Yes I am ready.Congratulations ! ......yeah, its a bit wet for a range trip, but I bet that you're itching to try it out.
I have it cleaned up, oiled, the magazines loaded and ready to go try it later today.
Yes I am ready.Congratulations ! ......yeah, its a bit wet for a range trip, but I bet that you're itching to try it out.
Congratulations ! ......yeah, its a bit wet for a range trip, but I bet that you're itching to try it out.
Other than my store of Underwood carry ammo, I only have enough range 180 grain ball ammo to load both magazines once.I still haven't had a chance to shoot mine. I could only find 50 rounds when I got the gun. Still waiting on a few boxes I ordered to get delivered.
In the meantime, I polished the safety plunger and connector. Between that and dry firing about 1000 times, the trigger has smoothed out considerably. It was pretty gritty at first. The takeup is still a mile long but I can get used to that.
Just got back from firing both magazines through it (it was all the range ammo I had).
Felt great in my hand and functioned flawlessly.
The ammo was just some Remington UMC "10mm AUTO 180That's good to hear. What ammo did you use? I heard the feed issues weren't as much of an issue on the 4.6" models. Really hoping that is the case.
Quick question, I heard the trigger was pretty good out of the box on these. Can you tell a big difference?Completed the trigger install tonight on the SW M&P 10 mm. Factory trigger specs averaged about 12 ounces of dingus, 2 lbs 8 ounces to the wall and 4 pounds 8 ounces to break.
Just installing the Apex plunger DRAMATICALLY smoothed out the pull to the wall and dropped about 8 ounce out of the pull weight to the wall. I think a bit of polishing of the factory parts would make the factory trigger, no less than, respectable.
Apex trigger (with factory springs) ended up to 8 ounces of dingus, 1 lbs 14 ounces to the wall and 3 pounds 5 ounces to break. Very short travel.
The trigger is just like another Apex in an M&P. Only negative is the reset is barely discernible - which is typical.
Installed the 507c ACSS Vulcan reticle red dot with the factory plastic baseplate. The plastic baseplate seems adeqaute but I can't say it instills confidence. We will see how it works under use.
Quick answer: YesQuick question, I heard the trigger was pretty good out of the box on these. Can you tell a big difference?
Thanks for your response. Good information!Quick answer: Yes
The new flat faced factory trigger is better than the old hinged trigger but the extra long travel of the dingus gives it an odd feel (to me anyway). It has a lot of travel but the break of the factory trigger is quite good and mine was just under 4.5 pounds. The roughness of the striker block plunger and trigger bar are probably the areas of improvement for the factory trigger.
Pre-travel and over-travel in the Apex is a fraction of what the factory trigger. Pre-travel is significantly smoother due to the Apex plunger. Apex replaces the factory sear and actuator resulting in a more crisp break.
I generally leave the factory springs in the gun and utilize the Apex parts for a lighter trigger pull. If you prefer more of a duty carry weight, Apex provides springs and they have a flow chart which will guide you in the direction you want to tune your trigger weight. Using the Apex springs also results in a little more positive reset.
It really depends on what you want in a trigger. This is a range gun for me and I prefer 1911s and revolvers which makes me a bit of a trigger snob...
How was the kick compared to other calibers you've shot?Just got back from firing both magazines through it (it was all the range ammo I had).
Felt great in my hand and functioned flawlessly.
It has a healthy recoil by comparison to other semi-auto calibers like 9mm, 40SW, .45 ACP, etc, but nothing unmanageable.How was the kick compared to other calibers you've shot?
Pretty much anything fits much better than a Glock does.I divested my Glock 20 gen3 yesterday, now that I have my new M&P 10mm 4.6" to replace it.
It fits my hand much better than the Glock did.