Came back to M&P from Glock.

[Mister X]

The M&P is a fine pistol, but there is no Kool-Aid involved with going with a Glock. With something like 3/4 of all U.S. Police Departments using them, including the F.B.I and countless Police and Militaries around the World choosing the Glock over domestically manufactured firearms, it's kind of hard to dismiss their popularity as hype or clever marketing. Not to mention just about pretty much every reputable and/or notable instructor I know carries one more than any other pistol. Nothing wrong with going with something different if you find something suits you better and Glock's sure aren't perfect, but they are a proven choice in every respect. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service_pistol

 

[moonpup]

As a previous Glock owner, I have nothing bad to say about them. They are a proven, reliable firearm but simply not for me. I didn't like the grip, the 'glock knuckle' and always shot high with them. I sold them all and am happy to be back with M&P's

 

[PHATSPEED7x]

I just need to train more with the M&P. My first group I shot with the pistol at 15 feet was all over the place. Excuse alert, but I forgot how bad the factory trigger in the M&P is. This one will be getting an apex flat trigger upgrade. Might be expensive but from the results I've seen the cost is worth it.

 

[Grey.Ghost]

I have somewhere in the neighborhood of forty hammers. Some are sledge, some are framing, some are finish, some are for leather work, some are for gun smithing. Fact is, there's probably no more than two in my entire collection made by the same manufacturer. But they all serve a purpose, and they all work fine. Tools are tools. Glock, S&W... Whatever. It's a functional 9mm that will do the job I require when I call it into service. KoolAid...bleh.

 

[PeeShooter]

I'm not sure what value this thread will be but for there to be 400 different favorites within a couple of handfuls of gun manufacturers. I guess it's just one of those aimless threads that someday peters out and people unsubscribe from which my time as come.

 

[PeeShooter]

Does anybody else have trouble pushing down the slide release? Mine is virtually impossible to release with one finger and if I can do it that way, it would not be a good situation if I was in a gun fight; I'd be on the way to the coroners office before I got the slide to release.

Anybody have this problem and have a solution suggestion?

 

[Arik]

Does anybody else have trouble pushing down the slide release? Mine is virtually impossible to release with one finger and if I can do it that way, it would not be a good situation if I was in a gun fight; I'd be on the way to the coroners office before I got the slide to release.

Anybody have this problem and have a solution suggestion?

Mine were too. Too the point of being useless. The solution is to do like with all other semi autos. ....slingshot the slide. With all guns being different the universal slide release is the slingshot method

 

[PeeShooter]

Mine were too. Too the point of being useless. The solution is to do like with all other semi autos. ....slingshot the slide. With all guns being different the universal slide release is the slingshot method

Well yea that's a slam dunk solution to a worthless feature; we could also jump start our cars when we have a dead battery we wont fix, but is there a fix; does S&W know their slide release is worthless and willing to do anything about it?

 

[Arik]

Well yea that's a slam dunk solution to a worthless feature; we could also jump start our cars when we have a dead battery we wont fix, but is there a fix; does S&W know their slide release is worthless and willing to do anything about it?

It's not a slide release it's a slide lock. Even Glock says theirs is not meant to be a release

 

[Kanewpadle]

Well yea that's a slam dunk solution to a worthless feature; we could also jump start our cars when we have a dead battery we wont fix, but is there a fix; does S&W know their slide release is worthless and willing to do anything about it?

He's right. If would you seek quality training, and IF your instructor is any good, he will tell you the same.

The PROPER method is too slingshot the slide. This helps build muscle memory for when you need to clear a malfunction. As in TAP, RACK, BANG!!

Under stress you WILL miss the slide release.

 

[PeeShooter]

He's right. If would you seek quality training, and IF your instructor is any good, he will tell you the same.

The PROPER method is too slingshot the slide. This helps build muscle memory for when you need to clear a malfunction. As in TAP, RACK, BANG!!

Under stress you WILL miss the slide release.

Well I was being sarcastic; I'm an instructor but the pert is referred as a slide release which it wont do.

 

[PeeShooter]

Slide release:

http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&ke...vqmt=b&hvbmt=bb&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_2t822kpgf_b

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pistol_slide

http://www.brownells.com/handgun-pa...de-catches/glock-slide-release-prod45436.aspx

Not trying to argue but it's called a slide release even on a Glock.

 

[JMichaelTX]

Well . . . the pert is referred as a slide release which it wont do.

I'm not sure which model you are referring to, but in the M&P Shield Owner's Manual it is labeled "Slide Stop".

 

[PeeShooter]

I'm not sure which model you are referring to, but in the M&P Shield Owner's Manual it is labeled "Slide Stop".

Fair enough.