Been shooting my M&P 9 since Jan 2017 and have only added the pinky extension on the 7 round mag. Got the Mag up loader but training with brass dummy rounds had me pulling back the slide and cycling the weapon with no problem. Ammo, learning the weapon, and going to the range is what has helped me a lot. Dry fire with the brass dummy rounds invaluable. Good gun belt(trakline/Kore) with a good holster a must for CCW before messing with the gun operation.