Why Do Some People Hate The Stock Trigger of The M&Ps?

[JPriest]

I'm very happy with the stock trigger on my M&P45. Haven't changed a thing and I actually shoot it a little better than I shot my Glock so for me there has been no downside. I've never shot an Apex trigger so can't say it isn't better though.

 

[fkienast]

I agree with DocSunShine! I purchased ath M&P 40 Core. Frankly, it needed a better trigger. I got it with the Apex. Pistol is now great. The only bad aspect of the deal was that I had to buy the trigger the pistol should have come equipped with.

 

[Well Armed]

Because Glock doesn't make a single stack 9mm.

And I'm willing to bet they never will make one, it won't be at the same price point or value of the M&P Shield. Also, my comment did not only pertain to the Shield. I'm also referring to people who buy the full size and compact double stack M&Ps.

 

[RaginRog]

Maybe because I'm relatively new to firearms, particularly semi autos, but it doesn't bother me at all. While I admit the trigger on my P226 feels smoother, my hands are strong from lifting weights for 20 years, so a little mushy pull and the reset aren't a problem for me. I only replaced the sights.

 

[Dmms]

M&P 9 is my first poly gun. Have always had DA revolvers, so a big change for me. I started shooting in a league in order to become more comfortable with a completely different concept, and found I didn't like the factory trigger feel. After the local gunsmith polished up the factory trigger, I am ecstatic about the difference. Only ran a couple mags through when I picked it up, but much smoother, a more consistent, and slightly lighter weight. Result was a much tighter pattern than I have been shooting.

 

[winstonwaite]

I also did not like the sandy/gritty feel. No one can say that it is meant to be gritty. It is gritty because it is a production gun and the design leads to a gritty feel. The trigger weight certainly could be intentional... but not the grittiness.

Could I survive without the APEX kit... sure. Would some of my friends even notice the trigger as being bad... some not.

Once I pulled the trigger with it installed I felt like I had a very comfortable handgun and felt complete

Also have to agree that trigger weight should not be a safety mechanism to give you a chance to rethink accidentally shooting your grandma in a dark hallway.

 

[1fly2ty]

There are some that don't wait to try the trigger, on their new M&P and that is due to the fact that as others have stated they read it on the internet so it must be so! However there are some of us that shoot alot in IDPA or USPA and understand that the trigger dynamics can be significantly different allowing better handling and accuracy. I have a pet saying that will help to understand. "Those that have never truly exoerienced a great trigger no explanation is possible, to those that have shot a pistol with a great trigger no explanation is necessary!
To me a great trigger is one that has a very clean break at 5-5.5lbs but feels like 3lbs! Like someone else said its smooth as glass! I installed the complete Apex kit on my 9L and it turned an ok trigger into a great trigger. now has a nice tactile reset and less takeup and overtravel.So
in summation its that some people know that the trigger can be much better and striving to shoot better becomes an acheivable goal, with this change. I guess not one of you guys that say your triggers are fine have ever bought a new car and purchased some performance parts for it or made dual exhausts instead of single exhaust, I could go on but I think I have made my point. If you are happy with your factory gun thats great, no one has forced you to buy any performance parts, but for you guys that do, good for you, your the people that actually get it!!

 

[rsrocket1]

My M&P40 came out of the box with a 4.3 pound trigger with a nice clean break but a tiny bit of grit. That grit went away within the first few months of shooting. 3-1/2 years and 20,000 rounds later the trigger seemed to be great, but the gun just didn't shoot consistently well. One day I could get a mag full inside 2" at 10 yards. The next, it would barely hold 4". I knew it wasn't me because I can hold those groups consistently with my Ruger revolver and 1911. I then bought a Sig SP2022 in 40 and was holding those groups with it too so it had to be the M&P40.

Once I put the Apex FSS kit in, the groups were much more consistently good. I found out that it was the overtravel that was killing the accuracy. That meant the gun was very sensitive on the exact direction of your trigger pull and follow through of the finger to stay consistent. With the reduced overtravel of the FSS trigger, there is no place for the gun to shift to as the bullet goes down the barrel.

In an SD situation, the trigger won't matter unless you are trying to stop a charging mountain lion at 50 yards. If I were to get a Shield, I wouldn't change the trigger, but then again I don't think I'll be shooting 200 rounds regularly at the range either.

 

[ChicagoZman]

Very long, heavy and gritty trigger with lots of over travel in my new M&P9 FS made precise shooting extremely difficult. Apex FSS installed this morning and what was a terrible trigger is now excellent.