Another humbled person speaks.......

[Davis0023]

I have to humbly and publicly annouce that I have found the Glocks equal. Now let me start by saying I always been the Glock fan since it was issued to me as a gen 2 in 2002...been a glock armorer, instructor ,etc. I have been issued and/or own Gen 3 , and Gen 4's allow both mid sized and full sized. I have always loved the Glock, and still do BUT..... fast forward 11 years and I get issued a non glock gun.

As I am sure this is no surprise to alot of you...But I was blown away. I get issued the Smith Wesson M&P 45acp. Note I have never shot one, and have very few rounds of experince shooting a 45 at all , I mean less than 10-15rds total!

I get to the range and shoot a 235 of 240!! On the ILEA scale thats expert, and I did it without any pratice or warm up with it. Now I am not going to get into whats that mean, or the legal issues , blah blah NOT the point!.

The point is this was an amazing smooth shooting gun and VERY LITTLE recoil. I was soo impressed. I will soon be getting the S&W M&P 40cal(compact) for a off duty carry ( dept paid for ) So the LONG and short of it is. Although Glock is great and all. There is others that are just as Great and dare I even say better?!?

I can only say give it a try and you to we be very surprised. I am proud to carry this side arm, and have all the faith in its ability to shoot true.
The Smith and Wesson M&P 45acp gets a major from me.

 

[threedhuntr]

Very good. I'm glad you didn't get stuck on the "my gun is best and everything else sucks" boat.

 

[Joq867]

I never liked Glock until I held one, and like even more after shooting. Always try something before you decide you don't like it.

 

[jaybird_123]

I never liked Glock until I held one, and like even more after shooting. Always try something before you decide you don't like it.

Yeah I was in the same boat. Always hated Glock. Now, I too am a Glock owner/lover.

 

[Birds Away]

I laugh at how incredulous people are when they find something as good or better. The rest of us are not surprised.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

I laugh at how incredulous people are when they find something as good or better. The rest of us are not surprised.

This.

Its like when someone finds out there's faster cars than their Neon R/T.

 

[Birds Away]

This.

Its like when someone finds out there's faster cars than their Neon R/T.

 

[Stschil]

This.

Its like when someone finds out there's faster cars than their Neon R/T.

I cry FOUL! You are screwing up my dream. No soup for you now

 

[SmokinSigs357]

Just be glad they didn't give you one in .357 SIG...

North Carolina Highway Patrol Ditches 2k S&W M&P .357 SIGs | The Truth About Guns

 

[Jeff]

I hope I feel the same after purchasing a M&P 45C. (This coming from a 1911 guy)

 

[1911ly]

I have a Glock 30 as well as Sig's and many other brands. The g\Glock is a nice gun but I never got a warm fuzzy feeling from shooting it :-). I am glad you had an open mine and tried something different. I haven't tried the Smith Wesson M&P yet.

 

[HenryWallace]

'Work towards what you want, afford what you can, appreciate and feed the needs, but LOVE what you have' - INGO's Henry Wallace.

Shot a Glock, and a SW but not an M&P. Looking at getting an M&P 9 interchangeable to 40 for Mrs. Wallace. I keep hearing great things.

 

[horsehaulin]

I love my M&P 40, although it has been sticking in battery since I installed a SI buffer, it shoots very well with over 800 rounds through it so far.

 

[45fan]

Ive tried the Glock, and I cannot discount that its a great weapon, but its just not for me. I have held a few M&Ps, and they do feel great to me, just havent ran into one for sale at the same time that I had the funds I was willing to part with. There are plenty of options out there, and as good as some of them are, none of them are right for everyone. Glad that you kept an open mind, and found something that works better for you than what you thought was the right one for you.

 

[TheGreatBigMouth]

There are other great polymer frame guns, but the fact remains that glock perfected it first.

 

[1911ly]

There are other great polymer frame guns, but the fact remains that glock perfected it first.

The very first polymer-frame pistol! AND it shoots!

 

[BehindBlueI's]

The very first polymer-frame pistol! AND it shoots!

Wow, I learned something. That's an interesting post.

An 18 lb trigger, though? If I can swing a new infant from the trigger without touching off the pistol, probably not something I want to carry.

 

[Hohn]

This.

Its like when someone finds out there's faster cars than their Neon R/T.

Like what??

 

[1911ly]

Wow, I learned something. That's an interesting post.

An 18 lb trigger, though? If I can swing a new infant from the trigger without touching off the pistol, probably not something I want to carry.

Yeah, that trigger is crazy heavy. I could not resist googling "first polymer gun" I figured I would burst a Glock lovers bubble with that one!

 

[WebSnyper]

Like what??

Fiero ?