Well, I shot my new M&P 9mm compact tonight for the first time. I shot it as part of my NRA concealed carry class. I give this pistol a big time :congrats:.
Location: NRA indoor range at NRA HQ, Fairfax, VA
Distance: 15 feet, 25 feet
Ammunition: Winchester 115gr FMJ "white box", Hornady 124gr TAP hollow point, Winchester 127gr Ranger +P+ hollow point
Accuracy: at both 15 and 25 feet I could put all shots within 2 - 3 inches standing using a two hand grip. Many shots were touching or breaking the same holes.
Function: gun cycled perfectly; no FTF or FTE with any ammo
Sights; 6 o'clock POI dead center right out of the box; no adjustments needed. Very visible white dots, easy to line up.
Handling: the gun definitely feels short in the grip -especially with the mag without the finger extension. When using the short grip mag, my groups were not nearly as good. Probably easy to learn to shoot fine with a 2 finger grip with the short mag, but the mag with the finger extension was a lot better and contributed to small groups. The gun had plenty of heft - you don't feel like you're shooting some lightweight pocket pistol. Gun recovers from recoil quickly. The grip, while short, feels full in the hand - much better than a single stack Kahr P9
Recoil: for a 9mm, recoil was only a bit stouter than with a full size 9mm
Ammo notes: the Winny FMJ 115 rounds were accurate enough for the distance and consistent. The Hornady TAP rounds seemed to cycle the action slugishly - I could feel the slide travel on each shot. OK accuracy. The Winchester 127 gr +P+ Ranger rounds were great - recoil was no more than regular ammo, and the action cycled super quick and snappy- gave a great feel to each shot. Accuracy was excellent - double taps were right on top of each other. If I didn't know that this ammo will beat up a gun over time if used a lot, I'd shoot this stuff all the time (and if it were cheaper). As it is, this will definitely be my carry defense ammo. POI was no different. The instructor who was behind me was expecting a lot of muzzle flash and smoke, but said he saw none.
OVERALL: I am very pleased with this pistol. I will be ordering another couple of mags with the finger extension - they just feel so much better. Great feel, great accuracy, and so far 100% reliable after 200 rounds. Great looks too. The range instructor said this was his first time with someone shooting a M&P compact and he was very impressed with it - he usually doesn't like compacts either he said.
Location: NRA indoor range at NRA HQ, Fairfax, VA
Distance: 15 feet, 25 feet
Ammunition: Winchester 115gr FMJ "white box", Hornady 124gr TAP hollow point, Winchester 127gr Ranger +P+ hollow point
Accuracy: at both 15 and 25 feet I could put all shots within 2 - 3 inches standing using a two hand grip. Many shots were touching or breaking the same holes.
Function: gun cycled perfectly; no FTF or FTE with any ammo
Sights; 6 o'clock POI dead center right out of the box; no adjustments needed. Very visible white dots, easy to line up.
Handling: the gun definitely feels short in the grip -especially with the mag without the finger extension. When using the short grip mag, my groups were not nearly as good. Probably easy to learn to shoot fine with a 2 finger grip with the short mag, but the mag with the finger extension was a lot better and contributed to small groups. The gun had plenty of heft - you don't feel like you're shooting some lightweight pocket pistol. Gun recovers from recoil quickly. The grip, while short, feels full in the hand - much better than a single stack Kahr P9
Recoil: for a 9mm, recoil was only a bit stouter than with a full size 9mm
Ammo notes: the Winny FMJ 115 rounds were accurate enough for the distance and consistent. The Hornady TAP rounds seemed to cycle the action slugishly - I could feel the slide travel on each shot. OK accuracy. The Winchester 127 gr +P+ Ranger rounds were great - recoil was no more than regular ammo, and the action cycled super quick and snappy- gave a great feel to each shot. Accuracy was excellent - double taps were right on top of each other. If I didn't know that this ammo will beat up a gun over time if used a lot, I'd shoot this stuff all the time (and if it were cheaper). As it is, this will definitely be my carry defense ammo. POI was no different. The instructor who was behind me was expecting a lot of muzzle flash and smoke, but said he saw none.
OVERALL: I am very pleased with this pistol. I will be ordering another couple of mags with the finger extension - they just feel so much better. Great feel, great accuracy, and so far 100% reliable after 200 rounds. Great looks too. The range instructor said this was his first time with someone shooting a M&P compact and he was very impressed with it - he usually doesn't like compacts either he said.