Little steep but I'm sure I will have a weak moment once they get in stock. $1,500

Maxim 9

Very interested, but wondering if I should wait for a gen II. With something this new and unique you could imagine there would be quite a bit of learning the first go around. Give it a year or so?

That is on the low end of what I was expecting for price... I'm pleasantly cough masada surprised

Sadly, if they are available in December, it could be a solid year to have one in hand.

Wow. Competitive price

$500 M&P or Glock + $700 octane or Revo + $ unique factor

Wonder how they will eventually make them and how they will look. Have only seen pictures of the rougher 3D printed prototypes

Yep, subscribed for notification.

To hell with it, I'll be the first monkey strapped to the rocket. SiCo has a stellar reputation for their products and especially customer service. If it has any hiccups, I am sure SiCo will make it right and worst case scenario, they may be able to retrofit your suppressor (serialized part) to the new gen. I'm in!

The fact that this could be carried is awesome.

Could it though? I mean you can carry a whole variety of pistols big and small given the proper holster but I mean would you REALLY be carrying your integrally* suppressed 9mm handgun as your CCW?

I won't be CCW'ing mine, but it will see a ton of use open carrying while hunting or on the ranch.

Check out this article for some updates/thoughts from the Texas Firearms Festival. It's build quality is very high and it felt like a normal pistol, not nose heavy like a standard pistol/can combination. Firing it was unremarkable as it ran fine and was to me as quiet or quieter than my P226 / Osprey 9 combination. Hard to tell for sure as there were other suppressed weapons being fired in the Capitol Armory bay and background noise from the other non-suppressed bays nearby. It's on my short list and fully approved by the wife (she thought it was cool too) and may make my other pistols obsolete. I didn't notice any blowback but only fired 5 rounds of 147 grain American Eagle. My other thoughts and observations from the article comments section are below:

First the Cons (Remember it’s a prototype):
– The trigger was a little long and gritty. It reminded me of a stock Glock trigger but without the safety tab in the middle. It needs a sharper break and reset. The SiCo Rep said this is being worked on for the production model.
– The ambi slide release/stop was stiff to press to drop the slide. Again, this is being addressed on the production model.

Now the Pros (Remember it’s a prototype):
– It feels like a real gun. Firing it feels like shooting a low recoil full size pistol. It’s not heavy but the half slide and rails had almost no play. It did not feel delicate.
– The barrel is fixed and is designed to keep supersonic ammo subsonic. When running supers they encourage using the full length suppressor setup. When using subs two slices of the suppressor can be removed resulting in about an inch shorter package. They are working to keep +P subsonic but I’ll be happy with 115 grain being subsonic.
– 147 grain American Eagle was used throughout the weekend. I saw around 6 people run mags of 5 through it without a single malfunction. Hardly a torture test but the Remington R51 gen 2 I shot at the event failed on me after the first trigger pull (I was one of the first people in their line Saturday morning!).
– The sound is a lot like my P226 running an Osprey 9, but quieter.
– The slide serrations are very deep and positive with a slight bulge in their profile looking down at the top of the slide. I hope they don’t change their shape as they work really well.
– Takedown is very simple. Press in on a button on the rear of the slide and lift a lever on the top of the pistol located just in front of the chamber. With the lever up pull back on the slide and off it comes!
– They are working with a well known holster maker to ensure it can be readily carried.
– “Blue” guns are being made for training and aftermarket support.
– SilencerCo is focusing a lot of resources on this project to bring a reliable and durable product to market.
– There are other “projects” planned after the successful release of the Maxim 9.

If I find one locally it might be tough to say no.

Want to hold it first (obviously would prefer to shoot it as well).

how do you take it apart for cleaning?

Yeah I guess it depends on how big it actually is.

That was covered literally 3 posts before yours

The two cons you listed are a non issue for me, even if they can't "fix it" on the production model. I was one of the first 10 people outside of SiCo to shoot maxim s# MSMKT-1). For me, it not only met but exceeded my expectations. Lightweight (not front heavy), ergonomics are great (and is not any larger than a P226 with a light attached), easy to disassemble and simple operation. The thing I liked the most, from a canned platform perspective. The slight ping it generates upon firing and how it blends with the tone of the can.

I would jump on the preorder in a heartbeat! Unfortunately I blew this years and next years gun budget on a lot of cans pre 41f.

my dealer is tellin me hes going to get a few and I have one with my name on it.

I wonder what type of operating system it is.  gas delayed blowback?  or gas operated like a deagle?

Looks awesome. Taking preorders yet? Sucks about the wait times though.

Here is some video I took when we attended the Maxim Vice Media Event. The tone was great.

The price is not out of range for what I am willing to spend.

However;

I just watched the NFA Review video. Towards the end, the video clearly shows a S&W M&P design. So I ask, what is this thing? Is it an entirely new internally suppressed design (meaning the pistol at its core), or is this a hybrid M&P/Silencerco combination?

I will own one!

That was just for the prototype and it was really just the M&P grip and mags. Regardless, later units are proprietary and now it uses Glock mags.

Thank-you!

That was the first working prototype. It now uses Glock mags in a firearm built in house.