Alfie Posted October 5, 2010 Author Share Posted October 5, 2010 Bobby at Freedom gunworks has a few for sale. contact him via the forums. I bought one from him within minutes of his posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srrch Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 I like your plan Jeff, but I think I'll need an new holster, my current M&P is narrowed at the bottom so I either need to open it up some (and worry about snagging my front sight) or get a new one. Is the slide-width different than the 9-Pro??? I hope not but the length better be, my current holster has a semi closed bottom. I bought an M&P Pro .40 5" last week and tried it in my Comp-Tac holster for my 9 pro and it wouldn't fit. I opened up the tension screws on the holster some and tried again but still a no go. I haven't tried it again to loosen the screws all the way yet but I would guess they would fall out from being so loose. I'll try again tonight and see what I come up with. The part that looks like it is hitting is the upper/top portion of the slide. It seems to be just a tad wider than the 9 pro slide, fyi. I just picked up an M&P pro 40 5''. It fits perfectly in my Comp-Tac Speed paddle holster for the 9mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2011BLDR Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 I like your plan Jeff, but I think I'll need an new holster, my current M&P is narrowed at the bottom so I either need to open it up some (and worry about snagging my front sight) or get a new one. Is the slide-width different than the 9-Pro??? I hope not but the length better be, my current holster has a semi closed bottom. I bought an M&P Pro .40 5" last week and tried it in my Comp-Tac holster for my 9 pro and it wouldn't fit. I opened up the tension screws on the holster some and tried again but still a no go. I haven't tried it again to loosen the screws all the way yet but I would guess they would fall out from being so loose. I'll try again tonight and see what I come up with. The part that looks like it is hitting is the upper/top portion of the slide. It seems to be just a tad wider than the 9 pro slide, fyi. I just picked up an M&P pro 40 5''. It fits perfectly in my Comp-Tac Speed paddle holster for the 9mm My 5" .40 Pro fits my Blade Tec holster for the 9 Pro. this is a Comp-Tac issue Out. 2011BLDR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason237m Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 Can we expect an M&P Pro in .45 ACP at some future date? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCB12 Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 Can we expect an M&P Pro in .45 ACP at some future date? A quote from them... "M&P PRO UPDATE Posted 10/20/2010 As of October 20, 2010, holsters for the M&P Pro 5" will fit both the 9mm and the .40 cal. Before this date, holsters for the Pro 5" will only fit the 9mm. Typically 9mm and .40 versions have the same dimensions, however, Smith & Wesson changed the dimensions on the slide of the .40 for the Pro causing it not to fit our holsters. We have updated our molds to accommodate this change. Please contact us with any questions!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan45kim Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 Does anyone know how close we are to getting the 5” 40 S&W pro approved for limited and production? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan45kim Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Does anyone know how close we are to getting the 5” 40 S&W pro approved for limited and production? Anyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffWard Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Does anyone know how close we are to getting the 5” 40 S&W pro approved for limited and production? Anyone Limited is only 500 units... I'm sure that has passed with the first shipment. Production might be a few months... Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan45kim Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 You’re right its 500 for limited and 2000 for production. I know that USPSA announces when the gun is approved for production but do they also announce when they are legal for limited? And does anyone know if S&W has officially hit those numbers for both divisions? Thanks, Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark carr Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 What Jason said does anybody know if there is going to be a 45 pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfie Posted November 13, 2010 Author Share Posted November 13, 2010 Can we expect an M&P Pro in .45 ACP at some future date? A quote from them... "M&P PRO UPDATE Posted 10/20/2010 As of October 20, 2010, holsters for the M&P Pro 5" will fit both the 9mm and the .40 cal. Before this date, holsters for the Pro 5" will only fit the 9mm. Typically 9mm and .40 versions have the same dimensions, however, Smith & Wesson changed the dimensions on the slide of the .40 for the Pro causing it not to fit our holsters. We have updated our molds to accommodate this change. Please contact us with any questions!" Which vendor made this announcement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ontarget Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 I have no inside information, but I predict you will see the .45 Pro at Shot Show in January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ontarget Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 There is one for sale on Gunbroker for $609. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan45kim Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Well it’s been 3 months since I’ve asked this question so does anyone know how close we are to getting the 5” 40 S&W pro approved for limited and production? Thanks, Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan45kim Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Julie where are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99gski Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Hey everyone, Sorry, just seeing this! From what I understand S&W has passed the 500 mark for USPSA, but the paperwork for USPSA has not been completed. The M&P Pro 40 is not currently legal in USPSA Production as S&W has not met USPSA's minimums. For 5" guns in the M&P line, the Pro in 9mm and the 9L are legal in Limited and Production. I myself personally don't agree with the logic of not approving the 5" .40 since there is no competitive advantage gained in capacity or felt recoil with all production guns scored minor and limited to 10 rounds. USPSA likely developed the 2K rule so that boutique companies couldn't create small quantities of production guns. Unfortunately how major manufacturers schedule production does not seem to have been taken into account. It comes down to supply and demand from the distribution system. S&W faced the same challenge with the Pro 9mm and the 9L becoming Production legal when there were extremely MINOR differences between the 2 models (trigger weight, slide cuts and an insignificant difference in weight). I personally disagree with the rules in these cases, but all I can offer at this time is that other shooting sports recognize the M&P Pro 40 as the same model, simply in a different caliber. I'll see what I can do to get the paperwork moving along where I can. Julie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeMartens Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Isn't there any system they have to review a gun like this before the 2k? If not that is something that should really be looked at, where a company could submit a same model of one approved gun, except now it is in a different caliber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99gski Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Not to my knowledge. Other action shooting sports take this approach, but not USPSA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeMartens Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Not to my knowledge. Other action shooting sports take this approach, but not USPSA. Well that is just silly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan45kim Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Thanks Julie great to hear from you. So if I understand this correctly the 40 Pro is legal for limited and limited 10 right now. And as soon as you produce 2000 total units and submit the paper work we will have cleared the last hurdle which is production. If I’m wrong about this please let me know. Thanks, Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99gski Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 (edited) Thanks Julie great to hear from you. So if I understand this correctly the 40 Pro is legal for limited and limited 10 right now. And as soon as you produce 2000 total units and submit the paper work we will have cleared the last hurdle which is production. If I’m wrong about this please let me know. Thanks, Ryan Hi Ryan, Right now the M&P Pro 40 is only legal in Open. Once the paperwork is in, it will be legal in Limited & L10. Julie Edited March 12, 2011 by 99gski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan45kim Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Ok that’s good to know, I thought you just needed to produce 500 and we were cleared for limited and limited 10 I did not know you needed to submit paperwork like you need to in production. Please let us know when we are cleared for limited, limited 10 and production, obviously with limited and limited 10 coming first. Thanks again Julie I appreciate you getting back to us and looking into getting this solved. Thanks, Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IL-SIG Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Any updates on the paperwork issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan45kim Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99gski Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Sent another email. No word yet, but as soon as I know more I will share! Have a great weekend everyone! Julie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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