( 2 out of 5) Undergassed from the factory

by Mick from Oak Brook, IL on September 19, 2019

This rifle is what convinced me that S&W has forgotten what QC is. Two years ago I bought one for $900 and had the same issues that every review has. It wouldn't cycle, especially with 7.62. It went back to S&W. I got it back and sure enough same issue. I called S&W and they said that nothing was done, the M&P 10 shot fine for them. The problem is, it will shoot .308 all day but if you try and run 7.62 NATO, it's not going to cycle.



I finally took it to a gunsmith who knew exactly what the problem was and drilled out the gas port. It runs fine now. I was disappointed in S&W but continued to buy S&W. My M&P 15 ran fine and greatly influenced me to buy this rifle. My problem is that in two years I have had to send in 4 S&W guns right after purchase because of QC issues, the last one was a M&P®40 M2.0 Compact bought from SOSS. It was on its way back to S&W within two days. Before that was a SD9 in grey truck gun that failed after 32 rounds.



Basically until S&W gets its act together I am not buying anymore of their guns. When you send them in for warranty work you don't hear a thing for a month and when you call them they act annoyed. You order products from their online store that show in stock and a month later they send you half of what you ordered and charge you full shipping and say the other stuff is on back order.



I was going to buy a M&P®40 M2.0 3.6 Compact from SOSS for $299. It would be a perfect EDC carry based on the M&P®40 M2.0 Compact 4 now that every bug has been taken care of and believe me some of them were major. That gun came from S&W with the wrong striker in it. You pay for something and S&W is just putting in whatever parts they have laying around. A 2.0 should have the 2.0 striker in it, it is what makes the 2.0 trigger pretty decent. It should have 10° stamped on it. The M&P®40 M2.0 3.6 Compact has a great price at $299. I look at the reviews see the one star one from 8/29. I'm not going through the S&W ringer again.



It sucks when you buy a S&W and they have it for longer then you for the first couple of months. Anyway if you buy this rifle when it's back in stock the gas port needs to be enlarged. If you do that you will be able to shoot everything from the cheapest ammo to the match grade. S&W has had an issue with this for years and does nothing. If you have the gas port enlarged it may void your warranty so be forewarned. You will spend an extra $50 but save yourself that on ammo in one shooting session.



SOSS is a great place to order guns and ammo, I just ordered ammo last week. My next gun is going to be anything else but a S&W. I'm thinking a Walther PPQ M2. I'll spend a little more and won't have to send it in for warranty work after the first range session.