Took out my new .45 on Sunday. Handles very well, easy to get used to.

Happy with my new addition!

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nice .. what distance were you shooting ??

Good shooting! My Mp45 is the easiest shooting .45ACP I've ever owned. It fits my hand well and it is indeed a pleasure to shoot. You did good and I think you'll continue to be pleased with it. Congratulations!

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Approximately 25 yards.

Thanks, after replacing the backstrap, it fits like a glove. Balance is great and the weight of the pistol compensates for the recoil so well.

Always wanted a .45 and am glad I picked a M&P.

Just curious, what weight bullet do you use? I'm thinking of lighter weight to gain more velocity.

I really like mine too

Love my 45c. I just recently put a set of I dot pro's on it and am very happy. Next upgrade is gonna be an Apex Flat faced FSS trigger kit. I shot one with the kit and it was a night and day difference.

Great gun you got there, I own the full size M&P 45 ACP myself and love the way it shoots to, but honestly though I haven't shot a 45 yet that shoots better or as good as my 1911 Para Usa Black Ops 45acp 8 rnd single stack. But your M&P 45 is a great polymer gun for sure!!

No doubt in my mind your Para is the superior weapon. My choice was based on the fact that I'm on a budget, because there are other toys I want, and I reall do like Smith and Wesson firearms.

Told a friend what I bought and he came back with, "Glad you got the .45, now you won't have to shoot twice."

Having only had it a short time, I'm going to wait to start to modding it. Of course it needs a few things that will make it so much better, in due time.

I've read a lot about the Apex kit, looks like it may be coming soon.

Thanks for the reply.

ox1,

I now shoot almost exclusively 230gr. Ball for practice (S&B RN or Speer Lawman in a flat nosed full jacket). Either +P CorBon or Gold Dot for SD.

In past years I reloaded a good 200gr RNL round, can't recall the Manf., but shot well at 25 -50 years for practice out of a 1911 or Sig/Sauer 220. Have not done any reloading this century to give you a better recommendation.

Stay safe, have fun, buy ammo and magazines while you can!

Thanks for the reply, there are so many opinions out there. Lot's of valuable knowledge, and I'm not ashamed to ask.

Actually, ballistics wise, for what i'll use mine for, pretty much anything will do the job.

As far as getting ammo and magazines, Amen to that.

Slap a light on it and load up a 14rnd mag, you'll really see how easy they shoot.

Now and then you get a nice surprise with a new gun. Usually theres something about it you end up not liking. Maybe its not perfect but my M&P 45 fs was as good on its first outing as anything ive ever had, and that spans over 60 guns.

ox1,

My bullet weight choice for the .45acp is and always has been the 230 grain bullet. I tend to like heavier bullets since they carry more momentum further, and for me, penetration is the most important thing for a bullet to do. After that, of course, it needs to be accurate in the gun I'm shooting it in, and it needs to function reliably. The 230 grain bullets are loaded to the length and strength that the original guns in this caliber were designed to shoot. The recoil springs are generally installed that handle this weight bullet at the standard velocities found in this caliber of loading for semi automatic pistols. When you change bullet size and shape and when you change velocities much, the gun is being asked to function in a way that is different from it's original design and purpose. Slide velocity after firing, during recoil and reloading is changed, and that can result in unreliability. Me personally, I like extreme reliability, and the standard .45acp has pretty much as as good a track record as any over a long period of time for getting the job done.

These are general statements, of course, but I have found that I have much less to tune and fix if I stay with the standard load. I do not shoot +P loadings in 230 grain. Even if they will function OK, they are harder on the gun. My purposes for my handguns, beyond just shooting for pleasure at targets for practice, involve one thing and that is self defense. Regardless of caliber, good hits result in accomplishing my purpose, and there is little difference in outcomes if the hits land in the right place(s) and the penetration is sufficient to get to the important stuff that will disrupt the body's functions and thereby stop the predator from his actions.

There are, of course, no guarantees, but we need to shoot the gun and the caliber that we can shoot the best, multiple times, and quickly! So recovery time between shots is also important. If the gun fits your personal hand well, and you can hit what you are aiming at (especially under great duress!), and if that gun will continue firing (if necessary!) until it runs empty, then I think you will have the best chance of resolving the issue in your favor. You will likely do your best work with the gun and caliber you have the most confidence in. When you find it, keep it and shoot it ... a lot ... to develop your skill(s) with it to your personal best performance. The longer you shoot it, the more a part of you it will become, and the more confidence you will likely have in it.

My preferences for carry ammo for serious social encounters are the Speer Gold Dot HP's, the Remington Golden Saber HP's, and I have a lot of respect for the even older Federal Hydra-Shok HP loads (second generation with the bullet shaped more like the FMJ round). I have not found any of the .45acp's that I've fired these three rounds in that did not function without any ammo related issues. If I put them where they need to go, they will do the job as well as any. To this point, my MP45 and that ammo have not caused me to have any doubt or worry about their performance. All I have to worry about is whether or not I can do my part to allow them to have their intended best effect if necessary.

Sorry to be long winded here. Hope I maybe answered your questions about what I prefer and why. Anything mechanical can have issues, sooner or later, and when that happens, we deal with them. Keep that MP45 clean, well lubed and maintained, with clean magazines with attention to spring replacements when needed all around and I believe it will do the job for you. And remember that only perfect practice makes perfect. I can learn a bad habit as easily as I can learn a good one, but it's hard to correct a bad habit!! I used to be a target shooter when my eyes were better. These days, I use a small paper plate for targets, and I strive to keep my rounds in the flat bottom of that plate from any distance I normally expect to fire from, either slow fire or rapid fire, two hands or either one singly. If that plate is placed on the boiler room of a real life target and I can deliver my rounds to it, that's the best I can do! And I think it will likely be enough. Good shooting to you, Sir! I think you have a fine weapon in a good caliber.

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The steady diet for all my M&P 45s has been the 185 grHP loaded to about 1000 fps. Shoots like a champ and so accurate it's boring.. Definitely recommend the Apex kit. All mine have the Apex trigger too.

And that's the smart thing to do. I had a fullsize 45 M&P that had about close to 9000 rounds through it and the trigger was very smooth. My compact's trigger isn't that bad but its "mushy" and I personally can't stand it.

An Apex sear may be all the improvement you want. Try that first.