Flork
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Hi guys,
So my technical mind was wandering the other night as I sat killing shotgun wielding midgets while playing Border Lands and I got to thinking about the M&P versus the SD......Don't ask me how I go from that to parts design, because it's a long and complicated string of thought processes that I don't even understand.
Anyway, back to the topic at hand.....the M&P and the SD.
I realize that the SD is basically a budget version hybrid of the M&P and Sigma, which isn't such a bad thing when I think about it. With the way te economy has been in the past few years, people can't afford to spend as much on guns, so they're tending to buy cheaper guns so they can still afford to buy ammo. That's a big part of why we created the Drop in parts for the M&P like we did, so people could afford to have a nice feeling trigger with out breaking the bank.
The SD seems to get a bad reputation due to the bad trigger from the factory, but I'm working to fix it. I've got a SD 40 in the shop right now that I've been playing with for a few months on and off and I have to say I really like this gun and here's why
1) It's slimmer than the M&P.
2) Has the same ergonomic feel in my hand and points just as well.
3) The Recoil impulse is attenuated by the grip angle just like the M&P.
4) Stout construction, not that the M&P is poorly built but they're both solid guns
5) The Striker Block can be removed without removing the rear sight....and anybody who's installed an Apex M&P USB knows how awesome that would be.
and
6) The Price is right for those who want a first gun or something that just works.
So I've been working on improvements for the SD. The Stock trigger pull in the gun I have was right at 9lbs and gritty with a double click in the reset which made it hard to shoot well. So I worked on developing a spring kit for the SD that would improve the trigger pull weight and reduce if not remove the Double Click in the reset and I'm happy to report my prototypes have proven to be successful. When I drop in the springs the trigger goes to 6.5lbs and the double click in the reset is gone.
Trigger pull weight wasn't enough for me, I wanted to remove most of the .065" over travel in my SD so I spent a few hours prototyping an Over Travel Stop for the SD and I'm pleased to say that it's working perfectly. I'll be working on production prototypes over the next few weeks and will be working on releasing the kit as soon as possible.
The question I have for all of you SD owners is: How interested would you be in improving the trigger on your SD to make it a far superior machine than it was before?
Scott @ Apex
So my technical mind was wandering the other night as I sat killing shotgun wielding midgets while playing Border Lands and I got to thinking about the M&P versus the SD......Don't ask me how I go from that to parts design, because it's a long and complicated string of thought processes that I don't even understand.
Anyway, back to the topic at hand.....the M&P and the SD.
I realize that the SD is basically a budget version hybrid of the M&P and Sigma, which isn't such a bad thing when I think about it. With the way te economy has been in the past few years, people can't afford to spend as much on guns, so they're tending to buy cheaper guns so they can still afford to buy ammo. That's a big part of why we created the Drop in parts for the M&P like we did, so people could afford to have a nice feeling trigger with out breaking the bank.
The SD seems to get a bad reputation due to the bad trigger from the factory, but I'm working to fix it. I've got a SD 40 in the shop right now that I've been playing with for a few months on and off and I have to say I really like this gun and here's why
1) It's slimmer than the M&P.
2) Has the same ergonomic feel in my hand and points just as well.
3) The Recoil impulse is attenuated by the grip angle just like the M&P.
4) Stout construction, not that the M&P is poorly built but they're both solid guns
5) The Striker Block can be removed without removing the rear sight....and anybody who's installed an Apex M&P USB knows how awesome that would be.
and
6) The Price is right for those who want a first gun or something that just works.
So I've been working on improvements for the SD. The Stock trigger pull in the gun I have was right at 9lbs and gritty with a double click in the reset which made it hard to shoot well. So I worked on developing a spring kit for the SD that would improve the trigger pull weight and reduce if not remove the Double Click in the reset and I'm happy to report my prototypes have proven to be successful. When I drop in the springs the trigger goes to 6.5lbs and the double click in the reset is gone.
Trigger pull weight wasn't enough for me, I wanted to remove most of the .065" over travel in my SD so I spent a few hours prototyping an Over Travel Stop for the SD and I'm pleased to say that it's working perfectly. I'll be working on production prototypes over the next few weeks and will be working on releasing the kit as soon as possible.
The question I have for all of you SD owners is: How interested would you be in improving the trigger on your SD to make it a far superior machine than it was before?
Scott @ Apex