S&W MP9 mags falling apart

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Out of 6 mags I got 8 weeks ago (2 with the gun, 4 at the store), 1 has broken and 2 more are cracked and, I expect, will fall apart any day now. The 17 round mag (which of course we can't have here, but looks good on their web site!) is metal top to bottom. The 10 round mag is metal on the top 60% and plastic on the bottom 40%. The mags are breaking where the plastic and metal meet in the middle.

So, now my question ...

Does anyone know where I can order the 17 round mags from the US, have them pinned or blocked to 10, and sent to Canada?

Thanks.
 
Have the M&P mags for Canada always had the plastic 'spacer' bottom on them? I'm sure that the M&P that I handled in a local gunshop a month or so ago had mags with full metal bodies top to bottom.:confused: If the M&P's mags are falling apart, that's a very serious problem for them.
Are you shooting IPSC or another sport where you drop your mags to the ground on a mag change, or are they just cracking apart on their own without hitting the ground?
 
I am shooting IPSC so tactical reloads are a requirement. I have never had any trouble with my Glock mags!? They are plastic top to bottom with no transition in the middle.
 
Winchester3030 said:
I am shooting IPSC so tactical reloads are a requirement. I have never had any trouble with my Glock mags!? They are plastic top to bottom with no transition in the middle.
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An IPSC mag change isn't a 'tactical reload' in the true sense of the term, because you don't retain an ejected mag, although in IPSC terms, dropping a mag to the ground with rounds in it to engage another array of targets is an IPSC "tactic".;)
Glock mags are a LOT stronger construction than a half-metal/half/plastic mag like the M&P or the Para-Ord mags.
 
Ordering mags from the US can be hit-and-miss every step of the way. Don't be tempted to buy after-market crap like the stuff "Mag Man" sells. I doubt very much that you'll find a US dealer who'll go to the trouble of "pinning" 17rnd mags for you prior to shipping.
I'm sure somebody will chime in with some help.
 
actually it is a version of a tac reload, if you make sure you have a spare mag on your belt before you eject the mag in the gun. Of course that's not how we do it in IPSC........
anyhoo. I thought there were 10 round mags available that were esentially just limited 17 rounders (not the horrid heat rivet style that European Arms had done). sort of like the lanced ones Beretta made.
 
Ok this is where I will chime in. Yes the M&P's did come with neutered mags, but I don't know now. Yes I found out that the 10 rounders break exactly on the lip that the base plate slides on. And apparently S&W doesn't have any right now. And check out mp-pistol.com and mp-store.com they are owned by the same person
 
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This may be my imagination, but I seem to recall the one I tried had the mags with the dent on either side joined with a laser cut into the tube.

The mag tube looks to me to be identical to the Sigma, you might have more luck tracking down some old 9mm Sigma magazines that have been pinned or have the dents/laser cut.

I did quite like the M&P I tried, yeah it's a plastic cop gun but they seem to have fixed most of the problems the Sigma had.

The main problems I found with it were: plastic magazine release - not a good idea when the mag tubes are metal; the front sight needs to be ramped, it catches on things too easily; the trigger pull is a bit on the stiff side.

Once I got used to the trigger though I was putting up decent groups, they do seem to have finally gotten the grip sorted. For an inexpensive cop gun, I was reasonably impressed.
 
Does S&W manufacture their own magazines, or do they sub-contract? I do know that they had "issues" with the original magazines when the M&P was first sent to various Police Dept's for evaluation and S&W reportedly 'fixed' this problem, but that would have been the full metal tube standard cap mags.
 
I would add bumper pads, at least for the interm, on the rest to help take the shock of the plastic hitting a concrete floor
 
If he's shooting his M&P in IPSC Production, it'll be against the rules to use bumper pads, of course. :rolleyes:
However, Pachmeyr pads for the Browning HP are what I installed on my XD40's mag bases when I was shooting it in Standard. Works well protecting the base of the mag and also makes for more positive mag insertions.
 
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