mp9 compared to glock 17
- Thread starter 007derek
- Start date
I have never shoot the S&W M&P pistol but it seems that the design is very similar to the glock. If you already have the M&P and you really want to have a different gun feeling i think the P226 will be a lot more fun. Don't get me wrong, i have a G17 and i absolutely love it but the P226 is a lot of fun too! Very nice finnish and overall quality. You will probably buy the Glock another year (or month) anyway.
FQMAT
FQMAT
I own both. Grip angle is about it.
Trigger, reset, grip height, weight and size are very similarly matched. S&W did a good job of producing a model to go head to head with a Glock - just copy it.
(There are of course mechanical differences as well, but those don't show while shooting)
The grip angle is such on a Glock that alot of shooters not used to them feel they have to point the muzzle down, compared to alot of guns - a sensation that sums up the grip well.
I'd try and get a hand on one and try before you buy - some hate the angle and others like it.
I chose Glock over the m&P because of the grip angle give me more control, easy to get parts to get the gun running. Having said that M&P is better made than Glock, at least the factory sight are better and has three different size back strip. Should have bought them both.
Trigun
Trigun
As an owner of a M&P9 and having held the Glock many a time in the store while trying to decide what to buy, I decided that the Gock was nice but it didn't feel right in my hands. THe M&P just fit. So the Gock it good if you like the feel, but if you don't at least with the M&P you can try different backstraps to get the right fit.
....For roughly twice the cost.
While I agree a Sig would likely give a better reliability track record, for the average sport shooter, this may be an advantage they never see.
Some down sides to the Sigs is their higher than average centerline bore axis and a long reset.
Some also may find the easy use of a striker fired pistol more attractive than learning to shoot a pistol with a decocker.
Aside from reliability/durability advantages, Sig gives you a better trigger (at least in SA mode), better accuracy, better fit and finish, much better ergonomics, etc. Overall, it simply feels like a much nicer pistol, which makes it more fun to shoot.
Sure, it's more expensive, but I'm assuming that the OP would not be considering one if he couldn't afford it. As for learning to shoot a pistol with a decoker, you don't need a PhD to figure out how to press the decoker button.
I had my heart set on a Glock 17, that was until I went to buy it and handled a CZ75B(two tone) at the same time. I bought the CZ. I found the Glock when I brought it up went nose high and had to roll the front down to aim. The CZ came on target naturally. Plus I just like the feel of the metal as compared to the plastic. For about the same money I personally feel the CZ is the better deal.
All subjective and debatable points. The Sig SA pull is about 4.5-5lbs. With not alot of work the Glock and M&P can attain this, with an easier reset.
While 'doable' the double action pull of around 14 lbs is one feature some shooters steer away from in a pistol.
- Location
- Off the "X"
I've shot a glock lots of times and I like it but I ultimately went with the M&P because I like it more. I prefer the grip angle on the M&P, when I snap the gun up it's pointing at the target, not the ceiling like the glock. I find the M&P a nicer looking gun too and so far I've been impressed by the way it shoots and the quality, especially in a gun that cost at least 200$ less (around here).
Now, someone will definitely correct me if I'm wrong here but both guns are classified as DAO (double action only). My understanding of the glock system is that the striker is partially cocked by the racking of the slide and then you finish cocking it by pulling the trigger. While not being a true DAO, where you could just keep pulling the trigger on it's own to pull the striker, the trigger does pull the firing mechanism into place. The M&P, to me, feels more like a single action only. The stiker is entirely pulled by the slide racking (in fact, just the first quarter inch after the barrel disloges from the slide) and the trigger just releases the striker. Can anybody explain how they call that a DAO?
The trigger has the regular useless "give" where it does nothing, in it's travel and then locks noticeably into a sharp 6.5 lbs (or whatever) pull when it'll release the striker. You can really tell when the gun will go off, as with any pistol shooting on single action. I prefer that trigger pull myself.
Now, someone will definitely correct me if I'm wrong here but both guns are classified as DAO (double action only). My understanding of the glock system is that the striker is partially cocked by the racking of the slide and then you finish cocking it by pulling the trigger. While not being a true DAO, where you could just keep pulling the trigger on it's own to pull the striker, the trigger does pull the firing mechanism into place. The M&P, to me, feels more like a single action only. The stiker is entirely pulled by the slide racking (in fact, just the first quarter inch after the barrel disloges from the slide) and the trigger just releases the striker. Can anybody explain how they call that a DAO?
The trigger has the regular useless "give" where it does nothing, in it's travel and then locks noticeably into a sharp 6.5 lbs (or whatever) pull when it'll release the striker. You can really tell when the gun will go off, as with any pistol shooting on single action. I prefer that trigger pull myself.
- Location
- BC, In a Van down by the river!
Technically, the glock and MP are single action pistols. However, for ease of explanation and clarity they are usually refered to as Double action. If you already have an MP I'd go 226. Pretty much the best of the polymer/steel world's IMHO.
