S&W M&P - what's the difference in accuracy between the full size and the compact?
S&W M&P - what's the difference in accuracy between the full size and the compact?
Only shot a 9mm compact once. Favorable to my fullsize .40 & .45 out to 15 yards.
I know some full size 9mm m&p are plagued with poor accuracy, not sure about the compacts (I think they have different lockign blocks) I have owned two m&p 9 compacts and both grouped well at 25 yards.
Chemist.
Got anymore info on that? I'm intrigued, certain generations, serial numbers, etc, etc, etc? Was this recent or was this years ago?I know some full size 9mm m&p are plagued with poor accuracy
Was it isolated to certain types of ammo?
Thanks.
ETA: Also, what was the groupings like on those that had poor accuracy?
Nobody is impressed by what you can't do. -THJ
I have a full sized 9mm M&P and have been disappointed with it's accuracy. I've shot it many times, my wife (a rather accomplished shooter) and several friends who know what they're doing have fired the pistol.
It's odd, all shooters using the same ammo (124 gr. Federal American Eagle) shot groups at 15 yds. which varied from an average of 4" to 8" each.
There's a huge thread about this at M4 Carbine.net (which I'd link to but the site is down at the moment, dammit).
Larry Vickers seems to think the slide to barrel lockup timing is off on some versions of this pistol.
And I guess I've got one.
Help Protect Our 2nd Amendment Rights -- Join The NRA
"Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more, you should never wish to do less". General Robert E. Lee
That's a pretty well known issue. The BarSto barrel, which addresses the unlocking issue, has been in development for a long while.
http://pistol-forum.com/showthread.p...ight=unlocking
I ditched my M&Ps, about a year ago, because of this very issue.
Last edited by JV_; 09-13-2011 at 04:33 PM.
I have two full sized M&P's and have not noticed any accuracy issues with either of them using 9mm NATO ammo. But that is but two examples.
You can get much more of what you want with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone.