[z71bill]

I am on the fence - want another M&P - this time a compact.



Does it matter what serial number I buy?



For example - should I avoid MPCXXX and grab an MPLXXX?



What would a recent FACTORY FRESH serial number be on a M&P9c?



Is there a new magazine follower? I see some are gray / others black - does it matter?



Is one the new magazine?



I have a full size M&P40 - the recoil rod that came with the gun was weak - and needed to be replaced - the end (that exits the slide) was round - S&W sent me a replacement and it was like the end of a bolt - with six sides. Are the ends of the recoil rods on the compact round or six sided?





Anything else I should look for - I love the M&P but would like to increase my odds of getting a good one! I will be at the gun show tomorrow.



http://www.hgca.org/show_info.htm

 

[Kraigster414]

Re: If I buy an M&P tomorrow - what should I look for???

I am on the fence - want another M&P - this time a compact.



Does it matter what serial number I buy?



For example - should I avoid MPCXXX and grab an MPLXXX?



What would a recent FACTORY FRESH serial number be on a M&P9c?



Is there a new magazine follower? I see some are gray / others black - does it matter?



Is one the new magazine?



I have a full size M&P40 - the recoil rod that came with the gun was weak - and needed to be replaced - the end (that exits the slide) was round - S&W sent me a replacement and it was like the end of a bolt - with six sides. Are the ends of the recoil rods on the compact round or six sided?





Anything else I should look for - I love the M&P but would like to increase my odds of getting a good one! I will be at the gun show tomorrow.



http://www.hgca.org/show_info.htm

Just buy it and shoot it like you own it. (someone else came up with that line at another site and I always liked it.

) If your dealer moves a lot of product, no doubt you are going to get a recent manufactured gun but in the case of the M&P, serial number range is no guarantee of anything. The good thing is, you've got a lifetime warranty, the problems that have surfaced with the M&P appear easily correctable (don't I know and I have an MPL compact by the way), and if you have get your gun serviced by the factory, turnaround time is mighty fast. There are no new followers but I believe they have re-worked the mag catch.



For carry, I prefer the compact. Only you can decide what's best for you. Enjoy.

 

[z71bill]

Just buy it and shoot it like you own it -



I think its -



Shoot it like you STOLE it.

 

[Kraigster414]

Just buy it and shoot it like you own it -



I think its -



Shoot it like you STOLE it.

I don't know. He said "own it." What the heck do I know. Like an old folk song, these sayings go through a myriad of iterations over time.



"Steal it and make it your own." How's that? I just made that one up. (Ask Yukon, Dylan was famous for that in his early days.)



Bill, don't get picky!