For the last 4 years or so, my main M&P caliber has been .40 S&W.
I liked the combination of decent bullet weight and good velocity.
But lately I have become less enamored with the caliber.
I knew all along that I could shoot better with a 9mm ( or .45 ) but did O.K. with the .40's, a Fullsize 2.0 and a PC Shield.
The PC Shield I could shoot better than the FS, and with the two small ports it was more pleasant to shoot than the FS .40.
Most of my pistols and revolvers will do 2" to 2 1/2" at 25 yards, but the best I could do with that Fullsize M&P was 4" to 4 1/2".
The FS went down the road a couple weeks ago, replaced with a 5 inch FDE M&P in 9mm.
It had a sucky trigger like my 2.0 .40, so it got Apex parts too.
Right off the bat I was shooting 2 inch groups with the 5 " 9mm, and soft shooting enough that I can shoot it all day.
I still like the .40 PC Shield, but even it seems more harsh during range practice than I remembered, so I thought I'd keep it but convert it to 9mm.
I found a 40 to 9mm barrel made by Remsport that has the ports to match my slide, so it's on it's way here, and I picked up a couple 9mm mags to go with it. My PC .40 is now gonna be a PC 9mm.
I sold the 500 rounds of .40 I had to a friend, and now can stock up on 9mm for both pistols.
Yesterday I saw a .45 Shield at a good price, so I bought it.
Another caliber to stock, but I also have a Ruger Flattop SA that came with a spare cylinder in .45 ACP, so now I'll get some use out of that cylinder.
I had good memories of the 9mm and .45 Shields that I had briefly, so now I've gone full circle and came back to those.
I debated a long time over keeping the PC .40 or the .45, but part of my decision in keeping the PC .40 was that my Fullsize M&P was also in .40 caliber.
I ended up trading that .45 for a 9mm Shield that I gave to my daughter, it was also a nice shooter.
Man does this new .45 have a nice trigger ! I thought my Performance Center Shield had a nice trigger, this .45 puts the PC trigger to shame.
I'm going out to shoot them in a few hours, I'll add some pics later this afternoon.
I liked the combination of decent bullet weight and good velocity.
But lately I have become less enamored with the caliber.
I knew all along that I could shoot better with a 9mm ( or .45 ) but did O.K. with the .40's, a Fullsize 2.0 and a PC Shield.
The PC Shield I could shoot better than the FS, and with the two small ports it was more pleasant to shoot than the FS .40.
Most of my pistols and revolvers will do 2" to 2 1/2" at 25 yards, but the best I could do with that Fullsize M&P was 4" to 4 1/2".
The FS went down the road a couple weeks ago, replaced with a 5 inch FDE M&P in 9mm.
It had a sucky trigger like my 2.0 .40, so it got Apex parts too.
Right off the bat I was shooting 2 inch groups with the 5 " 9mm, and soft shooting enough that I can shoot it all day.
I still like the .40 PC Shield, but even it seems more harsh during range practice than I remembered, so I thought I'd keep it but convert it to 9mm.
I found a 40 to 9mm barrel made by Remsport that has the ports to match my slide, so it's on it's way here, and I picked up a couple 9mm mags to go with it. My PC .40 is now gonna be a PC 9mm.
I sold the 500 rounds of .40 I had to a friend, and now can stock up on 9mm for both pistols.
Yesterday I saw a .45 Shield at a good price, so I bought it.
Another caliber to stock, but I also have a Ruger Flattop SA that came with a spare cylinder in .45 ACP, so now I'll get some use out of that cylinder.
I had good memories of the 9mm and .45 Shields that I had briefly, so now I've gone full circle and came back to those.
I debated a long time over keeping the PC .40 or the .45, but part of my decision in keeping the PC .40 was that my Fullsize M&P was also in .40 caliber.
I ended up trading that .45 for a 9mm Shield that I gave to my daughter, it was also a nice shooter.
Man does this new .45 have a nice trigger ! I thought my Performance Center Shield had a nice trigger, this .45 puts the PC trigger to shame.
I'm going out to shoot them in a few hours, I'll add some pics later this afternoon.
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