My M&P9 that I ordered from Bud's came in today. I put about 40 rounds through it while the store owner was filling out the paper work. A few casual observations:
1. The finish on the slide left a little to be desired. There's a scuff/swirl on the top that won't wipe off. Overall it leaves a little to be desired next to an NIB Glock. I'm not too worried as this gun's not going to be a safe queen but it would have been nice for it to be a little cleaner. Anyone else experience this?
2. Sellier & Bellot, 115gr. FMJ ammo was shooting low at 10 yards. Oddly enough, I almost prefer to have the front sight on my target instead of under it so it didn't matter too much. I'm not a particularly good bullseye shooter anyway. The owner put 5-10 rounds through it and had a nice, tight group that was dead-center but 3-4" low.
3. The slide has a little more play in it than my Glock. Again, not an issue if it performs as expected.
4. Gun still feels much better in my hand than my Glock.
It will probably need a small amount of grip-tape where the base of my support hand thumb contacts. It's not a problem with dry hands but may be with wet ones.
5. Overall the fit and finish of the gun is probably one step below that of a Glock but it's still acceptable for a CCW gun that will likely see thousands of draws and shots.
I'll post more after I put 100-200 rounds through it. I'm excited to finally get it and I'm looking forward to shooting the p!ss out of it.
1. The finish on the slide left a little to be desired. There's a scuff/swirl on the top that won't wipe off. Overall it leaves a little to be desired next to an NIB Glock. I'm not too worried as this gun's not going to be a safe queen but it would have been nice for it to be a little cleaner. Anyone else experience this?
2. Sellier & Bellot, 115gr. FMJ ammo was shooting low at 10 yards. Oddly enough, I almost prefer to have the front sight on my target instead of under it so it didn't matter too much. I'm not a particularly good bullseye shooter anyway. The owner put 5-10 rounds through it and had a nice, tight group that was dead-center but 3-4" low.
3. The slide has a little more play in it than my Glock. Again, not an issue if it performs as expected.
4. Gun still feels much better in my hand than my Glock.

5. Overall the fit and finish of the gun is probably one step below that of a Glock but it's still acceptable for a CCW gun that will likely see thousands of draws and shots.
I'll post more after I put 100-200 rounds through it. I'm excited to finally get it and I'm looking forward to shooting the p!ss out of it.