plastic, steel, and the .45

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A while back I bought a g21sf and it was the softest 45 I have shot to date. The ergonomics on it however was like shooting a g17 that someone had inflated like a balloon. This plastic brick of death turned me off of plastic guns forever, or so I thought. I became a 1911 guy. Glock 21's are probably the best seller of 1911s on the planet.

Fast forward a couple years and I did some interesting training and came to the conclusion, while I love 1911s, maybe those extra safety features aren't the best all the time. So I spent a few days in spiritual crisis; plastic or steel, plastic or steel. I considered the g37 GAP (as I do like the feel of the g17) and then the MP 45 slowly sneaked onto my radar. I just got it yesterday and wow! It has a decent trigger (no smoothed out 3lb 1911 trigger, but that is not what I want for this gun anyhow), it feels comfortable in my hand, and it points really nicely. I have not gotten it to the range yet, but wow am I happy so far. I am probably going to change the sites and maybe tweak a couple things after I have shot it a bit, but I am thrilled that it does not feel like a plastic brick of death.

I will always be a 1911 guy...but I may be an m&p guy too :)

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When they first came out, I was thinking of buying an M&P. Then I tried one that a fellow shooter had & hated the terrible trigger pull. So I never got one.
It seems that S&W has cured the trigger pull issue. I recently bought a BUL .45 which has a poly frame. Great trigger. Looking forward to it's first range trip.
 
I really like the feel of the m&p9. I perfer it over the ergos of the glock. I too love the 1911 but there is a place in my safe for a M&P in the future!
 
Mattp33 said:
I really like the feel of the m&p9. I perfer it over the ergos of the glock. I too love the 1911 but there is a place in my safe for a M&P in the future!
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I actually don't mind the g17, but Glock is really off the mark in my eyes when they go to 45 acp. I sold my 21sf within a month of buying it. Either way, the m&p fits my hand much better.
 
saskcop said:
I think that the Smith M&P's are the best of the plastic wonder guns.
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I have to agree! Back when I was looking to get a 45, a friend organized a "taste test" at our range. I was able to test drive various 1911s (A Colt MKIV and STI Spartan amongst others), a Smith 645, and yes - an M&P 45. I ended up with a 1911 myself, but I was so impressed by the M&P 45 that when the time came for a 9mm, I went with the M&P 9. No regrets.

The only other suggestion I can make is to try the Beretta PX4 Storm if you have the chance. The PX4 is the softest shooting tupperware 45 i've ever shot. Nice ergo's as well.
 
subneural said:
I have to agree! Back when I was looking to get a 45, a friend organized a "taste test" at our range. I was able to test drive various 1911s (A Colt MKIV and STI Spartan amongst others), a Smith 645, and yes - an M&P 45. I ended up with a 1911 myself, but I was so impressed by the M&P 45 that when the time came for a 9mm, I went with the M&P 9. No regrets.

The only other suggestion I can make is to try the Beretta PX4 Storm if you have the chance. The PX4 is the softest shooting tupperware 45 i've ever shot. Nice ergo's as well.
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I never considered the px4 because it has such a bad reputation. If I get the opportunity to shoot one I will have to give it a try. I had a cx4 and loved it. If I got the px4 I would definitely have to buy another cx4.

mikeyb said:
I really like the M&P series as well, easily my favorite plastic gun, but is that a Dan Wesson Valor Bobtail? Cause goddamn man, that's hot.
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Yes, it is a dan wesson vbob. It is the finest firearm I have ever owned.
 
If you clean up the trigger with an Apex kit you'll find the M&P45 is a real pleasure to shoot, it has very good to excellent accuracy, is completely reliable and a pussy cat to shoot. One of the reasons the M&P feels so good to 1911 shooters is that Smith designed the M&P's with the same grip angle as the 1911, and the M&P45 has very, very close to the same grip radius and trigger reach as the 9.
 
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