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New Slide Release and Night Sights **PICS UPDATE***
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I received my M&P40 back from S&W yesterday afternoon (UPS Next Day Saver). I sent it out originally to get the slide stop replaced with the new "slide release" component. While they had it, I asked them to go ahead and install night sights too.
Boy oh boy....it's like a whole new gun now!! The slide release is still very subtle, but big enough now to get a good grip on it with your thumb to drop the slide.
The night sights are very nice too. Basically they're the Novak three-dot low mounts, but with the center of the white dots drilled out to insert the Trijicon cylinders. There's a nice, thick, white "circle" surrounding the green inserts that provide a fantastic sight picture for daylight use.
I missed having the M&P around while it was away at its makers. In its place, I kept my XD45 within reach. Now that my M&P is back, the XD has been put back in storage. I think I'm actually gonna sell the two XDs that I have.
Anyway, I thought I'd give a quick two-thumbs-up to S&W customer service!!
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Here are some pics......
After a long day at the range, I come home to a bottle of Tums
Sorry for kinda crappy pics, but I can barely use the camera. The dark one was the only way I could get the night sights to display......sorry 'bout the bad white balance....and the sideways view. I also needed to use the back of my Nextel i355 phone....since the battery cover is black, it helped show the front sight. The others should give ya's a good idea of how subtle the new slide *release* is. And that's my M6 attached.....I've had that since they used to cost about $450....now they're pennies....arrgh!
I just realized I didn't take pics of the extractor side of the gun to show the slide release over there......oops. But, it's the exact same size....100% ambi.
Boy oh boy....it's like a whole new gun now!! The slide release is still very subtle, but big enough now to get a good grip on it with your thumb to drop the slide.
The night sights are very nice too. Basically they're the Novak three-dot low mounts, but with the center of the white dots drilled out to insert the Trijicon cylinders. There's a nice, thick, white "circle" surrounding the green inserts that provide a fantastic sight picture for daylight use.
I missed having the M&P around while it was away at its makers. In its place, I kept my XD45 within reach. Now that my M&P is back, the XD has been put back in storage. I think I'm actually gonna sell the two XDs that I have.
Anyway, I thought I'd give a quick two-thumbs-up to S&W customer service!!
Here are some pics......
After a long day at the range, I come home to a bottle of Tums
Sorry for kinda crappy pics, but I can barely use the camera. The dark one was the only way I could get the night sights to display......sorry 'bout the bad white balance....and the sideways view. I also needed to use the back of my Nextel i355 phone....since the battery cover is black, it helped show the front sight. The others should give ya's a good idea of how subtle the new slide *release* is. And that's my M6 attached.....I've had that since they used to cost about $450....now they're pennies....arrgh!I just realized I didn't take pics of the extractor side of the gun to show the slide release over there......oops. But, it's the exact same size....100% ambi.
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Re: New Slide Release and Night Sights
Could you please explain why you personally like the M&P more than the XD 45? I am going to get both the M&P 40 and xd45ACP but i dont know which one i want to buy first. Your experience with both guns can help my decision. Thanks.
dougxd said:I received my M&P40 back from S&W yesterday afternoon (UPS Next Day Saver). I sent it out originally to get the slide stop replaced with the new "slide release" component. While they had it, I asked them to go ahead and install night sights too.
Boy oh boy....it's like a whole new gun now!! The slide release is still very subtle, but big enough now to get a good grip on it with your thumb to drop the slide.
The night sights are very nice too. Basically they're the Novak three-dot low mounts, but with the center of the white dots drilled out to insert the Trijicon cylinders. There's a nice, thick, white "circle" surrounding the green inserts that provide a fantastic sight picture for daylight use.
I missed having the M&P around while it was away at its makers. In its place, I kept my XD45 within reach. Now that my M&P is back, the XD has been put back in storage. I think I'm actually gonna sell the two XDs that I have.
Anyway, I thought I'd give a quick two-thumbs-up to S&W customer service!!
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Could you please explain why you personally like the M&P more than the XD 45? I am going to get both the M&P 40 and xd45ACP but i dont know which one i want to buy first. Your experience with both guns can help my decision. Thanks.
Re: New Slide Release and Night Sights
Could you please explain why you personally like the M&P more than the XD 45? I am going to get both the M&P 40 and xd45ACP but i dont know which one i want to buy first. Your experience with both guns can help my decision. Thanks.[/quote]
Sorry about the my lack of response...I wasn't paying attention to the thread.....
Anyhow, I personally prefer my M&P40 over my XD45 for a couple of reasons...again, they're particular to me, but others may agree:
--Less perceived recoil
--A good, healthy, compromise between bulk of fullsize hi-cap 45acp gun and the power of the 40s&w round in a fullsize hi-cap gun
--Interchangable grips....some days I like the large grip (the large also additionally helps reduce recoil for me)
--Crisper out-of-box trigger
--No thumb knuckle-bite like I get from the XD (any XD for that matter)
--Above all, it just plain *feels* better in my hands
Hope that helps a bit. Good luck with your purchase, whatever it may be. Either way, I think you'll be happy. Both guns are good.
RevViNg HiGh said:[quote name='dougxd']I received my M&P40 back from S&W yesterday afternoon (UPS Next Day Saver). I sent it out originally to get the slide stop replaced with the new "slide release" component. While they had it, I asked them to go ahead and install night sights too.
Boy oh boy....it's like a whole new gun now!! The slide release is still very subtle, but big enough now to get a good grip on it with your thumb to drop the slide.
The night sights are very nice too. Basically they're the Novak three-dot low mounts, but with the center of the white dots drilled out to insert the Trijicon cylinders. There's a nice, thick, white "circle" surrounding the green inserts that provide a fantastic sight picture for daylight use.
I missed having the M&P around while it was away at its makers. In its place, I kept my XD45 within reach. Now that my M&P is back, the XD has been put back in storage. I think I'm actually gonna sell the two XDs that I have.
Anyway, I thought I'd give a quick two-thumbs-up to S&W customer service!!
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Could you please explain why you personally like the M&P more than the XD 45? I am going to get both the M&P 40 and xd45ACP but i dont know which one i want to buy first. Your experience with both guns can help my decision. Thanks.[/quote]
Sorry about the my lack of response...I wasn't paying attention to the thread.....
Anyhow, I personally prefer my M&P40 over my XD45 for a couple of reasons...again, they're particular to me, but others may agree:
--Less perceived recoil
--A good, healthy, compromise between bulk of fullsize hi-cap 45acp gun and the power of the 40s&w round in a fullsize hi-cap gun
--Interchangable grips....some days I like the large grip (the large also additionally helps reduce recoil for me)
--Crisper out-of-box trigger
--No thumb knuckle-bite like I get from the XD (any XD for that matter)
--Above all, it just plain *feels* better in my hands
Hope that helps a bit. Good luck with your purchase, whatever it may be. Either way, I think you'll be happy. Both guns are good.
Re: S&W M&P slide lock (release)
Well, I'm of the opinion that the original "slide stop" was waaay to small. So, from my perspective, the new one is much bigger
Now, the reality of it is that the new "slide release" is just a hair bigger on the top of the component......just enough to get a nice solid grip with your thumb to drop the slide. It really truely is a subtle difference in shape, but it sure makes a huge difference in the performance of the gun......for me (to each, his own, right?).
buckeye49 said:
Well, I'm of the opinion that the original "slide stop" was waaay to small. So, from my perspective, the new one is much bigger
Now, the reality of it is that the new "slide release" is just a hair bigger on the top of the component......just enough to get a nice solid grip with your thumb to drop the slide. It really truely is a subtle difference in shape, but it sure makes a huge difference in the performance of the gun......for me (to each, his own, right?).
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