Originally Posted by
NickDrak
The only real "issue" that has concerned me with the M&P9's is the tendency for the slide to "Auto-Forward" during speed reloads. I know some may consider this a "feature", and while I have found that yes, it drops my reloads times when running ball FMJ ammo during training, I have also found that approximately 70-80% of the time it will induce a feed-way stoppage when running several different types of duty/hollow point ammo when relying on the "Auto-Forward". Every 9mm M&P FS I have shot does this consistently. Basically, the nose of the hollow point round gets hung-up at the very bottom of the feed-ramp completely locking the slide and requiring remedial action to clear it. I have owned two different M&P9 FS's. One from early 2007, and one from mid 2010. Both do this consistently. I have also tested this on thee other co-workers M&P9's with the same results.
I have had to recently re-train myself to not slam the magazine home and to use the slide stop lever to release the slide during my reloads.
I recently installed a KKM barrel in my M&P9 and it also locks-up when slamming the magazine in during reloads.
I will try to make a video in the next couple of days to show exactly what I am talking about.