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Thought I would share pics of my most recent purchase. I picked it up yesterday. I am a little ashamed to admit, but this is the first handgun I have ever bought! :shock:

I own plenty of rifles, but just never purchased a handgun. Other funny thing is I have had my handgun conceal carry permit for almost 10 years, yet still never picked up a handgun. Go figure…



Anyway, this is a Smith and Wesson M&P 9mm (17 + 1 capacity). I ordered it online from www.budsgunshop.com.

$439 + $13.17 CC fee + $5 ship ins + $10 FFL = $467.17! I'm happy with that! :dance:

The cheapest with tax at the local gun stores was $567. ... I love the internet!

I needed a handgun in my collection regardless, but most of my motivation was from the fact that a shooting range in my area is starting to regularly offer tactical carbine shooting classes. A lot of the classes require a rifle and a handgun. Now that I have the handgun I can sign up. :grin:

I know absolutely nothing about holsters. Can anybody give me a link to a holster that would be appropriate for a shooting class? I also assume there are devices that hold spare mags. I would like that info too. Thx!

 

[brownstown]

Welcome to yet another addiction...LOL..

 

[veprx4]

Good choice on the M&P 9mm! I bought mine for concealed carry and liked it so much I bought the M&P 45ACP version. The 45 is my daily carry gun which rides in a Crossbreed Super Tuck IWB Holster. So comfortable I forget I'm wearing it! Here's a link to Crossbreed: http://www.crossbreedholsters.com/beltslide.html

 

[Kenelm52]

Wow, great price, you did good!

The lowest I've seen the M&P's locally is just under $500.

 

[BrianWV]

Is S&W still ofering the rebate and extra mags? When I bought mine I got a $50 rebate check and two extra factory mags. Check their website.

 

[Kenelm52]

The Spring rebate is over, but they now have a summer rebate going on. With the M&P pistols, you can get either two free mags (that's what I'd go for) or a check for $35.

X, if you haven't already, get yourself a S&W rebate slip, fill it out, and send it in. You can get the slips from S&W or your local FFL. All S&W dealers should have the rebate slips.

EDIT, I stand corrected... it's $30, not $35...
http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/wcs/ ... tent=52302

 

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I have the rebate form sitting in front of me right now already filled out. I will mail out tomorrow. I am opting for the 2 free mags. Thx guys!

 

[j_tudeski]

Congrats on that buy. Sounds like you found a deal.

Not to be a nay-sayer, but I've heard those things start to fall apart after 1000 rounds. Let me know how yours works out. I'm always in need of some non-gun dealer biased intel.

Looks sharp!

 

[Shooter521]

Not to be a nay-sayer, but I've heard those things start to fall apart after 1000 rounds.

M&P9: 50,000 ROUNDS IN 6 MONTHS:
http://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=14060



:shock:

 

[M4arc]

Not to be a nay-sayer, but I've heard those things start to fall apart after 1000 rounds. Let me know how yours works out. I'm always in need of some non-gun dealer biased intel.

You should NEVER believe anything a gun dealer says. The M&P is proving itself to be extremely reliable and durable and to date over 300+ police departments have adopted the M&P. The M&P40 for instance has already proven itself (at least to me) to be far more reliable than the Glocks chambered in the same caliber. In addition the NMSP have ditched their G31s in favor of the M&P357 because they can take the abuse of the 357 SIG round. If the M&P40 and M&P357 are standing up to high round counts you can bet the M&P9 (same frame) will stand up to high round counts.

And yes ToddG's 50K round test is something to keep your eye on.

 

[BrianWV]

You know they have factory 14 round mags for the M&P .45?
Check this out.
http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/prod ... /411534971

 

[sdcromer]

What? Is the M&P too good for the poodle?

 

[rdm]

Eh, my buddies had 4 FTEs with WWB .40, No hiccups since hes been using Remington. Did it during IPSC, and it was an MP40c.

They really are nice guns, I love the Low-profile Novak sights.

 

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M&P9: 50,000 ROUNDS IN 6 MONTHS:
http://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=14060



:shock:

Awesome! Thanks for the link!

 

[Templar]

You chose................................................






..............................................wisely.

:thumbsup:

I actually enjoy my M&P 45 more than the 9mm, but they're both excellent pistols.

 

[LRRP-87]

Shot the 9mm version like yours recently, and was major impressed by it's performance. :thumbsup:

 

[catsailer40]

i have always kind of wanted to look into a mp .40 in fullsize... it has the rail, which my glock lacks cause its a subcompact. id like a rail. where, if you dont mind, did you buy it from? sounds like a good price.

 

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i have always kind of wanted to look into a mp .40 in fullsize... it has the rail, which my glock lacks cause its a subcompact. id like a rail. where, if you dont mind, did you buy it from? sounds like a good price.

As I stated above, I purchased from www.budsgunshop.com.

They have the M&P 40 full size for same price, $439.

http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/prod ... s_id/38995

 

[catsailer40]

i have always kind of wanted to look into a mp .40 in fullsize... it has the rail, which my glock lacks cause its a subcompact. id like a rail. where, if you dont mind, did you buy it from? sounds like a good price.

As I stated above, I purchased from www.budsgunshop.com.

They have the M&P 40 full size for same price, $439.

http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/prod ... s_id/38995

ahh, i missed it. i was messing around with my computer. it wont play call of duty 4 anymore :sad: gonna have to reformat.

 

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I would still like some assistance for my questions. I realize it was probably overlooked by the pics of the sexy handgun. :grin:

My orginal statement:

I know absolutely nothing about holsters. Can anybody give me a link to a holster that would be appropriate for a shooting class? I also assume there are devices that hold spare mags. I would like that info too. Thx!

Just looking for a nudge in the right direction. A good website link would help.