Well, I woke up and was bored so I was just surfing around the net tonight... I always end up on the board to see what others have to say.. Whether they are good or bad..
Anyways, I have seen problems from mag drops to now cracked frames.. People saying stuff like going back to their beloved Glocks, trashing the M&P at times, etc.. Well, I came across an article on Wikipedia about Glock.. During their first production of the Glock, they had exploding pistols..
"The explosive malfunction of a firearm, dubbed a kB! (or kaBoom!) by firearms reporter Dean Speir, generally results from case failure in a cartridge. Explosive malfunctions in Glock pistols usually damage the firearm and can cause injury to the shooter.
Controversy arose over Glock's safety standards when several instances of explosive malfunction occurred in Glock pistols sold to police departments in the United States. Upon pulling the trigger, the cartridge case would rupture and cause an explosion that would tear apart the gun and sometimes send fragments into the shooter's face.
The cause of this malfunction was traced to issues with a purposely oversized (loose), and partially unsupported chamber in Glock's pistols chambered in .40 S&W, .45 ACP, and 10 mm. The chamber lacks full support in the rear by the feed ramp in order to facilitate feed reliability. The lack of support in the chamber, usually combined with lead bullets, reloaded ammunition, or poor-quality factory ammunition, would cause the case to fail. The subsequent rapid expansion of gas into the chamber caused the cartridge casing to expand beyond normal specifications near the feed ramp at which time the casing would rupture, sometimes damaging the polymer frame and usually ejecting the magazine downwards out of the pistol grip." (1)
So even Glock had problems at the beginning of its first production years. No gun is perfect when it first comes out.. Problems can and do arise. I have yet to hear anything like this with the M&P and I hope that it never does happen.. The reason for this post is to inform everyone that the M&P isn't even 2 years old.. The M&P is still an infant.. It has just learned to walk relatively speaking. Glock on the other hand is on it's 3rd Generation.. It has been around the block a few times and it is showing its age..
Having worked with engineers for 6 years with 3 of those years in the Aerospace field, unforseen problems do arise. And from what I have seen with any problems that do arise with the M&P, Smith & Wesson has bent over backwards to correct the problems of the M&P or any gun they make... I love my M&P both in compact and full size.. It is the best shooting pistol I have ever fired.. I will stand behind my M&Ps and any S&W gun that is produced..
Ben
1. Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glock#Explosive_malfunctions
Anyways, I have seen problems from mag drops to now cracked frames.. People saying stuff like going back to their beloved Glocks, trashing the M&P at times, etc.. Well, I came across an article on Wikipedia about Glock.. During their first production of the Glock, they had exploding pistols..
"The explosive malfunction of a firearm, dubbed a kB! (or kaBoom!) by firearms reporter Dean Speir, generally results from case failure in a cartridge. Explosive malfunctions in Glock pistols usually damage the firearm and can cause injury to the shooter.
Controversy arose over Glock's safety standards when several instances of explosive malfunction occurred in Glock pistols sold to police departments in the United States. Upon pulling the trigger, the cartridge case would rupture and cause an explosion that would tear apart the gun and sometimes send fragments into the shooter's face.
The cause of this malfunction was traced to issues with a purposely oversized (loose), and partially unsupported chamber in Glock's pistols chambered in .40 S&W, .45 ACP, and 10 mm. The chamber lacks full support in the rear by the feed ramp in order to facilitate feed reliability. The lack of support in the chamber, usually combined with lead bullets, reloaded ammunition, or poor-quality factory ammunition, would cause the case to fail. The subsequent rapid expansion of gas into the chamber caused the cartridge casing to expand beyond normal specifications near the feed ramp at which time the casing would rupture, sometimes damaging the polymer frame and usually ejecting the magazine downwards out of the pistol grip." (1)
So even Glock had problems at the beginning of its first production years. No gun is perfect when it first comes out.. Problems can and do arise. I have yet to hear anything like this with the M&P and I hope that it never does happen.. The reason for this post is to inform everyone that the M&P isn't even 2 years old.. The M&P is still an infant.. It has just learned to walk relatively speaking. Glock on the other hand is on it's 3rd Generation.. It has been around the block a few times and it is showing its age..
Having worked with engineers for 6 years with 3 of those years in the Aerospace field, unforseen problems do arise. And from what I have seen with any problems that do arise with the M&P, Smith & Wesson has bent over backwards to correct the problems of the M&P or any gun they make... I love my M&P both in compact and full size.. It is the best shooting pistol I have ever fired.. I will stand behind my M&Ps and any S&W gun that is produced..
Ben
1. Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glock#Explosive_malfunctions