New M&P9 ran flawlessly through its first 200 rounds

[iCarbine]

I got my new M&P9 to the range today and it flew through 200 rounds of WWB 115 gr FMJ with no problems, as expected.

I'm very pleased with the trigger thanks to APEX Tactical and G&R Tactical.

At 7 yards, POA/POI was perfect for elevation and just off to the left. I drifted the rear sight to the right and my shots where then spot on. The set screw never moved while firing. I was able to keep my groups palm-sized with relatively, for me, quick recovery.

The gun felt good in my hands and the gun jumped back on target quickly. I received a warning to slow down from the range officer, although I don't think I was shooting that fast. I ran an 8 second FASTest from the ready with a sloppy 4 second reload because I had to pick the mag up off the bench since I don't have carry gear yet. My split times averaged .74 and I felt I could have shot quicker, especially on the body shots.

From slide lock, a full magazine dropped the slide upon full seating everytime so I had to stop and NOT rack the slide to chamber a fresh round, which I think slowed me down a hair since it is a new phenomenon to me. I'll continue to monitor this over the next few 100 rounds. Although I should continue to rack the slide regardless of what happens.

The gun ran fine stong-hand only as well as weak-hand only. I also ran a few rounds with the gun canted 90 degrees to the right and left with no problems.

I am very pleased and look forward to a few 100 more rounds before I start function testing with 124 +P Gold Dots. Honestly, I've never been this excited about a gun and I'm itching to finish my transtion process from the 1911 to this M&P. Thanks to everyone at M4C for your advice and experience.

[MP9]

Congrats..

I have a mp9, stock trigger... it runs flawlessly.. I have almost 4000 rounds and 0 issue...It shoots smooth.. I like it more than my g19 gen4.

I use the mp for idpa and sometimes for uspsa.

and I think many people in the forum like the mp9 too.

[Nav195]

I had a really stiff trigger pull. It lightened up after about 1000 rounds. I'll get an apex kit eventually. But mine has over 2500 without any kind of malfunction. This is my go to pistol.

[sobiloff]

Ditto to the OP, except it was last weekend for me (and I don't have any Apex goodies yet).

I did have a couple of instances where the slide released after inserting a new mag but it didn't go forward very far. It didn't seem to have enough power behind it to strip the 147gr FMJ out of the magazine. A light tap on the back of the slide and it would go the rest of the way into battery, though.

I'm chalking that up to being a new gun and I bet as I work on my mag insertion technique it'll get better.

My pistol has a "born on" date from early February of this year, so it's pretty fresh. The trigger feels a little better than an older .40 I shot a few months ago, but I haven't stripped it down yet to see if mine has the MA plunger or not.

[Steve S.]

I'm about to finish up a 2k round test I've been doing. It's just for myself and seeing if the pistol will run. I wanted to do this for peace of mind after installing the Apex DCAEK kit.

I'm not cleaning it during this period of time either - and shooting a variety of loads (NO reloads though).

I've got about 400 rounds left in my mini test, and I've had no malfunctions or stoppages. Hoping to finish it up this coming weekend.

I'm very suprised at this - considering I've been carrying this gun and occasionally use it for kydex work. Between the residue, kydex dust, dust/lint from carrying, and dust/dirt from the shop - it's getting pretty nasty inside.

I understand SW uses a design that makes the gun "self cleaning" to some extent through gaps in the rail / frame. I thought this to be marketing hype - but I feel the gun should be much dirtier than it is at this point. I lubed it up well at the start of this test - and haven't lubed/cleaned/touched anything yet.

Very impressed so far...

[blackscot]

My wife's new M&P9 now has almost 400 rounds with zero malfs.

She is hoping the trigger will get less spongy over time. My G19 breaks a lot more crisply, but it has nearly 7K rounds.

She has a Blade Tech DOH for it on order (hopefully to arrive this week), and might do something with the sights eventually. Otherwise it is GTG.

[firstimpuslse]

Ditto to the OP, except it was last weekend for me (and I don't have any Apex goodies yet).

I did have a couple of instances where the slide released after inserting a new mag but it didn't go forward very far. It didn't seem to have enough power behind it to strip the 147gr FMJ out of the magazine. A light tap on the back of the slide and it would go the rest of the way into battery, though.

I'm chalking that up to being a new gun and I bet as I work on my mag insertion technique it'll get better.

It was my understanding that the M&P was designed to chamber a round when the magazine is inserted at the right angle.

But yeah, probably shouldnt be out of battery, probably just needs to break in

[sobiloff]

It was my understanding that the M&P was designed to chamber a round when the magazine is inserted at the right angle.

But yeah, probably shouldnt be out of battery, probably just needs to break in

Don't get me wrong--I love the idea since it saves a step when performing an emergency reload. However, if I'm going to rely on it, it has to be dead nutz reliable, otherwise I'll go back to manually cycling the slide. I think I can get it to be reliable with some more break-in and some refinement of my magazine seating technique, but I won't cry if that doesn't work and I have to continue manually cycling the slide.

[Magsz]

It was my understanding that the M&P was designed to chamber a round when the magazine is inserted at the right angle.

But yeah, probably shouldnt be out of battery, probably just needs to break in

This is not a design feature, it is a bug but it is deemed an acceptable bug as all auto loaders do this. Some do it easier than others.

Do NOT rely on it as it does not always happen. Be aware of what your weapon is doing and work with it accordingly.

[iCarbine]

DO NOT rely on it as it does not always happen. Be aware of what your weapon is doing and work with it accordingly.

I fully agree. My 1911 has never done this, so it was new to me. I will just have to retrain my brain to pay attention to what the gun is doing in this regard.