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    New BG FTF. Only been shooting a few months and need a little help here.

    My bad concerning the striker/hammer. Bottom line is that something is keeping the firing pin from properly hitting the primer. First place to look is along the mechanical linkage from the trigger to the firing pin. I would squirt gun cleaner/non-chlorinated brake cleaner all along that linkage...
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    New BG FTF. Only been shooting a few months and need a little help here.

    I don't have a BG, but M&Ps are similar. For the lite strikes, first thing to check is to ensure the striker channel is clean and not gunked up with anything. Easiest way is to buy a can of aerosol non-chlorinated brake cleaner (or an aerosol can of gun cleaner at 3 times the price). Remove the...
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    First range trip with new FS M&P 9mm

    Glad it's running to spec. My three M&Ps also have been flawless for 4,000 rounds total.
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    Range report Shield 9

    Great your Shield is working fine. Welcome to the forum. Good to see the Navy here!
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    Grips to reduce sharpness of recoil

    My wife (age 67 and small boned) has hand arthritis also. She originally tried a Kahr CW40 but found after 25 rounds or so her hands hurt too much, even with wearing a glove and applying a bicycle inner tube to cushion the grip. She switched to a M&P 9 Shield and does much better. She stops at...
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    What did you get yourself for your Birthday and or Christmas ?

    Firearms are not very useful without Ammo :eek:, so I topped off the safe. One can never have enough... maybe might need to get another safe... :D
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    First shots with m&p9 pro 5 inch

    My Pro40 5" is more accurate than I am. Suggest you consciously review the basics in your mind each time as you shoot it. It's probably just that it's a new pistol to you and that you will get more accurate with more rounds through it.
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    BG grouping

    Well, your question is interesting because it's hard to say what an "average" shooter is plus a .380 is not a first or even second choice to reach out and touch something at 15 yds. That said, my SWAG would be that most anyone who has practiced the basics (good grip, focus on front sight and...
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    New Shield Questions

    Had no such issues with my Shield 9 or two other S&W semiautos. I think the clerk was correct to have the shop owner brought in. Why risk your money without knowing? Get one that works correctly out of the box. As for lube, no metal likes to be dry when sliding against other metal. I use a...
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    Light primer strikes / fail to fire?

    If your rangemaster has to work with some officers to keep their weapons clean, one obvious place to check is striker channel cleanliness. I've shot about 3,000 various rounds of mostly factory reloads (cheapest on the market at the time) through a 40 Pro with zero striker issues. Part of my...
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    What grip/stance do you use shooting M&P/Semi Auto

    The first day I used Shannon Smith's advice in his youtube video that you linked to, especially the weak hand and wrist info, my average group at 21' improved from 6" down to 3". After working with it for several months I usually get a 1.5" group at 21'. The only other things I think about are...
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    Huge fan of my M&P 40c

    um83canes, welcome to the forum and I agree S&W has done a good job. My 40c has 700 flawless rounds. It's as accurate at self defense distances as my 40 Pro 5" barrel which has over 3,000 flawless rounds. Jase, not a small of the back holster, but the 40c disappears in a Galco King Tuk IWB at...
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    M&P 9mm or M&P .40 or any other suggestions

    Not sure how to define a "better gun" to satisfy all the experts out there, but I really like both my M&P 40 Pro 5" and M&P 40 compact. Recoil is snappy but not a hindrance to accuracy or sight recovery (practice at the range makes a difference :)). Since your hands are large, probably a full...
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    Military discount at Budsguns

    +1 for Quantico Tactical. Bought a M&P 40 compact this month for $398 and will get an additional rebate of $50 from S&W from their current promotion. It shoots great and hides well in a Galco King Tuk IWB. 500 flawless rounds and accurate.
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    First range trip results

    Ralffers, here's a basic beginner's youtube video on pistol accuracy by Zack at triggercraft.com. Short version is the things to concentrate on are 1. firm grip, 2. sight alignment, 3. sight picture (focus your shooting eye on the front sight, no where else), and 4. smooth, steady trigger...
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    Stepping up from Shield to M&P Pro questions

    Supplier, nice shooting.
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    Stepping up from Shield to M&P Pro questions

    marksmanship While a longer barrel pistol will help marginally with accuracy (more weight and longer sight radius), suggest that you first work on marksmanship skills. (If you're already there, sorry for this post.) Once you master them, any pistol you shoot will be accurate and you will amaze...
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    Put my first rounds through my Shield today.

    Glad your new Shield is performing well. A cheap but very effective grip enhancer is a piece of bicycle inner tube (1.75") cut to fit the grip.
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    new 40c runs great

    Since good news is reported less commonly than bad, here's some good news. I'm very pleased that I added a new 40 compact to my M&P collection (40 pro 5" and 9mm Shield) for winter carry. Wife and I shot 150 rounds today, mostly range factory reloads with some gold dots. Zero malfunctions. Easy...
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