Let's talk, why M&P 9mm??

[spirit4earth]

What holsters are you guys using for the 9mm compact?

 

[JarE-3]

"I guess what I wanted to ask, just for discussion sake, is why S&W over let's say, Glock, Springfield, Sig Sauer, Walther?"

I'll run it down for you:

1. M&P has better egros (for me) than the Glock.
2. M&P cost less than all of the others.
3. M&P fits my hand better than all the others except for Walther, but that mag release on my Gen 1 P99 turned me off.
4. M&P was highly recommended by everyone I knew that owned one.
5. Each of the above has had "teething" issues, but M&P had the least and fixed them the fastest.
6. Just as many aftermarket goodies as Glock.
7. Purpose of Use. Its a duty gun and my CCW. Since it bears very similar size characterisics to my 1911 Commander but without the weight.
8. To your question about why .9mm? Why not? Its been doing the job for over 100 years and the M&P gives me 17+1 to do it. Oh, and I have the .45 too.
9. Warranty (haven't needed it) and CUSTOMER SERVICE.
10. MADE IN THE USA!

 

[tattooedsurvivaldude]

"I guess what I wanted to ask, just for discussion sake, is why S&W over let's say, Glock, Springfield, Sig Sauer, Walther?"

I'll run it down for you:

1. M&P has better egros (for me) than the Glock.
2. M&P cost less than all of the others.
3. M&P fits my hand better than all the others except for Walther, but that mag release on my Gen 1 P99 turned me off.
4. M&P was highly recommended by everyone I knew that owned one.
5. Each of the above has had "teething" issues, but M&P had the least and fixed them the fastest.
6. Just as many aftermarket goodies as Glock.
7. Purpose of Use. Its a duty gun and my CCW. Since it bears very similar size characterisics to my 1911 Commander but without the weight.
8. To your question about why .9mm? Why not? Its been doing the job for over 100 years and the M&P gives me 17+1 to do it. Oh, and I have the .45 too.
9. Warranty (haven't needed it) and CUSTOMER SERVICE.
10. MADE IN THE USA!

Haha, YES! I was sold from all the previous posts, but you just resold me =]

I'm now just impatiently waiting for the ol' tax return to get back and then it's purchase time =]

Thanks for your input.

 

[bobkarno]

What holsters are you guys using for the 9mm compact?

Crossbreed Supertuck!

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[blujax01]

My wife, Luscious, lost most of the ring finger on her right (shooting) hand in a childhood push-mower accident. When she started looking at a CC gun, it became obvious she was going to need a magazine with a pinkie extension or else she would only have one finger on the grip.

She wanted to be a Glock Girl sooo bad but when she tried the G26 "Baby Glock" the magazine jumped with each shot, consistently pinching the webbing in her hand.
The salesman put an M&P 9C in her hand and she never looked back.

 

[BillR1]

It was ergonomics for me also. The M&P fit my hand better, and the larger beavertail prevents the dreaded Glock "slide bite".
I now own 3 M&Ps after selling off the last of the Glocks, and they all shoot great groups. The M&P9 FS is my EDC now.

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

Ergonomics. Especiallly for those of us that never quite made friends with the Glock "Luger" grip angle.

That's it for me-the Glock never felt right but the M&P feels GREAT in my hands with the small backstrap.

 

[Wee Hooker]

My reasons for going with the M&P over the myriad of contenders in the field.

1) Superior ergonomics
2) Quality of design and materials
3) Competitive pricing
4) Great customer service reputation.
5) Manufactured and serviced here in the USA

Some of the others come very close but IMO none hit the mark on every one of the above factors like the S&W M&P.

I'll add "lowest felt recoil of any compact 9 I've erver owned" and " Apex drop in sear's make a good gun into a great gun".

FWIW, I own a Glock 26 as well. Of all the glocks, this seems to be the only one that fits my (medium) hand well. It's nice enough but I love the 9C.

 

[flrcfly]

Howdy all, I've never owned my own gun, as I've only used my uncles shotguns, and bow, that was never mine. Well I moved from jersey to Florida, and am now in the middle of going to do my armed security license, and my father in laws friend had bought the s&w m&p9c online paid for it brought it home, and realized he didnt like the feel of it, so he offered me the deal of a lifetime, I bought it of him, I bought the 9mm compact, 24 fmj rounds, 24 hollow points, 750 rounds of ****ty Walmart ammo, and a out of the pants holster. All that for only 600 bucks, oh yeah and an army ammo can with the seal for my 9mm ammo

 

[flrcfly]

For got to add, I fired 150 rounds out of it with the crappy Walmart ammo, with only 2 jams but didn't jam with federal ammo

 

[Brass Nuggets]

As shocking as this post may be, it is outrageous that I should need to do a trigger job on a firearm.

I bought an M&P Pro 9mm full size a year ago, I liked it, still shoot but…

It shoots low…
Gritty trigger…
Reset feel sucks…

I spend way more time shooting 1911's because of trigger feel, and SIG still smokes the striker fire on trigger feel. IMHO of course

 

[tattooedsurvivaldude]

As shocking as this post may be, it is outrageous that I should need to do a trigger job on a firearm.

I bought an M&P Pro 9mm full size a year ago, I liked it, still shoot but…

It shoots low…
Gritty trigger…
Reset feel sucks…

I spend way more time shooting 1911's because of trigger feel, and SIG still smokes the striker fire on trigger feel. IMHO of course

Yea man, I;m a huge Sig fan as well as S&W, just as of right now, Sig is not in my budget. But I mean, if you don't like the trigger, put one in.

 

[new shooter]

I just shot my m&p9c at the range today and i have to say i agree with most of the posters. I like the way it fits my hand, the accuracy and the soft felt recoil. It has been 100% reliable and i personally think the trigger is great. It and my cz75b are my two favorite pistols to shoot. My favorite revolver is my smith 686.

 

[tattooedsurvivaldude]

I just shot my m&p9c at the range today and i have to say i agree with most of the posters. I like the way it fits my hand, the accuracy and the soft felt recoil. It has been 100% reliable and i personally think the trigger is great. It and my cz75b are my two favorite pistols to shoot. My favorite revolver is my smith 686.

Congrats =] I havent had a chance to shoot an S&W compact yet. I just had a baby so I havent had time to really do much lol.

However, I plan on doing so soon. As soon as my tax return gets here, I'll be purchasing a M&P 9mm...stoked as all hell for this even to happen. It's been awhile since I've gone out and shot weapons.

 

[xICEMANx]

I got my first M&P9 in a trade for a Taurus pt92. Straight across. Couldn't pass up the oppurtunity to try out the M&P series. Since then I have the full size M&P9, M&P9c, and M&P 22. Love these pistols. I've owned Glock, Beretta, Taurus, Springfield and none of them are better IMO than the M&P series.

 

[omgur2]

S&W choice

I bought my new M&P9 last week after a long examination of what USA made pistols were available. I was looking for a 45 because I already have one and I dont want to have to buy another caliber of ammo. Well eventually I decided on a 9mm because of the high capacity that might go away some day again. I went to the store to get a XD when I noticed it was made in Croatia? Oh well Im a S&W man any way Ill take the M&P9. Very happy with the fit and finish but I have not fired it. I have bought 1250 rounds of ammo for it but the full size is too big to carry so I will store it for a while and in the next 2 weeks or so Im going to buy a Walther PPS or a LC9. I own S&W stock, so I always go to them first.

 

[Jeb21]

I really like my Glock 23 but I like having a manual safety on my pistols. Old fashioned I know but that is my preference. My Smith M&P 9 came with a thumb safety that was quick to disengauge and some other features that I really liked such as a loaded chamber indicator, fully supported barrel, blackened stainless slide, and good sights.

 

[ddbluz]

The 9c is the best fit for my hands. I love my Sig 226's but I carry the M and P.

 

[tattooedsurvivaldude]

The 9c is the best fit for my hands. I love my Sig 226's but I carry the M and P.

Yea, Sig's are nice guns, as are S&W's. Thanks for the post =]

 

[Rangel]

Glocks are great guns to shoot, but when I got my M&P, I realized they could be better.

 

[ArLEOret]

First post, S&W M&P 9

I have been a Glock fan for many years. I also carried a Sig for the same amount of time. That being said when I saw the M&P 9c mentioned in the Glock forum I had to try one.Loved it. Then I was at a gun show and found a used PD trade in, a M&P 45 for $430 and bought it. My local range had a M&P 40 with about 3000 rounds thru it, damn I got that too. Well last week I saw a VeeTach model in 9 and it had the best trigger of all. It found a new home. Why to 9? As an old dude the 9 does not hurt my hand like the 40 and I can shoot 2/3 boxes and still write the check to the range when I am finished.

 

[tattooedsurvivaldude]

I have been a Glock fan for many years. I also carried a Sig for the same amount of time. That being said when I saw the M&P 9c mentioned in the Glock forum I had to try one.Loved it. Then I was at a gun show and found a used PD trade in, a M&P 45 for $430 and bought it. My local range had a M&P 40 with about 3000 rounds thru it, damn I got that too. Well last week I saw a VeeTach model in 9 and it had the best trigger of all. It found a new home. Why to 9? As an old dude the 9 does not hurt my hand like the 40 and I can shoot 2/3 boxes and still write the check to the range when I am finished.

Haha, very nice. Yea the .40 has got a lil kick to it. But that's why I like the .40, you can drop in a 9mm barrel if you want and pop some off at the range. I like the versatility =]

I was going for a 9mm for the longest time, but because you can convert if you'd like easily, I think im springing for the .40.

 

[TxM&P9]

For me the M&P makes it effortless to shoot accurately and fast. Also the ergonomics are obviously #1 out of all polymer pistols.

 

[Bedrockk]

I'm new to firearms and, w/ a few weeks of homework & shooting a couple of guns at the range, and after narrowing the selection down I chose the m&p9c for my first purchase for the simple deciding factor that I'm a southpaw and I wanted a gun that was made for me.

I didn't care for dealers trying to push the glock on me. Why should I have to compromise the way I handle/hold a firearm & have to use my index finger to release the slide & my middle finger to release the mag? S&W cared enough about their southpaw consumers to make a GREAT fully ambi compact & I was sold. I also take great joy in knowing my first gun is American made.

The only thing my m&p is missing is an ejector port that spits spent rounds out to the left instead of the right. If anyone knows a mod for that (that doesn't compromise the gun itself) I would greatly appreciate a holla.

 

[WK1025]

The only thing my m&p is missing is an ejector port that spits spent rounds out to the left instead of the right. If anyone knows a mod for that (that doesn't compromise the gun itself) I would greatly appreciate a holla.

I've been shooting handguns for 45 years and I might be wrong but I don't remember ever seeing a left handed ejection port. I am left eye dominat and used to shoot lefty and never had any problem shooting, just the controls. As you said the M&P is set up that way from the start. I hope you enjoy your M&P. I know I love all of mine. The only problem I have is you can't seem to have only 1. Except for a couple of guns I probably will never part with M&P's are pretty much all I have now.
WK

 

[coorslight]

I had a M&P full size in .40, unfortunately in Massachusetts, the attorney general, for safety reasons, has determined that we need to have a 40-50 lb. trigger pull on our version. I did have a trigger job done , but did not shoot it well and sold it. That being said, I could not open my safe without picking that gun up, the feel was just right, same as you get with a 1911.When I had mine they had not come out with the apex trigger kit yet. I have heard they make a big improvement,the M&P may soon be on my short list.

 

[Armed Babysitter]

I like the M&P, but my SIG SP2022 has a much better trigger right out of the box. My SIG is my go to gun for carrying purposes now.