Another "Fun Gun" option

[Darkhorse]

I've also considered a M&P Pro model. I have a M&P 40C and the Pro gives me a longer sight radius, nite sites, and a factory improved trigger. If such a thing is possible with the M&P.
I do know how to improve a striker fired trigger but I hesitate to do so out of liability if I must use the weapon in SD. The trigger will never be of single action quality but I've learned to shoot the plastic gun fairly well.
A positive is the weapon is basically the same as my CCW which doesn't hurt when sending rounds down range. Plus the gun is much cheaper than a quality 1911.
I am setup to load both 9MM (lots of brass) and .40 S&W, so I guess it would depend on which one I find at the best price. I do find the .40 in the compact to be a little harder to control for fast follow up shots but maybe the full size would absorb some of the sharpness.

 

[rjm158]

I have 6 of the M&P's, my wife's ccw gun is the 40C as is one of my stepson's, and the other stepson appropriated my 45C. They have all been stellar performers.

I'm also an M&P armorer and can tell you the Apex kits are relatively simple to install and made a huge difference on the 45C without making the trigger pull a liability question. Just be sure to use the carry/duty kit, not the competition one.

Ron

 

[Darkhorse]

I'm familiar with the Apex kits but decided against it for a CCW. Instead I polished a couple of key components with compound and cloth wheel until all the gritty feel was out. I can't recall the term of the parts I polished without looking at a breakdown. Anyway, it's much better than when new but I could only measure about 1/2 lb. reduction, if that.
Now that I'm more familiar with the gun I'd like to take a closer look at the Apex as I do like a good trigger.

 

[Guy Miner]

For a "fun gun" I think I'd stick with the 9mm. It's cheaper to shoot, and has significantly less recoil.

 

[Darkhorse]

Guy, I am in agreement with you on the 9mm. I have been shooting revolvers with high recoil, .357's & .44 mags, for several decades and I can handle recoil. But, in certain cases the recoil can be detrimental.
Recoil is recoil! Regardless of how well you handle it, it causes the gun to move, which is another thing to overcome.
I had a SR9 for a couple of years and I'll admit that gun just fit. I was shooting the center out of the target up to 15 yards and I had gotten pretty good drawing quickly and putting 3 rounds into center mass real fast. Recoil was negligible and the gun was always "just there" in my hand.
Problem was; The gun wouldn't run. The only SD rounds it would feed with any certainty was Federal HST's. It shot my handloads with RN's pretty well but was still a jamamatic.
So I bought the .40 and could tell right off this round would take a lot more practice to master in a compact pistol. But one thing is for sure; The M&P has run everything I've shot in it with not one jam.
Somebody came along and wanted the SR9 real bad. I told all but he still wanted it and I ended up getting more than I paid for it due to supply problems with Ruger. He was a collector of Rugers and said he probably wouldn't even shoot the gun.