Just finished the grip reduction, stippling and 12 round magazine

Took some of the trigger guard down and the beaver tail for a better fit

Welcome from Michigan... Great job on the stippling

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interesting concept. nice work. how much mag capacity did you lose?

by the way welcome to the forum,---you'll fit right in.

Nice work! I really wish S&W would offer a compact version of the SD.

ETA: How did you modify your mags?

Thanks and to answer the question I went from 16 to 12 capacity as far as the how I just cut them at the bottom and replicated the tabs

It's easier for the M&P and glock owners because they just grab magazines for the compact models and call it done but on the SD you have to make your own

Nice work on the stippling but the grip reduction would be to short for my hands.

You might try undercutting the trigger guard so you can get a little higher grip on the gun.

I did my guard and also the beavertail reduction and it made a BIG difference on controlling my .40.

I also put finger grooves in the frame like the old ones had for the take down lever, that made a BIG difference also but the warranty went out the window

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Do you have pics of your work posted somewhere?

L8R,
Matt

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Nicely done!

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Ya somewhere, I'll have to find them and remember how to post pics. it's been awhile.

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Thanks and I already did the trigger guard and beavertail before that I could only get 2 fingers now the pinky fits a bit better. I have small hands so for me it's not a problem and I could have cut it at an angle to where it fits more like a compact inside my palm but I just kept the angle the SD comes with.

This is a M&P compact in the hand notice how the rear of the grip is longer because of the angle at the bottom of the grip and it has an extended base to fit the pinky I really don't need either of those areas to get a comfortable grip.

Pic with the 16 round mag

Nice job thanks for sharing the photos.

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You're welcome I know the price is what draws people to this gun just sucks that they are not compact but there is a way to fix that problem I usually buy Sigs but the price and the idea drove me to get this one this time.

Drilled the rear sight and painted them

Well the wife kept hounding me why I was messing with the gun so much and why did I cut it up that I told her it was my two cents into what it should look like and this was the end result of it recessed and shaped to fit into the grip

I LIKE IT !!

EXCELLENT PHOTOGRAPHY.

Thanks my wife's face was priceless when I started doing it I told her thanks for the nickname and more time with the project which isn't what she wanted to hear.

Excellent work!

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I think I can stick a fork in this one cause it is done

You are never done, IT'S A SICKNESS.

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I know hopefully I can go shoot it tomorrow and think of more ideas

My pawn shop score today

Finally made it to the range today shot about 120 rounds with no issues with either magazine so I can call it a successful build.

misterpig,--- you may have established yourself a new money making sideline business. that is a real professional job you did.

Thanks I was pleased with the results even got one of my friends that went with me to want to buy one.

Did you get your two cents worth?

Yeah that and then some

Ordered this yesterday to try it out

Been a long time and that last sd is long gone came across another one on a trade and well I just had to



Left the rear alone for the most part just got rid of what I consider that ugly angle at the bottom

What angle, where?

The bottom of the grip the pic with the mag sticking out is the original angle of the grip

You should try a M&P compact base plate on your SD9K. Even though the M&P mag is wider the base plate has worked with no problems on my SD9K for almost 5 years. I'm more surprised that my silver soldered magazine has held up for that long as I leave it loaded.

The SD9 magazine is at a 90* angle to the floor plate, almost all modern firearms magazines reduce that angle so the floor plate is parallel with the slide axis. The only other modern pistol that comes to mind with 90* angle mags is the Steyr S, M, L series.

I just cut the mag down and replicated the tabs by bending the side of the mag again everything slides back on and off like original

I cant remember exactly but I think I tried some test bends and couldn't get it to my satisfaction so I decided to cut out a section and solder the bottom back on. More work than necessary but I can tweak the length of the magazine easily this way.
I like your new SD9 with the beveled cut, it reminds me of the CZ P-10C. Now that S&W has the 2.0 compact with 4 inch barrel it's pretty close to the SD9 although I wish they would make it the same thickness as the SD9 in 9mm.

Yes I think you're right about it being like the 2.0 in size and yes getting those tabs on the mags can be a pain

Great looking gun. S&W needs to come out with a compact version of SD9VE.

It would be cool but I don't see it happening. The SD9VE is a refined version of S&W's original polymer framed striker fired handgun the Sigma series. I think if anything happens with the line it will be phased out when M&P costs come down to the point that it competes with the SD9VE or when S&W introduces a budget version of the M&P that uses the same magazines as regular M&Ps. Sort of like how Ruger discontinued the P95 and offered the model 9E which is a budget version of the SR9.

Besides, if S&W made a compact, what fun would it be to make your own?

True it is fun messing around with them took it out yesterday and had no issues they are real good guns I've never had an issue with this one or the last one I had

Took it out to the range on Thursday and had no issues with it shot both hollowpoint and range ammo and the mags had no issues with either they hold 14 so I lost 2 rds but I can live with that

Got bored today so this is the consequences

OH MY!!!!!!!!!!!

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