I doubt I have to express my opinion on Glocks here on INGO. Over the years I've had every model made in 9mm and .40, competing with the 34 and 35 in USPSA and steel matches and carrying or training with all the others.
Looking back in my INGO albums, I can still see this G23 carry setup from back in 2009.
Like many others, I kept seeing all the hype of the M&P's and have to say I love the way the M&P series looks. My first jump into the M&P series after all of the launch videos for the M&P Shield. I got lucky and picked up the first one that came in to Acme Sports the day after the launch, having sold my carry Glock to fund the purchase.
I carried the Shield all through the summer, either in my front pocket holster or an Old Faithful until the late fall when Mrs Hickman got her LTCH and wanted to go shooting.
http://youtu.be/oEzjm_YfI0k
Yeah, she loves the Shield and claimed it hers on Christmas morning and has been carrying it everyday ever since.
After the Shield, I decided to sell my G34 and pick up a M&P9 Full size range set, purchased from PSA and shipped to Acme. I added Warren sights and all the Apex goodies.
I will say the Apex really cleaned up the trigger and made it a lot better. I shot most of my USPSA matches with the setup. I added some stippled grips for a more textured grip. I will say, for one handed shooting, the M&P's fit is really nice.
Once the Mrs jacked my favorite carry gun, I picked up a M&Pc from a fellow INGOer.
I love the size of the M&P9c... but as I started to think about adding night sights and starting to look at all of the Apex upgrades, AEK, Ram and even the new Glock style Apex trigger... and that got me thinking again.
What didn't I like about the M&P line? I knew I loved the look, the size of each, the way the mags feed and drop... but what was it I didn't care for?
One thing I tell anyone looking for a polymer carry gun is pick them up and and see how they fit your hand. For me, the M&P never really fit my hand. I wanted to like it, because it looks so sweet and everyone else really likes it. But then I realize why they gave up their Glocks for the M&P... it fit THEIR hands...
The other thing that bugged me was the trigger. I've shot Glocks for so long, I actually like the trigger. I never really cared for the hinged trigger of the M&P, even with the Apex parts in it. I was went I was thinking about what to put in the 9c that I asked myself, why am I thinking about putting $250 worth of parts to make the M&P have a Glock trigger?
This was also around the time all the gun panic buying was going on. I asked myself "what gun would I want to die with?" The answer for me is the Glock 19. Yeah, I don't really expect the gun grabbers to get their laws passed, but then again, I never thought Obama could get re-elected.
So I made a decision to sell the 9c to my young cousin who's getting ready to start college and had just received his LTCH and started shopping for a Gen4 G19, since I still had a GSSF discount coupon to use. I called up Acme to put down the money I had raised from selling the 9c.
Long story short, we know the wait for Glocks is nuts. I ended up using the discount for a new blue label Gen3 G26 and over these last several months, I've put money towards the Gen4 G19 each payday. This week I got the call from Acme Sports that Glock finally sent them a Gen4 G19
So this all worked out pretty well, the wife has the Shield, I have these bad boys with Grip Force Adapters and Ameriglo Hackthorn sights
and since I basically had the G19 on layaway and paid it off, the boy has his first handgun.
Works out for everyone in the end
Looking back in my INGO albums, I can still see this G23 carry setup from back in 2009.
Like many others, I kept seeing all the hype of the M&P's and have to say I love the way the M&P series looks. My first jump into the M&P series after all of the launch videos for the M&P Shield. I got lucky and picked up the first one that came in to Acme Sports the day after the launch, having sold my carry Glock to fund the purchase.
I carried the Shield all through the summer, either in my front pocket holster or an Old Faithful until the late fall when Mrs Hickman got her LTCH and wanted to go shooting.
http://youtu.be/oEzjm_YfI0k
Yeah, she loves the Shield and claimed it hers on Christmas morning and has been carrying it everyday ever since.
After the Shield, I decided to sell my G34 and pick up a M&P9 Full size range set, purchased from PSA and shipped to Acme. I added Warren sights and all the Apex goodies.
I will say the Apex really cleaned up the trigger and made it a lot better. I shot most of my USPSA matches with the setup. I added some stippled grips for a more textured grip. I will say, for one handed shooting, the M&P's fit is really nice.
Once the Mrs jacked my favorite carry gun, I picked up a M&Pc from a fellow INGOer.
I love the size of the M&P9c... but as I started to think about adding night sights and starting to look at all of the Apex upgrades, AEK, Ram and even the new Glock style Apex trigger... and that got me thinking again.
What didn't I like about the M&P line? I knew I loved the look, the size of each, the way the mags feed and drop... but what was it I didn't care for?
One thing I tell anyone looking for a polymer carry gun is pick them up and and see how they fit your hand. For me, the M&P never really fit my hand. I wanted to like it, because it looks so sweet and everyone else really likes it. But then I realize why they gave up their Glocks for the M&P... it fit THEIR hands...
The other thing that bugged me was the trigger. I've shot Glocks for so long, I actually like the trigger. I never really cared for the hinged trigger of the M&P, even with the Apex parts in it. I was went I was thinking about what to put in the 9c that I asked myself, why am I thinking about putting $250 worth of parts to make the M&P have a Glock trigger?
This was also around the time all the gun panic buying was going on. I asked myself "what gun would I want to die with?" The answer for me is the Glock 19. Yeah, I don't really expect the gun grabbers to get their laws passed, but then again, I never thought Obama could get re-elected.
So I made a decision to sell the 9c to my young cousin who's getting ready to start college and had just received his LTCH and started shopping for a Gen4 G19, since I still had a GSSF discount coupon to use. I called up Acme to put down the money I had raised from selling the 9c.
Long story short, we know the wait for Glocks is nuts. I ended up using the discount for a new blue label Gen3 G26 and over these last several months, I've put money towards the Gen4 G19 each payday. This week I got the call from Acme Sports that Glock finally sent them a Gen4 G19
So this all worked out pretty well, the wife has the Shield, I have these bad boys with Grip Force Adapters and Ameriglo Hackthorn sights
and since I basically had the G19 on layaway and paid it off, the boy has his first handgun.
Works out for everyone in the end
