What do you think of the S&W m&p 9mm?

[Feline_AIDS]

What do you Freepers think of the S&W m&p 9mm?

I've been hearing some really good things, but a few people have had nothing but trouble. I'm inclined to think that any gun could potentially be a lemon, and that people are more likely to tell about a bad experience than a good one. Still, I want your opinions if you have one.

Thanks as always,

FA

[DarthVader]

I love the XDM and am getting the 40 next year.

[RepRivFarm]

I got a Springfield XD 9 mm. Love it.

Me too. It fits my hand perfectly, and just naturally points at the target. The S&W is not bad, but I really love my XD.

[Malsua]

I’ll second the H&K. I have 9MM USP

I third the H&K. I have a P30(pic in my profile). Fantastic grip. Up around 1000 rounds down the pipe and not the slightest malf in any way. It's still young, but there's not a hint of a problem with it.

[SIDENET]

For 9mm, I’m a big fan of the Beretta 92fs

I've been extremely pleased with my Beretta 92FS.

[cryptical]

I may look at getting a shotgun next. Suggestions?

Mossberg 590 or Remington 870 both work fine. I'd stick with a regular stock instead of a pistol grip and no stock, 00 buck or slugs.

[jboot]

I love my S&W Military & Police.

Of course, mine rolled off the line in 1898. McKinley was President, and America was involved in a jolly little dustup called the Spanish-American War.

But seriously, I've heard a lot of good about the new model. I suspect that you can't go wrong with one.

[jboot]

Take a look at the Magnum Research Baby Eagle.

Yup, I second that. It's my carry 9mm and I like it very much. It's a very strong but relatively light gun built on the proven CZ 75/85 chassis. Unlike the CZ, it has a decocker safety. The new ones have an integral accessory rail. I prefer it to any of the polymer guns that I have fired. The only drawbacks is a scarcity of accessories and the expense of extra mags.

It's also cool to have a gun that says "Made in Israel" on it. It creates cosmic levels of irony when it shares the range bag with my Nazi-marked Luger.

[ExSoldier]

The S&W Military & Police model 9mm (and the 45acp version too) is simply the best semi auto product Smith has produced in the history of the company. I have never liked any of the S&W semi autos for their ergonomics in all their storied past. Then I handled and FIRED one of the standard sized 9mm's and one of the 45's and I was seriously impressed. However I wouldn't go out of my way to actually buy one simply because I already own an H&K P30 and a Sig 45 so those are covered in a better format. Guess that makes me a "gun snob," huh?

[Armedanddangerous]

I like the glock 19 a lot more, but if youre bound and determined to get a M&P then I suggest you get the variant that comes with a thumb safety. This way the piece can be carried with the safety engaged and a round in the chamber.

A good friend carries the compact version of this handgun with an aftermarket trigger job done by an Ohio gunsmith named David Bowie at Bowie Tactical.

I carry a Glock 19 most of the time that Im not just carrying my smith model 642 airweight snubby revolver.

[Armedanddangerous]

They still make the Smegma. Its the bargain offering of the smith line, and Im told they work just fine. A friend of mine had the 9mm smegma but got rid of it due to the cost at that time of extra magazines for it.

[Armedanddangerous]

depends upon what handgun it is that the police traded in.

[Sawdring]

Go with a Glock.

Via con Glocko!

[gigster]

“S&W has never been know(n) for semi auto pistols...”

I beg to differ.
I have a S&W model 39(-2), the first American 9mm auto developed after WW2.
It is a beautiful side-arm, and has never given me one problem in the 25+ years that I’ve had it.

I also have a Sigma. I consider it a utilitarian side-arm that will do it’s job. Inexpensive, and functional.

[Last Dakotan]

I beg to differ.

Yeah, nevermind the fact that nobody in the entire country makes more of them.

[gigster]

Yeah, well, there are alot of fine products that are no longer made.