This little ( compact? – that’s what S&W calls it ) darling came to me looking for a new home – What was I to do?? I couldn’t turn it away – I mean really folks!
Needs a bath and some TLC – the two magazines are wonky, more on them later – I have pretty much stopped buying firearms – but when they come looking for me – I just can’t turn them back out in the wild . . .
Talon grip tape on it and no extra back straps or box . . .
Lock the slide back – lever down – release the slide – pull the trigger – ready for bath time just that easy . . .
This Breakthrough solvent has just about replaced Hoppes #9 for cleaning stuff for me, but I sure miss the smell of Hoppes #9 . . . I wonder if I could talk my Blushing Bride into putting just a dab of Hoppes behind her ears? Hmmmm . . .
Scrub scrub – brush brush – wipe it down . . .
It really wasn’t very dirty – just needed some light cleaning . . .
Ready for a final wipe down . . .
A wee bit of lube – this is the best I have found . . .
All better now . . .
Compact? It is smaller physically than a 1911 Government model – 4″ vs 5″ barrel . . .
Empty weight for the 1911 – 30.2oz . . .
Empty weight M&P compact 45 – 20.2oz . . .
Both are eight round magazines – it will be interesting to see how they shoot next to each other – 1911 has a longer sight radius and a much better trigger and 10oz more weight to soak up recoil – the S&W M&P line have decent ( for a striker fired pistol ) triggers and unlike the Shield side of the house, they don’t have that “damn this grip is narrow” feeling. I will have to look around and see if the grip strap set is available as a separate item(s).
I picked up two magazines from Gun Mag Warehouse so I’m good there – I’ll order two magazine springs from Brownells while I have the page pulled up and then I will take a look at the issues that afflicted these factory magazines – and what to do to avoid just about most magazine issues – hint – clean and LIGHTLY lube – the newer coil inside themself magazine springs are prone to failure through neglect – more on that later . . .
And yes this is in the queue to get to the range and get test fired . . .
Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!
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