Smith and Wesson M&P VS Glock

M&P

  • Smith and Wesson M&P

    Votes: 271 51.5%

  • Glock

    Votes: 255 48.5%
  • Total voters
    526
I choose the M&P over the Glock. I have owned 3 Glock 22's and I think they were great, but I found the accuracy suffered in comparison. Technically, They are the same gun though. This is like Comparing sport bikes. If you have one that does 0-60 in 2.6 seconds and another one that does it in 2.4, just buy both!! LOL!! I think everyone should have both!
 
I think that people make the mistake of handling a gun in the store and making their purchase based on this alone. I had the opportunity to test both the Glock and MP before I bought one, and I agree that in the store I liked the feel of the MP better. However once I was shooting both, I found that the grip on the Glock and the way it handle, and pointed was much better for me. I had handled a few Glocks before I bought mine and everytime I said I didn't feel comfortable with it, but now that I have had mine for a month and put a couple hundred rounds through it I can't stand the feel of the MP anymore, and I don't regret choosing Glock one bit. Also the fact that parts and accessories are a dime a dozen for the Glock helps, although MP is catching up. There was a post about IPSC competitors and the guns they use recently Glock came out on top followed by the 1911 in various brands.
 
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I believe it was IPSC US Nationals where the Glocks did quite well in the hands of the factory shooters. In IPSC worldwide the CZ Shadow shooters in the hands of the factory sponsored shooters dominate Production Division. It is rare locally to run into a Glock at an IPSC competition. I see mostly Shadows and variants of the CZ 75B.

All that said basing your decision to buy based upon what the top shooters use is just dumb. First they get paid to shoot the guns and secondly the top shooters would win with Tokerevs.

Buy any gun you like and spend the rest of your life trying to wear it out. I dare say most will fail in this objective.

Take Care

Bob
 
i think wheel guns peoples who have a growing interest in semi-auto are drafted to m&p's because the smith good reputation about their revolvers...once tried, force is to reckon that smith m&p's are way much clunkier than any glocks , heavier in feel and not as tight at all . not in the same ballpark at all to me.
 
I'm a new shooter and bought the MP9 cause it felt better in my hands at the store. I have yet to actually shot it though cause I'm still waiting on my LT ATT. In the mean time I've been reading about the mag disconnect and that it's not practicle for competition shooting like IPSC which is something I'd like to get into. Anyone else here use one for IPSC? How you find it?
 
A magazine disconnect is a pain in the ass because of the if clear, hammer down holster command. The intent is to safely discharge any chambered cartridge then (rather than later). To drop the striker you must insert a magazine. This means that, after the if clear, hammer down holster command, you must insert a magazine before pulling the trigger (to drop the striker).

IPSC will permit you to use the M&P without the magazine disconnect. If the M&P that you bought has this unwanted "feature", you are free to remove it without breaking any IPSC rules.
 
Wendell said:
A magazine disconnect is a pain in the ass because of the if clear, hammer down holster command. The intent is to safely discharge any chambered cartridge then (rather than later). To drop the striker you must insert a magazine. This means that, after the if clear, hammer down holster command, you must insert a magazine before pulling the trigger (to drop the striker).

IPSC will permit you to use the M&P without the magazine disconnect. If the M&P that you bought has this unwanted "feature", you are free to remove it without breaking any IPSC rules.
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Is there an easy way to remove it?
 
Same idea as the Ruger SR9(much simpler), except way more complicated then it needs to be, and I was tryin to tell another member I sold the gun to that you were allowed to remove it. I am glad to hear that that is actually the case. I didn't care enough to look it up but it just makes sense. All in all though it is just another complication that takes away from the simplicity that makes the glock so reliable, and easy to use. At my club we are not encouraged to use safetys on any handguns. It just seems stupid to rely on a safety, when the guns are to be cleared and untouched when anyone is down range, and holsters are not allowed anyways, but even if they were you are not going to have a cocked and locked pistol on your hip. You brain is the only safety necessary.
 
Wendell said:
A magazine disconnect is a pain in the ass because of the if clear, hammer down holster command. The intent is to safely discharge any chambered cartridge then (rather than later). To drop the striker you must insert a magazine. This means that, after the if clear, hammer down holster command, you must insert a magazine before pulling the trigger (to drop the striker).

IPSC will permit you to use the M&P without the magazine disconnect. If the M&P that you bought has this unwanted "feature", you are free to remove it without breaking any IPSC rules.
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I agree, mag disconnects are crap. Aside from that the hammer down portion of any clearing process is wrong. We only depress the trigger when we consciously decide to shoot whatever is in front of the muzzle. If I am not willing to shoot anything else after a course of fire why would I depress the trigger? Lets not forget all firearms are always loaded. That being the case, what is the need to show clear in the first place? The answer to that is that many who shoot recreationally cannot be trusted to carry a hot gun and that is truly pathetic.

TDC
 
TDC said:
I agree, mag disconnects are crap. Aside from that the hammer down portion of any clearing process is wrong. We only depress the trigger when we consciously decide to shoot whatever is in front of the muzzle. If I am not willing to shoot anything else after a course of fire why would I depress the trigger? Lets not forget all firearms are always loaded. That being the case, what is the need to show clear in the first place? The answer to that is that many who shoot recreationally cannot be trusted to carry a hot gun and that is truly pathetic.

TDC
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TDC like a lot of your posts you make the reader dumber. First IPSC like IDPA insist on the ranges being cold ranges for sanctioned events, that is guns must be unloaded. If you don't like it to bad. As to the mag disconnect, you aren't a LEO and the mag disconnect in the US has been credited with saving officers lives. That is why some departments insist on their officers carrying guns with a mag disconnect. You don't like it to bad. S&W is in the business of selling firearms and the LEO market is huge compared to the couch commando crowd.

The reason we require shooters to show clear is we want to be certain the gun is indeed empty. Again you don't like it tough. IDPA isn't about to change their requirement that Sanctioned matches be run as cold ranges and I suspect neither is IPSC. I suspect there are a lot of shooting clubs with similar rules regarding their ranges be run as cold ranges. It is a safety concern. Come to our range to shoot IDPA you will follow the rules or you won't be on the property with your gun.

Take Care

Bob
 
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