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(been a lurker for a while, but this is my first post, and thanks for the great forum by the way)
Not too long ago I was looking for a semi-auto pistol that was good for concealed carry, and I settled on the M&P40c. Based on my prior experience with S&W which includes owning and putting many, many thousands of rounds through 3 of their revolvers and 1 semi (their stainless 1911), I have had nothing but flawless, smooth, precise, dependable operation. So the decision to go with M&P seemed like a given.
So I get the M&P, and through the 1st box of ammo (Speer Lawman Training) there was 1 failure to fire, the primer had a light dent in it. Second session, 100 rounds of reloads I did there were 2 failures to feed. The rounds measured to the same as the Speer factory ammo, nothing looked odd about them, no reason to think I messed up. I don't mean to boast, but I pride myself on precision in my work and for all my other guns I typically make much better ammo than any factory ammo. So anyways, after that the M&P40c seemed fine for about 400 rounds over 4 sessions at the range, just pleasurable, flawless action, and I was most impressed by how accurate this gun was for a compact. I fell in love!
Then in my next range session, the unthinkable: In a mere 50 rounds I had 10 stoppages. 6 were failures to feed, the other 4 were failures to fire with the same light primer strikes I saw on the speer lawman ammo. Again, on inspecting the ammo, no oddities, nothing out of spec. This is unacceptable for a gun my life could depend on.
So I sent it back to S&W, in about 2 weeks it was sent back to me, all free of charge
, they said they changed the barrel. Next day, out to the range. 100 rounds of my fine reloads, things were going great for the first 50 rounds, then HORROR! 3 failures to fire because of light primer strikes, all back to back to back. Then it was fine for the remaining 40-something rounds. Or is it? I don't know! I just bought a few hundred rounds of factory ammo, 3 different brands, just to see if it happens there too, and I'm sure it will. A single failed round and I'm sending it back again. Ill update you all.
I LOVE this gun (when it works). It packs alot of power into a small space and best of all it shoots like a dream (when it works). Until the M&P works, I will continue to just carry (CCW) my S&W 640 revolver, which works great, I just wanted some options.
Not too long ago I was looking for a semi-auto pistol that was good for concealed carry, and I settled on the M&P40c. Based on my prior experience with S&W which includes owning and putting many, many thousands of rounds through 3 of their revolvers and 1 semi (their stainless 1911), I have had nothing but flawless, smooth, precise, dependable operation. So the decision to go with M&P seemed like a given.
So I get the M&P, and through the 1st box of ammo (Speer Lawman Training) there was 1 failure to fire, the primer had a light dent in it. Second session, 100 rounds of reloads I did there were 2 failures to feed. The rounds measured to the same as the Speer factory ammo, nothing looked odd about them, no reason to think I messed up. I don't mean to boast, but I pride myself on precision in my work and for all my other guns I typically make much better ammo than any factory ammo. So anyways, after that the M&P40c seemed fine for about 400 rounds over 4 sessions at the range, just pleasurable, flawless action, and I was most impressed by how accurate this gun was for a compact. I fell in love!
So I sent it back to S&W, in about 2 weeks it was sent back to me, all free of charge
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I LOVE this gun (when it works). It packs alot of power into a small space and best of all it shoots like a dream (when it works). Until the M&P works, I will continue to just carry (CCW) my S&W 640 revolver, which works great, I just wanted some options.