M&P thumb safety or no?

[Gman686]

Looking at a M&P 3.6. Was curious if you guys would go with thumb/manual safety or no?

Ive never owned a pistol with a safety, just wanted some feedback.

 

[Top O' Texas]

If you can get 1 w/o, then I'd go that direction. The manual safeties don't bother me and usually never engage it. I'm wondering if I can just remove it and use it w/o any issues?

 

[Gun Geezer]

I have two 3.6 compacts, both without the manual safety.

If you're unsure which one you'd prefer, you can get the manual safety model and if you don't like it, just remove the safety. S&W has plugs for the holes that are left behind once the safety has been removed. The non-manual models come with the plugs in place of the safety lever.

 

[Old cop]

Unless you’ve trained w/a thumb safety making it part of your muscle memory I’d advise against it. My M&P Compact does not have a safety and I don’t own any handguns with one.

 

[kev74]

Another vote for no thumb safety.

 

[snw19_357]

Another NTS vote. Have two M&Ps (M&P40 1.0, M&P 2.0 10mm) without but one with (M&P 5.7) so that reminds me of a question I have.

A friend of mine has the M&P 10mm TS and the safety blocks the trigger whereas the 5.7 completely disengages it, which I like a lot better.
Which of the M&P TS block it and which disengage it?

 

[Daryl Licht]

None of my M&P pistols have the thumb safety. My first, a full size in 9mm, had the safety but it was removed and replaced with the plugs. My Shield .45 had the safety, but I just sold it, and the new one without it should be at my LGS for pickup at the end of the week.

You'll love the 3.6" compact. Mine has been one of my favorite carry guns.

 

[Eric300]

All 4 my M&P pistols are void of the thumb safety, just the way I like them. The only pistol I have with a TS is my Colt 1911.

 

[gc70]

My S&Ws have thumb safeties, all of which are easily removed as described above should I ever want to remove them.

I developed thumb-safety muscle memory on 1911s and even try to thumb off the non-existent thumb safeties on Glocks. Frame-mounted thumb safeties also provide a convenient thumb rest to which I am accustomed.

The safeties on the M&P line are particularly attractive because they allow administrative handling (racking the slide to load/unload the gun, etc.) of the gun while the safety is engaged. I have no statistical support, but I strongly suspect there are far more accidental/negligent discharges while handling guns than actively shooting them.

 

[ImDrRich]

I have the M&P SubCompact Perf Center Model in 9mm. It has all the bells and whistles you'd expect, including a safety.

I deliberately bought it with the Safety, because historically I'm a 1911 guy. I automatically holster the gun with the safety on and unholster it taking the safety off. That has always been part of my training and safety routine.

Of course, a number of times I have centered on a target and been unable to fire as the safety wasn't "turned" off. You-know-what happens sometimes.

 

[jake1945]

My M&P 45 has the manual safety. All my pistols have manual safeties.

 

[Telecaster]

If you're an old fart stuck in the 1911 mindset, get the thumb safety.

If you're a young tactifool stuck in the Glock mindset, get it without.

 

[hardluk1]

I started shooting 1911's when I turned 21. My future wife started shooting them 3 or 4 years later . Were both 68 now and each of us have a CC pistols are 1911's . Kimber ultra 9mm for my wife and a lw commander in 45 for me . So our M&Ps for the most part have thumb safeties ether stock or added . 3 of our 5 also have apex fst kits added for a lite short pull weight and reset much like our 1911's . My wife's first m&p was the m&p9c and I think only the apex sear was available and was added. I did some minor stoning and polishing on the trigger group and ended up with a good 4lb 3oz trigger . It has a thumb safety kit added to it .

When the apex full trigger kits became available my wife bought a 4.25 core and I added a kit to it and ended up with a 3lb 4oz pull weight and the short reset much like a our 1911's we also carry . I bought the M&P 4.25 40sw with a thumb safety soon after my wifes CORE and added a apex fss trigger kit to it and have 2 other m&ps since . I have added a thumb safety to my wifes m&p core too .

Like GP70 When I carried a kahr tp40 my watched me sweep for a thumb safety when there was none so its a muscle memory thang ! I prefer a small GI thumb safety to the larger landing strips found on most "modern" 1911's many use as a thumb rest .

My carry choices are a lw commander in 45acp and a m&p 4.25 40sw thumb safety and apex fst kit , both have 3.5lb triggers or slightly less .

I have one more m&p a gen 2 PC 5" ported 40sw no thumb safety or trigger group upgrade as of yet but it has a nice stock 4lb7oz trigger a gun light with green laser and is a house gun for now .

 

[paknheat]

When I was on the prowl for a M&P Shield Plus I opted for one with a thumb safety.

The reason I did so was because it was substantially less expensive than the other models that were available without one.

Wether it is there or not, or wether I choose to use it or not is not a big deal to me.


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[RobzGuns]

Get whichever is available, or whichever has the better price.
I prefer NTS, but whenever it's time for me to buy, there are no NTS models to be found.

Like Top O' Texas, I simply leave the safety disengaged. M&P safeties are easier to disengage than to engage and in the 12 Yrs I've been carrying a M&P TS pistol, none have inadvertently engaged on their own.

 

[kbm6893]

All my M&P’s have thumb safeties. I even added them to two bought used. I do wish they were bit more of a positive click, smaller, and available in one sided only version.

 

[xfarfuldog]

I purhased my mid sized M&P 2.0 in 45 while picking up an ordered gun from my favorite FFL. It does have the safety but I never use it. I have owned 1911's in the past and am familiar with their use. However I strongly feel that a safety is not necessary on a M&P.

 

[scattershot]

I’m out voted here , butI prefer a thumb safety. I’m an old guy, so that may enter into my thinking, but every classic semi auto pistol I can think of has a manual safety. A dingus on the trigger is NOT a safety, in my view.

 

[Ameshawki]

My two M&Ps don't have a safety, my Shield does. Non-issue in my book. I don't use the safety on the Shield.

 

[Jim Watson]

Of course, a number of times I have centered on a target and been unable to fire as the safety wasn't "turned" off. You-know-what happens sometimes.

Although I have shot 1911s for decades and do not fail to disengage the safety on the draw, I have left it on in non-standard conditions. Frex, on a square range, I might fire several shots, lower the gun to peer at the target, and not be able to fire another string because I reflexively engaged the safety and failed to disengage it with the gun already in hand.
So my defensive weapons are DA/SA or DAO. The M&P I shoot at IDPA SSP lacks a safety, the M&P .22C has one but it is not for critical use.

I was thinking about a Shield Plus for increased capacity in a hideout gun. I found a .30 for a much lower price but it has a safety. The safety on those guns is a lot less accessible than on a M&P and I probably wouldn't bother with it anyhow.