S&w M&p-9 +p?

[mlandman]

Any one use +P? I THINK I heard that S&W has normal loads only in their instructions. Does that make sense in a new pistol, or is it the lawyers talking?

 

[gtee03]

My defense loads are +P Golden Sabers for my M&P. Haven't shot a whole lot of them (~500 to make sure the cartridges fed reliably), but you shouldn't have a problem for occasional practice and self defense.

 

[Coronach]

It will handle the hot stuff just fine.

 

[SaxonPig]

Factory .38 Special +P ammo is loaded well below industry maximum pressure for the caliber and is perfectly safe in a quality gun in good condition.

 

[Coronach]

I'm confused. What does .38 spl have to do with it?

Edit: Oh, duh. I see. Saxon, he's talking about the M&P9 autopistol, not the old M&P revolver. This is what happens when S&W recycles names.

 

[The Lone Haranguer]

(getting out my glasses and the owner's manual for mine ...)

All I can find is a prohibition on +P in pre-1958 K-frame revolvers, and on +P+ (which has no SAAMI specs) in all guns. Plus-P (no extra plus) has a SAAMI spec. Also, this same gun is available in .40 and even .357 SIG. I see no reason why, with its beefy slide, it couldn't handle all the +P you care to shoot. The recoil spring might wear a little faster.

 

[Coronach]

Yeah, it might. Heck, it will...anything that cycles the gun harder will wear stuff faster, the reasonable question is 'will it wear it unacceptably faster?' Or, even noticably faster? I dunno.

Most PDs (most everyone, really) shoot average loads for practice and reserve the really hot stuff for duty and occasional target/training use. You can make a Kframe .357 last for a looooooooooong time that way despite the frame being on the light side for .357, so I see no reason why your average autopistol would have difficulty with a similar regemen.

Mike

 

[legion3]

I would hope the M&P would be tough enough to go with +P or +P+...

Glock says to shoot their guns all day long with +P+