kbm6893
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I stopped in my local gunshop today and they had a used M&P Compact 1.0 with box. Price was $249. It had been set up for a lefty so mag release was on right side, but that’s an easy enough fix. Front sight had no dot in it but a dab of paint would fix that. It had the manual safety which I would want.
But I didn’t buy it. The safety was very easy to engage and kind of mushy. Like no nice positive click.
But what shocked me was how FAT the gun is. The grip felt huge. The slide was also much wider than on the Shield that I have. The clerk is a nice guy and a fan of the M&P. He told me he bought a Compact 1.0 first but hasn’t carried it since he got a Shield.
They didn’t have a 2.0 Compact to compare it to. Size-wise, how do the two compare?
I know. I should have bought it, you’re all gonna tell me. The price was good, I know. But you just know when you pick up a gun if it’s the right one, and that Compact just did not feel right. Spending nearly $300 for a gun I don’t really like just because it’s a good deal would be stupid and irresponsible. The shop did have a 2.0 Compact with safety when they first came out. I did feel it and don’t recall the aversion to it as I felt with the 1.0. Not to mention the 1.0 just doesn’t look right to me. The pics I’ve seen of the new 2.0 look more proportional
So anybody tell me how the width compares between the two. There’s a rebate going on right now for M&P’s with a $50 mastercard so that might draw me in.
But I didn’t buy it. The safety was very easy to engage and kind of mushy. Like no nice positive click.
But what shocked me was how FAT the gun is. The grip felt huge. The slide was also much wider than on the Shield that I have. The clerk is a nice guy and a fan of the M&P. He told me he bought a Compact 1.0 first but hasn’t carried it since he got a Shield.
They didn’t have a 2.0 Compact to compare it to. Size-wise, how do the two compare?
I know. I should have bought it, you’re all gonna tell me. The price was good, I know. But you just know when you pick up a gun if it’s the right one, and that Compact just did not feel right. Spending nearly $300 for a gun I don’t really like just because it’s a good deal would be stupid and irresponsible. The shop did have a 2.0 Compact with safety when they first came out. I did feel it and don’t recall the aversion to it as I felt with the 1.0. Not to mention the 1.0 just doesn’t look right to me. The pics I’ve seen of the new 2.0 look more proportional
So anybody tell me how the width compares between the two. There’s a rebate going on right now for M&P’s with a $50 mastercard so that might draw me in.
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