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So I was surprised with some cash and range gift certificates for my birthday. I had been eyeballing a beautiful Ruger Single 10 for a few months. So I used the cash and certificates to buy it.

Ended up putting about 300 rds of different brands of 22LR through it and hated it. I loved they way it felt and the trigger was quite good, but it didn't group very well (granted I was shooting off hand), but the main thing I disliked was it was extremely difficult to get rounds into the cylinder, I had to push the loading gate towards me to rotate the cylinder while loading the rounds, also ejecting 5 of the chambers was near impossible. I had to push the ejector rod against the shooting bench to get the spent shells out.

Needless to say, I wasn't happy and honestly didn't want to deal with sending it to Ruger.

So, I'm on really good terms with the Manager of the range, so I told him about the issues and asked if I could just trade it in on the M&P 45 he had. He said yes and I walked out with the new Smith.

I like it alot so far, other than it probably has the worst trigger of any of the m&p's I have owned. I'm going to try and shoot it soon, then most likely buy the apex trigger kit. I also may try to find the stock night sights that are on my Pro, I like them alot.

It is just the regular 4.5" 45 acp m&p. I'm a huge 1911 fan so I hope I enjoy the 45 M&P as much as I enjoy my M&P 9mm Pro.

Here is the pics...





My 9mm Pro...



and my 9mm Shield...

 
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Very nice! Congrats! Ive been wanting this same gun and will be selling or trading an xds(love my shield and dont really need the xds) i was debating weather to go with the M&P or the G21 but love my M&Pfs9mm and think i will go the same way you did!
 
Very nice! Congrats! Ive been wanting this same gun and will be selling or trading an xds(love my shield and dont really need the xds) i was debating weather to go with the M&P or the G21 but love my M&Pfs9mm and think i will go the same way you did!

I respect a glock for what it is, but to me, they are ugly and feel like **** in my hand.
 
I just bought my m&p .45 and finally got to shoot this past weekend....it was freaking awesome! I am sure you will love yours as well.
 
So I was surprised with some cash and range gift certificates for my birthday. I had been eyeballing a beautiful Ruger Single 10 for a few months. So I used the cash and certificates to buy it.

Ended up putting about 300 rds of different brands of 22LR through it and hated it. I loved they way it felt and the trigger was quite good, but it didn't group very well (granted I was shooting off hand), but the main thing I disliked was it was extremely difficult to get rounds into the cylinder, I had to push the loading gate towards me to rotate the cylinder while loading the rounds, also ejecting 5 of the chambers was near impossible. I had to push the ejector rod against the shooting bench to get the spent shells out.

Needless to say, I wasn't happy and honestly didn't want to deal with sending it to Ruger.

So, I'm on really good terms with the Manager of the range, so I told him about the issues and asked if I could just trade it in on the M&P 45 he had. He said yes and I walked out with the new Smith.

I like it alot so far, other than it probably has the worst trigger of any of the m&p's I have owned. I'm going to try and shoot it soon, then most likely buy the apex trigger kit. I also may try to find the stock night sights that are on my Pro, I like them alot.

It is just the regular 4.5" 45 acp m&p. I'm a huge 1911 fan so I hope I enjoy the 45 M&P as much as I enjoy my M&P 9mm Pro.

Here is the pics...

My 9mm Pro...

and my 9mm Shield..."

I bought M&P 9mm, my first pistol, and find the slide very tight for my waning 65-yr old strength. As a M&P veteran, please advise me: will the slide loosen?
 
So I was surprised with some cash and range gift certificates for my birthday. I had been eyeballing a beautiful Ruger Single 10 for a few months. So I used the cash and certificates to buy it.

Ended up putting about 300 rds of different brands of 22LR through it and hated it. I loved they way it felt and the trigger was quite good, but it didn't group very well (granted I was shooting off hand), but the main thing I disliked was it was extremely difficult to get rounds into the cylinder, I had to push the loading gate towards me to rotate the cylinder while loading the rounds, also ejecting 5 of the chambers was near impossible. I had to push the ejector rod against the shooting bench to get the spent shells out.

Needless to say, I wasn't happy and honestly didn't want to deal with sending it to Ruger.

So, I'm on really good terms with the Manager of the range, so I told him about the issues and asked if I could just trade it in on the M&P 45 he had. He said yes and I walked out with the new Smith.

I like it alot so far, other than it probably has the worst trigger of any of the m&p's I have owned. I'm going to try and shoot it soon, then most likely buy the apex trigger kit. I also may try to find the stock night sights that are on my Pro, I like them alot.

It is just the regular 4.5" 45 acp m&p. I'm a huge 1911 fan so I hope I enjoy the 45 M&P as much as I enjoy my M&P 9mm Pro.

Here is the pics...

My 9mm Pro...

and my 9mm Shield..."

I bought M&P 9mm, my first pistol, and find the slide very tight for my waning 65-yr old strength. As a M&P veteran, please advise me: will the slide loosen?

Everything was really tight on mine, after one trip to the range it was much better. (the slide release was so tight I had to use my thumb and a finger from my left hand to release it, now it's a one thumb "flick"):D
 
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