M&P Spec Series V

[dajogejr]

Picked it up earlier, went through it top to bottom.
Tight and right.

I did not loctite the comp on, but I did make sure the pinch bolt was tight, set screw properly set.
I may run a friend’s suppressor just because… but I’m just not a big fan of a can on a pistol.

It lasted about 10 minutes at my house before I threw my available DPP on, until my 507Comp gets in the mail. While I’m not overly concerned about POA/POI with irons, since I’ll be 100% red dot on this.. as is, the DPP does not allow co-witness, which I expected. But I may zero the dot and check L/R POA/POI with and w/o comp.

My only gripe right off the bat, the trigger has a lot of pre-travel. Yep, that’s it.
And yes.. I know in proper shooting that’s really not a big deal.
I am really liking the weight of it, feels very similar to my old Canik Rival S I had, which was a great shooter.

Nice and functional case.
I honestly could care less about the challenge coin, just give me an additional magazine at that point.
The knife is nice. It’ll be a great range bag addition.

It was pretty clean from the factory, I’ve seen more fouled up guns. Gave it a quick strip, wipe down and oil job.. I hit the trigger bar with some 3000 grit and oil where it hits the plunger for all of a few minutes. I’ll get some rounds down range necessitating a properly cleaning before I polish that up.

5 test pulls on my Lyman, 3lb 8oz average.
Will report back with a range report once I can get out… S&W really outdid themselves on look/finish of this pistol.

 

[dajogejr]

About 100 plus down range, no pics… but it’s a nice shooter.
Half way in the first mag, stove pipe. Cleared it. Wife shot it, got a stove pipe.
That was in the first two mags. Shot each mag again full, zero issues. Another couple mags, no issues. I did wipe it down and oil it prior to the range trip. Typically…I take a gun out of the bag new, add a few drops of oil, and hammer it.

I put a DPP on it from the go, a few clicks here or there, dialed in at 10 yards.. it’s a shooter for sure.
I’ll have more time, outdoors, this weekend and with my other new pistol, the Springfield Kuna I just picked up. That’s a whole other story…lol.

I’d like to get at least 300 or more down the pipe this weekend to really run it.. but so far, it’s nice.
The weight, flat, stays on target…very little rise/dip. I didn’t get a chance to really run it fast… indoor range rules. But I’ll get plenty of double, triple taps and mag dumps this weekend outdoors. Impressed so far. And damn it is a looker.

 

[dajogejr]

So, about 200 or so rounds in.
Great shooter. Today, took it all down to nothing, wanted to make sure every nook and cranny was clean, no flashings or other debris, etc.
While I had it down, I took 3000 grit wet/dry and oil, and cleaned up the trigger bar. Beju, I had two spots that could catch a fingernail, I was kinda surprised. Cleaned those up, polished it up.
Zero grit. I should’ve taken a before/after trigger reading for weight, once it’s on my bench Tuesday for the new optic, I will.

This one is very, very interesting. And a few things I learned. The trigger bar has a pin, very similar to the hinge pin, that can…and likes to, walk out. Moving the trigger bar up down/side to side will make it want to walk.

What is also new to me is the locking block actually encapsulates the trigger assembly.
In all my M&Ps of the past, you could rest the locking block on top of the slide release and trigger assembly, not the case with these. To make it easy on yourself, you’re putting it all together in one shot. Trigger, slide lock, and locking block. Took a little thinking and wiggling to get used to…

My only real complaint is I would like a little bit more forward action trigger on this. I understand pretravel doesn’t mean a lot once you’re on the trigger and firing.

However, I have XXL hands, and prefer forward triggers. Many factory pistols for me.. feel like the trigger breaks too close to the frame. I know they don’t, but… it feels like I have to pull a long way due to my hands. Yeah, me problem, I get that .

Lastly, and this was documented elsewhere. The trigger return spring setup is 100% different. It uses a captured spring and hook, instead of the old dual eyelet spring. I kinda like that…

I was hoping to get more rounds down range yesterday, but I was having way too much fun with my new PCC and the can I put on it. I guess that’s what happens when you bring two new toys to the range