What sthe story on these S&W M&P 9mm's

[Hawk]

I've been seeing a lot of these M&P 9's come up for sale lately for as little as $300. What's the story?

I was looking for a 9MM for the wife for the range and HD. She needs a smaller grip than her Taurus PT99.
I would also like to move her into a striker fired handgun. The DA/SA kind of sucks for her with the Taurus.
She doesn't really like the grips on my Glock's.

[AJRB]

Wish I had gotten mine that cheap, I would snatch it up at that price. I paid 500 in back in 2013.

[Orive 8]

They aren't Glocks!

When the M&Ps came out, they were an alternative to the Glock (for those that don't like Glocks etc...), now there are numerous polymer frame/striker fired guns available that one can choose from if he/she doesn't like the Glock platform.

Just my take...

[eagleclaw]

S&W has a habit of reducing prices. I bought a S&W bodyguard when they first came out on the market for approx. $ 500.00 with tax and pic fee. About eight months later there were being sold for a little more than $300.00. Great for someone currently looking to buy that gun, bad for someone who bought it at the inflated price.

http://smith-wessonforum.com/smith-w...rice-drop.html

[Hawk]

Wish I had gotten mine that cheap, I would snatch it up at that price. I paid 500 in back in 2013.

I should have stipulated that it was for a used M&P Shield 9mm or a used full size but in .40.

[rodspade]

I've been seeing a lot of these M&P 9's come up for sale lately for as little as $300. What's the story?

I was looking for a 9MM for the wife for the range and HD. She needs a smaller grip than her Taurus PT99.

I don't know why you're seeing a bunch of cheap M&P9s, but I do know that (with the small backstrap) it's the perfect full-size handgun for small hands!

[eagleclaw]

I should have stipulated that it was for a used M&P Shield 9mm or a used full size but in .40.

A used M&P pistol probably won’t go for much these days. S&W doesn’t have the resale value equal to Sig or H&K, the market is flooded with striker fired pistols, from Glock, H&K, Sig , Ruger etc. , and sometimes used M&P pistols are sold at a discount because they are police surplus.

[joecooltech]

you can get them new for like 439 so you figure about 300 or less

[Everready73]

you can get them new for like 439 so you figure about 300 or less

Yep. They can be found for 399 online and are like 439 at Grice. Price has just been dropping. I bought a new one in around 2012 and they were 500 to 525 everywhere I looked

[WarPig1976]

They're Police department trade-ins. Basically being sold as surplus. There are Sigs and Smith & Wesson revolvers on the market right now too. 6 months ago it was Rem 870's.