M&P Spec Series V

bc1023 · Apr 8, 2025

Just picked this up today. I believe it was unveiled at SHOT Show a couple months ago, but they aren't overly easy to find.

Its honestly the finest pistol I've seen from Smith & Wesson since the old Performance Center shut down. It features all stainless steel construction, a steel magwell, a tuned 3lb aluminum trigger, a threaded on comp, night sights, a fluted barrel, and a purple-blue PVD finish on the accents, which I think looks great. Weight is 42oz with an empty magazine. Price was $1700 OTD, which isn't cheap, but certainly inline with Walther's steel frame PDP Match. While its hard to match the Walther's quality, this M&P comes close and also offers more standard features.

Please enjoy the pics...

Jim Watson · Apr 8, 2025

I have seen a lot of guns with the compensator faired smoothly into the contour of the slide. This one looks like an afterthought.

bc1023 · Apr 8, 2025

Jim Watson said:
I have seen a lot of guns with the compensator faired smoothly into the contour of the slide. This one looks like an afterthought.

Cause it’s a threaded on comp, Jim

Strike Industries makes it

Michaelp57 · Apr 21, 2025

bc1023 said:
Cause it’s a threaded on comp, Jim

Strike Industries makes it

Have you fired this bad boy yet? I just put a down payment on one at my LGS and cannot wait to get it. This is the most excited I've been to pick up a new gun since I picked up my PC SD40.

dajogejr · Apr 21, 2025

I’m just biding my time.. sooner or later, this will find its way home to me as well. I’m liking everything they did to this, from the finish to the finally… aluminum trigger shoe AND Steel body.

Hard to find, and yep… some online retailers are gouging. When the time is right, it’ll be right. Let us know how you like this pistol.

Beju · Apr 21, 2025

dajogejr said:
I’m just biding my time.. sooner or later, this will find its way home to me as well. I’m liking everything they did to this, from the finish to the finally… aluminum trigger shoe AND Steel body.

Hard to find, and yep… some online retailers are gouging. When the time is right, it’ll be right. Let us know how you like this pistol.

FWIU, they're only making 5,000 of this particular steel frame variant, but it wouldn't shock me if a carry focused variant comes along later.

Some retailers are selling them for MAP ($1499). If you're ready to move, I can message you some links.

dajogejr · Apr 22, 2025

I’ll take you up on that Beju..thanks!

RedRover2011 · May 11, 2025

I bought one last week, like M&Ps a lot and this one is so much better than last year's M&P Spec model.

Dvus · May 15, 2025

Just picked mine up last night. As new, seller picked it up and immediately ran into financial difficulties (called a wife.) I got it with a little trading and cash for right at 1K. Going to try it out this evening. The moment I saw pictures of it I just had to have it.

tarheel13 · May 15, 2025

bc1023 said:
Cause it’s a threaded on comp, Jim

Strike Industries makes it

It's threaded to the barrel? So this is not a "mass driver" like Strike makes for attachment to the guide rod?

Dvus · May 15, 2025

Yes, it's threaded to the barrel, and can be removed and replaced with an included thread protector. Or a suppressor mounted instead.

dajogejr · May 15, 2025

Mine arrives tomorrow. Found a great deal, dealer sold me one at cost and very good shipping price. If I can get to my FFL in time/it arrives on time, I’ll be hitting the range first thing Saturday AM. If not, it’ll be next week sometime. It’s up against some pretty stiff competition in my target bag, but I’m looking forward putting it’s through it’s paces.

RedRover2011 · May 15, 2025

It's not going to replace my XC of Sand Hawk, or even a G34 w/ Timney trigger, but it is a nice shooter. The blue on the my barrel hood has a little wear already. I popped the comp off, shot it suppressed at first and it ran great. That's mostly why I bought it. So many guns have non-threaded pinned compensators and I just wanted a nice 9 to suppress. Lots of other options, but the Spec just feels great and I love my regular poly M&Ps and the standard Metal full size.

Dvus · May 16, 2025

I shot mine for the first time today and was underwhelmed. Don't get me wrong, it's a beautiful gun, and the steel frame feels great. The underwhelming part is the compensator. Having a 9mm 2011, a .38 Super and a 10mm with compensators on them, this one is little more than a barrel weight. I had my suspicions when I noticed that the gun has a standard weight recoil spring.
And just a heads up, it's not mounted for regular use from the factory, but just set in place. There is actual mounting hardware (nylon screws and locktite) included should you decide that you want to run it with the comp.

Below you will find 3 targets all shot at 15 yards as the gun comes out of the box. First target was fired with 5 rounds of CCI Blazer aluminum 115 gr. The second with 5 rounds of LAX 115 gr. Reman ammo. The third was 50 rounds of the LAX rapid fire. All groups shot left of poa which is normal for me and my eyesight, even though the sights are very easy to see. Over 200 rds total there were 0 malfunctions.

While the trigger is nice, and the accuracy is good when the comp. isn't bouncing around on the end of the barrel, and the weight of the steel frame softens the recoil impulse, and it holds 23 rounds in the mag, and it looks absolutely killer doing it all..., it's just not THAT much of an improvement over my stock M&P9 2.0 to justify the cost IMO. Mine will most likely be back on the market soon, which sucks because I really wanted to love it.

dajogejr · May 16, 2025

Dvus, remove the compensator, see if it shoots correctly.
I was talking to Beju via PMs, he mentioned with the comp his shot to the left side. He drifted his front sight…and it came back, but removing the compensator, it was off to the right.

I’m wondering if my comp will be on tight or…if it’ll have to be locked down. That’s a good tip, I’ll be sure to take a look at that one.

Dvus · May 16, 2025

dajogejr, the comp. may or may not contribute to the shooting left, but every gun shoots left for me out of the box. I could shoot any of your guns that you have dialed in, and it will shoot left for me. I've given up and accepted it, and adjust my sights accordingly. If I remove the comp. It will still shoot left, just maybe not as much. For everyone else, that is a great piece of information to have. I CAN tell you that when the comp is loose group size triples.

dajogejr · May 17, 2025

Dvus said:
dajogejr, the comp. may or may not contribute to the shooting left, but every gun shoots left for me out of the box. I could shoot any of your guns that you have dialed in, and it will shoot left for me. I've given up and accepted it, and adjust my sights accordingly. If I remove the comp. It will still shoot left, just maybe not as much. For everyone else, that is a great piece of information to have. I CAN tell you that when the comp is loose group size triples.

Heard and thanks! I plan on running it as is with comp once I make sure it’s secured properly. I’ll be curious if I’m able to co witness with a DPP dot as the deck is pretty tall on those, even with the raised sites on the pistol. I will probably polish the trigger bar on its contact points to start out after a few hundred rounds, depending on how it feels. I’ll do a little write up on it here when it arrives. Looking at USPS tracking.. it’s crazy. It bounced ALL AROUND my FFL, and back to Detroit yesterday. I’m thinking it’ll arrive early next week.. so I’m twiddling thumbs till then

Beju · May 17, 2025

I bench rested mine to try to eliminate as much human variable as I could without having access to a Ransom Rest, and as dajogejr said, with the sights centered, it shot left with the comp on, and after pushing the rear sight right, it shoots centered with the comp on, and right without it. The first time I shot it (with the comp on), I also brought my stock, but very well broken-in non-optics ready M&P 2.0. With the sights centered on both, I was consistently hitting left with the Spec Series V, and dead center with the old 2.0.

dajogejr, I can barely see the factory tall sights on my M&P 2.0 with a 509 ACSS on a C&H plate (only game in town for plates for this combo). The listed deck height for the 509 ACSS is 9.86mm, and from what I'm finding, the DPP is 12.5mm. I would be surprised if the factory sights work as backup sights with a DPP.

I've started taking a ceramic knife honing rod to polish factory new S&W trigger bars where they meet the striker block face, just to speed up the break-in process.

plotter99 · May 17, 2025

I bought it, cleaned it and took it to the range. Shoots great. Targets are iron sights at 10 yards. Then added a Canik MO3 red dot.

dajogejr · May 18, 2025

Beju said:
I've started taking a ceramic knife honing rod to polish factory new S&W trigger bars where they meet the striker block face, just to speed up the break-in process.

Huh.. would’ve never thought of that. I typically take 5000 to 8000 grit wet/dry paper with oil to start then finish off with some Flitz polish compound and a felt tip/dremel. Allows easy access to both where the bar hits the plunger and where it engages the sear…. Never thought of a ceramic honing rod..

I’m not gonna go crazy and remove the striker plunger, just 5 minutes on the trigger bar to speed it up as well

As far as an optic, I am bouncing around quite a bit. I have a DPP, so that’ll go on first. But if this ends up being a keeper and not a catch and release, good chance I’m either gonna go 507 comp or Ceylee Bull pro. I looked at an SRO and 507 comp side by side yesterday… wowed that 507 is monster, and the Ceylee is even bigger.

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