Who is buying the m&p 1.0's that are going up for cheap? If so, great deal on barrels

[DamonL]

Locally, I see used M&P's going for under $400. I paid $350 for a FS Gen 1 9mm with thumb safety. It had the old 1/16 sear spring housing which I replaced. The part cost $50 and was out of stock at all the usual places. I found the correct part on EBay. Now I can install an Apex trigger kit. I have only test fired it and found the trigger to be pretty heavy. I will eventually test for accuracy and if poor, I will invest in a barrel. The sights are the original Novak's with dim tritium and may need replacing too. So my bargain may be expensive in the long run. I knew this going in after reading all the threads here. I am starting to think of the M&P as the 1911 of striker fired pistols.

[Trooper224]

Given the performance seen in two 2.0s recently purchased by a fellow troop, you know the one that was supposed to fix the problems of the 1.0, you couldn't give me an M&P of any vintage. Sadly, considering the issues I've also seen with new S&W revolvers, I can't get behind S&W at all these days.

[Gadfly]

Given the performance seen in two 2.0s recently purchased by a fellow troop, you know the one that was supposed to fix the problems of the 1.0, you couldn't give me an M&P of any vintage.

What are the 2.0 problems you speak of?


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[nightstalker865]

So with the new 2.0's selling for $399, why would anyone pay $350 for a gen 1?


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[Westtexasrancher]

Vetted vs troubled. Easy. Some folks don't want to beta test a new gun for issues that should have been caught before it was released. Early adopters deal with loads more crap than everyone else.

[Westtexasrancher]

And I spent less than that, with new trijicon HDs and spare mags (my personal case). You can do much better than 350! It was tough not buying a 2.0...until I started researching and seeing all the issues popping up after a k or two.

[ffhounddog]

I am in the market for a M&P 40 for my Sig P320.

[Wake27]

What are the 2.0 problems you speak of?


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Also wondering.

For the OP, I haven't seen much on the SilencerCo barrels, but what I have seen wasn't great IIRC. Just because KKM makes it doesn't mean its KKM spec'd. Whether or not its better than stock may be hard to say.

ETA - nevermind, looks like it has decent performance. That's tempting...

[willie]

If memory serves me right, the 1.0 Compact version has always had very good/excellent accuracy.

About S&W's unfortunate track record of not getting it right over and again. Can anybody here put forth plausible reasons for their continued failure?

[Hot Sauce]

If memory serves me right, the 1.0 Compact version has always had very good/excellent accuracy.

Correct on all counts. It is often overlooked because of its big brother has a rep for having a host of issues.