M&P Two Tone

[mag318]

Smith & Wesson pioneered stainless pistols so it would make sense to have M&Ps with un melonited slides. I've done 3 of my M&Ps with Robars NP3 finish which has proved exceedingly durable but costly. During my 31 year LE career a stainless steel handgun was always on my hip, as well as a Model 60 tucked under my waistband. I never experienced any problems with corrosion. So why the melonite finish on M&Ps? Does S&W use a lesser grade of stainless steel in the fabrication? If someone wanted a darkened slide why not do as Glock did in making their slides. Hopefully S&W will be making more of the unfinished slides in the M&P line. M&Ps are great pistols that I much prefer to anything else on the market.

 

[Rangel]

it's a close call, but I think Glock's Tenifer coating is just a wee bit harder & more durable than Melonite. I'm surprised that with both, a leather or even fabric type holster can eventually produce signs of wear. Melonite in particular, can be scratched up pretty good if it happens to come into contact with things like coins, keys, etc. They say the nickle boron coatings are 40% harder, so for a pocket pistol in particular, that's good for me. Then again, I don't baby my stuff or keep really nice weapons on the shelf, although I sometimes wish I did with some of them--like my first edition Emerson design Benchmade CQ full size, tanto blade automatic tactical knife--never should have dug for worms with it or resharpened it--it's be worth a ton in 'mint shape' today--like my Gerber, Nam era Mark II--so would a couple of my first edition Spydercos. Hind sight's 20/20, alright! With many 'first edition' guns or early serial #'s , I am leery of buying/using them, because so often they have 'growing pains' that the factory has to fix!

 

[swmp9c]

just picked up a two tone m&p 9c. didnt even know this version was rare, but apparently it is hard to come by. got it from a small local shop without a whole lot of inventory so that's surprising. come to think of it, that was the only one left they had too. lucky!!!

 

[swmp9c]

i just bought an m&p 9c with a two tone stainless slide. this option doesn't appear on the SW site and i've only seen it for sale as an auction item. i've read that cabela's had a limited production, but i got mine from a small local shop in AZ. i've only seen that option in the SV line. but i can confirm that it's out there. i loved the look of it and it really distinguishes the gun from the glock and ruger. had no idea it was this hard to find.