History:
The Smith & Wesson Military & Police (S&W M&P) was first introduced in the summer of 2005. When it first came out it was only available in 9 mm, 10 mm and .357 SIG the .45ACP came about in 2007 when the military was attempted to replace the M-9 Berretta 9mm with a .45ACP. So S&W along with other gun manufactures jumped at the chance to get the Government contract, unfortunately the contract has hit a wall and is on hold until further notice. However the Air Force is still testing to replace the M-9. But S&W hard already spend the money on the design and like any company needed to make some profit on their work so they turned to Civilian sales. So far sales are great and the M&P is in high demand. To date more than 276 domestic law enforcement agencies have purchased, approved for purchase, or approved for on-duty carry” the S&W M&P line of pistols.
Spec’s
- Barrel Length: 4.5in
- Width: 1.2in
- Height: 5.5in
- Length: 7.75in
- weight: 29.6 ounces w/o Mag
- Caliber: .45ACP
- Magazine Capacity: 10 rounds
- Action: Recoil operated, locked breech
- Sights: Steel ramp dovetail (front), steel Novak LoMount Carry (rear)
- Color: Black or Dark Earth
Review:
Well I finally got to shoot my S&W M&P .45 ACP! And Man was it worth the wait the action was smooth and dead on target! the M&P has allot of nice features to it like the inter changeable hand grips it comes with 3 different styles so you can adjust it to fit your hand size pretty well if not perfectly. The Safety is easy to operate I did wish it had a Red dot to indicate what safety selection you were on most people know the term “Red your dead” but for the M&P as long as it’s in the Up positions your on safe! you also have a trigger safety system that is pretty good only lets the trigger move if you are actually pressing the trigger. there also is a little port on the top of the chamber that you can look down into and see if their is a round in the chamber. the sights on the M&P are nice and visible with a 3 white dot system for help with night shooting. also have a rail system to attach all you GI JOE gear to it so you can look like the super Operator you wanna be. The weapons features a duel Slide release and interchangeable mag release button for left or right hand shooters. It’s easy to see why this weapon was up for selection for the Joint Service Pistol contract.
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The M&P .45ACP by S&W, is a great handgun. The recoil is almost non existing.Very smooth and extremely accurate and dead on target.
However I could not purchase this above mentioned model as it has a major flaw to the design. Which is in loading the cartridge. I would have problems trying to get in round #9 and almost never round #10. The reason is that the bullets and magazine that comes with the handgun is almost impossible to fully load it, unless of course you had super human strength. I believe that Smith and Wesson should take this weapon off the market and figure out what has happened with loading, correct it and put it back out there for sales. Or make an immediate fix for the people who already bought the weapon and are currently suffering and those who are holding back to purchase.
Larry::
I have had the same problem with my Mag’s after a while they have worn in and are “easier” but not by much I have some after market mags and they are allot better so if that is the only thing holding you back I would say buy the weapon and get some extra mag’s. on a side not I am thinking the mags are made this way to help the mags last longer then oh say an M-9 mag that is always failing but I will contact S&W and check! check back soon for a answer!