jawman
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Yes, but how are we as consumers able to sniff out the "good" versions? It would be nice to know what serial number range to look for in order to identify the more recent revamped models.
He very badly wants an M&P 9mm but has a lot of trepidation about ever owning one and he has not warmed up to the idea of buying one and then needing to buy an aftermarket barrel to correct the accuracy problem.
All it would take is to call/email S&W customer service and they should be able to tell you the serial numbers that have the new lighter/cleaner M&P trigger.
Darn, now S&W will probably hate me for having their customer service inundated with emails/calls!
Yes, but how are we as consumers able to sniff out the "good" versions?
Sigh. I'm issued this weapon. I've shot hundreds of these pistols, mostly in 9mm, but also in .40 S&W and .45 ACP. We've had phenomenal success with the platform. Qual scores went up considerably after replacing our expensive German pistols with these American pistols. We had minor issues with a very small number of the 9s, and initially with the .45s. S&W fixed the problems post-haste.
I personally have not detected any accuracy issues (and I'm a firearms instructor) over the past four years with the M&Ps that I'd blame on the pistol.
But if some of you want to jump on the internet bandwagon and believe bunk over the word of someone who's been shooting, and supervising the shooting, of this pistol for the past four years, have at it.
So this would be the internet M&P community vice the M&P community that carries them for a living? We've shot more'n a few of these, but ... hey ... whatever ...Lots of people have had no trouble with their M&P9s, but with all due respect, premature unlocking and its significant impact on accuracy is a known issue in the M&P community at large,
jawman, I'd concede that ... but my sample is fairly large, and we've been using 'em for the past four years ... And yeah, we've had lemons, for sure, but I guess my point is, the percentages are wildly in one's favor for getting a good one; I think one can buy with confidence, and if for some reason, it isn't a shooter, S&W will make it right.
...my experience has been practical, not simply what I've read on various forums or internet websites. I'm fairly confident that I've seen the accuracy of this platform amply demonstrated.