johndoe1027
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Well, it finally came today. My new CCW, a S&W M&P 9mm compact. First impression, good! The pic is of my very first ten rounds through the gun @ 7 yards. Not too bad for using Independence 115 gr FMJ's. I am no expert in these "type" of pistols either. I am used to revolvers and 1911's.
I was really looking forward to buying a gun and not having any malfunctions. That did not happen. I had a malfunction on round 5. The slide did not return to battery completely. There was no FTF, the round seated but the slide did not move far enough forward to let the trigger work. I tried to fire because all looked well but there was no resistance on the trigger and nothing happened until I tapped (VERY lightly) the back of the slide then everything was normal again. I will chalk that up to the fact that I did not field strip, clean, and lube the gun before firing as I should have. I didn't have time for all of that. I just put some oil on the rails, barrel and chamber then let it rip. That was the only malfunction of any kind though with 3 kinds of ammo (cheap reloads, Independence, and Gold Dots). I ran a total of 89 rounds through it today.
I like it so far. It is almost as comfortable to carry as my 5-shot .38 snubbie! My personal opinion is that this gun is more comfortable to hold than other double stack polymer semi's (we'll mention no names). I haven't even tried the other backstraps yet....
Of course I probably paid more for mine than most would ($525 with 2 mags and no night sights) but I supported my favorite shop so it was worth it I suppose. I thought it was funny that they got a full size 9 in with mine and a guy was filling out the paperwork for it as I was leaving. So far, so good! All I need now is a light and some night sights. Anyone know which streamlight fits these guys correctly?
I was really looking forward to buying a gun and not having any malfunctions. That did not happen. I had a malfunction on round 5. The slide did not return to battery completely. There was no FTF, the round seated but the slide did not move far enough forward to let the trigger work. I tried to fire because all looked well but there was no resistance on the trigger and nothing happened until I tapped (VERY lightly) the back of the slide then everything was normal again. I will chalk that up to the fact that I did not field strip, clean, and lube the gun before firing as I should have. I didn't have time for all of that. I just put some oil on the rails, barrel and chamber then let it rip. That was the only malfunction of any kind though with 3 kinds of ammo (cheap reloads, Independence, and Gold Dots). I ran a total of 89 rounds through it today.
I like it so far. It is almost as comfortable to carry as my 5-shot .38 snubbie! My personal opinion is that this gun is more comfortable to hold than other double stack polymer semi's (we'll mention no names). I haven't even tried the other backstraps yet....
Of course I probably paid more for mine than most would ($525 with 2 mags and no night sights) but I supported my favorite shop so it was worth it I suppose. I thought it was funny that they got a full size 9 in with mine and a guy was filling out the paperwork for it as I was leaving. So far, so good! All I need now is a light and some night sights. Anyone know which streamlight fits these guys correctly?