Pistol recommendations (Glock vs. S&W)

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I've got quite a few friends in LE that swear by Glocks though

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of course they do. it's all they've ever used and they believe themselves to be authorities on firearms since they're cops.

M&P 2.0 with Apex flat-faced forward set trigger blows away anything you can do with a Glock.

The smith and Wesson looks better. Shoots better. Has a better trigger. Better sights. All of it. And my 9mm has been a fine gun.

But I still prefer to carry a glock.

Why? In 20000+ rounds fired out of glocks, I have never had a single failure to fred, fire, or eject.

When bapple came to the range in Grosse Tete with his M&P, he was having trouble with some lightly loaded reloads. Ftf one after the other. I shot three mags of it flawlessly.

Shoot what you can shoot well. And shoot what works.

M&P grip feels light years better than the glock grips for me

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prefer my H&K VP

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Much better than the glock

Can never go wrong with Glock

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have never had a single failure to fred

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I have always like S & W, whether revolvers or semi-autos. They're reliable and made here.

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When bapple came to the range in Grosse Tete with his M&P, he was having trouble with some lightly loaded reloads. Ftf one after the other. I shot three mags of it flawlessly.

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Glocks and M&Ps have different weight recoil springs. If I remember correctly, using S&B primers in my 40 reloads actually caused inconsistent ignition and made them feel like powderpuff rounds. It’s the only time I’ve ever seen that bizarre primer characteristic but there’s always a degree of error you accept when shooting handloads.

None of my 3 M&Ps have ever experienced a malfunction with factory ammo and I have my handload practices much tighter now than I did 4 years ago.

I’m not discounting your Glock’s reliability but the M&P is much more user-friendly from my experiences shooting and teaching new shooters. The ergonomics of the M&P outshine the ergos of Glock or my FNS9 that has a similar blocky grip. I will say the crowd favorite has been Ms Bapple’s VP9 since the grip is so excellent. I will say it appears my M&P core is more prone to limp-wrist malfunctions with new shooters but I think that has more to do with the rear-weighted slide from the RMR being on it.

The “Glock-or-nothing” mentality is an outdated one. You can run a 50,000+ round torture test and claim Glock as king but no one in the civilian world will ever use a gun to this potential outside of maybe competition shooters.

To the OP, stick with a reputable brand and buy what feels best in your hand. And then practice like a madman with your choice.

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of course they do. it's all they've ever used and they believe themselves to be authorities on firearms since they're cops. 

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I got one in my family that keeps telling me that the 9mm is inadequate for police duty but perfectly fine for civilians to use in a defensive situation.

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