KH56010
NES Member
This is the saddest post I’ll ever have to make. I’m a M&P fanboy. I have too many to count. Competed in USPA with multiple M&P 45s in Limited 10, M&P 40s in limited, currently compete with M&P 9mm CORE 2.0s and carry either an M&P 40 or M&P 45.
So I got the M&P 10mm, I love the 10mm. I have the G20sf and XDM Elite 10mm.
Took her to the range today and she shot me in the face twice. Literally. In a single mag two completely intact rounds ejected into my god damn face. This was on top of the 15-20 failure to feeds.
Unfortunately I can’t resell this gun. Because I’ve already ordered a Deadpool holster. And it looks awesome. So I’ll be fixing it in the next couple weeks. Oh and the accuracy, the sights are offensive. It shoots way left and you have to shoot so far above the point of point of aim that you would think you’re shooting a 223 at 300 yards. If this was my first gun, I’d leave the sport.
Initial issues that are clear as day to me but apparently not to S&W:
The sights are the wrong height
The Extractor is way too tight
The feed lips on the mags are too short
The Magazine follower is defective and causes the bullet to jump out on the last round
The magazine catch is too small (tons of reports of the magazine shooting out of the gun)
The recoil spring is too weak
I’ve got new sights, recoil springs, extractors on order. See what happens. This was destined to be my new carry gun… right now I would prefer my attacker have this as his offense. Because it doesn’t work and with the current sights, he’ll miss anyways.
Just a small update on the sights. As installed at the factory, the front sight is 88 percent of the height of the rear sight. .30 vs .34. On my M&P 40 4" (My 10mm is a 4") The front sight is 72.73 percent the height of the rear sight. The Dawson CORE sights I ordered are only available in one option for all models. That is a front sight that is 73.47 percent as high as the rear sight. FROM THE FACTORY, the sights are off by 15 percent. And confirmed by the gold standard in sight manufacturers by the ONLY sight they offer for this style firearm. Infuriating.
Okay second quick update. The first round that shot me in the face was a UMC 10mm. The second was a Magtech 10mm. Now if I had read that this gun was built around Hot ammo or High end ammo, whatever that is. Then I would calm down and say "Well UMC is known dog crap, and Magtech is kind of low end, it's sure no Underwood" Go look up Smith and Wessons press releases. This firearm was designed around "Magtech 180grain ammo" Honestly they should almost get sued for releasing such an unreliable piece of crap. People get 10mm's to defend against bears.
So I got the M&P 10mm, I love the 10mm. I have the G20sf and XDM Elite 10mm.
Took her to the range today and she shot me in the face twice. Literally. In a single mag two completely intact rounds ejected into my god damn face. This was on top of the 15-20 failure to feeds.
Unfortunately I can’t resell this gun. Because I’ve already ordered a Deadpool holster. And it looks awesome. So I’ll be fixing it in the next couple weeks. Oh and the accuracy, the sights are offensive. It shoots way left and you have to shoot so far above the point of point of aim that you would think you’re shooting a 223 at 300 yards. If this was my first gun, I’d leave the sport.
Initial issues that are clear as day to me but apparently not to S&W:
The sights are the wrong height
The Extractor is way too tight
The feed lips on the mags are too short
The Magazine follower is defective and causes the bullet to jump out on the last round
The magazine catch is too small (tons of reports of the magazine shooting out of the gun)
The recoil spring is too weak
I’ve got new sights, recoil springs, extractors on order. See what happens. This was destined to be my new carry gun… right now I would prefer my attacker have this as his offense. Because it doesn’t work and with the current sights, he’ll miss anyways.
Just a small update on the sights. As installed at the factory, the front sight is 88 percent of the height of the rear sight. .30 vs .34. On my M&P 40 4" (My 10mm is a 4") The front sight is 72.73 percent the height of the rear sight. The Dawson CORE sights I ordered are only available in one option for all models. That is a front sight that is 73.47 percent as high as the rear sight. FROM THE FACTORY, the sights are off by 15 percent. And confirmed by the gold standard in sight manufacturers by the ONLY sight they offer for this style firearm. Infuriating.
Okay second quick update. The first round that shot me in the face was a UMC 10mm. The second was a Magtech 10mm. Now if I had read that this gun was built around Hot ammo or High end ammo, whatever that is. Then I would calm down and say "Well UMC is known dog crap, and Magtech is kind of low end, it's sure no Underwood" Go look up Smith and Wessons press releases. This firearm was designed around "Magtech 180grain ammo" Honestly they should almost get sued for releasing such an unreliable piece of crap. People get 10mm's to defend against bears.
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