M&P 9 Pro for IPSC production

Bigred77

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I am wondering if anyone has had any issue with the trigger pull being to light on the M& P 9 Pro. I have never been to a level 3 shoot but I am looking to replace my M&P 40 for a 9 and thought i would spend a little extra on the Pro. Do they even test trigger pull at anything but a big match?

Any insight would be great
thanks
 
Unless you have done some major work to it, the trigger pull is over 5 lbs. The newer pro has a better feel than the older ones. Work on the firing pin block (rounding the edge) will smooth out the trigger without reducing the trigger weight. Mine came from the factory just under 6 lbs. Rounding the firing pin block slightly reduced the pull and made a world of difference to the trigger feel. Unfortunately in Production, you have to have the correct weight for the first pull, and being a striker fire, all the remaining pulls will be the same.

As suggested, if you want a lighter pull, shoot in a different division.
 
In Alberta there will absolutely be a chrono/compliance stage at Provincials (L3) in July. Also, you should plan to see a chrono/compliance stage at a few of the level 2 Qualifiers throughout the year. (There was one on at the match I MD'd last summer). Production trigger weight is measured at this stage.

I understand that the M&P Pro is right "on the line" with respect to the trigger pull weight. That's good and bad news... The good news: you likely won't have to do anything to your pistol other than figure out where it shoots. The bad news: you will have to monitor every few thousand rounds (or certainly before a big match) to ensure the trigger weight remains above 5# as the striker spring weakens. If the weight of pull drops below 5# a replacement striker spring should be the only maintenance required restore the weight to be above 5#.
 
Thanks for all the quick replies. I'm finishing up the summer in eastern ontario and the heading to Edmonton at the end of the summer as we are posted.

It is only my first year in IPSC and I am not looking to get a crazy fancy pistol but i figured a couple more bucks on the pro would be a good investment. I'd like to keep my 40 but the target aquistion on the 2nd shot with the 9mm is so much faster. I was hoping to get to the range more and get faster with the 40 which would only improve my time on the 9mm but i just haven't had the time here. And just focusing on one pistol at my level would be better.

Thabks again for all the insight.

Cheers
 
twoicebergs said:
Unless you have done some major work to it, the trigger pull is over 5 lbs. The newer pro has a better feel than the older ones. Work on the firing pin block (rounding the edge) will smooth out the trigger without reducing the trigger weight. Mine came from the factory just under 6 lbs. Rounding the firing pin block slightly reduced the pull and made a world of difference to the trigger feel. Unfortunately in Production, you have to have the correct weight for the first pull, and being a striker fire, all the remaining pulls will be the same.

As suggested, if you want a lighter pull, shoot in a different division.
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+1. Did this on my Pro CORE. Do it a little a time to get a feel for it. The gritty uptake will be reduced.
 
I'm a bottom performer at the moment. I thought standard was a bit more competitive. I do have quite a bit of 40 ammo to eat up though so I could try it. I'm only looking at improving anyway so shooting the pistol i have can't hurt.

Thanks again.
 
Well I used to shoot Standard with a STI Trogan single stack 9mm. I won a few and lost a lot but I had fun. Shoot what you have and learn the game. Then you will know where to spend your money for the best result.....for you!

However......it's your money :)

John
 
John in B.C. said:
Shoot what you have and learn the game. Then you will know where to spend your money for the best result.....for you!

However......it's your money :)

John
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Right there, that's some good advice.

My 2 cents, don't worry where you place, no matter how fast you are someone is quicker and all your racing for is a 12 cent certificate anyway so if you follow John's advice at least you'll be happy (and a happy shooter keeps shooting).
YMMV
 
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