My wife has been looking for a carry weapon for some time, and we finally decided to go with a new M&P9c. She has small hands, but this one really seems to fit. I think the price was right, at $399 + tax. It has the magazine lock, which is fine for her.
The trigger was rough (no surprise), like it needs to be broken in. I field stripped it, cleaned it, and lubed it (the 7 points, per the manual). I had a little trouble putting it back together, as the slide was catching on something on the way back, about 1/4" forward of where it sits normally when assembled. I'm pretty sure that it was hanging on the FP block. I pushed the block up (unassembled) and tried again, and it finally went on.
The trigger feels a bit better, and the overall slide movement is definitely smoother. The trigger feels light (but not smooth) up to a point, then it feels quite heavy, just before it fires. It's so heavy that its pretty difficult not to jerk the gun. This definitely needs to be improved. We're taking it to the range this week to put a few hundred rounds through it. I hope that will smooth things out a bit. I've read the PDF on the trigger job, and it looks to be within my abilities. How much of it I'll do depends on how it smooths out on it's own after firing.
FWIW, I've been carrying a G19 for the last couple years (about 5000 rounds or so), and am used to that trigger. I'm no expert shooter, but I can shoot respectable groups with it. The M&P is definitely not a Glock trigger...
I do have a question, however, about whether there are any additional points that need oil. As mentioned above, I only field stripped it, and only put oil (CLP) on the spots that were noted in the manual. Based on the description above, could there be spots that need some more attention?
Thanks.
The trigger was rough (no surprise), like it needs to be broken in. I field stripped it, cleaned it, and lubed it (the 7 points, per the manual). I had a little trouble putting it back together, as the slide was catching on something on the way back, about 1/4" forward of where it sits normally when assembled. I'm pretty sure that it was hanging on the FP block. I pushed the block up (unassembled) and tried again, and it finally went on.
The trigger feels a bit better, and the overall slide movement is definitely smoother. The trigger feels light (but not smooth) up to a point, then it feels quite heavy, just before it fires. It's so heavy that its pretty difficult not to jerk the gun. This definitely needs to be improved. We're taking it to the range this week to put a few hundred rounds through it. I hope that will smooth things out a bit. I've read the PDF on the trigger job, and it looks to be within my abilities. How much of it I'll do depends on how it smooths out on it's own after firing.
FWIW, I've been carrying a G19 for the last couple years (about 5000 rounds or so), and am used to that trigger. I'm no expert shooter, but I can shoot respectable groups with it. The M&P is definitely not a Glock trigger...
I do have a question, however, about whether there are any additional points that need oil. As mentioned above, I only field stripped it, and only put oil (CLP) on the spots that were noted in the manual. Based on the description above, could there be spots that need some more attention?
Thanks.
