Comments on: M&P Endurance Test Ends

By: CCPacker

CCPacker — Tue, 22 May 2012 02:47:42 +0000

I don’t understand why Glockites want to come in and squirrel away a discussion about the M&P to be about Glock.

By: ToddG

ToddG — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:17:26 +0000

JaredV — A number of people were cracking slides with early M&P pistols. That number was small but at the same time few people had very high round count guns in the beginning. Right before this endurance test began in ’09, Smith made a change to the way the slide rails were machined that was intended to alleviate the problem.

As more people get pre-’09 guns up to the 20k+ round count, I expect we will see more people who crack slides. Unless something has changed, Smith has always been incredibly quick to address the issue and replace the slide.

It’s very important to keep in mind that the gun runs fine even with the crack forming. You’d probably have to ignore it for hundreds if not thousands of rounds before it would affect function… if it ever did. As long as you check your slide once in a while, you should be able to catch it well in advance even if yours does happen to be one that develops this crack.

By: JaredV

JaredV — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:20:31 +0000

I know this is old, but I’m hoping for a response. I was told by someone not to look at the M&P 40 because they have slide cracking problems.

You put over 60 000 rounds through your model before it happened. Is slide cracking inherent with these guns, or is this whole thing being blown out of proportion?

By: JohnS

JohnS — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:26:27 +0000

Sorry, my bad. That would be 160 rounds per week! I might buy that!

By: JohnS

JohnS — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:09:18 +0000

That would be, on average, 1600 rounds per week for the last 30 years…..not buying it!

By: PF

PF — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:26:57 +0000

I am surprised that it died that fast. I have a colt commander that has in excess of 240K rounds thru the weapon, barrel was replaced at about 190K when it was hard to find rifling when held to a bright light. recoil springs are changed about every 5k rounds, mainspring about every 10K. I have had the gun for over 30 years, and shoot it twice a week 50 weeks a year.

By: ToddG

ToddG — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:29:16 +0000

Trevor — That’s great to hear! Thanks …

By: Trevor

Trevor — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 22:58:51 +0000

Thank you for this great endurance test, and the regular detailed posts. Along with a few other resources, this series of posts was a deciding factor in my own agency changing their policy, and permitting the use and carrying of the full-sized .40 model, as an optional carry.

By: Yankee

Yankee — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 03:39:07 +0000

Just bought a 4th gen 22. Did’nt change much but the rear serrations and the grip texture price was $625 with tax

By: MSO

MSO — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:09:17 +0000

Refined?

Glock had been in the USA 5 – 6 yrs when they failed the DEA test and had slam fire problems w Nassau county PD that led to the 6 part product upgrade of 1992. Then there was the Phase Three gremlin that beset NYPD and others a few yrs after that. A few yrs after that there was the rear frame rail problem/upgrade, not to mention the Illinois and Indianna state police problems…

Everybody has bad hair days, even people w “perfect” hair. Glock has changed/upgraded just about every part on the pistol since it came out.

Still a great gun, but no longer state of the art. Needs an adjustable grip and reversible/ambi controls to reclaim that title.