The Firing Line Forums

Go Back   The Firing Line Forums > Hogan's Alley > Handguns: The Semi-automatic Forum

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old March 31, 2013, 01:45 PM   #1
gmarr
Senior Member
 
Join Date: November 26, 2006
Location: Miami, FL
Posts: 261
M&P 9mm, getting one, opinions please?

Been shooting an M&P 9L aganist a Glock 17 and finally decided to get the standard version. For those who actually have one, I've read alot and I'm not too sure what's real performance and what's rumor, so how is the reliability, accuracy, etc. This will be a 'night stand' gun that the wife can shoot. Thanks
gmarr is offline  
Old March 31, 2013, 02:16 PM   #2
Tactical Jackalope
Senior Member
 
Join Date: December 5, 2010
Location: Miami, Florida
Posts: 6,429
I'm in Miami too. What's happening brother?!

I have a G17 and M&P 9. Both are great guns.

What I like better about the M&P..It manages to make recoil on 9mm even lighter than it already is.

What I like better about my Glock..It manages to actually have a audible trigger reset. Which I prefer.

In other ways to look at it though?

Camaro and Mustang.
Tactical Jackalope is offline  
Old March 31, 2013, 03:36 PM   #3
TunnelRat
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 22, 2011
Posts: 12,182
The new M&Ps I have bought, both dated March of this year, have both audible and tactile resets. I think the new models have some improvements that show some notable improvements. I have really become a fan and prefer them in every way over the competing Glocks.
__________________
Know the status of your weapon
Keep your muzzle oriented so that no one will be hurt if the firearm discharges
Keep your finger off the trigger until you have an adequate sight picture
Maintain situational awareness
TunnelRat is online now  
Old March 31, 2013, 03:42 PM   #4
TunnelRat
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 22, 2011
Posts: 12,182
My newest ones have been very reliable and very very accurate out of the box. Just yesterday my friend, his first day shooting my M&P 9c, shot the center 2" of a target out at 10 yds. And this is a 3.5" barrel.

Now to be fair I have one in queue to S&W for ejection issues. I won't claim their products are flawless. But neither is Block these days. And S&W service is hard to beat.
__________________
Know the status of your weapon
Keep your muzzle oriented so that no one will be hurt if the firearm discharges
Keep your finger off the trigger until you have an adequate sight picture
Maintain situational awareness
TunnelRat is online now  
Old March 31, 2013, 04:02 PM   #5
BusterValentine
Member
 
Join Date: March 28, 2013
Posts: 31
An M&P 9 4.25" was my first gun and after taking classes with it, competing with it, and generally running it hard I have zero complaints. It's been a great gun.
BusterValentine is offline  
Old April 1, 2013, 08:06 AM   #6
RamItOne
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 24, 2011
Posts: 990
It's great, I've not felt the need for a more noticeable reset, I find it hard to short stroke a .3" reset unless you're only other gun is a PPQ

Recoil is very light, the trigger pull is far better than glocks, it's relatively slim (I can IWB with no issue). Have a few thousand through mine with no issues.
__________________
M&P- the other dark meat

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/pet...rtant/DJyvnHz0
RamItOne is offline  
Old April 1, 2013, 08:09 AM   #7
ScotchMan
Senior Member
 
Join Date: July 3, 2011
Posts: 1,368
One of the best reasons to buy an M&P is you get to put in the Apex trigger kit. Why would you care what the stock trigger is like?
__________________
Everyday Loadout

NRA Instructor
NRA Member
ScotchMan is offline  
Old April 1, 2013, 09:36 AM   #8
ClydeFrog
Junior member
 
Join Date: May 1, 2010
Posts: 5,797
Inside action...

One little tidbit for a new M&P series pistol owner;

Bear in mind, that S&W paints the pistol spring/guide rod. Blue-green-yellow etc.

I tore my new, unfired 9x19mm apart & saw the painted spring, .
It wont damage/harm the M&P and is a factory-production issue.
I soaked it in LPX, www.mpro7.com & was concerned but its no big deal; .

CF
ClydeFrog is offline  
Old April 1, 2013, 09:58 AM   #9
TunnelRat
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 22, 2011
Posts: 12,182
Why would you worry about paint? A number of manufacturers paint springs to code them for caliber, Sig and HK to name a few.
__________________
Know the status of your weapon
Keep your muzzle oriented so that no one will be hurt if the firearm discharges
Keep your finger off the trigger until you have an adequate sight picture
Maintain situational awareness
TunnelRat is online now  
Old April 1, 2013, 10:34 AM   #10
zincwarrior
Senior Member
 
Join Date: July 1, 2011
Location: Texas, land of Tex-Mex
Posts: 2,259
*M&Ps are relatively easy to dissassemble.
*They are decent out of the box with decent to good accuracy (there used to be issues) and a stiff trigger that smoothes out grittiness after about 400 rounds. Its stiff but has a nice release once thats achieved.
*Stainless steel slide, barrel, and some key internals. This is more of a big deal in a humid location.
*Good sized sights (no ever seems to talk about that)
*Very customizable if you want to go that route. You can get: a swath of differing sights; trigger work or kits to reduce the pull down to 2lbs if you want; competition barrels; smiths who work on the outside to change its texture for you; and probably a bunch more. Its not to the level of Glock, but not far off.
*Made in the USA. This is important for some people.
zincwarrior is offline  
Old April 1, 2013, 10:45 AM   #11
Tactical Jackalope
Senior Member
 
Join Date: December 5, 2010
Location: Miami, Florida
Posts: 6,429
Yeah..I'm thinking about making my new M&P a race gun >.<
Tactical Jackalope is offline  
Old April 1, 2013, 04:06 PM   #12
ClydeFrog
Junior member
 
Join Date: May 1, 2010
Posts: 5,797
Paint job; TFL, David Bowie(the cop not the rock star)...

It was just paint. TFL helped clear up my concern.

For custom work, add ons, see; www.BowieTacticalConcepts.com .

Working SWAT cop & top rated gunsmith; David Bowie is known for M&P custom work.

I'd suggest the Trijicon M&P 3 dot night sights(HD).

CF
ClydeFrog is offline  
Old April 1, 2013, 04:34 PM   #13
TunnelRat
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 22, 2011
Posts: 12,182
Quote:
I'd suggest the Trijicon M&P 3 dot night sights(HD).
I love those sights. Having a hard time finding them though. Or at least for less than $180 for the orange outline.
__________________
Know the status of your weapon
Keep your muzzle oriented so that no one will be hurt if the firearm discharges
Keep your finger off the trigger until you have an adequate sight picture
Maintain situational awareness
TunnelRat is online now  
Old April 1, 2013, 04:39 PM   #14
Mr. Davis
Senior Member
 
Join Date: March 8, 2009
Location: South Carolina
Posts: 127
M&P 9mm, getting one, opinions please?

Quote:
Originally Posted by gmarr View Post
Been shooting an M&P 9L aganist a Glock 17 and finally decided to get the standard version. For those who actually have one, I've read alot and I'm not too sure what's real performance and what's rumor, so how is the reliability, accuracy, etc. This will be a 'night stand' gun that the wife can shoot. Thanks
Please do a search. This is probably the second most popular pistol on this website.
Mr. Davis is offline  
Old April 1, 2013, 09:42 PM   #15
Tactical Jackalope
Senior Member
 
Join Date: December 5, 2010
Location: Miami, Florida
Posts: 6,429
M&P 9mm, getting one, opinions please?

Quote:
Originally Posted by ClydeFrog View Post
It was just paint. TFL helped clear up my concern.

For custom work, add ons, see; www.BowieTacticalConcepts.com .

Working SWAT cop & top rated gunsmith; David Bowie is known for M&P custom work.

I'd suggest the Trijicon M&P 3 dot night sights(HD).

CF


Yes sir! Have got them on all my Glocks. Waiting for my new slide and barrel from Glock. Should be here soon and on these babies go!
Tactical Jackalope is offline  
Old April 2, 2013, 11:01 PM   #16
breakingcontact
Junior member
 
Join Date: October 25, 2012
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 736
Re: M&P 9mm, getting one, opinions please?

Consider a compact, can use full size mags as well.
breakingcontact is offline  
Old April 3, 2013, 04:33 AM   #17
skoro
Senior Member
 
Join Date: April 30, 2008
Location: Texas
Posts: 1,952
M&P 9mm, getting one, opinions please?

I've had an M&P9c for five years now. I'm VERY pleased with this model. As noted above, the trigger on some might be a little stiff at first, but smooths out very nicely after a couple hundred rounds. I also had an M&P45 fullsize. Nice pistol, but I definitely prefer the 9c. Matter of fact, I traded the 45 a couple of years back for a nice Colt Govt 1911. I doubt I'd ever consider selling/trading the 9c.
skoro is offline  
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:23 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
This site and contents, including all posts, Copyright © 1998-2021 S.W.A.T. Magazine
Copyright Complaints: Please direct DMCA Takedown Notices to the registered agent: thefiringline.com
Page generated in 0.06957 seconds with 10 queries