range report: M&P9

[NorCal Einstein]

m&p pro 5" barrel is nice, wonder if it's on CA roster? nice shooting bro

Nope, both Pro Series models in 4.25" and 5" barrels are off-roster.

[Sam]

Nope, both Pro Series models in 4.25" and 5" barrels are off-roster.

A standard M&P plus Apex guts is probably a better investment anyway. But there are shops that do SSEs for M&Ps.

[pyromensch]

had the same problem, (with the front sight dot popping out), on both my m&p45's. replaced all of them with trijicon sights

[pyromensch]

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And now, the FTS. yes, that stands for Failure to Sight.



a closer look:



When i realized the white dot popped out (somewhere in the first 10 rounds of the day) i looked around for 2-3 seconds before thinking "what is the point of looking". spend the other ~190 rounds and the rest of the day with no front sight. could be worse, but now i'm prompted to either use a white paint pen to fill it in, OR just buy new sights.



Oh, I also got a first round hit with the M&P on a 2' steel plate at ~200 yards







update:

Come at me, bros.



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believe it or not, there was a time, that all sights were black, and had no dots, or colors.

[XDJYo]

At some point this year I'm going to break down and buy steel. I'm tired of shooting paper all the time.

I would do the same, except there's no place to shoot steel around my neck of the woods that I know of.

Oh, and don't forget the 2 liters and pumpkins.

Speaking of which, look who I ran into during one of my range trips to Reeds. Just kidding, just kidding!

[hossb7]

believe it or not, there was a time, that all sights were black, and had no dots, or colors.

Oh, I know. But things have much improved since then. Having a quality set of sights (especially front) make keeping your eye on it that much easier.

I'm even tempted to put a MRD sight on it (Trijicon RMR) but that would not be for a while

[Shenaniguns]

believe it or not, there was a time, that all sights were black, and had no dots, or colors.

There was also a time where we didn't have cars, I don't want to be there

[hossb7]

Lol. Or rifling in our barrels...

[jtc736]

Or indoor plumbing...

[hossb7]

I think next up is a DG switch so I can run my x300 on this gun, and a holster to accomodate.

[rsmorgan]

Had my "dot" pop-off too.

Not really a big deal; bit of Magic Marker and I had all black sights which are, at least I feel, more accurate than the "3 dot" system. If you like dots, however, a bit of white paint is a good fix.

My preferred set-up is a front night-sight and no dots on the rear. I've found three glowing dots just too confusing a sight picture.

[hossb7]

Had my "dot" pop-off too.

Not really a big deal; bit of Magic Marker and I had all black sights which are, at least I feel, more accurate than the "3 dot" system. If you like dots, however, a bit of white paint is a good fix.

My preferred set-up is a front night-sight and no dots on the rear. I've found three glowing dots just too confusing a sight picture.

Yeah, I may black out the rear sight for now and see how I like it.

my new sights will either be blank rear or a single dot under the notch - haven't decided yet.

[Shenaniguns]

I prefer an all black rear.

[hossb7]

I prefer an all black rear.

mmmmmmm all black rear...

[hossb7]

Has anyone had accuracy issues with their 1:18.75" twist barrels? I know Hilton Yam did a brief write up regarding accuracy/twist rates with the M&P9.

Has anyone here had personal experience with that?

link: http://modernserviceweapons.com/?p=159

Original Production Barrels with 1:18.75” twist: These barrels tend to shoot about 3” or better with 147gr ammunition. They do not shoot very well with 115gr and 124gr ammunition, and groups larger than 8” at 25 yards were common.

and for any who are curious, the date stamp on my shell casing envelope is 4/26/2011 so I doubt i have the "new-production" (2012 and on) barrel.