New Plastic Pistol

[mikegideon]

Had the bug recently to buy me a new plastic pistol. Fondled the G19 and the M&P 9. Picked this one. Actually a used, low mileage one.

[chemprof]

Another good home found. Congrats! Go back and get the G19 when you can!

[mikegideon]

Got four real reliable 9's now. Just thought I should get one plastic one to see what the fuss was about. I like the M&P better than the Glock, even tho it's a bigger pain in the butt to strip.

[Mike]

Any interest in getting it stippled?

Mike

[mikegideon]

Any interest in getting it stippled?

Mike

Maybe. I really like what you did to yours. Since this was a used gun, it was missing the two additional grip pieces. Gotta make sure the grip is sized to my liking first, and gonna have to hit the S&W store to do it.

[Links2k]

Put the Apex sear and fpb in there and you will love that M&P 9. Those parts make the trigger butter smooth.

[mikegideon]

Put the Apex sear and fpb in there and you will love that M&P 9. Those parts make the trigger butter smooth.

Best source? Trigger is a little gnarly.

[BigK]

I've almost gotten one of these twice now, but something got in my way both times. I've heard lots of good things and fondled a few from time to time.

[mikegideon]

I spent a little time with it and the G19. I'll admit that I was leaning toward the S&W before I went in. Honestly, I wasn't going to buy either one, and saw the used one with a real decent price as i was getting ready to leave. Out of the 4 9mm's I have, 3 are S&W. If I had to pick a favorite right now, it's still the CZ P01, but by a thin margin. My model 59 will still run with any of them.

I'll try to shove some lead thru this guy before the weekend is over.

[BigK]

I thought I was the only one that wanted 4 9mm's. I have a P-01 and as much as I hate to admit it, a Hi-Point. I want a M&P 9 and a 75B.

[mikegideon]

I bought my Model 59 new about 30 years ago. Been a fan of S&W autos ever since. I have some other decent defense pistols in other calibers, but I guess I'm a 9mm fan

[BigK]

Me too. I know 9mm gets a lot of ribbing by the "nothing that doesn't start with a 4" crowd, but I like them a lot. I may sneak a S&W .38 or .357 into my collection before I get the 2 9mms I want though. I got my eye on a police trade in Model 67 for around $250, but I'd rather hold out for the .357.

[mikegideon]

I would lean toward the .357. You can always use it as a .38 if you want

[Mike]

Best source? Trigger is a little gnarly.

Apextactical.com

Randy is a good guy. The DCAEK is one of the nicest installations I've done on a pistol. A very good upgrade.

Mike

[mikegideon]

Apextactical.com

Randy is a good guy. The DCAEK is one of the nicest installations I've done on a pistol. A very good upgrade.

Mike

Thanks. I trigger is one of the reasons I picked the M&P over the Glock.

[Trekbike]

Gotta make sure the grip is sized to my liking first, and gonna have to hit the S&W store to do it.

Which one is on the pistol now, the small, med, or large? I'm running the medium. Saw you're in Nashville. You're welcome to try the ones I've got rather than buy the other grips just to try. PM me if you want.

Like others have said, the Apex parts really help the trigger.

[mikegideon]

Which one is on the pistol now, the small, med, or large? I'm running the medium. Saw you're in Nashville. You're welcome to try the ones I've got rather than buy the other grips just to try. PM me if you want.

Like others have said, the Apex parts really help the trigger.

Thanks for the offer. It's the medium right now. I would like to try the small. They're dirt cheap (under 5 bucks), but Midway and Brownell's are out of stock on the smalls. Right now, it doesn't quite fit as well as my CZ. That's a pretty tall order, but it's worth a shot.

I'll definately do the Apex parts.

[Links2k]

Best source? Trigger is a little gnarly.

Go to www.apextactical.com for the parts. The owner is on www.mp-pistol.com all of the time. There is a thread with over a thousand post in it to verify how good these parts are. I had them in my M&P .45 also before I sold it to a forum member.

[mikegideon]

Go to www.apextactical.com for the parts. The owner is on www.mp-pistol.com all of the time. There is a thread with over a thousand post in it to verify how good these parts are. I had them in my M&P .45 also before I sold it to a forum member.

So, does the DCAEK kit cover everything?

[Trekbike]

Maybe. I really like what you did to yours. Since this was a used gun, it was missing the two additional grip pieces. Gotta make sure the grip is sized to my liking first, and gonna have to hit the S&W store to do it.

Here's a stippling job from one of the members on the MP-Pistol forum. One of the cleanest I've seen.

[mikegideon]

Mike did a helluva job on his too. I remember the pic, just don't know how to dig it up

[mikegideon]

Kit is in stock at Midway

[Trekbike]

Mike did a helluva job on his too. I remember the pic, just don't know how to dig it up

Here's Mike's - copied from his post.

[mikegideon]

Here's Mike's - copied from his post.

So, I take it the M&P gets a little slimy when you sweat all over it? That's another plus for the CZ. Good swamp gun.

[Mike]

Mike did a helluva job on his too. I remember the pic, just don't know how to dig it up

This is the latest. I will probably be getting a new backstrap to stipple like I have the frame. I like the dot effect quite a bit more than the lines. Also I will most likely start trimming some, if not all, of the beavertail away.

Mike

Edited August 21, 2010 by Mike