Glock 21 vs m&p45

[mmcintyre1220]

I am trying to sell my 1911 as we speak but i do not want to go without the .45 i bought my first glock about six months ago and am very happy with it but I really liked the feeling of the grips on the Mp45, they are smaller which suits my hands. Does anyone happen to own or have owned both? How do they compare? Also how is the recoil from the 45 in a plastic gun compared to a 1911

 

[NaviDave]

Glocks have a lower bore axis. The recoil pushes back more than it flips the muzzle up. The G21 "SF" / Gen 4 grip is still fairly large. I have said it repeatedly - the length of trigger pull is one of the most important factors. The last segment of your trigger finger has to engage the trigger perfectly. If not, you will shoot left or right.

 

[enefgee]

I've owned an M&P45 and shot a Glock 21SF. The ergonomics of the M&P make it easy to shoot, recoil won't be an issue. Accuracy with the M&P45 is extremely good and reliability is excellent. The grip size difference is amazing between the M&P and the Glock, the M&P is really not much larger than the 1911, the Glock even in the SF version is much bigger. My M&P45 was totally reliable through 5,000 rounds including hollowpoints, semi-wadcutters and ball loaded from full down to target loads. The M&P45 has a heavier trigger than the 9 or 40, but that's easy to fix with an Apex kit.

 

[padawan]

Does the M&P 45 come in a Range and carry kit, or is it just the 9mm and 40?

 

[Pancake81]

I have a flock 21 and like it. But I don't find it as comfortable as my friends M&P

 

[Mikeyman]

Does the M&P 45 come in a Range and carry kit, or is it just the 9mm and 40?

I have been keeping an eye out but have never seen the 45 in the range kit. Just might push me over the edge into the polymer world if I could find it.

 

[pirate604]

I had a Glock21 and as much as I like it, it was a brick. As mentioned NaviDave, the last bit of the pull makes a huge difference and I found that the Glock was too big to get solid contact. Granted this was a gen2 and not an SF. How ever I have fired the SF and still found that the grip is just too square and blocky. Glocks have a fine grip just not in the 20/21 models.
The MP45 is a much nicer grip IMO. Similar to a 1911, a little narrower and more oval. As well the angle of the grip is more like a 1911.
I would go with the MP 45, I really liked the one I shot and it is on my short list for my next .45

 

[jlagman]

While I agree that the S&W M&P grips feel nicer in hand, I much prefer a Glock trigger. This is certainly a preference/training issue, but because of the double jointed trigger design of the M&P, I tend to place my finger lower on the trigger than I probably should and subsequently shoot low whereas I can achieve more of a straight press to the rear with the Glock's safe action, bladed trigger.