ASH556
02-27-2012, 04:28 PM
I recently made the switch from my tried and true for 8 years Glock 19 to a pair of new M&P 9's that I got from Grant. One is to be my carry gun and the other is to be my dedicated HD gun with AAC Evo 9 silencer. I picked up the guns last Wednesday and shot them for the first time yesterday.
I fired a total of 200 rnds of 115gr S&B and 34 rnds of 147gr Gold Dot HP. I only put 3 mags through the suppressor host (2 with suppressor and 1with the non-threaded barrel swapped in). The suppressor host gun was flawless while I experience a failure to lock on last round with every mag of S&B through the carry gun (the first mag consisting of GDHP's did lock the slide.)
First target of the day, 7 yards, 17 rounds GDHP offhand:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7070/6787569680_78c90e79cc.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stormtroopn/6787569680/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stormtroopn/6787569680/) by stormtroopn (http://www.flickr.com/people/stormtroopn/), on Flickr
I'll be honest, I was pretty disappointed in the first group, but it got a little better. Here's the next group of 10 rds @ 7 yds with the S&B:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7184/6787570488_cf7001e4ee.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stormtroopn/6787570488/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stormtroopn/6787570488/) by stormtroopn (http://www.flickr.com/people/stormtroopn/), on Flickr
Then, I put a 17rd mag of GDHP through the other pistol with the silencer. I was very happy with the lack of POI shift and the size of the group (the two flier-looking rounds you see at the bottom actually belong to the group for the dot below. I stacked up a few 2" orange dots for POA):
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7180/6933684185_7f16e3282c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stormtroopn/6933684185/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stormtroopn/6933684185/) by stormtroopn (http://www.flickr.com/people/stormtroopn/), on Flickr
I then tried the carry gun off-hand @ 25yds, the results were dismal. High and left. I always tended hight and left with my Glock at distance as well. I must have a form flaw:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7052/6933680189_84084cdec1.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stormtroopn/6933680189/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stormtroopn/6933680189/) by stormtroopn (http://www.flickr.com/people/stormtroopn/), on Flickr
In an effort to elimnate myself as the variable, I benched the carry pistol and fired another 10 rounds @ 25 with not much better results:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7183/6787565906_1ff76f62a8.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stormtroopn/6787565906/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stormtroopn/6787565906/) by stormtroopn (http://www.flickr.com/people/stormtroopn/), on Flickr
All in all, I'm not unhappy with the results. I'm most excited about the silencer host and how well the can shoots on this gun. My Glock never shot nearly as well with the can on it. The triggers in both pistols are fine with me. I enjoy the grips and the sights. I feel I need to practice some more at distance before I make a final accuracy judgement. I plan to go to an indoor range with some rental guns so I can put the M&P up against something else to determine the accuracy differential, if any.
I'll leave you with a few pics of my ugly mug shooting the pistol and my buddy (karmapolice's) MK18:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7065/6787575574_99bea3d248.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stormtroopn/6787575574/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stormtroopn/6787575574/) by stormtroopn (http://www.flickr.com/people/stormtroopn/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7067/6933688177_ab3b78d91c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stormtroopn/6933688177/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stormtroopn/6933688177/) by stormtroopn (http://www.flickr.com/people/stormtroopn/), on Flickr
I fired a total of 200 rnds of 115gr S&B and 34 rnds of 147gr Gold Dot HP. I only put 3 mags through the suppressor host (2 with suppressor and 1with the non-threaded barrel swapped in). The suppressor host gun was flawless while I experience a failure to lock on last round with every mag of S&B through the carry gun (the first mag consisting of GDHP's did lock the slide.)
First target of the day, 7 yards, 17 rounds GDHP offhand:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7070/6787569680_78c90e79cc.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stormtroopn/6787569680/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stormtroopn/6787569680/) by stormtroopn (http://www.flickr.com/people/stormtroopn/), on Flickr
I'll be honest, I was pretty disappointed in the first group, but it got a little better. Here's the next group of 10 rds @ 7 yds with the S&B:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7184/6787570488_cf7001e4ee.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stormtroopn/6787570488/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stormtroopn/6787570488/) by stormtroopn (http://www.flickr.com/people/stormtroopn/), on Flickr
Then, I put a 17rd mag of GDHP through the other pistol with the silencer. I was very happy with the lack of POI shift and the size of the group (the two flier-looking rounds you see at the bottom actually belong to the group for the dot below. I stacked up a few 2" orange dots for POA):
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7180/6933684185_7f16e3282c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stormtroopn/6933684185/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stormtroopn/6933684185/) by stormtroopn (http://www.flickr.com/people/stormtroopn/), on Flickr
I then tried the carry gun off-hand @ 25yds, the results were dismal. High and left. I always tended hight and left with my Glock at distance as well. I must have a form flaw:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7052/6933680189_84084cdec1.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stormtroopn/6933680189/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stormtroopn/6933680189/) by stormtroopn (http://www.flickr.com/people/stormtroopn/), on Flickr
In an effort to elimnate myself as the variable, I benched the carry pistol and fired another 10 rounds @ 25 with not much better results:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7183/6787565906_1ff76f62a8.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stormtroopn/6787565906/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stormtroopn/6787565906/) by stormtroopn (http://www.flickr.com/people/stormtroopn/), on Flickr
All in all, I'm not unhappy with the results. I'm most excited about the silencer host and how well the can shoots on this gun. My Glock never shot nearly as well with the can on it. The triggers in both pistols are fine with me. I enjoy the grips and the sights. I feel I need to practice some more at distance before I make a final accuracy judgement. I plan to go to an indoor range with some rental guns so I can put the M&P up against something else to determine the accuracy differential, if any.
I'll leave you with a few pics of my ugly mug shooting the pistol and my buddy (karmapolice's) MK18:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7065/6787575574_99bea3d248.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stormtroopn/6787575574/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stormtroopn/6787575574/) by stormtroopn (http://www.flickr.com/people/stormtroopn/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7067/6933688177_ab3b78d91c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stormtroopn/6933688177/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stormtroopn/6933688177/) by stormtroopn (http://www.flickr.com/people/stormtroopn/), on Flickr