How to Clean a 9mm Smith and Wesson M&P Semi-Auto Pistol

How to clean a 9mm Smith and Wesson M&P Semi-Auto Pistol:
Step 1: Before you start cleaning, make sure the firearm is completely unloaded. Drop the magazine and rack the slide to make sure it’s completely empty. Also make sure to look inside and visually/physically inspect the chamber.
Step 2: Manipulate the middle lever into the down position, then run the slide back up and pull the trigger. Your slide will now easily come off.
Step 3: Press the recoil spring back and pull it out. Push the barrel forward slightly and pull it out from the rear. Your gun in now ready to clean.
Step 4: From the rear, take your dry brush and insert it through the end of the barrel. You should see dust if they gun is dirty enough. Also make sure to grab the brush by the T-handle so the brush rotates in and follows the rifling through the barrel. Once finished, put to the side.
Step 5: Take your solvent and insert your patch into the patch holder. Soak the patch in solvent and run it through the rear of the barrel in a back-and-forth motion. Take the same patch and rub the feed ramp as well.
Step 6: Next, take your utility brush and dry brush the side. Use a toothbrush if you do not have a gun cleaning utility brush, it will work just as well. Make sure to hit all the crevasses, channels, and rails. Take the lower and repeat the same process
Step 7: Take the slide and brush, with solvent on it, and brush the slide again, the same as before. You can get aggressive with this process if you would like, it will not do anything but help you. Make sure to hit all crevasses again. Repeat the same process with the lower. Make sure all metallic parts have been brushed of excess carbon.
Step 8: Take a dry rag and wipe all solvent off. Use a Q-tip to dry all excess solvent while making sure to pay attention to all channels and crevasses. You do not want any solvent remaining in the gun.
Step 9: Take your gun cleaning pick with a patch underneath and use this to clean what your Q-tip did not. This is imperative step before you lubricate the gun. Repeat the process with the lower.
Step 10: Going back to your barrel, take the dry brush and from the rear of the barrel and push the brush through about 4-5 times.
PRO TIP: Using the same dry brush put a patch over the tip and push it through the barrel. This will clean the gun even more! The patch will tell you when you’re done.
Step 11: Time for lubricant. Put another patch through your patch holder and put your chosen lubricant gun oil on the patch. Run this through the bore of the barrel. Repeat this process again.
NOTE: This process also prevents rusting after long term use
Step 12: Take your slide and directly put your oil on the gun, making sure there is not too much excess. Use a Q-tip/pick and spread the oil out evenly throughout the slide.
Step 13: Repeat this process with the rest of the metallic parts of your gun, making sure to hit all channels and rail guides.
Step 14: Time for reassembly. Take your slide and inset the barrel till it drops back in. Next, take the recoil spring aligning it with the concave area where the rounded part of the recoil spring rests. Rack the slide slowly till it locks in place. Push back up the take down lever and test all mechanisms. Your gun is now cleaned, lubricated, and assembled!
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[@Blindy_The_Bat]

I just purchased my first gun a couple of days ago, an M&P 2.0 Compact and this video was very helpful. I'm happy to have my first cleaning and lubrication done so that the factory oils and preservatives are cleaned out. I'm ready to hit the range and start practicing! Thank You!

[@spacep0d]

This is the best cleaning video I've seen yet. You were very thorough, didn't speed-up any footage, and there's no annoying frenetic background music. It was nice to see how you were using the products too. Thanks!

[@coreymatteson6445]

Thank you, I am an amateur when it comes to guns and I was dreading cleaning mine. You made it easy for me.

[@ConcealedCoalition]

So glad to hear that! 🙌

[@danielbags]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! You made this simple and understandable!

[@siriusvoyager]

Sorry, but you used solvent on the q tip, instead of oil in your final oil operation on the base.

[@adamdowd465]

I seen that as well smh

[@user-ye7su1pv2q]

Thank you for the video..just purchased this model M&P. This will help when cleaning it

[@NotoriousTurkk]

How much you pay

[@BanditApache-nd6lu]

The same way that you clean any other semi automatic pistol ya mug! 😎👍

[@anthonydefilippo1413]

Thank you was having trouble finding a good video thanks for breaking down the process

[@sinistergrin7053]

Thank you! Best cleaning vid ive seen!

[@kthtsme8870]

Thank you this is actually helpful

[@ConcealedCoalition]

Glad to hear!

[@dakotathompson2498]

Did anyone else noticed he used solvent to oil the rail guides on the gun side?

[@jacksonbriles4816]

My advice is you only need to metal brush the barrel 1-2 times max. After a while it will wear down the rifling inside the barrel.

[@kykrazy6050]

In 50 years maybe.

[@Seablack66]

Magazine loading points get filthy too. Mind-blowing I've not yet seen a single gun tuber even mention this.

[@stbaz]

Great instructional reference. Thank you!

[@ConcealedCoalition]

Very welcome!

[@Daerin-zy4zu]

Need a video where someone actually takes apart the gun

[@realreikirealliferealspiri9637]

Thank you for this very helpful video. I just added this make and model to my collection, and your video was the most helpful out there. Well done! 😊

[@zaneabel3754]

learned alot thanks a bunch

[@kjhjunk8575]

Is it just me or did you just put solvent on your rail guides rather than oil??? See 12min15sec, am I missing something here?

[@ConcealedCoalition]

Eyes aren't as good as they used to be 😅 our bad

[@ileggs1888]

@@ConcealedCoalitionWhat kind of oil should be used?

[@TEXASDAWG09]

Thanks for the Video

[@thomasdavidson7057]

You used solvent instead of oil on the lower unit. Check video

[@killz227]

anyone notice he says hes going to oil the lower parts in the frame and then grabs the solvent instead of the oil? otherwise, great vid! thank you for your time

[@patrickreynolds6270]

Well I had a Beretta 92FS and without oil it jammed every round. Personally I've had way more failures do to not enough oil than too much oil but I get the point.

[@ConcealedCoalition]

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[@richardrimstad7117]

Great video thanks

[@ConcealedCoalition]

You bet!

[@jandredebeer7679]

Thank you, this was helpfull

[@GoldtriggerDude]

Excellent! Thank you.

[@cipher2]

Informative and to the point. Free of quips and begging for subs; you totally rock thank you man!!!

[@teckneic]

You don’t put drops of grease anywhere?

[@jeffready2446]

Thank You very much, you did a great video.

[@ConcealedCoalition]

NP! Glad it was helpful!

[@jamesdelong6401]

Nice detailed video. I will save it.

[@ConcealedCoalition]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jamesdelong6401]

@@ConcealedCoalition I think your the guy that signed off on my Concealed Coalition online training class last month. I went for my live fire test this past Sunday with Samwell Block. Great instructor

[@darlenedaudistel4815]

Thanks for the great video, my gun is nice and clean :)

[@Mr.Peanut1986]

'Ppreciate it! Yes, it helped.

[@louhunt45]

You clean the gun exactly as I do it.

[@ConcealedCoalition]

go us 🙌

[@codingispower1816]

Can anyone recommend an all in one kit to clean this firearm?

[@bwspacity]

What is your thoughts on polishing the slide guides?

[@Mr.Peanut1986]

I'd also like to know.

[@mpathetic8044]

Legend

[@user-vn6sr7wi7e]

Can you please use white towel or any white cloth so the view of video can be much better.?? Thanks everything black doesn’t look clear

[@Chop3107]

How many rounds it takes to get this unit this dirty,. I usually go 50 to 100 and docent release this many gunk. What a good numb rounds per practice?

[@paulfisher5902]

Your directions weren't clear on how to remove the top. I had to go to another video

[@anthonyfunderburk7871]

Awesome 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾🕵🏾💯

[@yeeeehaaawbuddy]

Oil remaining in the barrel? But you DON'T want remaining oil (you'd rather have NO OIL than oil) in other parts of the gun? Dunno, I'm certainly not certified as you are, but these 2 things seem to go against everything that I've ever heard about guns. Also, you didn't clean the recoil spring or parts. It's teribly important to clean and oil that spring.

[@146136]

I have a brand new M&P 9mm. Do I have to clean it before shooting?

[@ConcealedCoalition]

Nope! You're good to go!

[@mnrodriguez]

I always clean and lube my new guns. Better be on the safe side.

[@AC_Lerok]

@@ConcealedCoalition Wrong. The Smith & Wesson Owner's Manual clearly states that the firearm should be cleaned before its first use.

[@sharondamontoya9161]

Safety tip...You lost me at pulling the slide before dropping the magazine. Not safe.

[@ConcealedCoalition]

While the gun obviously will not fire unless there is a bullet in the chamber and your finger pulling the trigger, you are correct that the magazine should be dropped before pulling the slide for the safest results. Thanks for keeping us honest 🙌

[@paolo7237]

@@UmdogTRoh for fucks sake get lost. Like you’ve never made a single mistake in your sorry life

[@jandredebeer7679]

Oh jesus karen 🤦‍♂️ you'll always get that one dickhead that's always complaining, this time it seems to be you

[@batfpv3576]

I kinda thought same

[@chrisbohanon403]

Why blur it at all!! Jesus Christ people need to see what happens when they hurt children like that!!

[@patriciahawkins9124]

❤

[@garylatture8948]

Too bad their pistols don’t take Glock mags like their rifles

[@AismiAliAllah]

💳💯💳

[@desertpunk6705]

“A”. “How to clean A M&P 9mm.

[@foamslinger2787]

incorrect, please try again

[@damnfew4]

Great video!! Thank you

[@ConcealedCoalition]

Glad it helped!