Comments on: M&P9: Post-Test Accuracy Check #1

By: Haji

Haji — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 04:15:32 +0000

You guys oughta just make the same trade I did: my 2400 rounds through it Glock 19 for a brand new, unfired MnP 9mm.;) Then I replaced the Glock 19 with a new one at a used price.

I’m spoiled. lol!

By: ToddG

ToddG — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:15:27 +0000

Matt H — Go check out sigforum and raise your issue there. They can help you figure out what is causing the problem. If it really is something wrong with the gun rather than a maintenance or ammunition issue, they can give you the best advice about returning it to SIG for repair.

By: Matt H

Matt H — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:01:58 +0000

I regret selling my 3 week old M&P9 with 377rds. I sold it to get a Sig P229R 9mm, which has had 3 fail to feeds in 400rds. M&P had ZERO issues, as well as my SW40VE had ZERO issues in about 1500rds. I wish I could shoot as much as you!! Ammo = mad bucks$$.

By: ToddG

ToddG — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:26:33 +0000

Revchuck – I would have to say I felt reasonably good about my part. I warmed up before shooting the groups and dry fired the pistol about a dozen times once I was set up on the bench.

By: David

David — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:59:00 +0000

well i didn’t really mean “that” rigid of a maintenance regime but something a bit more than the halley’s comet cleaning schedule you followed :O)

By: Revchuck

Revchuck — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:18:44 +0000

Todd – How did you feel about the shooting? I’m just wondering whether the horizontal stringing was due to the gun itself or to excessive operator headspace…which is the usual problem with my guns.

By: ToddG

ToddG — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 20:28:54 +0000

Loco — I doubt sitting in a case for a week had any detrimental effect. The gun actually hadn’t been fired since early December.

David — As Rob E pointed out, it would be nearly impossible to do that kind of testing without a full staff of people. To clean & lubricate the gun every 250 rounds (which is the industry standard) would require 2-3 breaks per shooting session sometimes. Cleaning a gun “every time I go to the range” is easy if you go to the range once a month. It would eat up a great deal of time when you’re going 3-4 times per week on average.

By: Rob E

Rob E — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:49:58 +0000

hahaha, unless Todd was to ship it back after every firing to S&W, it would never get proper maintenance.

By: David

David — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:43:33 +0000

have you guys (todd or s&w) thought about trying an endurance test with a m&p but with proper maintenance this time? since most of us don’t really abuse the gun or neglect cleaning it would be interesting to see how long one would go under the normal maintenance and proper care recommended by the manual. i would think the gun would be able to go even further under normal care.

By: Locobombero

Locobombero — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:45:18 +0000

Currious. What effects did having the gun sit untouched for more then a week at shot have on the accuracy test? In my mind this gives any build up in the barrel time to settle and harden. Granted I deff. could be way off base but currious none the less.