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Hey folks thought id do a breakdown of how this guns been running. Ive had my m&p 9mm for about 3 months now, and put over 2000 rounds through it. Overall i love it. Accurate, great ergos, i like all the features, the trigger is good imho (im not spoiled by competition triggers like alot of ppl), not a huge fan of the magazine disconnect but to me thats minor....
I havent had alot of the problems i hear about. My only complaint so far is that its been pretty picky with ammo, not including quality jhp loads which all shot perfectly so far. Heres what ive shot so far in chronological order with my observations. All are cheap 115gr target loads. Gun was cleaned after almost every range trip...
*edited to add yestedays shooting; rem and wwb*
Remington umc 350 rds, consistent accuracy, no failures of any kind
Federal fmj 600 rds, occaisional flyers, otherwise accurate, no failures
American eagle fmj 100 rds, consistent accuracy, no failures
Fiocchi fmj 100 rds, occaisional flyers, 5 fail to fire, with dented primers all of which fired on second attempt
Tulammo steel fmj, 100 rds, wildly innaccurate, 6 fail to fire with dented primers all of which fired on second attempt, dirty as hell.
~~After those 2 bad sessions i decided to clean the striker channel incase it was light striking~~
Pmc fmj 100 rds, seemed average in every way, no failures
Winchester white box 700 rds in 2 separate range days, half decent accuracy if you dont count a flyer or two almost every mag, 2 fail to fire with dented primer but did NOT fire on secnd attempt, dirty as hell. This is the only ammo that actually leaves large visible bits of crap throught the gun.
Its possible i got some crap in the firing pin hole after first few cleanings which may have caused light strikes. Or maybe it came gunked up from factory as ive heard others say. So i cant totally right off fiocchi yet, tulammo however is never goin in my gun again.
All accuracy comments are based on free standing at 10, 15, and 20 yrds. Yes the flyers could just be me im not trained in any way, but i know what im capable of with more pricey ammo.
Any thoughts, suggestions, etc are welcomed! Feel free to Add your experiences with the m&p to this for comparison.
And now i have a funny story. It was the tulammo day, i had torn through my paper targets so for my very last 10 rd mag i set up 4 beer bottles and 1rubber ducky at 20 yards. Took at the bottles in 5 shots then proceeded to miss the rubber ducks 5 times in a row. My stepson was pissed, we both rly wanted to see it lose its head tofinish off our day. While packing up my crap and cursing tulammo i found one of the dented rounds in my pocket so i chambered it and casualy one hand aimed at the duck which was now around 30 yrds since we hhd started wlking up the hill... POW right in the kisser. Split his face in half. My stepson was amused, it was a highlight to a dissapointing dy of shooting.
I havent had alot of the problems i hear about. My only complaint so far is that its been pretty picky with ammo, not including quality jhp loads which all shot perfectly so far. Heres what ive shot so far in chronological order with my observations. All are cheap 115gr target loads. Gun was cleaned after almost every range trip...
*edited to add yestedays shooting; rem and wwb*
Remington umc 350 rds, consistent accuracy, no failures of any kind
Federal fmj 600 rds, occaisional flyers, otherwise accurate, no failures
American eagle fmj 100 rds, consistent accuracy, no failures
Fiocchi fmj 100 rds, occaisional flyers, 5 fail to fire, with dented primers all of which fired on second attempt
Tulammo steel fmj, 100 rds, wildly innaccurate, 6 fail to fire with dented primers all of which fired on second attempt, dirty as hell.
~~After those 2 bad sessions i decided to clean the striker channel incase it was light striking~~
Pmc fmj 100 rds, seemed average in every way, no failures
Winchester white box 700 rds in 2 separate range days, half decent accuracy if you dont count a flyer or two almost every mag, 2 fail to fire with dented primer but did NOT fire on secnd attempt, dirty as hell. This is the only ammo that actually leaves large visible bits of crap throught the gun.
Its possible i got some crap in the firing pin hole after first few cleanings which may have caused light strikes. Or maybe it came gunked up from factory as ive heard others say. So i cant totally right off fiocchi yet, tulammo however is never goin in my gun again.
All accuracy comments are based on free standing at 10, 15, and 20 yrds. Yes the flyers could just be me im not trained in any way, but i know what im capable of with more pricey ammo.
Any thoughts, suggestions, etc are welcomed! Feel free to Add your experiences with the m&p to this for comparison.
And now i have a funny story. It was the tulammo day, i had torn through my paper targets so for my very last 10 rd mag i set up 4 beer bottles and 1rubber ducky at 20 yards. Took at the bottles in 5 shots then proceeded to miss the rubber ducks 5 times in a row. My stepson was pissed, we both rly wanted to see it lose its head tofinish off our day. While packing up my crap and cursing tulammo i found one of the dented rounds in my pocket so i chambered it and casualy one hand aimed at the duck which was now around 30 yrds since we hhd started wlking up the hill... POW right in the kisser. Split his face in half. My stepson was amused, it was a highlight to a dissapointing dy of shooting.
I really wanna love this pistol and without the exception of these reliability issues, I do. But I'm not the type to defend my purchase just becase i wanna like it. If they don't straighten it out ill gladly sell it and get something else.
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