I acquired this M&P 45 in a trade with a local shop I have done a lot of business with over the years. I went to pick up a Gunbroker purchase transfer and I noticed they had several of the M&P 45 models in stock. This one has TRUGLO sights and the prices was $719, the suggested retail on the S&W home page.
I mentioned that I had a lot of extra factory 223 and 45 would they be interested in trading ammo for the gun.
Some of this ammo was 20 years old still in factory shipping master carton. I ended up giving them 2000 223 and 500 45 for the gun. I had purchased all at very good sale prices years ago.
I still have enough to last me for a long time.
The S&W model number is 11769.