.40 S&W Question

[tires2burn]

Didn't S&W make a 40 cal conversion in their M&P line that you could change the barrel and mag to 9mm?

 

[swsig]

I have a 1.0 M&P 40 compact (3.6" barrel) with over 13,000 trouble-free 40 S&W rounds. I've added an excellent Storm Lake .357 SIG conversion barrel, and now I can shoot either caliber. The barrel is a simple drop-in conversion, requiring no other changes to the 40c. I didn't even have to change magazines. I have now shot an additional 2,900 trouble-free rounds of .357 SIG. I trust this gun so much that it is my everyday carry. Unfortunately, Storm Lake is no longer in business, but there are other reputable conversion barrel manufacturers out there, such as KKM. I can thus give an enthusiastic recommendation for an M&P 40. Check one out if you get the chance.
Here's mine:

 

[jeffrefrig]

Those .40Cal police trade-ins served me well. I gave the Glock22 to a son-in-law and I bought two of the S&Ws, one. was for a gift also to another future son in law and I kept one. I found a pre-owned, but used little, Glock 23. The .40 caliber is a nice shooting cartridge in either brand...I can miss equally with both of them. But really, no firing issues and as accurate as I can get with a decent rest.

 

[Rocketmedic40]

Check the police trades at AIM Surplus and King's Firearms. You can get a M&P40 1.0 in good working condition for under $250. They usually also have 2.0's and Glock 22s if you are looking for .40. I bought 5 or 6 M&Ps from AIM, one from Kings, and several Glock 22s from AIM. Condition varied from light wear on the outside, almost new on the inside, to virtually unissued/like new. Night sights are typically dead.

How are the M&Ps?

 

[eclayton]

How are the M&Ps?

They are great pistols. I bought one that I didn't need because it was only like $230. I liked it so much that I ended up getting five more. I have a cattle ranch and wanted a bunch of rough and ready pistols in .40 to keep in various tractors, farm trucks, etc. I started looking for Glock 22s, and ended up with M&Ps because I liked the first one so much.

One word of advice: neither AIM nor Kings typically tell you in the description of these guns whether they have a magazine disconnect or not. However, their photos accurately show what you are buying. If it matters to you, look for writing on the right side of the slide warning that the gun can be fired without a magazine. That means no magazine disconnect. No script along that side of the slide means the gun has a magazine disconnect.

I myself much prefer no magazine disconnect, if only so I can take the slide off with a trigger pull, like a Glock (cue gasps and pearl clutching from S&W safety police). With the disconnect, you have to poke around through the ejection port with a ballpoint pen or something similar to disconnect the sear before the slide will come off.