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Offline demented

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Whats your take on the M&P pistol?
« on: May 14, 2011, 09:25:29 PM »
  My bad luck I guess, I bought two within the last three weeks, one a four inch 9mm, the other a four and one half inch .45.  Out of the box, the 9mm would not cleanly feed even fmj so it headed back to S&W for them to fix.  Later that same day while firing the .45, I ran into bent magazine springs, no reason I can see for this unless spring temper is bad.   New springs coming from Smith.   The bottom line is I've spent over $1000 on two pistols, now neither are in working condition.   The 45 went 100 rounds before it stopped, the 9mm I fired less than fifty times.   Beginning to wish I'd bought Glocks   :(
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Re: Whats your take on the M&P pistol?
« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2011, 03:28:28 AM »
No manufacturing process is fool proof.
Thats what God created gunsmiths for.
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Re: Whats your take on the M&P pistol?
« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2011, 04:58:44 AM »
Most everything I've heard about the new M&Ps(other than the terrible trigger) has been positive. Your luck of getting two bad ones in a row makes one wonder.
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Re: Whats your take on the M&P pistol?
« Reply #3 on: June 02, 2011, 06:45:51 PM »
I have an M&P 9C and I love it. It will digest anything from round nose lead to the widest hollow points. Never a FTF
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Re: Whats your take on the M&P pistol?
« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2011, 06:31:46 AM »
One of my son's has one in 9mm.  Great shooter and no hicups.  I'd have no problem with one...especially for the price.

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Re: Whats your take on the M&P pistol?
« Reply #5 on: June 13, 2011, 03:18:21 PM »
My 9c is going to S&W.   It was pretty accurate but I am getting at least two failures to fire per magazine.
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Re: Whats your take on the M&P pistol?
« Reply #6 on: June 13, 2011, 07:19:34 PM »
Love their revolvers but have never had a very high opinion of S&W centerfire pistols. I do like the looks of the M&P tho but at the price of a Glock they're not likely to ever get my money.
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Re: Whats your take on the M&P pistol?
« Reply #7 on: June 14, 2011, 03:48:09 AM »
I've looked a few over and handled them.....can't bring myself to actually buy on though....I have a 3914 that I'd never part with......
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Re: Whats your take on the M&P pistol?
« Reply #8 on: June 25, 2011, 05:50:41 AM »
Nine days later my 9c is home. Works great.
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Re: Whats your take on the M&P pistol?
« Reply #9 on: June 25, 2011, 08:42:24 AM »
I've had a M&P 40 and had a 40c for a bit as well I use the fullsize for 3 gun competition and to have by the bed. Out of 3000 rounds the fullsize has 2 FTF only due to my own handloads. I ended up trading the compact to someoen who wnted my gun a heck of alot more then I truely needed it. As far as compareing them to a glock or xd function a reliability are right with them Ergonomics I feel the M&P is head and shoulders above the rest.
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Re: Whats your take on the M&P pistol?
« Reply #10 on: July 02, 2011, 06:51:38 AM »
I'm seriously considering an M&P 40.  Love the way it fits my hand and to me the trigger is not that bad.  Heck, compared to my Sigma 9ve the trigger is sweet.  Now, all I need is to sell my Glock.  Great functioning gun but I just can't get used to the grip.
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Re: Whats your take on the M&P pistol?
« Reply #11 on: July 07, 2011, 02:43:48 PM »
LOVE my M&P's -9mm, 40S&W, 40 Compact, and 45 ACP. All four function flawless and best of all they are left-handed friendly!
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Re: Whats your take on the M&P pistol?
« Reply #12 on: July 07, 2011, 03:34:46 PM »
My wife has one in 9mm and she likes it, I just don't like the trigger.  But it does go bang when you want it to and feeds most everything we have fed it, so whose complainin?
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Re: Whats your take on the M&P pistol?
« Reply #13 on: July 11, 2011, 03:23:39 AM »
last year i would have told you that it was one fine handgun.  much better than the 4006 with its questionable barrels.  now after 2 years and a hole pile of ammo at least one of them is starting to come apart. slide rails coming off the frame.  just my 2 cents but if you want a plastic handgun just buy a glock.  ya i want to buy usa but i will not spend more $ to get less.
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Re: Whats your take on the M&P pistol?
« Reply #14 on: July 12, 2011, 01:43:36 PM »
Sad to hear it. I like mine better each time that I use it.
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Re: Whats your take on the M&P pistol?
« Reply #15 on: July 16, 2011, 10:31:15 AM »
Quote from: tinman on July 11, 2011, 03:23:39 AM
last year i would have told you that it was one fine handgun.  much better than the 4006 with its questionable barrels.  now after 2 years and a hole pile of ammo at least one of them is starting to come apart. slide rails coming off the frame.  just my 2 cents but if you want a plastic handgun just buy a glock.  ya i want to buy usa but i will not spend more $ to get less.

Tinman,
 
Sorry to hear about your problems with the M&P. I have owned the M&P 9 Pro, M&P 9,and a pair of M&P 40's. Put over 4K through each with no problems.
 
Only one I did have issues with was a very early M&P 9 that had the slide crack at about 7K. Sent it back to Smith and they replaced it at no charge. New slide had a releif cut to stop it from happening again.
 
As far as the gun just send it back for service. M&P's have a lifetime warranty.
 
BTW have owned plenty of glocks gen1-gen3 and some had issues too. Plus required maintenance as per glock at 2-3K round intervals to stay running smooth.
 
 
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