M&P 9mm ejected shells hitting me

[SGT_Kramer]

hmmmmm, decision to make here. S&W emailed me today and offered to "take care of my M&P 9 issue" for me....... What do you think guys, should I run a few hundred rounds through it and see if the problem goes away, or , send it straight to S&W now. I mean, I only have like three mags through it so far.

If it's thier dime heck send it to them. If nothing else you'll get back a perectly in spec pistol that will stop throwing brass at your head once breaks in alittle..lol Peace of mind is worth alot.

 

[lotsip]

Thanks guys! great advice, am gonna ship it back. contacted S&W for the free shipping label just now........hmmmm, wonder how long this will take......makes no difference, its still fishin season and the stripers will be coming back soon

 

[jtohio]

I just picked up the M&P 9mm FS and took it right to the range. I was torn between the glock 19 or the M&P. After much hesitation I chose the M&P and in the first 100 rounds, I was hit in the head almost every time. Very annoying. I called S&W and they are mailing me a label 3-4 days for it to arrive. Then 2-4 weeks, but the guy was honest and said they are backed up so it might be closer to 4 weeks.

Wish I had bought the glock.

 

[lotsip]

I just picked up the M&P 9mm FS and took it right to the range. I was torn between the glock 19 or the M&P. After much hesitation I chose the M&P and in the first 100 rounds, I was hit in the head almost every time. Very annoying. I called S&W and they are mailing me a label 3-4 days for it to arrive. Then 2-4 weeks, but the guy was honest and said they are backed up so it might be closer to 4 weeks.

Wish I had bought the glock.

Got mine back from S&W in about 2-3 weeks, they replaced the barrel, works fine now, don't have to wear a helmet on the range........lol..... still debating on the trigger job.

 

[mewisemajic]

My M&P40 when setup to fire 9mm will eject WWB all over the place. Backwards, sideways,even stovepipes a couple times. I equate it to the less than stellar ammo.
Setup in .40S&W, it ejects fine...but then again, I've only shot Fed Champion and Alum Blazer


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WWB has a thin rim for the extractor to grab and the extra space that the .40S&W extractor probably doesn't get a firm grip on the 9mm WWB brass.

 

[Skeptic 9c]

I have had the brass shower problem, but only with 147 gr ammo. I'm a light bullet hi-velocity fan so it doesn't bother me. I do wear a cap on indoor ranges to keep the brass out of the glasses.
Geoff
Who goes for 115 gr 9mm ball and HPs.

 

[harleygsb]

I just picked up the M&P 9mm FS and took it right to the range. I was torn between the glock 19 or the M&P. After much hesitation I chose the M&P and in the first 100 rounds, I was hit in the head almost every time. Very annoying. I called S&W and they are mailing me a label 3-4 days for it to arrive. Then 2-4 weeks, but the guy was honest and said they are backed up so it might be closer to 4 weeks.

Wish I had bought the glock.

I am the opposite. I bought the Glock first.

I got a new G17 Gen3 (California) in May. I got a constant shower of brass to the face and FTEs. I took it to a Glock amorer and sent it to Glock twice. Glock ending up replacing it. I exchanged the new replacement at my LGS for an M&P 9 and have had no issues since. It eats any ammo I give it and I don't have to wear a hat at the range to keep burning brass off my face.

I love the M&P. No more Glocks for me.

 

[Linejudgemick]

Spent casings from my M&P9C hit me a few times when I first fired it with 115gr ball ammo. As I've fired better ammo and put more rounds through it, it doesn't do it anymore. It was very annoying when it did though! I'm just glad "it broke in" and I didn't have to send it in...

 

[Avenida]

My MP9 throw my handloads in my face 80% of the time, but if I put blazers brass 115,124s, it will eject properly.
IT can be the shooter or it can be the ammo, try different ammo brands, bullet weights before sending the gun to SW.

 

[Rpg]

I recently bought a new M&P 9mm full size. I've put 150-200 rounds through it (Federal range & target 9mm ammo). It is consistently ejecting the shells backwards towards me and either hitting me in face, chest or right arm. anyone else experience this problem or have any suggestions? Is there possibly an issue with the ejector mechanism or possibly just another ammo brand would work? Any help would be appreciated

I've shot only one of these: I don't own own one and am not likely to buy one.

I shot my son's a few weeks ago. It consistently ejected into my face! One casing caught between the frame of my shooting glasses and eyebrow. Left a burn on my eyebrow that took three weeks to heal.

This was an outdoor range (my club - I hate indoor ranges).

I shoot Colt 1911's very regularly - my carry - use pistol. I'm very familiar with autos.

I've never experienced such a consistent defect in a pistol!

The ejector needs to be fixed - preferably by a gunsmith who knows how.

Or You should send it back to S& W and ask for your money so you can get a pistol that the manufacturer has designed and properly tested before releasing on the public.

Sorry for the rant. I'm really angry at S&W for this - no great gun maker should allow such a thing!

This is why eye protection is so important!

 

[Rpg]

I've shot only one of these: I don't own own one and am not likely to buy one.

I shot my son's a few weeks ago. It consistently ejected into my face! One casing caught between the frame of my shooting glasses and eyebrow. Left a burn on my eyebrow that took three weeks to heal.

This was an outdoor range (my club - I hate indoor ranges).

I shoot Colt 1911's very regularly - my carry - use pistol. I'm very familiar with autos.

I've never experienced such a consistent defect in a pistol!

The ejector needs to be fixed - preferably by a gunsmith who knows how.

Or You should send it back to S& W and ask for your money so you can get a pistol that the manufacturer has designed and properly tested before releasing on the public.

Sorry for the rant. I'm really angry at S&W for this - no great gun maker should allow such a thing!

This is why eye protection is so important!

P.S. I tried four loads with this thing. Similar problem with each!

This isn't an ammo question. It's not an operator error issue. It's a design or quality control issue!!

A novice would develop a flinch (who could blame 'em?) first time out. Imagine needing to use one of these and having a factory, built in defect like this.

Get rid of it!

Apologies for the rant again. I feel pretty strongly about this.

 

[sshakrr]

Ive had mine back 3 times. Its better this last time in, but its the one gun i'd sell given the opportunity. (Without taking a big loss on it) Just not the pleasurable experience I was hoping for from an M&P. Seems to be my last choice when it comes time to go shooting.

 

[RussC]

While shooting have someone observe where the brass is dropping. I have read there should be a consistent pattern (I.e. 5 o'clock etc)

When I owned a Beretta Nano light loads would strike me in the head right out of the weapon and those that cleared would travel 3 ft. However, when I used NATO it would eject with authority 10 ft at 5 o'clock.

Russ

 

[shawn mccarver]

My M&P40 when setup to fire 9mm will eject WWB all over the place. Backwards, sideways,even stovepipes a couple times. I equate it to the less than stellar ammo.
Setup in .40S&W, it ejects fine...but then again, I've only shot Fed Champion and Alum Blazer


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Actually, it is also caused, in part, by the slop between the cartridge rim and the extractor as a result of the fact that the .40 caliber breech face is too big for the 9mm case head.

 

[OneJzsupra]

Mine does the same, i kept getting hit in the face and the safety glasses.

 

[Bkreutz]

I'm sure glad I got my M&P's before reading all the stuff on this forum, I would have never bought one. I would think there has to be a problem with that particular (or those particular) sidearm(s). The only time one of my shell casings hit skin when it hits the guy in the next lane (or 10 ft behind me). They never even get close.

 

[HikerDan]

Weird twist to the ejection issue

My wife and I are both new to shooting as of a couple of months ago. We have an M&P22, and a 15-22.

Just got an M&P9 FS last week, went to the range last Saturday. Had 115 and 124 FMJ ammo.

My first magazine, ejection seems weak and throwing back in my face, a couple go off my hat. I let my grown nephew and a friend shoot it, they make no comments.

My wife shoots it, and it's raining brass on her - almost had one get stuck in her bra.

Nephew tries it again (he's the experienced one), no issues. I shoot it without any issues.

My wife shoots it again, same problem. My nephew loads 3 rounds of 147 in it, my wife shoots it perfectly.

So the only thing it seems like *in this case* is due to the size of my wife's hands (her ring size is 4&3/4) the lighter loads don't eject well for her. Seems like 115 is out.

I do want to have her try some more 124, so I can get a better idea of what ammo to shop for (I only bought a couple hundred rounds at first).

 

[MSG Glenn]

Although the grip of the shooter & type of ammo is probably the problem but I've also heard that S&W had some extractor trouble. Some have polished it & the problem went away. Others have shot a bunch of rounds through it & the problem went away & then again some have sent it back to S&W & they fixed it except for two cases that I heard where the bad extraction was still occurring. That tells me that the original extractor or the replacement extractor was tested at Smith with a different ammo & they found no problem.

 

[dullh]

OP must be new to autoloading pistols.

Every autoloader I ever had has spit cases down my shirt, into my pockets, and all over.

the only way to fix it is to switch to a revolver.

 

[MP9cBilly]

I discovered M&Ps because I was going to buy a Glock but learned of the brass to the face issue. So then I was going to get a Glock 3rd Gen but discovered that late model 3rd Gens were no better than the 4th Gens (keeping the 3rd gen around was a marketing move because they knew people didn't trust 4th gens).

Then I discovered the M&Ps and I love them. I put all kinds of **** ammo through it and not one shell came back towards me... so I would send it to S&W just in case, if nothing else you get addition QC for your piece and that's a good thing.