Matt Hooper
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So, I walked into my LGS Saturday to pick up an H&K P30L for the range. Walked out with the new M&P BG! How does that happen? On sale for $299. What are you going to do...
Anyhow first trip to the range today, here's how it went:
Really, surprisingly well in terms of operation. As I've been following post after post, year after year about what a *** the previous iteration of the BG was, it was with some trepidation that I gave his new-born brother a try.
The gun operated flawlessly. Ran about 50 rounds of WWB through it and another 50 of Hornady CD. No issues at all. No FTE, FTF FT-Anything. Recoil was surprisingly tame given the size. I was short on time but certainly could have put another 100 rounds through without a problem on the hand. Completely manageable.
However, although the gun ran fine, I couldn't hit a thing. I set up a target close, I mean like 12 feet close. I started off with my LC9 just to warm up and get used to some snap. it's also a DAO polymer so it's a comparable trigger pull (see loooong). With the LC9, everything flew right on the money with groups at 2".
Started with the M&P. Same distance and everything shot like 4-5 inches low and to the left. Everything! AT 12 FEET!!! Not that the sights are even usable or that it's the kind of gun that you would use in any situation other than bad breath distances… But man, I couldn't hit a thing. If I aimed high, with the ramp completely covering the bullseye and sighted above the rear notch, I could come close. But that just seems weird.
As I said, I'm used to that kind of trigger pull but I'm wondering if on a gun this size, is there a possibility that a barrel could be bad? I am aware of cant issues with revolvers but a semi?
Anyone else have this experience? Thinking about switching the sights out to an XS system but before I spend the $ just thought I would check in.
Thoughts?
Thanks!
Hooper
Anyhow first trip to the range today, here's how it went:
Really, surprisingly well in terms of operation. As I've been following post after post, year after year about what a *** the previous iteration of the BG was, it was with some trepidation that I gave his new-born brother a try.
The gun operated flawlessly. Ran about 50 rounds of WWB through it and another 50 of Hornady CD. No issues at all. No FTE, FTF FT-Anything. Recoil was surprisingly tame given the size. I was short on time but certainly could have put another 100 rounds through without a problem on the hand. Completely manageable.
However, although the gun ran fine, I couldn't hit a thing. I set up a target close, I mean like 12 feet close. I started off with my LC9 just to warm up and get used to some snap. it's also a DAO polymer so it's a comparable trigger pull (see loooong). With the LC9, everything flew right on the money with groups at 2".
Started with the M&P. Same distance and everything shot like 4-5 inches low and to the left. Everything! AT 12 FEET!!! Not that the sights are even usable or that it's the kind of gun that you would use in any situation other than bad breath distances… But man, I couldn't hit a thing. If I aimed high, with the ramp completely covering the bullseye and sighted above the rear notch, I could come close. But that just seems weird.
As I said, I'm used to that kind of trigger pull but I'm wondering if on a gun this size, is there a possibility that a barrel could be bad? I am aware of cant issues with revolvers but a semi?
Anyone else have this experience? Thinking about switching the sights out to an XS system but before I spend the $ just thought I would check in.
Thoughts?
Thanks!
Hooper
