S&W M&P9: "Proven Excellence" by Nutnfancy

Declared as an outstanding pistol design in my November 2008 initial tabletop review, the S&W M&P9 now is proven as such in TNP. Much shooting in both range and tactical fashion has only endeared me more to the design. It is a good looking, low recoiling, well-built pistol with excellent ergos. At 28 or so ounces it is still light enough for most service pistol roles, depending on loadout. The sights are excellent low profile Novaks and enable the gun to be shot accurately with good speed. Lefties shoud rejoice because the M&P pistol series feature reversible magazine releases and the low profile slide stop is already on both sides. Field strip is easy and fast although I deem the take down/sear deactivation tool unnecessary. The S&W M&P Pro series gives improvements to the trigger (4.5 to 5 lbs stated) but I found nothing wrong with it as is. From this extensive shooting therefore, I place this M&P9 in the same category of reliability, durability, accuracy, and 2nd type of cool as Glock and Sig. /////////////////////// Nutnfancy Likability Scale: 9.5 out of 10//////// Music: www.torley.com

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[556Med]

Love my M&Pc 9

[wildcatactual]

@2high2aim

IMO your first centerfire handgun should be 9mm. Ammo is cheaper than .40, often by a considerable margin. You'll be able to shoot a lot more 9x19 for a given $ amount. Felt recoil and muzzle blast is less than a .40. This will help you gain skill & confidence. Capacity is a bit more in 9mm as well. More rounds are never a bad thing, all else being equal. As for "stopping power," there is essentially no difference between 9 & 40. Use good ammo & fear not for your safety.

[uptonman]

if its good enough for nutnfancy. its good enough for me. picking up mine next week.

[dschinkal]

Love this gun. The only problem I have is that the casings tend to go backwards rather than to the right

[BekkerOnGunsNHunting]

@djericexcel I have not had any issue with the finish on the vtac but the sights are garbage and i do not recommend them to anyone even the tactical operator i changed them out for a pair of trijicon bright and toughs and there great sights.. When it comes to the vtac sights having using them for 2000 rounds and having multiple issues with them there are total junk...

[DavidAllanRoberts]

The M&P PRO has a much better trigger. Nutnfancy mentioned the lighter trigger pull, but the re-set is shorter as well, compared to the standard M&P.

Night sights are not standard on the PRO model. Fiber optic front sight is standard.

[NarwhalMan79]

would you recommend this over a sig p226?

[taskforce437]

Okay, so this has probbably been done a million times before, but which striker fired pistol (Glock, M&P, XDM, PPQ etc) is better? (as in best sights, most comfortable grip, smoothest trigger type criteria)

[WoWoWeeMo]

i got one and i love it!!! im buying the 40 cal

[djericexcel]

@BekkerOnGunsNHunting You can get the standard M&P and slap the V Tac sights on it and never have to worry about the multiple problems with the finish. All-in all, Avoid the V tac simply for the crappy finish.

[djericexcel]

@BekkerOnGunsNHunting Also the finish adds more to the weight and is a thicker coat than the black Melonite and this makes the gun functionirregular for the first few hundred rounds and cretes a larger BREAK-in period during this period brass will hit you in the face, but eventually it all works out. Also the V tac't most impressive feature is the sights. Here is the kicker though.