Goodbye Glocks!

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When I bought my Sigma 9VE (awesome), I sold half of my Glocks. Got an M&P9 two days ago after hesitating for 2 years. Have put 500 rounds (WWB, Magtech, Fed Eagle) thru it flawlessly with great accuracy and comfort so...the rest of my Glocks go! BUY THIS GUN! Got the kit with Bladetech holster and mag pouch etc. I know it sounds "UnAmerican" (weird) not to worship Glocks, but I am an "old (key word) 1911 shooter" and this gun is dead on! I have owned about 120 handguns including 12 Glocks and two XD's. It's regrettable some guys are having problems posted here and I hope they resolve. I am buying a Shield 9m and M&P 40 (for IPSC major) as soon as I can and not looking back.
PS:My Glocks had no problems, to be fair. I just couldn't get comfortable with them. See my 2010 post "Sigma, what's the truth?" (25,000 hits!)
 
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Congrats! Welcome to the former Glock owner's club. Please deposit any remaining Glock Kool-Aid in the hazardous waste receptacle to your left.

I was the same way as you. I avoided the M&P9 for about two years. I didn't think it could be that different from a Glock, and I was wrong.
 
44Hunter said:
PS:My Glocks had no problems, to be fair. I just couldn't get comfortable with them. See my 2010 post "Sigma, what's the truth?" (25,000 hits!)
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So... If you could never get comfortable with them, why did you buy more than 1? :D
 
Why more than 1?

Good point. I bought and sold them on a whim. The biggest thing that kept drawing me back was the weight and they are SO POPULAR, you sort of ask yourself "what's wrong with me"? So, I tried different sizes and different calibers. My focus is primarily a carry gun, thus having owned three G19's, three G23's, one G26, one G30 and assorted 17's and 22's and a 34 over the last 15 yrs or so.
All were part of a rotation with Colt's, Sigs, HK, Kimbers, S&W ,Beretta's, revolvers etc.
Of the "polymer, stryker fired" variety, this M&P seems to be the best (for me anyway).
Regards
 
I just got a M&P 45 and absolutly love it, put 150 rounds of cheap range rounds thru it friday, worked perfect
 
I went the other direction. I got my m&p 9fs as my first striker fired polymer gun. I hear and read so many great things about the glocks that finally I broke down and bought a 19. The glock just feels too fat in my hands I can't find a good placement for my thumbs but the m&p feels great.
 
EvilNuff said:
I went the other direction. I got my m&p 9fs as my first striker fired polymer gun. I hear and read so many great things about the glocks that finally I broke down and bought a 19. The glock just feels too fat in my hands I can't find a good placement for my thumbs but the m&p feels great.
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Gen 3 or Gen 4 on your G19?
 
I agree. I had Glocks first, and I never had a problem with the Glock grips until I got my M&PC.

After handling my M&PC, I just can't get used to the feel of my new Glock 19 FDE.

The Glock feels like I'm holding a 2X4, so I think I am going to sell it, and use the money for a Viridian C5L, and more ammo.
 
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I'm with you there I just traded my last Glock a couple of months ago. The M&P's just won me over.
 
jimmyj said:
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For any "Un-wanted / Un-loved Glocks I will pay the shipping from your FFL to my FFl if you care to donate (give) to Jimmy. (plus I will be your Friend)
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Heck of a guy! Jimmy's friendship is not cheap! :D

Seriously, you don't have to ask yourself, "What's wrong with me?" (on the Glocks). They are good, reliable guns and will do the job assigned. But if something better for you comes along, why not go with it? Glocks don't walk on the water. It's an older design, and it is only natural that more recent products will seek to improve on any short-comings. Whether the newer designs do that or not, the buyer can judge.

At some point (and I am wondering when), you would think Glock would offer an alternative to their present "ergonomics." It seems like it would be in their interest to do so, but I suppose they would take the approach that, if they did, it would be admitting their original product was less than "perfection." Kind of tough to use that word and live up to it. :o
 
As a 1911 guy, I've always thought of the M&P as a better Glock than the Glock. The M&P series has ergonomics and elegance that the Glock can't touch, but what the heck, it is a 35 year newer design.
 
Another former Glock owner here...I owned a Glock of some sort for the last 15 years. Nothing wrong with them, and they all shot great. I was living a tranquil life until my wife got an M&P9c a couple of months ago. Then I handled it, and then shot it!! Haven't been the same since. Had to trade my 19 for a 9c, and love it. Of course I used the excuse that it gets along so well with my M&P340....
 
Yup well I am old 1911 guy also. At first I thought I had the ultimate pistol with the striker fired M&P. However, I will keep my Glocks. First, the Glock has a trigger reset I can feel making it easier for me to manage the trigger. The Smith does not have this distinctive reset. Second, my S&W 40 cal M&P is on its way back to Smith for the fourth time.
Good luck to you.
 
jimmyj said:
Hi:
For any "Un-wanted / Un-loved Glocks I will pay the shipping from your FFL to my FFl if you care to donate (give) to Jimmy. (plus I will be your Friend)
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I have 5 Glocks, shipping ranges from $450-$500, depending on whether they have night sights or not. Just kidding, so the moderators don't black ball me again.
 
M&P! Glocks have been hyped up for so many years, I Love my m&p compact but every once in a while I get hypnotized into wanting a Glock because of all the buzz, until I put one in hand. And than I get a reality check.
 
I made the mistake of trading one of my Glocks (Gen3 G27) for a Subcompact XD .40 and a Norinco 54-1. I absolutely hated the XD's functions. It shot VERY smooth, great trigger and reset but the mag release and stiff spring and SS slide were terrible to function in drills. I bought a Gen 4 27 and sold the XD to the first person that would buy it. I'd never met a gun I didn't like (I love the Norinco and my Nagant M1895) but I could not settle on the XD. I dislike the triggers on the Sigma's and M&P (older models). This is just my experience and I carry a Gen4 G22 on my part time jobs and a S&W revolver or S&W 5906 on the full time job. My opinion doesn't count for too much though as I have a Colt Gold Cup that I don't really care for so I'm all kinds of different! I still love my Glocks!

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S&WOkie said:
My M&P spoiled me.

I sold my last Glock today.
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Congrats!

My only problem with my M&P is that fits me so perfect, that other center fire semi-auto pistols (1911 excluded) don't feel right.

It sort of takes the fun out of perusing the displays at the LGS.
 
Traded my G23 strait up for a 40 Shield. Until Smith makes a polymer striker fired 10mm I am keeping my G20sf and my 29sf. Smith makes solid guns. Glocks makes good weapons also. There are Glock and Smith kool aide drinkers just the flavors are different. Best to recognize that each carry the gun the are comfortable with and shoot well. A good shooter can shoot well with any tool better with some tools than others.
 
I've had dozens of Glocks since the early 1990's. Thought I'd be a Glockman forever. However, after reading about the M&P's on this forum, I bought a 40 Pro, then a 40c. I had 5 Glocks 2 weeks ago, only one left, and I believe I found a home for it as well. So I will be Glockless for the first time in 20 years.
 
I have many Glocks and love them all, just got a M&P a couple of months ago and love it too. I'll just buy more of both when I can. Oh and I like Ruger, HK, Colt, Springfield and what ever else I can get my hands on!!!
 
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