I just received in a batch of S&W M&P’s and wanted to cover some of the changes.
Trigger bar: The latest version has a Letter “H” stamped into the side of it.
Slide catch/release: Has a bump on the right side that presses against the trigger bar giving the shooter a positive click during reset
Sear: This is now a Performance Center Sear.
Barrel: The twist rate happened some time ago, but it appears that that the slide to barrel hood fit is much better than what I have seen in the past. You still aren’t going to get the same groups as a custom fitted barrel, but the guns should produce 3-5" groups @ 25yds. More than good enough for a service pistol.
That’s good to know. I really wanted to like the one I bought last year but did not want to spend the money fix what should have worked from the factory.
Good to see some information like this. I was sort of considering an M&P as my first polymer pistol, but I didn’t feel like trying to figure out the maze of different SKU’s and the various updates and changed that have taken place in the past half dozen months.
This is good to hear. I currently have a 9mm compact on back order (LE), and I am hoping it comes with the upgrades.
Grant, do you know if these upgraded parts, particularly the trigger bar and slide stop, are in the pipeline yet? I would really be interested in upgrading a few of my older M&Ps.
I do like the M&P’s best when it comes to the more mainstream polymer guns, but I am thinking that I will like the HK P30 better. The grip was love at first grab, and I was surprised by the paddle magazine release and how easy it was for me to use. I am just a little unsure of the LEM trigger at this point, otherwise I probably would have purchased one by now.
I like HK’s pistols (a lot). It is however double the price of the M&P. This coupled with the AWESOME trigger options from Apex, it is a hard gun to beat.
It’s hard to compare the M&P to H&K with price difference. Either the M&P works great for you at <$450 or you want to pay for the extras that come with the H&K.
And if you qualify for the Military/LEO rebate, the S&W drops to <$400.
Grant you have M&Ps at $430? WOW, that is literally impossible to beat! I now wish I’d bought my M&Ps from you… Kinda wish I was in the market for one right now, but I will refer people to G&R, good to know.
