I put in an order for a M&P9 pro 5" last week. I get a call today telling me that i am 34th in line for that pistol and pretty much no timeline on how long the wait will be.

This is my first time buying a new handgun, is this a common occurrence? I already sold my current gun, so this kinda blows.

Depends on where you ordered it from.

Grabagun had them in stock last week but they are all gone now.

i am thinking of dropping the order i put in and just try to find one online.

He also told me that he didnt even know if they (5" pro) were being manufactured anymore, anyone know if this is true?

I think the sheer popularity of the 5" Pro is just flat making it scarce. I've seen the 4.25" Pro available at Bud's Gun Shop which is where I bought mine. You are just going to have to scour for one and jump on it the moment you see it. I finally found my M&P45 in Flat Dark Earth that I'd been looking at forever...people want the M&Ps and I certainly can't blame them. Plus, with this being a big election year I think it is only going to get worse.

picked a good year to get into guns then I guess. haha. Thanks for the tips, I will keep that order open but I am going to start looking online.

Did you order from a local gun shop?

My experience is that the average LGS gets very limited qtys from the distributors, which will definitely have an affect when there is a high local demand.

Order some place on-line.

Bud's finally has a few guns in stock.... For the longest time it was dang near impossible to find an M&P....

besides Bud's what are some other places to order online that are reputable?

There is a pawn shop down the street from my work that does FFL transfers for $10.

Try Gallery of Guns (Davidson's) and Gunbroker-I just checked Gunbroker and there is one there for sale now.

a 5" one? Nice, i'll go look.

I think it was only the FS-just keep checking GB and one will eventually show up. Good luck

JetGuns has 'em listed but marked "out of stock."

S&W M&P9 Pro 9mm 5" 17-round HiViz Sights Stainless

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well i was on the web looking at pawn shops that carried new guns and i actually found one for sale about 1/2 from my work. I called them and asked if it was available and after work i picked up my new M&P9 pro.

Thanks for all the helps guys, i can tell i am going to like being part of this community.

Be sure to let us know how it turns out, and post a pic or two when you can!

here are a few i took today when i got home.

Looks like the doggy was thinking of trading that chewy ball for those chewy grips.

haha, i hope he never gets to them. Ive seen some pics of mauled back straps.

I like the black lab option!

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The chocolate lab in my avatar patiently shreds the fuzz off a tennis ball..... and leaves it all over the living room.

I'm in southeastern Wisconsin and the only one that I could find available for immediate purchase was a counter display one at a LGS. I grabbed it right away.
All the other places had them on indefinite back-order. I'd rather have gotten a non-handled one but it doesn't matter since it is a champ after my first range trip with it yesterday.