A problem with the .40 or just your particular one? My M&P9 is somewhere north of 1500 rounds and has shot, without problem, all the low-cost ammo I've thrown at it: Fiocchi 124 gr, Winchester 115gr (bulk, Walmart), Independence 115gr and Winchester 147 gr HP (Walmart). No FTF's, FTE's, jams, anything. Rounds in the mag, mag in the pistol, chamber a round and 17 go downrange. It doesn't matter if I mix types. I'd try the good stuff, but it might faint.
I like the M&P. Like the feel, like the way it handles, like the low recoil and mine seems to be darned reliable. The only problem I have with it is that one of us shoots low. Haven't decided if I need to take a file to the front sight; keep putting the front dot on the target and elevating the muzzle until the dot sits on top of the rear dots; or wait for an adjustable rear sight to come out. It shoots pretty good groups and I like the way it handles and fires, just need to figure out how to fix either the shooter or the pistol.
The frustrating part of me and this pistol is that I don't seem to have the problem with other brands. Yesterday I fired 4 rounds from a Hi-Point .45. It was the first time I ever fired a Hi-point. The group at 17 yards was just under 2" (X, 10, 2 9's at 1 o'clock).
I like the M&P. Like the feel, like the way it handles, like the low recoil and mine seems to be darned reliable. The only problem I have with it is that one of us shoots low. Haven't decided if I need to take a file to the front sight; keep putting the front dot on the target and elevating the muzzle until the dot sits on top of the rear dots; or wait for an adjustable rear sight to come out. It shoots pretty good groups and I like the way it handles and fires, just need to figure out how to fix either the shooter or the pistol.
The frustrating part of me and this pistol is that I don't seem to have the problem with other brands. Yesterday I fired 4 rounds from a Hi-Point .45. It was the first time I ever fired a Hi-point. The group at 17 yards was just under 2" (X, 10, 2 9's at 1 o'clock).