I'm looking to convert my full size M&P9 to the 5" M&P9L or Pro series. Has anyone tried this? Can I just pick up a 5" slide assembly and barrel and put it on my frame for the full size M&P9? Looking to convert the M&P9 into a better competition gun.
-
If you enjoy the forum please consider supporting it by signing up for a NES Membership The benefits pay for the membership many times over.
-
Be sure to enter the NES/Pioneer Valley Arms February Giveaway ***Smith & Wesson SD9VE 9MM***
5" slide assembly on a M&P9 full size?
- Thread starter jsoares
- Start date
Yes you can. Good luck finding a long slide though. It is my understanding that they will only sell them to a S&W armorer. If you can find an armorer to order you one, you will be waiting some time for it arrive.
That's what I meant by pounding the cushions. You need to look harder. It doesn't matter to you as the buyer whether or not it is compliant. People also sell them used once in awhile.
-Mike
Remsport Mfg
NES Member
S&W will only sell these parts to a armorer that is not in Mass. This will make it even harder to get these parts. Also because of production these parts always seem to be on back order. Mass. compliancy has nothing to do with you making a 5" gun because a dealer is not transfering the gun to you and you can own anything as long as it complies to the Mass. AWB.
Adding a five inch S&W Pro slide and barrel to a standard frame is no problem. I did it and it went a thousand rounds or so with no problems. S&W lightens the five inch slide so that it performs just like the four inch. I did it the "hard way"; I bought a Pro model used in MA. The reason I switched the Pro slide and barrel was that the four inch frame had been stippled and offered a superior grip.
S&W does not seem to be intersted in selling these parts in MA unless you are a "special friend". The only way to do it is to buy the whole gun used in MA. The real kick in the butt was that the front sight fell off after a few hundred rounds. I called S&W customer service and they told me I might as well fix it myself! I was told that a bunch of slides left the factory with oversized front sight dovetails that wouldn't hold the factory sight. The tech told me that the only thing they could do was disrupt the metal on the base of the front sight with a punch for an interference fit and that I might as well do it myself. I replied that this was a "bush league hacker" approach to the problem and asked why they didn't buy the appropriate front sight from Brownells? The tech had no answer so I gave up and bought the front sight from Brownells. The gun is now fine, problem solved. Unfortunately S&W customer service is starting to suck big time.
S&W does not seem to be intersted in selling these parts in MA unless you are a "special friend". The only way to do it is to buy the whole gun used in MA. The real kick in the butt was that the front sight fell off after a few hundred rounds. I called S&W customer service and they told me I might as well fix it myself! I was told that a bunch of slides left the factory with oversized front sight dovetails that wouldn't hold the factory sight. The tech told me that the only thing they could do was disrupt the metal on the base of the front sight with a punch for an interference fit and that I might as well do it myself. I replied that this was a "bush league hacker" approach to the problem and asked why they didn't buy the appropriate front sight from Brownells? The tech had no answer so I gave up and bought the front sight from Brownells. The gun is now fine, problem solved. Unfortunately S&W customer service is starting to suck big time.
