Shield Plus 13 Round Magazine Problems Smith & Wesson M&p Ibex Armament

I have disassembled it and it looks just like the photos in the instruction manual. Has anyone else had this problem and/or are aware of a fix? I loaded the 10 round mag and the last round was pretty tough to get in.

Shield Plus 13 round mag really only 12 rounds. Anyone else have this

Shield Plus 13 Round Magazine Problems Smith & Wesson M&p Ibex Armament

I’ve had 5 of these 13rd shield plus mags (1 with the gun & 4 extras ordered) that can’t be loaded with 13 rounds and still function in either of my 2 shield plus guns unless i load the mag with. I'm late getting in the game (new years eve 2021). To explain it better, if i lock the slide back.

I have the 4 pack (bug out bag) of 13 rounders.

Having difficulty getting more than 11 or 12 rounds into my 13 round shield plus magazine. There's a design flaw with the follower. On my shield plus, i cannot thumb down the slide lock lever to drop the slide unless a round was ejected with the magazine in. I picked up my m&p shield plus the other day.

My only issue is when i'm using the 13 round magazine and it is fully loaded. I got it home, cleaned it up and loaded the magazines. Bought my shield plus in fall of 2019. I just purchased the 3.1 sheild plus (optic ready).

Shield plus 13 round magazine YouTube

Shield plus 13 round magazine YouTube

From a design perspective, i only see 2 ways to fix this issue, make the spacer stronger or to disengage it from the structure of the base plate like the gen 1 magazines or like.

For whatever reason, the magazine takes a great amount of force to lock into place upon insertion. The 13 round magazine that came with the pistol worked fine and could be loaded to a full 13 rounds without effort. The follower gets jammed up in the spring. Not only is it hard to get that last round in, it's also really hard to insert the mag.

I am also having problems loading the magazines.

Shield Plus 13 round mag really only 12 rounds. Anyone else have this

Shield Plus 13 round mag really only 12 rounds. Anyone else have this

Shield Plus 13 round mag really only 12 rounds. Anyone else have this

Shield Plus 13 round mag really only 12 rounds. Anyone else have this

Smith & Wesson M&P Shield Plus 13Round Magazine Ibex Armament

Smith & Wesson M&P Shield Plus 13Round Magazine Ibex Armament

Shield Plus 13 round mag really only 12 rounds. Anyone else have this

Shield Plus 13 round mag really only 12 rounds. Anyone else have this