I've handled a few in person and do liek 'em. The trigger has gone from terrible to acceptable and the new grip texture is grippy without being too aggressive. The new M-Large backstrap fits my large hands perfectly where the previous three did not suit.

I'd have to try one out at the range. My VP9 is pretty good. I have my doubts a S&W can shoot that accurately out of the box. While it may not mean much in practical terms, guns that don't shoot really well tend to not interest me.

One thing that I find annoying is how most of the manufacturers will update their line every few years...enough to eventually obsolete older versions. I keep my stuff forever, so I'm not a huge fan of the practice.

Overall with this one it's all positives. It appears the 5" guns have the loaded chamber indicator and the 4.25" guns use the witness hole.

The slide stop detent seems like an unnecessary feature, but I'm pretty neutral on it's implementation.