M&P9 slide

[WR Moore]

Anyone know where I might be able to find just the slide for an M&P9 1.0?

I've kinda got an itch to try an optical sight and don't want to buy the whole gun. NO, I don't want one of the PC slide kits. If I'm buying the parts, I don't want ones someone drilled holes in all over the barrel/slide. They won't sell just the optic ready slide.

Tried Numrich, Brownells and a couple of custom shops.

Thanks,

 

[Saudade]

Check eBay, gunbroker and the for sale forum on this and other firearm forums.

 

[Real Old Navy]

I understand your reasoning. I also purchased a 2nd slide for my 9mm Shield for the same purpose. I found a complete like new slide with all parts and all trigger parts as well for $177 on Ebay. Believe it or not my LGS talked me out of installing a Venom sight...so I had TFO's put on. I now have 2 complete slides. Keep your eyes open on Ebay though...sooner or later one will pop up...but be careful what you buy...I've seen some junk slides on there too.

 

[dan323]

https://faxonfirearms.com/handgun-parts/pistol-slides/

 

[WR Moore]

Never heard of Faxon before, but I can buy complete guns for what they want for slides and have $ left over for ammo.

 

[stavey]

Glocktalk forums has one listed for 160$
Hope this helps
BTW. Primary machine does excellent milling for a very reasonable price.

 

[Rastoff]

Why not just buy one from S&W?

 

[Saudade]

Well, you could get a 4.25 PC slide kit and just use your existing barrel. It will come the the rds plates and core grips. My guess buying a standard slide and milling for an rds plus suppressor sights would cost just as much.

 

[WR Moore]

Why not just buy one from S&W?

I swapped electrons with customer service. They don't have any kits like I want, won't make a slide for me. I can't locate slides at any of the usual parts suppliers so I guess they just do those on an exchange basis with damaged slides. I can get the SKU, maybe try direct purchase and see what happens.

OTOH, I discovered that Leupold makes an optic mount (their red dot) that fits in the rear sight dovetail. I guess that's an option, certainly cheaper than getting a slide and modifying it. Hate to take the primary handgun out of service to play with. The optical sights are shockingly expensive, but given the shock loads from riding on the slide, I guess it's justified.

Got my own milling machine

 

[Rastoff]

Hate to take the primary handgun out of service to play with.

I couldn't agree more. Sounds like a secondary gun would be a good purchase. In most places you can find a used M&P for far less than the price of a new slide.

If you mill your own slot for the optics, please keep us updated. It's not as simple as some think.

 

[Saudade]

<snip>OTOH, I discovered that Leupold makes an optic mount (their red dot) that fits in the rear sight dovetail.

Got my own milling machine

Dovetail adapters are available for many sights including Vortex, Burris, Trijicon, etc., but you lose your rear sight. The DP Pro has an option to add a rear sight but you'll need a front one to match.

As far as milling your own, just remember the striker block is captured by the rear sight. The CORE models have a small teardrop plate held in by a screw into it's own recess to retain the block so you don't have to mess with it if you remove the sight.

Looking forward to seeing your results!

 

[WR Moore]

Good to know about the plate, thanks. Visually, from factory pics, the optic is forward of the rear sight, which is in it's normal place. Not sure the project is going to take off though.

I did find a complete gun, with accessories for a good price, but I really don't want to blow that much money on something that may not work for me. Not that I expect my heirs might object. They'd just squabble over who got the toy and who got the stocker.

Got the official word from S&W, they won't sell the slide as a separate item. Bummer.

 

[Real Old Navy]

What will be your use for this gun? Target/range or daily carry or both? My reason for buying a 2nd slide was both and I could just swap out slides. Anyway you look at it, it's not something cheap to do. To do it right you will want your front and rear steel sights to co-witness with your optic sight with a milled slide...or at least your front sight to co-witness with your optic sight if you use a dovetail mounted optic sight. Keep in mind batteries go dead and sometimes at the most inopportune times. The reason I decided not to do this was not because of the expense...it was because of eyesight...how's your's? It's harder to focus using a optic sight even when using a co-witness front sight. Your eyes want to either focus on the target or that pretty dot.If your just shooting at paper targets that's fine...if your shooting at something coming at you...that's different...it's going to take you longer to to pull your gun, turn the sight on and then focus. Like I say my LGS (which is very good) talked me out of putting an optic sight on. They could have made some good money doing it. They said they would do it, if that's what I really wanted. I asked them well what would you suggest? Everyone that worked in that store pulled out their carry piece...they all had TruGlo TFO sights on...now so do I! But I also have a Crimson Trace green laser, and everything is bore sighted JMO.

 

[Zed16]

Anyone know where I might be able to find just the slide for an M&P9 1.0?

Smith & Wesson M&P 9 Slide: MGW

 

[CB3]

I agree that getting a slightly used whole gun and then custom milling the slide (yourself, hmmm, get the real dimensional drawings) is the best way to go in the long run. Having a second frame is never a bad idea.

Now, not to derail this thread, but please do search red dot threads on this site. There have been numerous ones discussing the advantages of red dots but also addressing the issues of price/quality and mounting systems.

I have four RDS equipped pistols. The RDS system is faster and easier to use than iron sights. My older eyes cannot focus on the three sight planes required with irons. Focusing only on the target, which is natural, is faster and easier than focusing on the front sight. There is no need to focus on the dot. Be careful taking advice from those who have not invested in a good RDS system and actually used it.