Variations of M&P9

[kc17 622]

Looking to purchase first handgun (currently own rifle and shotgun). After firing 6 different 9mms yesterday I've pretty much settled on a M&P9. Hard to say why exactly, some of the others I can clearly say what I did not like about them, others it was more of a gut feeling I guess. If the opportunity to shot other 9mms present itself while waiting on permit I would do so. 

 

Anyway, looking at the S&W website can be a bit confusing on all the different variations. Some are easy enough to determine (number of rounds, full size or compact, PRO Series, etc...) others a bit more difficult to see the differences or benefits. I believe I've narrowed it down to four. SKU 109201, 109251, 109301, & 109351. All are 10 round, 4.25" barrel length. 109201 & 109301 have 6.5lb trigger pull; 109251 & 109351 are 10lbs trigger pull. The only difference I see between each with the same trigger pull is overall length 7.5" vs 7.63".

 

Trigger pull is clear to me (I do not know what I fired yesterday). All other things being the same I would imagine a longer overall length would be mean better control? But is there really a noticeable difference in 0.13"? How hard/expensive is it to change trigger pull? Meaning if I could only find one with a 10lb pull and I wanted to swap for the 6.5lb pull.

 

This will be a range/HD weapon used primarily by me, but able to be used by wife if needed. 

 

TIA

Kevin

 

Smith & Wesson - Compare Products.pdf

 

 

[67gtonut 847]

The ones with the 10lb trigger are MA complaint guns....... you wont really find them around here anyway....

 

The lengths of all the Full-size are the same.....  dont know why they differ in the specs

[Zerosignal 1]

As with most M&P owners. They feel the gun shoots a hell of a lot better after installing a Apex tactical Dcaek kit. Worked wonders on my .40

Don't forget to look into

[67gtonut 847]

109201 has  a magazine safety

 

109301 has NO magazine safety

 

Those are the 2 versions that you most likely will look at...

 

If you find a MA compatible gun for a significant savings..... an APEX trigger kit will get you back down to a reasonable trigger

[kc17 622]

109201 has  a magazine safety

 

109301 has NO magazine safety....

 

Thank you, that is exactly what I was looking for, why couldn't S&W make it that clear on their site?

Since I see the pros/cons of the mag safety debate I do not see it being a deal breaker if I can only locate one version and not both.

Now I feel confident in knowing any M&P9 full size I can locate will work for me. 

[Soju 153]

Different trigger weights.

External safety vs. no external safety.

Magazine disconnect vs no disconnect.

Different magazine capacities.

 

Then when you factor in they used to make a long slide version, and they have the pro series and now the C.O.R.E series, there are lots of different variations. 

[Barms 98]

109201 has  a magazine safety

 

109301 has NO magazine safety

 

Those are the 2 versions that you most likely will look at...

 

If you find a MA compatible gun for a significant savings..... an APEX trigger kit will get you back down to a reasonable trigger

If the MA ones really are cheaper, then the above idea is GENIUS.

[NJdiverTony 27]

As mentioned above, definitely look into the Apex DCAEK... It makes a huge difference in the trigger, especially after you break it in.  After 200 or 300 rounds, my DCAEK trigger became sooooooo nice in my full size M&P9.

[SW9racer 262]

Doesnt that take you out of production division? At that point you are at a disadvantage in limited, as you are scoring minor. I found that just dropping in the RAM made a difference in my 9Pro.

[67gtonut 847]

No....

Apex AEK kits are legal for production ..... They are internal mods