Got a shell catcher for my M&P...

tritium4ever

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...unfortunately that shell catcher is me. :( Finally took my M&P out for the first time this past weekend and out of any given mag a good quarter to a third of the ejected cases will hit me either on my forehead or right arm. I had three consecutive cases hit me in the exact same spot just above the bridge of my nose (I swear it's aiming there!) and it was getting annoying. I was shooting it right handed and aiming with my right eye, so it's not like I can hold the gun any further to the right.

Is there anything in particular I should look at to get it to eject more consistently to the right instead of coming straight back? Perhaps checking the spring pressure of the extractor, or modifying the front face of the ejector?
 
^ i was about to say - hold it in your left hand and angle it gangsta-style so that it'll eject them down. might hit you in the thigh in that case, but better than getting a facial :p
 
A few quick questions:
What calibre is your M&P?
What brand(s) of ammo were you shooting when this was happening?
Are you right or left handed? (I know you were shooting right, so just checking to if that is in fact your dominant hand)
What kind of shooting stance do you use?

Knowing the answers to these questions will help in sorting out the problem.
 
krausb said:
A few quick questions:
What calibre is your M&P?
What brand(s) of ammo were you shooting when this was happening?
Are you right or left handed? (I know you were shooting right, so just checking to if that is in fact your dominant hand)
What kind of shooting stance do you use?

Knowing the answers to these questions will help in sorting out the problem.
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9mm, Wolf reloads (124gr TMJ) and some Remington UMC (115gr FMJ), right-handed, isosceles stance.

I had 4 or 5 other people shooting my gun as well that day and ejection was just as inconsistent with them as it was with me. Went through just over 300 rounds. Kinda strange because I've shot multiple other M&Ps in various calibres and haven't encountered the same kind of straight-back-into-the-face ejection as I'm getting with mine.

I guess the only upside of throwing brass right at me is that I don't need to move too far to pick it all up. :rolleyes:
 
My 9mm M&P will eject consistantly straight back in your face when it is dirty. Once I clean the extractor no more issues. This has never been an issue with my 40cal even after about 7000 rounds with out cleaning it. My 9mm will do it after a few hundred.
 
Could change your recoil spring to a 13-lb one. Yours is prob to strong for the ammo.

This is what I had to do for my reloads.
 
I have heard of this happening with new M+P's untill they break in a bit. Mine (9mm) did it a couple of times but not any more. Feed it some more ammo and it might go away as it loosens up.
 
I had the casings in the head problem with mine using heavier reloads...swapped out the spring for a heavier one and it fixed the problem. It never happened with factory ammo though.....and I'd stay away from a lighter spring which IMHO would make the problem worse.
 
had my M&P since new, thousands of rounds of all types... never had this problem even when its caked in crap. you have an issue there for sure. shouldnt need to swap out spring...
 
again it all depends what kind of ammo you are using. If it's close to factory strength, then yes, leave the ofm spring. If your reloading your own or getting low power factory reloads, then you will prob have to go with a lower power spring because the ammo wont have enough force to cycle the slide.

but to each there own i guess
 
The gun is still fully stock, I've made absolutely no modifications to it or the magazines...yet. I'm just going to keep it that way at least until I can get another range trip or two in my belt, to see if the problems persist. If they do, I'll probably just end up giving S&W a call.
 
sniperelite said:
I have heard of this happening with new M+P's untill they break in a bit. Mine (9mm) did it a couple of times but not any more. Feed it some more ammo and it might go away as it loosens up.
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Detail strip & clean, then dry fire lots after at home (while watching TV, etc.)
Store it with slide locked back and next range trip should be much better :)
 
every once in a while I would get a plopper... kinda just hops out and lands on top of my head... I wear a hat when shooting because once the casing landed into my glasses...

I would say 1-2 ploppers per 500 rounds...ish
 
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