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Has anyone switch from the M&P back to Glocks? Just curious to see if some people have found the grass isnt always greener. My buddy has a full size M&P 9mm for sale for a decent price and I'm thinking about giving it a shot but im heavily investing in the Glock platform.
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I ran teh m&p platform all summer and at the end switched back to Glock..the m&p was nice and worked pretty well and i put around 5k down range between my full size and compact.
My only grief with the m&p was teh sizing, i really liked to carry a g19 sized gun and that couldn't happen in 9mm. Otherwise trigger and grip were good and it shot pretty well
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Why not?Originally Posted by willowofwisp
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Smith & Wesson doesn't make an M&P9 in a G19 size. Yet.
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Oh, is it just either full size or sub-compact?
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Well, full-size or what S&W calls a compact, yes. The M&P9c is between the G19 and G26 in size.
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Nope. I switched from Glock's to M&P's and never went back.
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I shoot both. Mostly for competition I use a 5" M&P Pro 9mm or 5" M&P Pro .40, I do sometimes use a Glock 17. My concealed carry gun is a Gen 2 Glock 19.
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I shot the M&P9 exclusively for a year but decided to switch back to Glock because I'm heavily invested in the Glock platform; holsters, spare parts, accessories, mags and various (eight) models like the G17, G19, G26 & G23.
I really did like the M&P but it didn't make me a better shooter. In some ways it was easier to shoot but that didn't magically punch holes in the X for me.
And while I didn't have any issues with my M&P I was discouraged that no two M&P triggers felt the same. If I picked up a compact in the store the trigger was different than mine and different that the one beside it in the display case. And at the time (this has changed) the only real option was to send your M&P to Burwell or Bowie for a trigger job ($75 + overnight charges). With my Glocks I could for under $18 swap out different connectors and springs, try different combos and find one that I liked and then make that consistant across all my glocks.
I also really like the sizing of the Glocks; the G19 is a good size and allows me to do it all from concealed carry to shooting class to one of the local matches. For me it's the perfect size. I also like the size of the G26 for those days when I need a little extra concealability. The full sized M&P and M&P9c are in-betweens for and my body size so I have a hard time finding that sort of "do all" handgun like the G19. If I had more body mass I don't think it would be an issue but I don't so it is.
That said I still like the M&P and can see a time when I will make the switch. Just not now. I'm not worried about some of the issues that have been discussed I'm just satisfied with the Glock models and how I shoot them.
If I was starting over right now from square one I would probably choose the M&P but seeing how invested I am with Glocks it didn't at the time (and still doesn't just yet) make sense for me to switch.
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I went back to Glock after trying the MP line for a few months. I bought an MP9 to use as a game gun and had it promptly stolen by my wife who to this day loves the MP and doesnt much care for Glock. I shot the 9 well, better than my 19 or 34. So I stepped up to the 45. I couldn't shoot it for squat. Even after a few months of dry fire and range time I still couldn't shoot it as well as my G21. Felt better in my hand, pointed well but at the end of the day I just couldnt do as well with the MP as the Glock. To this day I have no clue why, but I just chalked it up to shit happens.
They are definitely worth trying. Since it's your buddy's gun it shouldnt be hard to get some range time with it to see if it's for you or not.
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