Bevenue Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Is the M&P Pro .40 5in legal for IDPA? I know it will fall into SSP. But isn't there like a certain number need to be sold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waktasz Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 I don't see it on the USPSA production approved list which has the same 2000 unit requirement. Makes a nice ESP gun until they make enough for it to be OK in SSP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Burwell Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Email Robert Ray at IDPA HQ. When they intorduced the M&P9PRO they were allowed right away, something about being a variation of an existing model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWF Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 robert ray would know, but unless you reload or buy something like factory loaded minor the extra recoil would work against you as there no scoreing of major or minor which is why you see very few 40's in idpa. you can shoot ssp or put a magwell on it and go esp. of cousre there is more you can do but you get the idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcracco Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Started IDPA with my .40 M&P 5". I don't think you will have any problem shooting it in SSP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bevenue Posted March 29, 2012 Author Share Posted March 29, 2012 Thanks. called Robert Ray, he said it was good to go in SSP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH45 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 3 grains of straight Clays, behind a 180 grain bullet, and it will shoot softer than most 9mms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlockCanMan Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 3 grains of straight Clays, behind a 180 grain bullet, and it will shoot softer than most 9mms. As opposed to bent Clays??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcracco Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 3 grains of straight Clays, behind a 180 grain bullet, and it will shoot softer than most 9mms. My load exactly and it does shoot incredibly soft. But the 124gn 9's are cheaper and my bag weighs less 3+ pounds less (400 rounds). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LikesToShoot Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 3 grains of straight Clays, behind a 180 grain bullet, and it will shoot softer than most 9mms. Soft shooting it great but how accurate are they? It's been my experience, in my gun with my loads, that the 180 gr needed to be up near at least 825 fps. Anything lower and they wouldn't group well at 20 to 25 yards. When developing loads I use paper plates with a black X marked in the middle. Label the plates with the load I'm shooting then staple these up at 20 yards. I shoot ten rounds at each plate then count the holes, measure the group and staple them all together. I chrony the best of the group. (I have used the chrony at times during this process, knocking two steps out at one time.) I'm sure there are better ways to develop loads but this works well enough for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bevenue Posted April 1, 2012 Author Share Posted April 1, 2012 3 grains of straight Clays, behind a 180 grain bullet, and it will shoot softer than most 9mms. Headed for the WST and 180 lead. But the 124gn 9's are cheaper and my bag weighs less 3+ pounds less (400 rounds). But the .40's give me a better chance of breaking the perforation to a better score. lol Oh, If I want to save 3 pounds I might clean out my range bag. Those ink pens and tape rolls keep adding up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH45 Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 3 grains of straight Clays, behind a 180 grain bullet, and it will shoot softer than most 9mms. Soft shooting it great but how accurate are they? It's been my experience, in my gun with my loads, that the 180 gr needed to be up near at least 825 fps. Anything lower and they wouldn't group well at 20 to 25 yards. When developing loads I use paper plates with a black X marked in the middle. Label the plates with the load I'm shooting then staple these up at 20 yards. I shoot ten rounds at each plate then count the holes, measure the group and staple them all together. I chrony the best of the group. (I have used the chrony at times during this process, knocking two steps out at one time.) I'm sure there are better ways to develop loads but this works well enough for me. I was getting 2" groups at 25 yards with my Glock 35, and my M&P .40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LikesToShoot Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 I was getting 2" groups at 25 yards with my Glock 35, and my M&P .40. Looks great to me. What bullet are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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