S&W MP.40 shooting low and left

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I took my new M&P out several weeks ago and found I was shooting low and to the left. Initially, I thought it could of been my sight alignment, jerking or trigger pull that could have been causing the problem. I went out again this weekend and brought my other handguns and my M&P was the only handgun that shot left and low while my other handguns had no problem hitting the target at 10 yards away.

What could be the problem? Is it my sights- do i need to realign or could it be something else. Its a three dot sight. Ive read other posts from other sites with members with similar problems.

Thoughts?
 
You're struggling with the trigger. Out of the box the trigger isn't great (it will get better). If you DRY fire the pistol while aiming at a white wall you'll see the sights move as you 'shoot', practise is the only answer, I'm afraid (or an Apex trigger). Try to treat the trigger as if it's a 2 stage trigger, take up the slack then pause at the stop, then increase the pressure slowly 'til it breaks.
 
It's a natural effect of your finger pushing the trigger (assuming you're right handed) and canting the muzzle down and to the left. Unfortunately, the M&P trigger won't smooth out for a few hundred rounds, but once it does the reset is crisp. Use the trigger reset as best you can and dry fire while watching your front sight. You'll notice it move.

Trigger reset is your friend, or so I'm learning.
 
What enegee said! The M&P 40 was the first pistol I bought and the trigger takes some getting use to (2 stage), also you may be flinching. I would swear on a stack of bibles that my M&P 40 has more kick than my Kimber 1911. This gun does have a good kick to it. It is accurate once you get use to it and very reliable. As I have said on here before, out of my collection, it is the one gun I would use for defense / protection (if we could do such as think in Canada).
 
This is the typical scenario for guys who are new to the Glock style trigger.

You will get over it. My suggestion is don;t shoot anything single action before the M&P. Use it first before you get the feel of the single action trigger.

My first guns were a 1911 with a tuned trigger, and a worked over GP100. My second was a Glock. Needless to say I had the same issue.

Just takes practice and patience.
 
As far as learning the reset goes, it is the key to shooting the M&P (or Glock for that matter) accurately at speed. Once you learn to feel the reset, the speed of everything goes through the roof. Splits of .16 aren't uncommon with decent "combat" accuracy.
 
Any gun that is not shooting properly for you should be test fired from sandbags or some sort of solid benchrest. This should be done before any adjusting, grinding, pounding. Shooting from a solid rest helps to eliminate most of the human error that we tend to induce.

Chances are that "you" are the problem, and not the gun. As others have mentioned, the ergonomics of the M&P are different and you may have to adjust your shooting style.

That being said, I have the M&P 40 and it shoots with surgical precision. I used it during a CQB training course at Sig Sauer. Zero issues with this handgun for me.
 
I had this very same issue when i got my M&p , i shot mine from a sand bag rest at 15" tried for about 50 rounds . Went home and adjusted my front sight to the left and for a while i thought it was shooting true until i went to the range around xmas doing some bullseye. The gun was shooting far right now sometimes not even on paper , good thing was i marked where i originally moved my sight from and low and behold when i moved it back the sight picture came back to normal again . After the first magazine i realized i made a big mistake trying to move it .

I think ive shot a total of 500 rounds through mine or close to it and its definitely better than when i first got it .
 
Go to the range with a friend. Do some live and dry practice.
Your friend loads - or doesn't load the pistol. Single rounds. Passes it to you. You fire your best shot each time. There should be more dries than lives. Don't cheat and look to see if the pistol is loaded. If you have a trigger control problem, it will be really obvious. Live and dry is an excellent way to practice firing the perfect shot. You get to the point where it doesn't matter if there is a round or not.
 
i appreciate all the advice- Ill stay patient and work on the dry firing techniques and take it to the range again. Pratice makes perfect!!! Thanks all for the advice!
 
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