Thread: New pistol

Cool! You'll have to let us know how it shoots.

Nice Top, I hear it shoots real nice out of the box... $57 dollars for night sights??... I would get them bro.. cant go wrong for that price..

I hear the stripping tool does break over time, but I also hear a new one is about $20 dollars shoring up the only weakness in the weapon in my view.. for domestic use, its a great weapon...

Happy shooting Top!!..

Best Regards..
Exo

I just signed up for a NRA membership so I can get a new high speed camo bag lol. Nice gun Top.

Now for the long wait, hopefully not too long. I thought the wait for the CCL would be long but it was only 8 days including the day I mailed the application.

The rebate coupon was denied. I emailed S&W & although they have an outside company that handles rebates they went directly to them & they said they could honor no rebates without a serial number for the gun. I received a reply from Smith the very next day so the customer service seems to be good. I'm hoping that an M&P 40C with my name on it will be on the way to the gun store right away because of my inquiry, lol. If I get it fast it seems that I'll be able to use the outdoor range because our weather has been dry & mostly warm. My son-in-law has a neighbor who said we could use his range any time we want to. It's an hour drive but still a lot cheaper than using an indoor range. I'm stockpiling plenty of ammo & some of that isn't expensive self defense hollow point. I've settled on Gold Dot 165 gr & Federal Tactical HST 180 gr. For range fire I use the Federal American Eagle FMJ 165 gr, about $17 for a box of 50. Beats the $30+ a box for SD stuff.

Exo-
The tool isn't even necessary. About the only use it has besides being part of the buttplate is to push the sear stop down when field stripping but if the gun is cleared (stupidity if it's not) all you have to do is squeeze the trigger & then pull the slide off. One of my gun contacts had to replace his & Smith sent him a new one with no charge but he said that he got an extra for about $5 & hasn't had a need to use it since.

Chief -
I was an NRA member for years a while back & never received a camo bag, lol.

Range reports forthcoming after I get the gun. I've found that my Sigma shoots everything I have equally well & it's very accurate. If my neighbor didn't want it I'd be content on keeping it.

Originally Posted by MSG Glenn

Now for the long wait, hopefully not too long. I thought the wait for the CCL would be long but it was only 8 days including the day I mailed the application.

The rebate coupon was denied. I emailed S&W & although they have an outside company that handles rebates they went directly to them & they said they could honor no rebates without a serial number for the gun. I received a reply from Smith the very next day so the customer service seems to be good. I'm hoping that an M&P 40C with my name on it will be on the way to the gun store right away because of my inquiry, lol. If I get it fast it seems that I'll be able to use the outdoor range because our weather has been dry & mostly warm. My son-in-law has a neighbor who said we could use his range any time we want to. It's an hour drive but still a lot cheaper than using an indoor range. I'm stockpiling plenty of ammo & some of that isn't expensive self defense hollow point. I've settled on Gold Dot 165 gr & Federal Tactical HST 180 gr. For range fire I use the Federal American Eagle FMJ 165 gr, about $17 for a box of 50. Beats the $30+ a box for SD stuff.

Exo-
The tool isn't even necessary. About the only use it has besides being part of the buttplate is to push the sear stop down when field stripping but if the gun is cleared (stupidity if it's not) all you have to do is squeeze the trigger & then pull the slide off. One of my gun contacts had to replace his & Smith sent him a new one with no charge but he said that he got an extra for about $5 & hasn't had a need to use it since.

Chief -
I was an NRA member for years a while back & never received a camo bag, lol.

Range reports forthcoming after I get the gun. I've found that my Sigma shoots everything I have equally well & it's very accurate. If my neighbor didn't want it I'd be content on keeping it.

So basically the tool was just to get around having to pull the trigger to get the pistol to break down? (a la Glock...)

NRA gives a 1-year membership free for military. Not sure if it covers retirees, but worth asking...

Originally Posted by StayFrosty

So basically the tool was just to get around having to pull the trigger to get the pistol to break down? (a la Glock...)

NRA gives a 1-year membership free for military. Not sure if it covers retirees, but worth asking...

Holy crap. I just paid 30 bucks for the year so I can get a nice bag and did not know about this. I called up the rep and he directed me at this link

http://www.nralifeofduty.tv/#/files

or go to www.nra.org and click go directly to site before the main page shows up and click support the troops. There you get your free membership. So I pay for this year but next year will be free for me. Thanks Frosty.

I went to the link that you provided, Chief. It stipulates Active Duty Military. I put in a question about retirees on their "Contact Us" form. Since it was already answered by stating active only I figured it couldn't hurt to try.

Originally Posted by MSG Glenn

I went to the link that you provided, Chief. It stipulates Active Duty Military. I put in a question about retirees on their "Contact Us" form. Since it was already answered by stating active only I figured it couldn't hurt to try.

Top,

You have that awesome Blue ID card that I am striving for. That card carries weight too lol.

Originally Posted by CWO Sharkey

Top,

You have that awesome Blue ID card that I am striving for. That card carries weight too lol.

I've found that my blue ID card & $1.50 will buy me a cup of coffee, lol. Of course I got the Police/Military price on my handgun. Later I found out that my expired Armed Security License would have done the same thing, lol.