forums", "reliability": "anecdotal", "url": "https://www.northeastshooters.com/xen/threads/m-p-2-0-apex-trigger-installation-issues.380517/", "page": null, "pdfPage": null, "pageUrl": null, "quote": "This kit REQUIRES the use of the larger 1/8 inch sear spring and plunger set up." } }, { "check": "Function check: trigger reset, sear/striker engagement, safeties", "why": "Standard post-reassembly check on any pistol whose fire-control parts were removed; a mis-seated spring shows up here, not on the bench", "source": null } ], "assessed": "2026-10-29" }, "videos": [ { "title": "Field Stripping Your Pistol", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLe6bo7Xiek", "platform": "youtube", "embedUrl": null, "shows": [ "field-strip", "cleaning" ], "appliesTo": "Striker-fired M&P pistols (per description: 'a striker-fired M&P pistol'); M2.0 not named explicitly", "published": "2021-06-30", "note": null, "channel": { "id": "UCakTOTSU6hhiSG_vU5P6Kww", "name": "Smith & Wesson", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@SmithAndWessonInc", "owner": "Smith & Wesson Inc. (manufacturer)" }, "accessed": "2026-10-15" } ], "configurations": [], "tools": [ { "name": "Frame tool (supplied, stored in the bottom of the grip)", "required": true, "usedFor": "Pushing the sear deactivation lever down into the lowered position.", "substitute": "A similar flat device, per the manual." } ], "phases": [ { "id": "clear", "title": "Clear and make safe", "steps": [ { "n": 1, "instruction": "Point the muzzle in a safe direction and keep your finger off the trigger." }, { "n": 2, "instruction": "Press the magazine release and remove the magazine.", "partsFreed": [ "Magazine" ] }, { "n": 3, "instruction": "Retract the slide fully and lock it open with the slide stop lever." }, { "n": 4, "instruction": "Visually and physically verify the chamber is empty." }, { "n": 5, "instruction": "Remove all live ammunition from the work area." } ], "videos": [] }, { "id": "disassemble", "title": "Disassemble", "videos": [ { "title": "Field Stripping Your Pistol", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLe6bo7Xiek", "platform": "youtube", "embedUrl": null, "shows": [ "field-strip", "cleaning" ], "appliesTo": "Striker-fired M&P pistols (per description: 'a striker-fired M&P pistol'); M2.0 not named explicitly", "published": "2021-06-30", "note": null, "channel": { "id": "UCakTOTSU6hhiSG_vU5P6Kww", "name": "Smith & Wesson", "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@SmithAndWessonInc", "owner": "Smith & Wesson Inc. (manufacturer)" }, "accessed": "2026-10-15" } ], "procedures": [ { "procedure": "field-strip-sear-lever", "title": "Field Strip — Manual Procedure (sear deactivation lever)", "level": "field-strip", "configuration": false, "steps": [ { "n": 1, "instruction": "Point the muzzle in a safe direction, keep your finger off the trigger and outside the trigger guard, depress the magazine release and remove the magazine.", "partsFreed": [ "Magazine" ] }, { "n": 2, "instruction": "Grasp the serrated sides of the slide from the rear and briskly draw the slide fully rearward to extract any cartridge from the chamber and clear it from the pistol." }, { "n": 3, "instruction": "Pull the slide fully to the rear, press upward on the slide stop while letting the slide move slightly forward, locking the slide open." }, { "n": 4, "instruction": "Visually and physically verify the chamber is empty.", "warning": "Look and feel. Both, every time." }, { "n": 5, "instruction": "Remove the frame tool from the bottom of the grip by turning it 90 degrees in either direction and pulling it out of the frame.", "tip": "The tool you need is stored in the pistol. Many owners never realise it is there.", "partsFreed": [ "Frame tool" ] }, { "n": 6, "instruction": "Remove the interchangeable palmswell backstrap insert from the frame by tipping it away from the frame bottom-first, releasing the tab at the top that engages the frame.", "tip": "The backstrap has to come off before the sear deactivation lever is reachable.", "partsFreed": [ "Backstrap insert" ] }, { "n": 7, "instruction": "Use the frame tool, or a similar device, to push the sear deactivation lever down into the lowered position.", "tip": "The sear deactivation lever is yellow or green in colour." }, { "n": 8, "instruction": "Rotate the takedown lever clockwise." }, { "n": 9, "instruction": "Grasp the slide from the top and remove it from the frame by pulling it slightly rearward and then forward, retaining the recoil spring and guide rod assembly as it comes off.", "warning": "Control the slide and the recoil spring. The manual warns they can fly off.", "partsFreed": [ "Slide assembly" ] }, { "n": 10, "instruction": "Remove the recoil spring from below the barrel.", "partsFreed": [ "Recoil spring assembly" ] }, { "n": 11, "instruction": "Remove the barrel from the bottom of the slide.", "partsFreed": [ "Barrel" ] } ] }, { "procedure": "field-strip-trigger-press", "title": "Field Strip — Trigger Press Method", "level": "field-strip", "configuration": false, "steps": [ { "n": 1, "instruction": "Complete the Clear and Make Safe procedure. Verify the chamber twice before continuing.", "warning": "You are about to press the trigger. If there is any doubt about the chamber, stop and re-verify." }, { "n": 2, "instruction": "Rotate the takedown lever downward 90 degrees." }, { "n": 3, "instruction": "Release the slide forward, point the muzzle in a safe direction, and press the trigger to release the sear." }, { "n": 4, "instruction": "Push the slide forward off the frame.", "partsFreed": [ "Slide assembly" ] }, { "n": 5, "instruction": "Remove the recoil spring assembly and then the barrel from the slide.", "partsFreed": [ "Recoil spring assembly", "Barrel" ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "refinish", "title": "Refinish", "components": [ { "name": "Magazine", "procedure": "field-strip-sear-lever", "level": "field-strip", "step": 1 }, { "name": "Frame tool", "procedure": "field-strip-sear-lever", "level": "field-strip", "step": 5 }, { "name": "Backstrap insert", "procedure": "field-strip-sear-lever", "level": "field-strip", "step": 6 }, { "name": "Slide assembly", "procedure": "field-strip-sear-lever", "level": "field-strip", "step": 9 }, { "name": "Recoil spring assembly", "procedure": "field-strip-sear-lever", "level": "field-strip", "step": 10 }, { "name": "Barrel", "procedure": "field-strip-sear-lever", "level": "field-strip", "step": 11 } ], "manufacturerPartsList": null, "partsDiagrams": [ { "title": "Model and features identification (labelled photo of the pistol)", "source": { "title": "Safety & Instruction Manual, M&P M2.0 Polymer-Frame Pistols (p/n 3006363, REV M&P_M2.0_POLYMER_FRAME_021525), linked from smith-wesson.com M&P9 M2.0 Optic Ready product page", "publisher": "Smith & Wesson", "reliability": "primary", "url": "https://smith-wesson.canto.com/direct/document/mpnqeesbot6j1b2pb3vps0e02d/-DGV9sNoZpfozpwlI4GaxeO4fQw/original?content-type=application%2Fpdf", "page": "12", "pdfPage": 12, "pageUrl": "https://smith-wesson.canto.com/direct/document/mpnqeesbot6j1b2pb3vps0e02d/-DGV9sNoZpfozpwlI4GaxeO4fQw/original?content-type=application%2Fpdf#page=12", "quote": null } } ], "materials": [ { "component": "Frame", "material": "POLYMER", "finish": null, "appliesTo": "M&P9 M2.0, full size, 4.25in, no thumb safety, SKU 11521", "note": null, "source": { "title": "Smith & Wesson M&P9 M2.0 — product specifications, SKU 11521", "publisher": "Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.", "reliability": "primary", "url": "https://www.smith-wesson.com/product/m-p-9-m2.0", "page": null, "pdfPage": null, "pageUrl": null, "quote": "FRAME MATERIAL … POLYMER" } }, { "component": "Barrel", "material": "STAINLESS STEEL", "finish": null, "appliesTo": "M&P9 M2.0, full size, 4.25in, no thumb safety, SKU 11521", "note": null, "source": { "title": "Smith & Wesson M&P9 M2.0 — product specifications, SKU 11521", "publisher": "Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.", "reliability": "primary", "url": "https://www.smith-wesson.com/product/m-p-9-m2.0", "page": null, "pdfPage": null, "pageUrl": null, "quote": "BARREL MATERIAL … STAINLESS STEEL" } }, { "component": "Whole firearm", "material": null, "finish": "BLACK", "appliesTo": "M&P9 M2.0, full size, 4.25in, no thumb safety, SKU 11521", "note": "The maker states this for the firearm as a whole, not for a named part.", "source": { "title": "Smith & Wesson M&P9 M2.0 — product specifications, SKU 11521", "publisher": "Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.", "reliability": "primary", "url": "https://www.smith-wesson.com/product/m-p-9-m2.0", "page": null, "pdfPage": null, "pageUrl": null, "quote": "COLOR/FINISH … BLACK" } }, { "component": "Grips", "material": "POLYMER", "finish": null, "appliesTo": "M&P9 M2.0, full size, 4.25in, no thumb safety, SKU 11521", "note": null, "source": { "title": "Smith & Wesson M&P9 M2.0 — product specifications, SKU 11521", "publisher": "Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.", "reliability": "primary", "url": "https://www.smith-wesson.com/product/m-p-9-m2.0", "page": null, "pdfPage": null, "pageUrl": null, "quote": "GRIP … POLYMER" } } ], "note": "The components the procedures above separate. Coating, masking and cure are outside this database; follow your coating system's instructions. A part the manufacturer marks \"factory fit\" should not be swapped or reworked." }, { "id": "reassemble", "title": "Reassemble", "videos": [], "procedures": [ { "procedure": "reassembly", "title": "Reassembly", "configuration": false, "steps": [ { "n": 1, "instruction": "Set the barrel into the slide and seat it, then fit the recoil spring assembly below the barrel." }, { "n": 2, "instruction": "Verify that the sear deactivation lever is in the lowered position — it must be protruding into the magazine well.", "warning": "If it is not down, the slide will not go back on correctly." }, { "n": 3, "instruction": "Verify that the slide stop is in the down position, pressing it down if it locked up while the slide was off the frame." }, { "n": 4, "instruction": "Holding the slide and recoil spring guide firmly in one hand, with the takedown lever down, place the rear of the slide onto the front frame rails." }, { "n": 5, "instruction": "Continue pulling the slide onto the rear frame rails until the slide is fully rearward." }, { "n": 6, "instruction": "Press upward on the slide stop while letting the slide move slightly forward, locking the slide open." }, { "n": 7, "instruction": "Rotate the takedown lever fully up to its locked position.", "warning": "Confirm the lever is fully returned before the pistol goes back into service." }, { "n": 8, "instruction": "Refit the backstrap insert and return the frame tool to the bottom of the grip." }, { "n": 9, "instruction": "Release the slide, rack it several times, and perform the function check." } ], "instruction": null } ] }, { "id": "torque", "title": "Torque", "coverage": "reported-only", "manufacturer": [], "reported": [ { "fastener": "Optic plate to slide screws (6-32 x 5/16 T15)", "appliesTo": "S&W M&P M2.0 / M&P CORE 2.0 optics-ready slide with Forward Controls Design OPF-SW, RMR plate", "qualifier": "exact", "value": 25, "valueMax": null, "unit": "in-lb", "converted": { "value": { "N-m": 2.8, "in-lb": 25, "ft-lb": 2.1 }, "valueMax": null }, "sequence": null, "threadlocker": null, "source": { "title": "OPF-SW, RMR (product page)", "publisher": "Forward Controls Design", "reliability": "secondary", "url": "https://www.forwardcontrolsdesign.com/OPF-SW-RMR_p_498.html", "page": null, "pdfPage": null, "pageUrl": null, "quote": "Torque value for included 6-32 x 5/16 T15 plate to slide screws: 25 in ·lb." } }, { "fastener": "Optic (Trijicon RMR) to plate screws", "appliesTo": "S&W M&P M2.0 CORE with FCD OPF-SW, RMR plate, Trijicon RMR", "qualifier": "exact", "value": 13, "valueMax": null, "unit": "in-lb", "converted": { "value": { "N-m": 1.5, "in-lb": 13, "ft-lb": 1.1 }, "valueMax": null }, "sequence": null, "threadlocker": null, "source": { "title": "OPF-SW, RMR (product page)", "publisher": "Forward Controls Design", "reliability": "secondary", "url": "https://www.forwardcontrolsdesign.com/OPF-SW-RMR_p_498.html", "page": null, "pdfPage": null, "pageUrl": null, "quote": "Torque value for RMR to plate: 13 in ·lb." } }, { "fastener": "Red-dot optic mounting screws (6-32 flat head, supplied) into EGW rear-dovetail sight mount", "appliesTo": "Smith & Wesson M&P 2.0 Full Size / Compact (non-optics-ready; not C.O.R.E.) with the EGW 'Red Dot Sight Mount for Smith and Wesson (S&W) M&P (fits Trijicon RMR / SRO, Holosun 407c / 507c)' (replaces t", "qualifier": "exact", "value": 15, "valueMax": null, "unit": "in-lb", "converted": { "value": { "N-m": 1.7, "in-lb": 15, "ft-lb": 1.2 }, "valueMax": null }, "sequence": "Remove the rear sight, install the EGW mount in the dovetail, tighten the set screw if applicable, place the optic on the mount, then apply blue Loctite and torque the optic screws.", "threadlocker": "Blue Loctite on the provided mounting screws (EGW instructions)", "source": { "title": "Red Dot Sight Mount for Smith and Wesson (S&W) M&P (fits Trijicon RMR / SRO, Holosun 407c / 507c) (EGW product page, installation instructions section)", "publisher": "Evolution Gun Works (EGW)", "reliability": "secondary", "url": "https://egwguns.com/trijicon-rmr-sro-holosun-407c-507c-mount-for-s-w-m-p", "page": null, "pdfPage": null, "pageUrl": null, "quote": "Torque mounting screws to 15in/lbs" } }, { "fastener": "Red-dot optic mounting screws (supplied) into EGW rear-dovetail sight mount (Docter/Venom/Viper/FastFire footprint)", "appliesTo": "Smith & Wesson M&P 2.0 Full Size / Compact (non-optics-ready; not C.O.R.E.) with the EGW 'Smith & Wesson M&P Red Dot Mount | EGW Vortex Venom Plate' (replaces the rear sight)", "qualifier": "exact", "value": 15, "valueMax": null, "unit": "in-lb", "converted": { "value": { "N-m": 1.7, "in-lb": 15, "ft-lb": 1.2 }, "valueMax": null }, "sequence": "Remove the rear sight, install the EGW mount in the dovetail, tighten the set screw if applicable, place the optic on the mount, then apply blue Loctite and torque the optic screws.", "threadlocker": "Blue Loctite on the provided mounting screws (EGW instructions)", "source": { "title": "Smith & Wesson M&P Red Dot Mount | EGW Vortex Venom Plate (EGW product page, installation instructions section)", "publisher": "Evolution Gun Works (EGW)", "reliability": "secondary", "url": "https://egwguns.com/vortex-viper-venom-s-w-m-p-sight-mount-fits-burris-fastfire-and-docter", "page": null, "pdfPage": null, "pageUrl": null, "quote": "Torque mounting screws to 15 in/lbs" } }, { "fastener": "XS optic plate to slide screws", "appliesTo": "S&W M&P M2.0 Optics Ready Full Size with the XS Smith & Wesson Optic Plate (RMR or ACRO footprint) (fitment per XS product page https://xssights.com/products/smith-wesson-optic-plate-fits-rmr.html)", "qualifier": "range", "value": 6, "valueMax": 8, "unit": "in-lb", "converted": { "value": { "N-m": 0.68, "in-lb": 6, "ft-lb": 0.5 }, "valueMax": { "N-m": 0.9, "in-lb": 8, "ft-lb": 0.67 } }, "sequence": "Degrease, apply the supplied blue threadlocker, start both screws before torquing, then tighten one at a time. XS recommends 12-24 h Loctite cure before shooting and witness-marking the screws.", "threadlocker": "Supplied blue threadlocker", "source": { "title": "XS Sights — Installation Instructions, Optic Plate for S&W (PDF linked from the XS product page)", "publisher": "XS Sights", "reliability": "secondary", "url": "https://xssights.com/content/Install%20Instructions/XS%20S%26W%20Optic%20Plate%20installation%20instructions.pdf", "page": "PDF p. 1, step 11", "pdfPage": 1, "pageUrl": "https://xssights.com/content/Install%20Instructions/XS%20S%26W%20Optic%20Plate%20installation%20instructions.pdf#page=1", "quote": "Tighten screws one at a time to a final torque spec of 6-8 inch pounds." } }, { "fastener": "Optic to XS optic plate screws", "appliesTo": "S&W M&P M2.0 Optics Ready Full Size with the XS Smith & Wesson Optic Plate (RMR or ACRO footprint) (fitment per XS product page https://xssights.com/products/smith-wesson-optic-plate-fits-rmr.html)", "qualifier": "range", "value": 6, "valueMax": 8, "unit": "in-lb", "converted": { "value": { "N-m": 0.68, "in-lb": 6, "ft-lb": 0.5 }, "valueMax": { "N-m": 0.9, "in-lb": 8, "ft-lb": 0.67 } }, "sequence": "Degrease, apply the supplied blue threadlocker, start both screws before torquing, then tighten one at a time. XS recommends 12-24 h Loctite cure before shooting and witness-marking the screws.", "threadlocker": "Supplied blue threadlocker", "source": { "title": "XS Sights — Installation Instructions, Optic Plate for S&W (PDF linked from the XS product page)", "publisher": "XS Sights", "reliability": "secondary", "url": "https://xssights.com/content/Install%20Instructions/XS%20S%26W%20Optic%20Plate%20installation%20instructions.pdf", "page": "PDF p. 1, step 13", "pdfPage": 1, "pageUrl": "https://xssights.com/content/Install%20Instructions/XS%20S%26W%20Optic%20Plate%20installation%20instructions.pdf#page=1", "quote": "Tighten optic to plate screws with a final torque spec of 6-8 inch pounds." } }, { "fastener": "DeltaPoint Pro M4x.7x15.8mm Torx screws through Leupold mount base into dovetail", "appliesTo": "S&W M&P with Leupold DeltaPoint Pro on the Leupold M&P base/dovetail (SKU 170909; set screws in the dovetail per Leupold) or the M&P C.O.R.E plate (SKU 171203)", "qualifier": "exact", "value": 25, "valueMax": null, "unit": "in-lb", "converted": { "value": { "N-m": 2.8, "in-lb": 25, "ft-lb": 2.1 }, "valueMax": null }, "sequence": "Remove the rear sight, fit the Leupold dovetail (part number up) in its place, set the mount base over it, seat the DeltaPoint Pro on the base posts, then torque the two Torx screws (press-fit).", "threadlocker": null, "source": { "title": "Leupold DeltaPoint Pro Reflex Sight — Operating Instructions (Part #120278, artwork #120279P; English text with French translation)", "publisher": "Leupold & Stevens, Inc.", "reliability": "secondary", "url": "https://www.leupold.com/media/manuals/DeltaPoint_Pro_Manual_French_120279P.pdf", "page": "PDF p. 1 (Installation section; mount li", "pdfPage": 1, "pageUrl": "https://www.leupold.com/media/manuals/DeltaPoint_Pro_Manual_French_120279P.pdf#page=1", "quote": "Secure the screws by applying 25 in-lbs of torque." } } ], "notes": "The manufacturer's documents give no torque value. They say: \"Using the appropriate screws (see table on pages 44-45 for details), tighten the sight down onto the slide adapter (FIGURES 90 and 91) using a 5/64˝ hex wrench.\" (Safety & Instruction Manual, M&P M2.0 Polymer-Frame Pistols (p/n 3006363, REV M&P_M2.0_POLYMER_FRAME_021525), linked from smith-wesson.com M&P9 M2.0 Optic Ready product page, p. 43) \"UNLOAD THE PISTOL AND TIGHTEN THE SCREWS; IF THE SCREWS WILL NOT TIGHTEN CALL THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR ASSISTANCE AT 1-800-331-0852, EXT. 4125.\" (Safety & Instruction Manual, M&P M2.0 Polymer-Frame Pistols (p/n 3006363, REV M&P_M2.0_POLYMER_FRAME_021525), linked from smith-wesson.com M&P9 M2.0 Optic Ready product page, p. 42)" }, { "id": "function-check", "title": "Function check", "checks": [ "Verify the pistol is unloaded before each check.", "Rack the slide and press the trigger. The striker should release.", "Hold the trigger back, rack the slide, release slowly and confirm the reset click.", "Press the trigger again to confirm the striker releases.", "If equipped with a manual thumb safety, confirm the trigger is blocked when engaged.", "Confirm the slide locks open on an empty magazine and the magazine drops free." ], "videos": [] } ], "troubleshooting": [], "sources": [ { "n": 1, "id": "tier-36855c93", "title": "Safety & Instruction Manual — M&P M2.0 Pistols", "publisher": "Smith & Wesson", "reliability": "primary", "url": "https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltb61dcb3c40854cd9/bltfc45074061a5da40/65b26c4ae5c1f34facd9463a/M&P_M2pt0_Manual_013024_3006363.pdf", "accessed": "2026-09-14" }, { "n": 2, "id": null, "title": "Smith & Wesson Owner's Manuals", "publisher": "Smith & Wesson", "reliability": "primary", "url": "https://www.smith-wesson.com/customer-service/owners-manuals", "accessed": "2026-09-14" }, { "n": 3, "id": "forward-controls-design-24af36", "title": "OPF-SW, RMR (product page)", "publisher": "Forward Controls Design", "reliability": "secondary", "url": "https://www.forwardcontrolsdesign.com/OPF-SW-RMR_p_498.html", "accessed": "2026-09-27" }, { "n": 4, "id": "smith-wesson-4a526c", "title": "Safety & Instruction Manual, M&P M2.0 Polymer-Frame Pistols (p/n 3006363, REV M&P_M2.0_POLYMER_FRAME_021525), linked from smith-wesson.com M&P9 M2.0 Optic Ready product page", "publisher": "Smith & Wesson", "reliability": "primary", "url": "https://smith-wesson.canto.com/direct/document/mpnqeesbot6j1b2pb3vps0e02d/-DGV9sNoZpfozpwlI4GaxeO4fQw/original?content-type=application%2Fpdf", "accessed": "2026-09-27" }, { "n": 5, "id": "smith-wesson-specs-0a4351", "title": "Smith & Wesson M&P9 M2.0 — product specifications, SKU 11521", "publisher": "Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.", "reliability": "primary", "url": "https://www.smith-wesson.com/product/m-p-9-m2.0", "accessed": "2026-10-03" }, { "n": 6, "id": "evolution-gun-works-egw-af0fab", "title": "Red Dot Sight Mount for Smith and Wesson (S&W) M&P (fits Trijicon RMR / SRO, Holosun 407c / 507c) (EGW product page, installation instructions section)", "publisher": "Evolution Gun Works (EGW)", "reliability": "secondary", "url": "https://egwguns.com/trijicon-rmr-sro-holosun-407c-507c-mount-for-s-w-m-p", "accessed": "2026-10-11" }, { "n": 7, "id": "evolution-gun-works-egw-3c81c2", "title": "Smith & Wesson M&P Red Dot Mount | EGW Vortex Venom Plate (EGW product page, installation instructions section)", "publisher": "Evolution Gun Works (EGW)", "reliability": "secondary", "url": "https://egwguns.com/vortex-viper-venom-s-w-m-p-sight-mount-fits-burris-fastfire-and-docter", "accessed": "2026-10-11" }, { "n": 8, "id": "xs-sights-09c362", "title": "XS Sights — Installation Instructions, Optic Plate for S&W (PDF linked from the XS product page)", "publisher": "XS Sights", "reliability": "secondary", "url": "https://xssights.com/content/Install%20Instructions/XS%20S%26W%20Optic%20Plate%20installation%20instructions.pdf", "accessed": "2026-10-11" }, { "n": 9, "id": "leupold-stevens-inc-5ae3fa", "title": "Leupold DeltaPoint Pro Reflex Sight — Operating Instructions (Part #120278, artwork #120279P; English text with French translation)", "publisher": "Leupold & Stevens, Inc.", "reliability": "secondary", "url": "https://www.leupold.com/media/manuals/DeltaPoint_Pro_Manual_French_120279P.pdf", "accessed": "2026-10-11" }, { "n": 10, "id": "pat-smith-wesson-704590", "title": "Virtual Patent Marking | Smith & Wesson", "publisher": "Smith & Wesson", "reliability": "primary", "url": "https://www.smith-wesson.com/company/virtual-patent-marking", "accessed": "2026-10-13" }, { "n": 11, "id": "tier-b94e4262", "title": "M&P 2.0 Apex trigger installation Issues.", "publisher": "Northeastshooters.com Forums", "reliability": "anecdotal", "url": "https://www.northeastshooters.com/xen/threads/m-p-2-0-apex-trigger-installation-issues.380517/", "accessed": "2026-10-29" } ] }