Poll: Your experience with the M&P

What has been your experience with the M&P?

  • My M&P has worked flawlessly, with no abnormal wear or apparent manufacturing defects

    Votes: 91 85.0%

  • My M&P had problems, but after a break in period it now qualifies under Option 1

    Votes: 5 4.7%

  • My M&P had problems, was fixed by S&W (who paid shipping both ways) and now qualifies under Option 1

    Votes: 4 3.7%

  • My M&P had problems, was fixed by S&W (I paid all the shipping) and now qualifies under Option 1

    Votes: 5 4.7%

  • My M&P had problems, has been sent to S&W ONCE and is still malfunctioning/defective

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • My M&P had problems, has been sent to S&W TWICE or more and is still malfunctioning/defective

    Votes: 2 1.9%
  • Total voters
    107
Well I went to the local gun store the other day and handled both the M&P and Glock. After about 25 minutes of handling and dry firing both I decided on the Glock. It just felt better in my hands, even after trying the small and medium backstraps on the M&P. The Glock pointed more naturally for me (the angle on the M&P also pointed a bit low for me, which further proves that the Glock angle is more natural for me), I liked the trigger on the Glock better (both the pull and the shape), and contrary to what I had thought, the blockier grip of the Glock just locked into my hand better (fit a lot better than I had remembered). I had to keep readjusting my grip with the M&P.

Thanks for all the input guys. It was greatly appreciated. I ordered my G17 from Police Ordinance yesterday (who gives STELLAR service btw), and since I live in Ontario, I should have the gun by the time I am 80 if the CFO has their way :D

I am already having some fun ordering some different parts from glockparts.com (3.5lb connector, extended slide release, some Wolff springs, etc to try them out). Nice to know if I ever need parts they are cheap, easy to get, and plentiful.

Now let's sit back and watch the firefight from TDC's comment LOL :runaway:
 
redleg said:
We have run several on the range. They work reasonably well, although there are some small parts breakages periodically. I have sent one back twice for major failures (slide and barrel). The warranty work was not particularly fast, but it was undertaken.
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Could you tell what those small parts are so that I can stock them?
 
peter2772000 said:
My M&P ruined shooting for me shortly after I bought it. Purchased it new at my club & proceeded to run a coupla boxes thru it. Never, ever jammed, but after 50 rounds, the mag fell out. Figured it had to be my hold, then it fell out again after 10 rounds. And again....
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That's a known issue with the M&P manufactured last year. The mag catch was redesigned several times during the middle of last year. When was your pistol manufactured?

There is a huge thread at www.mp-pistol.com related to this. Unfortunately, the site is down at the moment.
 
greentips said:
The basic design of M&P is sound - it is just that S&W use cheap materials and their QC is not up to snuff.
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I hear you there. The last time(rather the first time) S&W attempted to copy the Glock they came out with that abortion known as the Sigma series. It too suffered poor materials and workmanship...Not to mention the lawsuit Glock filed against them.

TDC
 
CanuckShooter said:
Thanks for all the input guys. It was greatly appreciated. I ordered my G17 from Police Ordinance yesterday (who gives STELLAR service btw), and since I live in Ontario, I should have the gun by the time I am 80 if the CFO has their way :D

I am already having some fun ordering some different parts from glockparts.com (3.5lb connector, extended slide release, some Wolff springs, etc to try them out). Nice to know if I ever need parts they are cheap, easy to get, and plentiful.

:runaway:
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Gad, you're a sad puppy. You don't even have the damn gun in your hands, yet you're already modifying it? You're pathetic!
You may also very well be my long lost twin brother....:D

PS: This coming from a guy who's modded the boobs on his gf, swapped in a big block in his minivan, modded his SRTY_8 Charger....;)
 
peter2772000 said:
Gad, you're a sad puppy. You don't even have the damn gun in your hands, yet you're already modifying it? You're pathetic!
You may also very well be my long lost twin brother....:D

PS: This coming from a guy who's modded the boobs on his gf, swapped in a big block in his minivan, modded his SRTY_8 Charger....;)
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Ya I try to get it all done at once, and then I can just sit back and get all kinds of treats in the mail :D
 
vancityguy said:
not too much love for the m&p eh?:eek:
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I don't know, almost 89% of owners had no difficulties or few difficulties which were related to break-in, and 83% had guns that ran flawlessly out of the box. This will always be made to look bad by those who believe other products are totally flawless. No product is flawless through every production unit. Every gun made breaks, and every gun maker occaissionally produces a crappy unit. I have seen and handled broken or defective pistols from Glock, Colt (including a Python that was out of time new in box), HK, S&W (revolvers too), Taurus, Beretta, Dan Wesson and probably a few others. The reality we all don't want to accept is that there's no such thing as perfect production line products.
I've owned 2 M&P 9mm's neither one had any issues even though one of them was fed late 1950's through late 1960' CF issue for several hundred rounds. So I guess that's love.
 
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