Former Glock carriers?

P

PurpleMountainOutdoors

Member
Joined
Feb 15, 2014
Messages
137
Reaction score
33
How many of you guys used to be huge Glock fans (maybe still are), but have switched primarily to M&Ps?

I love glocks, I do, but I also really really love my shield 9, and am seriously considering semi-retiring my 19. I really want an M&P 40c, really.




Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
Register to hide this ad
With a Glock 20, 23, 26, 30, and 42...I carry my Shield .40 and M&P 40c 90% of the time.
 
I carried my G26 for about 6 months then I got a shield 9mm. I carry that 100% of the time now. My G26 and 19 are backup guns now. I added a G34 that I'm going to shoot idpa with. My next gun is going to be a VP9 or PPQ.....Not another M&P.
 
tacos3 said:
I carried my G26 for about 6 months then I got a shield 9mm. I carry that 100% of the time now. My G26 and 19 are backup guns now. I added a G34 that I'm going to shoot idpa with. My next gun is going to be a VP9 or PPQ.....Not another M&P.
Click to expand...

I have 3 M&Ps (love them!!) but a PPQ is next on my list as SSE rides off into the sunset.

Hope to add a CORE before 1/1/2015.
 
Had to sell the two Glocks I've owned due to money problems, or I'd still have them, especially the G19 (though I liked the G22 very well).

Now in my broke old age I'm down to revolvers, my first love and what I trust now that my hands are buggered.
 
I'm a GLOCK fanboy and own one S&W auto... a Shield 9mm. The reason I picked up a Shield? GLOCK doesn't make a single stack 9mm and the Shield's trigger is the most GLOCK-like of the single stacks out there.

Between my son, wife, and I, we currently have eight GLOCKs in the house.

The S&W guns I own are predominately revolvers. Unfortunately, dispite the current wisdom that revolvers are bullet proof, that has been proven wrong by me. In the last two years S&W has had to replaced a BG38, a 642, and I'm sending back a 640 Pro Series I received last Friday. The GLOCKs and the Shield have been flawless.

The Shield gets carried some, but it usually is one of the GLOCKs (or a J-frame).

Edmo
 
Last edited:
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.
 
Switch from Glock to 3906/KahrMK9

I have gone in a couple of directions when it comes to 9mm. One is the S&W 3906 single stack stainless. Less blocky. Shoots like a 38 with wadcutters compared to the Glock. Second for the hide out - Kahr MK9 stainless also easy to shoot, easier to conceal. I still have a Glock 19 semi-retired and a 17L range pistol that has surprising accuracy. Here in Alaska though more often with a 44 magnum revolver with 255 Grain Buffalo Bore Hard cast.
 
Muss Muggins said:
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.
Click to expand...

I wouldn't rely solely on any internet info for your decision. I've seen a significantly higher rate of breakage and malfunction in the Glocks used by our students. We issue and train personnel on at least a couple thousand M&Ps each year with very minimal issues... We have participating agency recruits come through with Glocks...between 100 - 200 per year and we've seen front sights come off, pins work out and/or break, trigger inconsistency, major malfunctions with lights attached, etc. I'm aware of other major agencies that have had similar problems with issued Glocks.

No pistol is perfect, and even with my experiences I still love my Glock 19. I also love (and trust with my life) my M&Ps.
 
SoCalDep said:
I wouldn't rely solely on any internet info for your decision. I've seen a significantly higher rate of breakage and malfunction in the Glocks used by our students. We issue and train personnel on at least a couple thousand M&Ps each year with very minimal issues... We have participating agency recruits come through with Glocks...between 100 - 200 per year and we've seen front sights come off, pins work out and/or break, trigger inconsistency, major malfunctions with lights attached, etc. I'm aware of other major agencies that have had similar problems with issued Glocks.

No pistol is perfect, and even with my experiences I still love my Glock 19. I also love (and trust with my life) my M&Ps.
Click to expand...

But according to your first sentence, I can't use your comments either . . .
 
PurpleMountainOutdoors said:
Why before that date?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Click to expand...

CA has a roster of handguns "not unsafe" that governs what dealers can sell from their inventory. Single shot handguns conforming to certain dimensions are exempt. So dealers can modify them for a "single shot exemption" (SSE) that allows the transaction to proceed. Once completed, the owner can reconfigure it back to it's original configuration. The CA legislature passed and governor signed a law prohibiting SSE. It's effective 1/1/2015.

So the rush is on!!
 
Saudade said:
CA has a roster of handguns "not unsafe" that governs what dealers can sell from their inventory. Single shot handguns conforming to certain dimensions are exempt. So dealers can modify them for a "single shot exemption" (SSE) that allows the transaction to proceed. Once completed, the owner can reconfigure it back to it's original configuration. The CA legislature passed and governor signed a law prohibiting SSE. It's effective 1/1/2015.

So the rush is on!!
Click to expand...

Yea, but what to buy in only 10 rounds? Makes it a bit less exiting. Glad I have my oldies back when 12-15-17 were legal here......
 
Last edited:
I tried to like the shield but it's just. .....I dunno. ...I don't see anything in them. Too small, too thin to get a proper hold of. ... If I were to buy a single stack it would be the PPS.
 
MCM said:
Yea, but what to buy in only 10 rounds? Makes it a bit less exiting. Glad I have my oldies back when 12-15-17 were legal here......
Click to expand...

True! When I shopped for my 9C, they said I could use FS mags for the increased capacity. So what! I did get one and do use FS mags with Xgrips but that only saved me the expense of buying extra compact mags. No extra cap here.
 
Catch and Release

Have had an M&P 40 and and M&P 9... They just didn't perform for me as well as my Glock 19. There's a lot to like about the M&P pistols, but I am simply more comfortable with the Glock. It is the only "plastic" semi that I have - everything else is alloy.
 
Agree, but the 26 is a Brick. And the Shield just shines....
Have had a G-22 for 20 yrs. Plan to keep it forever...... LOL LOL
But Glock has nothing to compete with as far as IWB goes.
S&W just kills it with the Shield.

Hard to beat this............

IMG_9106_zpsb66db261.jpg


IMG_9105_zpsd331d75c.jpg
 
Last edited:
Muss Muggins said:
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.
Click to expand...

You always let others make up your mind? There are more than a few people who are sold on what they're used to and everything else is inferior regardless of whether or not they have any first hand knowledge..:rolleyes: You like your Glocks as do many others so there you go...it's a fine gun...no need for you to have a Smith. But if you think there aren't other quality fantastic plastics out there you'd be wrong.

This, of course, is JMHO and you may disregard at will.:p
 
  • Like
Reactions: MCM
switched from a g22 to a m&p40 a few weeks ago for duty work. still have the glock.
 
I like Glock firearms, they are good reliable weapons. However, I shoot M&P's better so that is what I will stick with.
 
PurpleMountainOutdoors said:
How many of you guys used to be huge Glock fans (maybe still are), but have switched primarily to M&Ps?

I love glocks, I do, but I also really really love my shield 9, and am seriously considering semi-retiring my 19. I really want an M&P 40c, really.




Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Click to expand...

I was/am a huge glock guy. When the no thumb safety shield came out, I snagged one immediately and fell in love. It led me to handle the other m&p offerings again which took me back to when I used to carry m&p (long, cyclic story lol). I have since purchased an m&p full size which will replace my glock 19 and am in the process of selling my glock 26 to find an m&p9c.

I swore I'd never sell my g26, but with the shield, I just can't see why I'll ever grab the g26 again.

ETA - I am keeping the g19. Everyone should own one of them :)
 
Saudade said:
CA has a roster of handguns "not unsafe" that governs what dealers can sell from their inventory. Single shot handguns conforming to certain dimensions are exempt. So dealers can modify them for a "single shot exemption" (SSE) that allows the transaction to proceed. Once completed, the owner can reconfigure it back to it's original configuration. The CA legislature passed and governor signed a law prohibiting SSE. It's effective 1/1/2015.



So the rush is on!!
Click to expand...


What the heck? Does this apply to all semi autos?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
It's hard for me to say that I like a gun manufacturer who has 100+ less years experience than the other. But they are cool to say the least. And they do go bang if needs be.

But i look at glock like I do chubby chicks. They are fun to have. But don't let ur friends see u with them. Because them u will become the guy everyone laughs at while at the range.
 
I recently purchased a S&W M&P R8 as my first revolver and have to say it is a nice firearm. I do not own any other M&P pistols but wouldn't mind getting my hands on one. I am a huge Glock fan and carry the G19 daily.

G17
G19 x 2
G21
G23
G35
 
Interesting timing. I went out shooting yesterday with a friend who recently acquired a 9 mm SHIELD as a carry gun. He is also a Glock owner as am I. We are both passionate revolver lovers. He said he considered a Ruger LC9 or SR9c but hated the trigger on both. Although I found the trigger on the SHIELD not exactly "Glock like", I thought it was easy to get used to. The pistol was accurate and functioned flawlessly through 200 rounds of practice ammo. I also thought it was nicer looking than any picture I've ever seen. The price is reasonable too. I don't see how Glock is not regretting not coming out with a single stack 9. This SHIELD is going to eat their lunch. I'm sold!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

C
Mag carrier for Shield EZ 9
Replies
9
Views
367
Execpro
E
D
S&W 6906, Glocks and P320's for Carry
Replies
26
Views
1K
WRscott
W
L
Glock guy needs guidance
Replies
13
Views
775
rwsmith
rwsmith
D
SHIELD X Series??
Replies
9
Views
548
dave148
D
Redcoat3340
What Have I Done to My Glock?
2
Replies
40
Views
2K
STORMINORMAN
S

Latest posts

Back
Top