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About a year ago I came 'this' close to picking one up, but some unexpected expenses came up and it didn't happen. Although the actual gun purchase didn't happen, I acquired a few 17rnd mags, a 32rnd promag, and a Theis IWB holster. KInda crazy to accumulate all that stuff for no gun, but mags for the M&P line were basically unobtanium for the longest time and were just becoming available so I jumped on them. Fast forward to last week and a used one came up at a great price and now it's mine. I went to the range on Saturday and it was much more accurate and easier to shoot than my LC9. I sent 4 different types of ammo through every mag I had without a single issue. I used up a couple mags of the hornady critical defense that I've used in my LC9 and of course it cycled just fine.

I've also found that concealing the double-stacker isn't all that difficult. I have a couple of shirts that don't hide the 9c as well as the LC9, but for the most part it hasn't been a problem, even in tshirts. I definitely notice the extra weight though. The Theis holster and Wilderness Tactical 5stitch belt help hold things together, but after a few days of lugging the 9c around, the LC9 feels like a piece of paper.

Big huge thank you to Bashful here on the forum for meeting me somewhere between Dallas and Houston. I think the price I paid easily justified a quick trip down south, especially since I've been on the hunt for one of these for a while now, and the timing was right. Plus I stopped down for a Buc'ees BLT on the way home. Tasty.

About half of the head shots were a quick follow-up shot from the X without really taking aim other than point & shoot. The other half was from the last mag of JHP. All shooting occurred at 7 yards.

Thanks for the report. I have S&W revolvers but recently bought the M&P Shield. It has the same feeling of quality as do the old revolvers. Based on your review the 9c is my next one.

Highly recommend the apex trigger kit. I love our 9c.

I think the first thing I'll do is add night sights, then later on the Apex kit. Those will happen later on down the road though.

Great review. Always good to see reviews of other guns that I do not have YET!!

Joe

The 9c is my EDC, great gun, accurate, easy to field strip and after putting a couple of thousand rounds through it, can't remember one malfunction.

spolct wrote:I think the first thing I'll do is add night sights, then later on the Apex kit. Those will happen later on down the road though.

Run about a thousand rounds through it before the Apex kit. At about 400 it should smooth out and you may like that.

You lucky bastage. I wanted that 9c.

I goofed up a few months ago & left late for my flight & ended up having to leave my pistols with my buddy dropping me off. I went to SLC & was found a 9c at a shop there, really liked the new trigger & was ready to buy it then & there. I had no idea about not being able to buy a pistol out of state. OOPS! :(

9c is my EDC choice as well. I love mine. One thing that I did to mine in the interim instead of night sights (I opted for the APEX DCAEK first) was take a black sharpie and fill in the white dots on the rear sight. Now I have a more or less black rear with just the white front.

ive shot several M&P 9c pistols with and without the apex trigger kit and the kit does make a difference

tomdavis wrote:Thanks for the report. I have S&W revolvers but recently bought the M&P Shield. It has the same feeling of quality as do the old revolvers. Based on your review the 9c is my next one.

I have one for sale. PM me if you're interested.