S&W FPC: M&P Folding 9mm Carbine

[1srelluc]

I picked this thing up at my local pawn shop this morning.....The S&W FPC 9mm side folding Carbine.

It was another one of those guns that was "direct from Rural King to the pawn shop when mama found out", never fired.

I gave $450.00 out the door for it. They run about $575.00 new.

I used an on-hand set of BUIS sights, a red dot I pulled off a rifle I bought a few weeks back, and a 9mm bird cage.

It came with one 17 rd and two 23 round S&W M&P mags....I don't really care for the extra mag storage stock (more like some Rube Goldberg contraption so I ordered an adjustable Taccon3g butt stock for it.

Buttstock for S&W FPC | Taccom3g

It comes with a discrete/unmarked gray soft case (more like a piece of luggage) with all kinds of pockets inside.....The case seems well made.

A rather exhaustive 1000 rd review:

 

[Donald H]

A very versatile choice for the task, and close enough to the 'shooter's' choice to be appropriate for today's gun show!

 

[westwall]

I picked up a SiG MCX in .300 BLK

 

[Zincwarrior]

I love this carbine. Its 5lbs. Just take the mags out and throw them in the bag.
Also if you want any higher capacity get this:

TF 170mm M&P Mag Ext (9MM/.40 Cal)-Black

MAXIMUM FIREPOWER!<br><br><br><br><br>Designed for USPSA's "Open Division" our 170mm provides +8 rounds of .40, +10 rounds of 9mm, with rock-solid retention and security.<br><br><br><br><br>This mag extension comes with an extended spring.

www.carvercustom.com

Its a competition mag for 'open competition'. Has 27 round capacity.

 

[1srelluc]

I love this carbine. Its 5lbs. Just take the mags out and throw them in the bag.
Also if you want any higher capacity get this:

TF 170mm M&P Mag Ext (9MM/.40 Cal)-Black

MAXIMUM FIREPOWER!<br><br><br><br><br>Designed for USPSA's "Open Division" our 170mm provides +8 rounds of .40, +10 rounds of 9mm, with rock-solid retention and security.<br><br><br><br><br>This mag extension comes with an extended spring.

www.carvercustom.com

Its a competition mag for 'open competition'. Has 27 round capacity.

I suspect I'll pick-up a few M&P mags at my LGS, they usually have a bunch of lightly used ones.

The Taccom stock will eliminate that "clubfoot" look, plus LOP and butt angle are adjustable.

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

I picked this thing up at my local pawn shop this morning.....The S&W FPC 9mm side folding Carbine.

It was another one of those guns that was "direct from Rural King to the pawn shop when mama found out", never fired.

I gave $450.00 out the door for it. They run about $575.00 new.

I used an on-hand set of BUIS sights, a red dot I pulled off a rifle I bought a few weeks back, and a 9mm bird cage.

It came with one 17 rd and two 23 round S&W M&P mags....I don't really care for the extra mag storage stock (more like some Rube Goldberg contraption so I ordered an adjustable Taccon3g butt stock for it.

Buttstock for S&W FPC | Taccom3g

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It comes with a discrete/unmarked gray soft case (more like a piece of luggage) with all kinds of pockets inside.....The case seems well made.

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A rather exhaustive 1000 rd review:

Knock on Wood

What makes it a "carbine"? The ones I saw in Vietnam looked like wooden toys with no stopping power. It was so light that our worthless native allies wouldn't even drop it when they ran away from a firefight.

 

[Zincwarrior]

Knock on Wood

What makes it a "carbine"? The ones I saw in Vietnam looked like wooden toys with no stopping power. It was so light that our worthless native allies wouldn't even drop it when they ran away from a firefight.

It has a short barrel for civilian firearm.
It has a fast flipout stock.
Its frankly a semi auto submachine gun.

 

[1srelluc]

Knock on Wood

What makes it a "carbine"? The ones I saw in Vietnam looked like wooden toys with no stopping power. It was so light that our worthless native allies wouldn't even drop it when they ran away from a firefight.

The 16" barrel I guess.

One of my friends was a tanker in Vietnam and they were issued M3 sub-guns and they traded them in for M2 Carbines.