open67 Posted September 6, 2013 Author Share Posted September 6, 2013 Tried the Zero's and didn't see too much difference. Seemed like they might want to group a little tighter but the MG's just seemed a little more consistent. Didn't give an extensive test but shot a couple of groups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcracco Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 Looks like there is one in the Classifieds: http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=181186 BTW, I just bought a new M&P FS (actually two) and it is the best shooting M&P 9 I have tried or owned to date by far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razorfish Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 When I asked about the new barrel for my M&P FS, Smith & Wesson told me that Midway had them. I ordered a new barrel from Midway and sure enough it's the new one. Very obvious difference between the old barrel and new barrel with the increased twist rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beckham Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 I called and ordered a new barrel (Part 425520000) from S&W for my M&P 9 Pro (5in) this morning ($77.36 shipped). The customer representative said that it might be up to a year before I get my new barrel. Now the waiting begins. I will probably change out the locking block when I get the new barrel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignantmike Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 I called and ordered a new barrel (Part 425520000) from S&W for my M&P 9 Pro (5in) this morning ($77.36 shipped). The customer representative said that it might be up to a year before I get my new barrel. Now the waiting begins. I will probably change out the locking block when I get the new barrel. a year.......holy moly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacticalk9 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Damn. I was told 6-8 weeks when I ordered in July...Im gonna call these fools! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BASE772 Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Just bought my daughter her first handgun yesterday. It's a M&P 9 Pro Series CORE with the 4.25in barrel. How does one know if it has the older barrel or the new one? Or do I just need to call S&W with the serial number? I'm a 2011 shooter and not familiar with these type of guns. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacticalk9 Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 All C.O.R.E.s and M&Ps made after 2012 should have the new barrels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forrest Halley Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Just bought my daughter her first handgun yesterday. It's a M&P 9 Pro Series CORE with the 4.25in barrel. How does one know if it has the older barrel or the new one? Or do I just need to call S&W with the serial number? I'm a 2011 shooter and not familiar with these type of guns. Thanks Lucky kid! Take the pistol apart and look on the underside of the barrel on the flat forward of the locking lugs. You'll probably see to small dimples on the flat. That indicates the newer design 1-10" twist with improved lockup. If you've got on dimple it's still 1-10" but an older lockup setup. Good luck to the new shooter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BASE772 Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Just bought my daughter her first handgun yesterday. It's a M&P 9 Pro Series CORE with the 4.25in barrel. How does one know if it has the older barrel or the new one? Or do I just need to call S&W with the serial number? I'm a 2011 shooter and not familiar with these type of guns. Thanks Lucky kid! Take the pistol apart and look on the underside of the barrel on the flat forward of the locking lugs. You'll probably see to small dimples on the flat. That indicates the newer design 1-10" twist with improved lockup. If you've got on dimple it's still 1-10" but an older lockup setup. Good luck to the new shooter! Took it apart and there is one dimple. Thanks for the info. And I took it out and put 50 rounds of 124 grain NATO through it today. What kind of father would I be if I didn't test fire it first. As a 1911 and 2011 only shooter I must say I was very impressed with this little gun. Accuracy was outstanding and the sights were dead on at 15 yards. Less recoil than I expected also. Very nice gun. If I was going to shoot Production this would be my gun.( In the 5" version) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forrest Halley Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 I found the five inch more floppy and sluggish. So I opted for the four inch gun. It was an easy buy with the price I got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary1911A1 Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 I ordered a barrel with two dimples. Anyone know anything about them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Yeo Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 All C.O.R.E.s and M&Ps made after 2012 should have the new barrels S&W told me that the bbl with the new twist rates started shipping since Dec. 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistrate Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 So, I called S&W today. My M&P 9 Pro 5" is at about 45,000 rounds and I figured I would order a new barrel. Seeing how the barrel has been revised the timing was good too, although I never really had any complaints about how it shot. I was explicitly told that they will not sell a barrel as a spare part and that I would need to send my gun in. Lead time was "several months" and possibly 3+ months. This is completely unacceptable as a customer service policy. I can understand a backorder on a barrel of +++months, but expecting me to send in a firearm that will sit on a shelf until then is absurd. I can't believe they would expect me to miss out on 3+ months of matches until they get around to replacing the barrel, which is a completely user field changeable part. What if this was my Shield?? Would they expect a cusotmer to go without a CCW weapon for 3+ months? What are they doing? Are they fitting the barrels to the guns by hand? No... they aren't If this is a change in S&W service and the trend they are taking I'll need to start looking at replacing their products in my collection with other manfuacturers starting at SHOT next week. Glock may start getting more business from me as a result. I had their new 9mm revolvers on my "to buy list" for this year and just scratched them off. If S&W wants to be ridiculous and actually expect me to send in a gun for that long then by that token I should expect them to send out a loaner for those months. Absolutely ridiculous and unfortunate too. I love my M&P, and really liked S&W prior to this change in CS attitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacticalk9 Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 They told me 6-8 weeks when i ordered in July. Never saw a barrel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retarmyaviator Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 I returned my M&P 9mm Pro to S&W in October to have them check the barrel for accuracy problems. It was returned within ten days with a new barrel at no charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Lombardo Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Midway sells the "top secret" barrels LOL http://www.midwayusa.com/find?newcategorydimensionid=17512 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent C Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Midway sells the "top secret" barrels LOL http://www.midwayusa.com/find?newcategorydimensionid=17512 It doesn't look like they have the barrels for the 5in models. I may have to try and call S&W and see if I get a similar response that tristrate received Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beckham Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Just got off of the phone with S&W. The barrel that I ordered back in September is still on backorder and that they are not shipping barrels unless they are with a gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HI5-O Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 I too ordered a barrel and was told it was on backorder and they even sent me a postcard saying that. Guess I'm SOL for a new S&W barrel..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awfaxis Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Why wait? KKM Precision ships any non-threaded barrel in 1 - 2 days. They also have tighter tolerances on the front locking block. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken_Bird Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 +6 on the KKM, all my M&P pistols have them. Best I have found. JMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
open67 Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 Broke down and ordered a KKM barrel for my 9L. The new barrels are much better, but when taking to KKM the guaranteed it would be more accurate or money back is what I was told on the phone. Also put my name on the list at G&R tactical for a fitted Storm Lake barrel for my Pro. About 6 month wait. If the KKM works out well might just stay with them. Can shoot well enough with the new barrels now, but can't wait forever on the Bar Sto ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gransport Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 open67, please post back and let us know how the KKM does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
open67 Posted January 17, 2014 Author Share Posted January 17, 2014 Will do. Going to be a litle tough as we are going back in the deep freeze again here in Iowa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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