This afternoon I was Shooting the new M&P 9f I bought last week and something rather odd took place. The white dot in the front sight disappeared around round 300. At first I thought it was just carbon buildup, however upon closer inspection I saw that the actual dot flew out- There is a vacant hole where it used to reside.
I already spoke with S&W customer service and a new front sight is on the way, which is cool.
I'm really curious if this has happened with any regularity among new manufacture M&P's? I noticed Smith is no longer installing genuine Novak sights like they used to. Are the current sights supposed to be a durable, equivalent replacement,
or a cost saving measure taken without regard to quality? (I have an M&P357f I purchased in 2007 with Novaks and ~ 10,000 rounds through it without parts falling off.)
Should I expect the new front sight to last more then 6 boxes of FMJ's or spring for some aftermarket sights? I actually like the stock 3 dots a lot, so this wasn't in the works. . .