Sidearms & Scatterguns Picked up a new M&P C.O.R.E.

[WVshooter]

Won this at a shooting competition a couple weeks ago. Seems like a pretty good gun so far. Shoots a bit high for my taste with the irons but put the RMR on it and sighted it for POA/POI at 25 yards. I wasn't sure what to think of the accuracy at first because I couldn't get it to group from a rest at 25 yards but when I shoot it offhand at 25 I get like 2" groups vs. 4 or 5" groups from the rest. Weird but I won't be shooting it from a rest at matches so it will be my new 3 gun and USPSA gun. Factory trigger sucks ass though. Definitely not the 4.5 lbs they claim from the pro series but an APEX FSS kit and trigger should fix it.

 

[Mortar Maggot]

Did the RMR come with it?

Or did you choose the RMR and if so why that over the others?

I am searching for a CORE and on waiting lists and no luck yet.

 

[WVshooter]

Didn't come with it. The gun came with coupons for the EoTech, C-More, and Jpoint but I opted for the Trijicon since it was in stock at my LGS for a pretty good deal and I've had good luck with Trijicon products before. I'd prefer a smaller dot but I didn't want to pay the extra cost to get the battery powered Trijicon. It will take some getting used to and I may not even use it on the pistol much but if it doesn't stay on the pistol it will go on a shotgun or offset on my AR.

 

[bzo]

What kind of mount is that? If I'm not mistaken that doesn't look milled right?

 

[lawofsavage]

Nice set up I have been waiting on the C.O.R.E.'s to become available. I just put the Apex FSS on mine and I'm pretty impressed. I didn't get the Ram so there is still not really an audible or tactile reset but with the FSS there is hardly any pre travel and it's a pretty crisp break. I hate the stock trigger safety on the M&P's and the FSS is the blade style like the Glock. It took me a while to install the FSS but I've never done any trigger work before and I got it done pretty easily just took longer than the recommend time. I don't think you will fully be able to enjoy your M&P without a better trigger. That's why I was reading this thread is because I had heard that they may improve the trigger a little bit on the C.O.R.E. and was going to ask you about it.

 

[WVshooter]

bzo, the gun is milled for a recessed mount from the factory. It comes with a cover plate for when you have no optic mounted so it looks normal, and 5 different mounting shim plates to allow you to mount 5 different types of optics on it. As I understand it you can mount Trijicon RMR, C-more, EoTech, J-point, Delta-point, and Doctor sights.

 

[WVshooter]

savage, I had read that these got the Pro Series trigger job which was supposed to be better than the standard M&P and supposedly the newest generation of M&P's have better triggers than the old ones, more like the shield. This one has neither. The trigger on my 4 year old M&P 9 was smoother and lighter than the trigger on this gun. Unfortunately my old M&P couldn't group 5 shots inside a basketball at 20 yards so I sold it once I got this one which is much more accurate.