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It worked. Just to be an asshole, I loaded it with mixed duty loads: 147 HST, 124 +P Gold Dot, 124 +P HST.

No issues at all.

I put a lot of hand strength into trying to dislodge it.

Wouldn't budge, and the plate button popped with some authority when I installed it.

I might be using this for ShootSIG this year.

I...

After some research, I found the flat floorplates from a Smith M&P9 will readily transfer to an SP2022, removing that unsightly projection.

It definitely increases concealability, and it was a...

I'm a great fan of the Smith 2.0.

It really doesn't care what you feed it, but it's exquisite with 180 grainers.

As to recoil, I'm not seeing much of a difference, even in one handed shooting....

180 grain HST as a first choice.

I only have one .40 these days (Smith 2.0), and I swear it was made for 180's.

Even the cheap Remington shoots well.

My G30S gets standard pressure HST.

The 30.4 and the M&P Compact 4" are omnivorous. They just don't care, and the Smith seems to recoil less. Seems.

Those two are much more accepting of +P, and...

I sort of backed into the 30S.

In Oregon, we got stuck with Measure 114 (dead for now, it seems). That left me with a horrible attitude concerning leftists, and a gap in the armory.

I knew the...

That was the consensus at the last armorer's course.

Imagine a room full of experienced gun carriers, all cringing at the thought of that as a duty trigger.

Bought.

I remember Erick from our time in Iraq.

One hell of a trainer.

I have both, both being a 2.0 four-inch, and a 23.5.

I couldn't tell you which I like better, but if I have my wife in tow, I usually carry the Smith, because she can wield the Smith quite well....

I can tell you from recent experience the 23 Gen 5 with the LTT grip anchor is a pussycat.

A really accurate one. I don't see a 10mm as any real improvement, dimension wise.

Since M114 'passed' here, I've had to go .45.

The full trial in state court is pending, but I have zero faith in the law in Oregon.

It kills me to relegate my M&P9 to HD alone, but there you...

Surprises never stop.

I've never had a bad mid-size Smith, and the new 2.0 is not an exception.

It seemed to really prefer (by that, I mean one hole at ten meters) the +P loadings, but it was...

Agree about Portland being a shithole.

I have to work in the city proper, but I live in a nearby suburb. Believe me when I say, my head is generally on a swivel.

And to add some sprinkles to...

Many thanks. I've worked with a lot of people who greatly respect the RA9T, so it was worth seeing if performance is equivalent.

I can't tell much from CB gel, but that seems encouraging.

M&P9 2.0, with an empty chamber and light.

Full magazine of RA9T, with an AR in the closet.

Similar route.

Thought I'd settled on M&P9, in the 2.0 edition.

They shoot fine, but I'm still markedly better with Glocks (and just to mess with conventional thinking, I shoot better with my...

I've owned both, and the 30S is my choice, without question. I say this after owning a Gen3 G30. Great pistol, but too large in the hand for weak hand work. The 30S reduces the trigger reach a bit,...

If Hornady doesn't overpenetrate, it could be my new best friend.

I'll certainly agree with that.

In fact, I'm considering relegating my 9 Compact to home defense, and using the .40 Compact as a street gun.

I base this on accuracy, and the evidence is piling...

I readily defer to the real SME cadre here, but my one failure to expand in such testing was a 230 grain Ranger-T.

It went through four jugs without any expansion whatever.

I had on hand an old...

Of course it is. If this is a valid QC issue, no way would I carry that.

Thankfully, I have plenty of ATK stuff on hand.

How old is this ammo? Tan or black box?

Winnie had some QC issues, which were supposedly addressed. If this is current ammo, then my stash is going into training usage only.

I'll second that. I think it's a fine idea.

If you're testing in VYSE, may I request the following from short barrels?

147 grain HST
147 grain Winchester M1153
147 grain RA9SXT-C

I appreciate your efforts.