S&W M&P 2.0 Accuracy on current production models

[G19Fan]

Tom, can you spitball group size at 25 in inches?

Eager to know this as well. I randomly want a metal.m&p9.

No idea why

[GJM]

Eager to know this as well. I randomly want a metal.m&p9.

No idea why

I have a friend who shot one in uspsa CO (with a five inch 2.0 polymer pistol upper with an Apex barrel) for a while, and he shot it great. When I coonfingered the metal M&P, I really liked it.

[G19Fan]

I have a friend who shot one in uspsa CO (with a five inch 2.0 polymer pistol upper with an Apex barrel) for a while, and he shot it great. When I coonfingered the metal M&P, I really liked it.

The 5 inch m&p9s shoot so well

Before my wife went to p365 series she would carry a m&p.compact. those also shot great

[GJM]

Here is my friend, Ryan, shooting the M&P metal:

[coN]

I look forward to this. Please post some photos of your groups with their approximate size at 25 so we can make comparisons.

Absolutely. I'm trying to hock a Glock 34 G4. Once it sells, M&P Metal here I come. So for now, here are some samples of 20 yard offhand shooting with 124gr STV. I'll also include a PDP target, same distance, same ammo since it's in the conversation for great accuracy/precision OoB.

[G19Fan]

Absolutely. I'm trying to hock a Glock 34 G4. Once it sells, M&P Metal here I come. So for now, here are some samples of 20 yard offhand shooting with 124gr STV. I'll also include a PDP target, same distance, same ammo since it's in the conversation for great accuracy/precision OoB.

Great shooting

[Tom Givens]

I haven't shot a lot of groups with it. Most firing has been shooting drills and comparing scores to my customized Glocks. The M&P is a bit easier to score well with.

The one time I shot for groups, I got about 1.5"- 1.75" at 20 yards. That is offhand, with 70 year old eyes and iron sights, using a bright green 3" paster as an aiming point.

[GJM]

This afternoon, I took my 2.0 five inch M&P with an OEM barrel, and the same with a Randy Lee fit Apex barrel, to the range. Hardly scientific but I shot one five shot group at 25 yards with each pistol with Federal Syntech 150 and PMC 124.

First I shot the 2.0 with the OEM barrel with Syntech.



Then the OEM gun with PMC 124.



Then the Apex five inch gun with Syntech.



Than the Apex gun with PMC 124.



Then I shot my Glock 19 with the Mayhem barrel and new OEM performance trigger with Syntech.



Then I shot the 19 in my pants with Gold Dot 124+P. It also has a Mayhem barrel and comp.



These are anecdotes not data, but the accuracy I experienced with the 2.0 five inch with the OEM barrel is typical of what I experienced at 25 yards over the year I shot it in USPSA CO.

[BK14]

I have a friend who shot one in uspsa CO (with a five inch 2.0 polymer pistol upper with an Apex barrel) for a while, and he shot it great. When I coonfingered the metal M&P, I really liked it.

From a purely performance standpoint, would you recommend going with the 5” over the 4.25”? My agency just approved the M&Ps, so I’ve been looking into them as an option. I generally lean towards Glock 34s over 17s, but it’s likely just carryover from shooting production, not sure that the extra slide length gives me anything over a 17 with a dot.

[GJM]

From a purely performance standpoint, would you recommend going with the 5” over the 4.25”? My agency just approved the M&Ps, so I’ve been looking into them as an option. I generally lean towards Glock 34s over 17s, but it’s likely just carryover from shooting production, not sure that the extra slide length gives me anything over a 17 with a dot.

Anecdotally, I believe the 4.25 may be a bit more accurate than a 5 inch. For iron sight use, the extra sight radius of the 5 might offset the possible accuracy gain of the 4.25, but with a dot I find 4.25-4.6 ideal for how the slide tracks and general comfort carrying. Especially if you use a TLR-7, where if you use an X-300, then the 5 inch is no disadvantage in holster length.

Lots of pros and cons, that gets down to them both being reasonable choices. For USPSA Carry Optics, I prefer 5 inch with an Apex barrel, but prefer for EDC the 4 or 4.25. Given the choice, I would rather have a direct milled slide than the CORE system and factory BUIS.