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S&W has absolutely nothing to do with GLOCK, please edit the thread title for accuracy. Intentionally misleading thread titles are against the TOS.
Well it is just like a car commercial. Some inferior brands can only try to claim any greatness by comparing or berating a superior brand. Just like a BMW, just like a Honda, etc,,. I hear it all the time on Mandolin forums where someone claims their $400 Kentucky plays as good as a 90 year old Loar signed Gibson.
I have an older model S&W 6906, 9mm. I LUV that weapon. hicap mag rapid fire, hydrashok ammo 25' range, shot group = less than 2½".
Unfortunately, I am not near as good with the 45, my shot group is quite a bit wider.
I luv that 6906.
I like the 5906 PD weapons and the 915 too. I own a Police trade in S&W 915 Sheriff's Department weapon. S&W is starting to get their LE business back that they lost years ago. Their revolvers had the market wrapped up for decades. Made in the USA for U.S. Law Enforcement. That's a good thing.
Often contracts to produce wepons for government have nothig to do with who comes out of top performance wise. I can remmeber when FBI chose S&W. In testing the came out below SIG Sauer. But as part of the contract the weapon had to be produced in US. At the time SIG Sauer stated they had no interest in building a manufacture plant for such a limited order in US because they could not keepup with police orders as it was.Many factors other than performance often goes into contracts with govenrment.
Often contracts to produce wepons for government have nothig to do with who comes out of top performance wise. I can remmeber when FBI chose S&W. In testing the came out below SIG Sauer. But as part of the contract the weapon had to be produced in US. At the time SIG Sauer stated they had no interest in building a manufacture plant for such a limited order in US because they could not keepup with police orders as it was.Many factors other than performance often goes into contracts with govenrment.
The M&P has been in all kinds of torture tests and endurance tests along the way. It not only makes the grade, it holds it's own with others. I know what I've seen in my tests and evaluations. I own HKs, GLOCKs, Sig Sauers, Berettas, CZs etc..etc...I even own some high end 1911s. A Springfield Professional FBI HRT/SWAT and a Wilson CQB. The M&Ps I own can hold their own against any of them. That's saying a lot. It's just one more option for a combat handgun in my book. No one pays me to say things. I tell it like it is. If it doesn't stack up, I'm the first one to rip it. I only like quality firearms.
One other feature I really like is that the slide guide rails are completely replaceable on the M&P. This is done with a replacement locking block Locking Block S&W M&P M&P Compact 9mm Luger 357 Sig 40 S&W and sear housing block. Sear Housing Blockout Integral Lock Mag Safety S&W M&P M&P Compact 9mm Luger 357 Sig 40 S&W If you were to shoot the crap out of one, and by some chance wear them out... they are fully replaceable. Not only are they replaceable, they are dirt cheap. On a GLOCK they are part of the frame. They are thermo welded into it. Once you wear them out you are SOL and the frame is ruined and junk. By no means should my picky tastes bother you on the stock trigger. The stock one is decent once you get approx 500-1000 rounds through the weapon and break it in. I'm just very- very-very picky. Hey, if you can build a "race gun" for about an extra hundred bucks, what the hell, you know.
I keep checking this thread to see why it claims to be the new Glock. If it does not say Glock on the slide I will not believe it.
Not a new GLOCK per say. It is however a good alternative to 4th Gen mishaps and problems. You're like me, you only own 3rd Gen or older. That's what a GLOCK should be! I never paid much attention to the M&P until my PD adopted it in '07. I went out on the combat course to test and evaluate it with about thirty others. At the time, I liked it, but wasn't so sold on it just yet. It took several years to grow on me. They do share a lot of the same GREAT things as a GLOCK. Those are cheap replacement parts that are easy to get from numerous sources. They are also very easy to work on and you don't need to have years of training under your belt to work on one. You don't need a bunch of fancy tools to work on them. That is very similar to GLOCK. IMO, they are just as good. I'm not the only diehard GLOCK guy I know to own both either. That's where I got the idea from. Just because you own one doesn't mean you should dump your GLOCK. That's for sure. Maybe you might want a twin to it though.
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