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I did some appendix concealed carry with my M&P 9 full size. It wasn't horrible. Even with a polo shirt it didn't print much. Caution with the HK3P M&P. It may need some tweaking to get it to work consistently. All the ones we tested at the store had issues.

Actually, I have 5 M&P's (*gulp*). I bought the full size one several years ago when I first got super into firearms training. Boresight solutions did the frame work, and then ATEi did the slide and trigger work (this was all years before they became well known and was recommended to me by instructor and friend, Steve Fisher). I wanted to get a 9mm 5" Pro, but they were difficult to find and I eventually sourced a 5" 9L (essentially the same as the Pro but with different sights, and a different front slide profile). ATEi did the slide and trigger work on that one and Cold Bore Solutions di

Ivan. I'd love an ATEi slide to match my many RS ATEi M&Ps. I'm so used to the slide cuts it feels weird to not had them on the replica. I'm half tempted to send it to ATEi since he does all the work on my handguns anyway ... but it wouldn't be cheap. I am also not sure what slide lightening would do to the replica's function. Vltorfan78: thanks! Hitman: I know how you feel. I held out for as long as I could. I had high hopes the HK3P version would be better than the WE version beyond just the trademarks. Alas, it isn't reliable and still needs work. My buddy who got the same gun a

Posted this in the WE M&P review thread. Since this is a pic thread: I took a little time to recontour and stipple my HK3P S&W trademarked M&P more like my real M&Ps. I decided to go with a blend between how Boresight Solutions and ATEiGuns do their frames. The one thing I've had trouble doing to my liking was cutting lines into the borders like how Boresight Solutions does his, so I omitted it (for now). The material WE used for the back straps are really gummy rubber and don't take stippling nearly as well as real back straps do. Stipple texture close up: Pi

I took a little time to recontour and stipple my HK3P M&P more like my real M&Ps. I decided to go with a combination between how Boresight Solutions and ATEiGuns do their frames. The one thing I've had trouble doing to my liking was cutting lines into the borders like how Boresight Solutions does his, so I omitted it (for now). The material WE used for the back straps are really gummy rubber and don't take stippling nearly as well as real back straps do. Texture close up: Pic of the trigger undercut. Also, all seam lines have been removed (WE seams were pretty bad): Te

Quick question. FCC. Where are they based out of and are they the go to source for PTW components? I'm finally, after holding out for many years, considering the PTW after trying a student's gun.

I don't think anyone has pointed this out yet. The WE base plates on the full size mags are undersized/too short front to back. WE basically took the measurement for the M&P compact base plate which is smaller and applied it to the full size base plate. Which also means the grip shape has been adjusted accordingly too. Here's the WE base plate next to my RS mag well:

When I get back to the US I'll see if I can shim a RS front sight to fit and glue it in place. I'll do the same on the VFC. The WE definitely won't accept RS rear sights since it uses a TM style rear sight which has an elongated base which extends down into the upper slide. The VFC compact may be similar to their Stark Glocks which don't have that issue and can accommodate RS rear sights with a shim. I doubt even TM even knows when their M&P is coming out. The only GBB contenders for Full Size M&P at this time are the WE/HK3P and the VFC which *should* be out before year's end.

It's actually made by WE ... but the BS branding on the package says American Defense Manufacturing (ADM). Basically it's a WE barrel insert which comes with a thread protector. They've done the threaded inserts before as a prepainted orange plastic thing for US sales. And I've seen the threaded part in black too. But never with a thread protector which was why I bought it.

Well, the iphone quality pics doesn't help. But yeah. That's the current standard for the HK3P trades on the WE M&P. In person, it's not as bad, but they are definitely thin and shallow.

I bought the HK3P version of the WE M&P. It immediately had issues alternating between going to full auto or not reseting the hammer. The store (Hero Arms) cautioned me beforehand this was common. I had the store do the upgrade which appears to have resolved all the issues. Markings are like ... crazy shallow, but the overall finish is better than the OEM non-marking M&P.

Nah. It's just press fitted into the upper receiver. If you twist the front sight a few degrees clockwise and counter clockwise it should slide right out with a little effort. And as Shane pointed out (thanks Shane), Guarder (and I think DYTac too at one point) makes aftermarket CQB length outer barrels. When looking for aftermarket outer barrels, just make sure it is KSC/KWA GBBR compatible (most barrels simply just say "KSC compatible" since that's more common in Asia where the aftermarket manufacturers are based out of). That said, it's probably cheaper to just swap barrel extensions (I

I don't know if any manufacturer currently makes a one piece KWA/KSC 10.5" outer barrel. The LM4 CQBR's outer barrel is also made up of the barrel plus the 1" extension. The gas rod is pinned into the fixed front sight like it should be on a real AR from what I recall.

On the 14.5" LM4 carbine, the extension is about 5" in length. So once you remove the extension, the outer barrel is about 9.5" In length. The seam between outer barrel and the extension is normally concealed by the fixed front sight post. So if you want a 10.5" outer barrel you will need to cut down (or replace) the inner barrel, and swap the 5" carbine extension for a 1" long 14mm counterclockwise extension. To get the barrel extension off, use a heat gun.

Griffin Armament FlashComp II.

Here's my newest addition. On top is my real AR15. On the bottom is my LM4 Training Rifle. And for those of you who like your guns more KISS:

They do. However, they also have functional bolt catch release when racking the gun's charging handle.

The CMR is everything I wanted the Geissele rail to be. Holding the two side by side, the Geissele is just too blocky, chunky, tall, and wide in comparison. Purely my own opinion of course. Price is about the same depending on which version of the Geissele. Now that said, for the dollar value, I haven't seen a single RS rail to this day offer what the MI rail offers for as little as it costs.

My current two primary training guns:

Stark Arms will accept RS sights. There's a small gap, but it's about the same as the KSCs.

The Noveske series of rails have always used that pin to prevent gas tube installation. It's possible that that was a contractual agreement and each different RS manufacturer had stipulated different conditions for license approval. And the RS NSR rails do not include rail attachments either.

It should be really soon. The packaging artwork is already prepared.

You don't HAVE to have an oven to do cerakote. They offer both oven cure and air cure cerakote paints. Oven cure is definitely stronger than air cure (oven cure is approximately 2x the hardness, scratch resistant or air cure) but I've seen air cure cerakote done to real firearms that have been used hard and they've held up insanely well.