Hi all,
New to this forum and new to M&P40. Picked it up on Saturday and took it to the range on Sunday after an inspection and cleaning. The gun felt good at the store. I didn't realize that it had a mag disconnect. Have to get that corrected.
Range report.
I put 200 rounds of various weights and charges thru it. My first impression was not good. The trigger is really heavy and gritty. First mag thru it were all low. The trigger was so heavy that I was pulling down. I'm used to my Para 1640 and Tanfoglio Match with 3# trigger. Once I got that corrected it shot POI at POA.
Since I load long for my Para (1.185") I decided to check the length in the barrel before I went to the range. The M&P would not seat the bullets at this length. I decreased the OAL in steps until I found that 1.155" seemed to work. At the range I found out that this was right on the hairy edge and had 2 rounds with the bullet head wedged in the rifling and the gun would not go into full battery. I will change my setting to 1.135" and check again.
I started out with 30 rnds of CCI 180gr. Blazer brass. Gun functioned well. It is snappier than my Para but still manageable.
Ran 30 rounds of Precision 155 with 4.0gr. Titegroup. This is my steel load. Real soft shooting. Had 1 FTE. This may have been because the gun was new and the load is light or it may be the recoil spring is too heavy. Since I don't know what the stock spring is I'll have to wait on this one.
Ran 50 rnds of Precision 200gr. with 3.8gr. N320. This is my normal IPSC load for my Para. Had 2 failure to return to battery. The bullet head got wedged in the rifling. Other than that the gun handled them well.
100 rnds of Precision 185gr. The gun handled these with no problem.
Observations:
Trigger is not what I expected. It has a long pull and is gritty. When I finally got the hang of it the gun shot to POA. More accurate than me. I will have to get the trigger lightened and shortened.
The mag disconnect is another problem. This will cause problems when the RO says "show clear". I will have to find out if there is a way to disable this.
Overall I like this gun. It has a good feel in the hand and with a little practice it should prove a keeper. I will try to get to the range again this week with some ammo that is sized shorter and continue the break in. I will also see if any of the local smiths will work on it. I sure ould like to find somewhere to get mag extentions that would allow +2 or +3 rnds in the mag and somewhere to get recoil springs of reduced power.
It is a good gun of good quality that wasn't made for what I wnat to do with it so I guess that I'll just work with it until I master it.
Sorry for the rambling post but it is early in the morning and I've only had 1 cup of coffee. Need to get ready for work now.
Ya'll be safe.
Art
New to this forum and new to M&P40. Picked it up on Saturday and took it to the range on Sunday after an inspection and cleaning. The gun felt good at the store. I didn't realize that it had a mag disconnect. Have to get that corrected.
Range report.
I put 200 rounds of various weights and charges thru it. My first impression was not good. The trigger is really heavy and gritty. First mag thru it were all low. The trigger was so heavy that I was pulling down. I'm used to my Para 1640 and Tanfoglio Match with 3# trigger. Once I got that corrected it shot POI at POA.
Since I load long for my Para (1.185") I decided to check the length in the barrel before I went to the range. The M&P would not seat the bullets at this length. I decreased the OAL in steps until I found that 1.155" seemed to work. At the range I found out that this was right on the hairy edge and had 2 rounds with the bullet head wedged in the rifling and the gun would not go into full battery. I will change my setting to 1.135" and check again.
I started out with 30 rnds of CCI 180gr. Blazer brass. Gun functioned well. It is snappier than my Para but still manageable.
Ran 30 rounds of Precision 155 with 4.0gr. Titegroup. This is my steel load. Real soft shooting. Had 1 FTE. This may have been because the gun was new and the load is light or it may be the recoil spring is too heavy. Since I don't know what the stock spring is I'll have to wait on this one.
Ran 50 rnds of Precision 200gr. with 3.8gr. N320. This is my normal IPSC load for my Para. Had 2 failure to return to battery. The bullet head got wedged in the rifling. Other than that the gun handled them well.
100 rnds of Precision 185gr. The gun handled these with no problem.
Observations:
Trigger is not what I expected. It has a long pull and is gritty. When I finally got the hang of it the gun shot to POA. More accurate than me. I will have to get the trigger lightened and shortened.
The mag disconnect is another problem. This will cause problems when the RO says "show clear". I will have to find out if there is a way to disable this.
Overall I like this gun. It has a good feel in the hand and with a little practice it should prove a keeper. I will try to get to the range again this week with some ammo that is sized shorter and continue the break in. I will also see if any of the local smiths will work on it. I sure ould like to find somewhere to get mag extentions that would allow +2 or +3 rnds in the mag and somewhere to get recoil springs of reduced power.
It is a good gun of good quality that wasn't made for what I wnat to do with it so I guess that I'll just work with it until I master it.
Sorry for the rambling post but it is early in the morning and I've only had 1 cup of coffee. Need to get ready for work now.
Ya'll be safe.
Art