Former Glock carriers?

[dereksfl]

Love my M&P's shield, compact and full size. Daily carry 9 compact, back up 9 shield and favorite range gun full size SD VE 9 full capacity. Have shot Glocks but M&P is my favorite.
What was that anticipated date that California was going to break away and fall into the ocean?

 

[tropicheat]

I used to be a glock 17 carrier.... I'm not proud of it, we've all made mistakes though.
Then I gave in to peer pressure when my local range and a s&w demo day I shot an m&p9. I now carry an m&p 9. It's like going from beer to 151. It's just more hardcore.

Annnnnnd.... let the glock butt hurt begin.lol

 

[Bumbury]

Iv been shooting glocks for a long time my 1st semi auto is a G17 Gen 2 still have it only last year i finally replaced all the springs on the gun and Mags... it has served me well for almost 20 years and i antisapate i'll be passing it on...
i carried a Kimber Tac Pro2 for the past couple of years but i got tired of the size and living here in south florida i needed something smaller so i went for the shield 9 last month and couldnt be happier, it has exceeded my expectations for the reason i got it... concealed carry... it fits my hand well and i can dress normally in the south Fl summer heat and still carry... its got great accuracy within the range i need it, most of all because of its size i can keep it on me all the time.... and that is uber important because a ccw dosent do you any good if its not comfortable or small enough to be on our person...

I gotta say i feel for your guys in CA, i grew up in san diego when the state was a Red state i couldnt imagine having to live there now... I go back every year and i love to visit the place but cant stand what the Libs have done to the place especially since i cant bring my stuff with me... drives me crazy right along with the politics....

 

[Lockback]

I've been a Glock fan for over two decades and have carried a Glock 36 for almost 5 years ... until I bought my Shield 9mm. It now is my EDC.
Come winter, I'll carry the .45 again, at least some of the time. But the Shield is simply an amazingly good carry gun.
I want to try an M&P .45 Compact next.

 

[LimaCharlie]

Most of my handguns are 1911s or revolvers. I do own three polymer handguns. One is a Glock G20 SF 10mm with fifteen plus one capacity. One is a FNH FNX-45 Tactical with fifteen plus one capacity in .45 ACP. If FNH made a reliable FNX in 10mm, I would get rid of my Glock. The third is a Springfield Armory XDs-45 carried as a pocket BUG.

 

[pawncop]

About six (6) years ago I changed from my Glock 21C to my M&P 45 ACP.

The Glock served me well without any issues for about five (5) years.

The vast majority of my career I had a S&W at my side and when the M&P finally came out in 45 ACP I made the switch.

I want a S&W at my side. End of story.

 

[PurpleMountainOutdoors]

The 27 is a 40.

Maybe a 26 & share mags?

Tough call if your like me and have to pick 3 for the permit.

Yes, it is a 40

 

[MP1SG]

Based solely on the comments I have read on this forum, I would never in my life make that switch, and it is possible that I will never buy an M&P, Shield, or any other polymer framed S&W Glock copy. Again, this is based solely and primarily on the information I have gathered from this forum.

Have you ever shot a M&P? or a Shield?. And why do you use this forum to base you decision on the M&Ps. You should test fire a few M&Ps then make you decision. I have 8 M&Ps (Two Shields) and I am issued an M&P 45 for duty, BUT i always always seem to gravititate to my Glock 26 for off duty carry. My Guess would be that you test drive a car before making the purchase, A Gun should be the same way
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[PurpleMountainOutdoors]

Based solely on the comments I have read on this forum, I would never in my life make that switch, and it is possible that I will never buy an M&P, Shield, or any other polymer framed S&W Glock copy. Again, this is based solely and primarily on the information I have gathered from this forum.

If you look, you will find trash talking, and issues with every make, glock, Springfield, kahr, S&W, etc. You are more likely to read bad press than good as less people post when they're happy with a product than when they're displeased. All the posittive feedback for M&P's should be a good sign, not a little bad press being a bad sign.

 

[MSG Glenn]

I had a Glock 23 & a Glock 21 which I carried for my job in armed security. I gave them to my LEO son when I retired & before WI had a concealed carry law. We finally got the law passed & when I was in the market for a CC gun my son recommended the M&P series. I'm not cheap enough to ask for the Glocks back from him. He carries an M&P40 on the job & told me it's superior to Glocks. I took him at his word & got an M&P40 at a great price used & finally an M&P40C brand new. Although I never had a problem with the grip on Glocks I have to admit the M&Ps are definitely better.

My son & I both love the Glocks I gave him & he trusts them enough to carry them off duty. I'd buy one in a heartbeat, but I'd never give up my M&Ps.

 

[MCM]

I have a Shield in 9 and ordered a M&P 380 today.
Would pick up another M&P if they made a small 10 shot 45 like the G-30s. Maybe next year one will come out? Till then.........

 

[tropicheat]

Have you ever shot a M&P? or a Shield?. And why do you use this forum to base you decision on the M&Ps. You should test fire a few M&Ps then make you decision. I have 8 M&Ps (Two Shields) and I am issued an M&P 45 for duty, BUT i always always seem to gravititate to my Glock 26 for off duty carry. My Guess would be that you test drive a car before making the purchase, A Gun should be the same way
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What information exactly? I've seen just as many glock problems as I have m&p problems.

 

[tropicheat]

If you look, you will find trash talking, and issues with every make, glock, Springfield, kahr, S&W, etc. You are more likely to read bad press than good as less people post when they're happy with a product than when they're displeased. All the posittive feedback for M&P's should be a good sign, not a little bad press being a bad sign.

Exactly. If you look at the amount of M&p's sold vs the amount of reported issues it's around 1% experience issues with reliabillity.

 

[Rastoff]

Exactly. If you look at the amount of M&p's sold vs the amount of reported issues it's around 1% experience issues with reliabillity.

I'll bet a weeks worth of lunches it's much smaller. If I were a manufacturer, and my failure rate was at 1%, none of my engineers would be leaving until we fixed it. No, I think the failure rate is much lower. Probably more like .01% of the total production.

Think of it this way. As of this posting there are 147,325 members of this forum. If every member owned an M&P (not all do) and every member reported a problem, the total number of guns with problems would still be less than 1% of total guns sold. In reality, we only see problems from less than .1% of the membership here. Simple math tells us that we'd have to see 150 members report problems to reach that .1% so, the failure rate is really, really small when looking at the total production of M&P guns.

 

[cbunix23]

I've been into Glocks for over 20 years. The main thing I like about them is they're ultra reliable, striker fired, double action only, and high capacity. What I don't like about them is the grip ergonomics. For the longest time I just sucked it up because the competition wasn't much better. Also, once you spent a lot of money on a system it's a drag on making a change.

I'm at the point now where I'm going to experiment with some other pistols to see if I like anything better. I like the grip ergonomics of 1911s, Browning Hi-Power and Browning Buckmark a lot.

Is there a pistol that is ultra reliable, striker fired, double action only, high capacity and with a grip like a Browning Hi-Power? I will probably rent a few M&P 9s to see if I like them any better than my Glock 9s. I have a Shield 9mm but it's just way too thin to get a solid hold onto it.

Maybe one of those rubber add-on grips will be enough.

 

[fdw]

I've been into Glocks for over 20 years. The main thing I like about them is they're ultra reliable, striker fired, double action only, and high capacity. What I don't like about them is the grip ergonomics. For the longest time I just sucked it up because the competition wasn't much better. Also, once you spent a lot of money on a system it's a drag on making a change.

I'm at the point now where I'm going to experiment with some other pistols to see if I like anything better. I like the grip ergonomics of 1911s, Browning Hi-Power and Browning Buckmark a lot.

Is there a pistol that is ultra reliable, striker fired, double action only, high capacity and with a grip like a Browning Hi-Power? I will probably rent a few M&P 9s to see if I like them any better than my Glock 9s. I have a Shield 9mm but it's just way too thin to get a solid hold onto it.

Maybe one of those rubber add-on grips will be enough.

Tough to beat the ergos of the M&P, try it... you'll like it

 

[ken158]

It's great that California takes gun control so seriously. These efforts can clearly show their benefit in the decrease in gun crimes in California... Oh wait..

If a gun is illegal in CA, then I probably want one... I realize they have gone to great lengths trying to protect their citizens from themselves... while solving problems that don't exist.

 

[VikingDude]

For many years I never liked polymer or strikerfire pistols since it was for me unanimous with Glock and **** ergos. But that was until I got to try a M&P.

 

[MCM]

For me, I look at more "Former Sig and H&K's ".
20 yrs ago I was 100% Sig more or less. But with the models coming out now like the newer M&P's and Glock's its hard to go in any other direction. My most recent 6 purchases? (3) S&W = TRR8, 9mm Shield, M&P.380, (2) Glocks 30s & G42 , (1) Sig. P938. Both S&W and Glock have really come a long way in the $400-$600 range guns over the years. Just an observation.....

 

[TheBoroMP]

Sold a 19 to fund my new M&P9c project, no regrets at all actually. The SW just fits me better.