Which would you choose and why?

[kajun_at_work]

Say you were going down to you favorite gun shop and had the choice to buy either a Glock 22 Gen4 or a S&W M&P40, which one would you buy and why?

 

[Guate_shooter]

The M&P line simply "feels & points" better to me than the glock line, I do own both and have ran both just as hard and have experienced a few issues with my Gen 4 G17, the M&P's have been cadillac's to me and eventhough I doubt I will ever sell the Glocks I am a better shooter on the M&P Platform.

With that being said depending on the type of job that you might have going with the Glock could be a smarter choice, having the ability to find parts for it worldwide is def an advantage compared to the M&P.

Shoot them both, and see what fits YOU the best.

 

[SpeedRacer]

^^^

Exactly what he said.

 

[Tulse Luper]

As above. ^

They are both equally fine guns. Go put each in your hand. Buy which ever feels best.

The more important part is getting the first 1000 rounds through a new gun so you can start to get to know it.

Of course, if this were a half way decent hypothetical gun shop, they'd stock P30s also.

 

[CUJOHUNTER]

Flip a coin...

It's kinda like red apples or green apples. Either way they both taste like vanilla.

 

[some_goat]

Im finding this funny , cus i convinced a friend of mine to get a newer pistol . And it was between these 2 . He settled on the glock 22 , or so he says . But eitherway u cant really go wrong . Granted if he got the M&P it came with a crimson trace . I figure 499 wasnt a bad price .

 

[Hitman]

MP

It fits my hand better than Glocks and I can function the handgun more efficiently b/c of it.

 

[DAUC]

Just got the M&P myself after shooting my dad's g27 for years. As stated above, it just feels better to me. I can not really say anything about endurance, as mine is new, but I have also not ever heard anything bad about having to deal with S&W customer service. Both are definitely very good choices. My mind was made up the second I held the M&P.

 

[dwr461]

I'd save my money and buy something I like.

 

[Vanilla Gorilla]

I wouldn't buy either in .40 unless I had a specific need for a .40. If I had to pick one it would be the M&P because it was designed from the start as a .40 pistol and not just upscaled from 9mm.

 

[Hitman]

I wouldn't buy either in .40 unless I had a specific need for a .40. If I had to pick one it would be the M&P because it was designed from the start as a .40 pistol and not just upscaled from 9mm.

but you'd buy it in .45

That was almost confusing

 

[Sin-ster]

I wouldn't buy either in .40 unless I had a specific need for a .40. If I had to pick one it would be the M&P because it was designed from the start as a .40 pistol and not just upscaled from 9mm.

Ha. This. And I'd buy it in .45, if I didn't have one already...

There are Gen 4 Glocks with issues-- enough to raise some concerns. I'm actually not sure about the G22, but I've personally handled and shot two G17's that needed to drop the double recoil spring in order to function reliably. (I also know of one owned by someone on this board with 20+k trouble free rounds, so YMMV.)

Like everyone else, the biggest seller for me is the ergonomics. The M&P is simply better, unless you're one of those rare hand sizes that prefers the Glock. It should point more naturally for everyone, although someone who is used to a Glock will find it takes a little bit of focus to unlearn that strange wrist cock required to keep their sights aligned. For most people, the grip profile of the M&P will be favored-- long and thin instead of round and fat.

Keep in mind that the stock triggers on either weapon aren't great. Most people prefer the Glock over the M&P in this regard, although after 1k rounds or so, the M&P smooths out quite a bit and takes the lead, IMHO. Just the same, if you go with the APEX DCAEK and RAM, you will have (at minimal cost) one of the best striker fired triggers available. I've heard SEVERAL Glock guys admit to this fact-- and that's saying something! Just be sure to factor this into your cost analysis, although frankly... an extra $100 or so should NEVER make or break a deal on a firearm that costs ~$500 anyway.

 

[Nomad.2nd]

3rd gen 23

 

[JadeRaven]

I wouldn't buy either in .40 unless I had a specific need for a .40. If I had to pick one it would be the M&P because it was designed from the start as a .40 pistol and not just upscaled from 9mm.

A few articles I've read led me to believe that the Gen 4 pistols were all designed around the .40 and then downscaled to 9mm, which is why there have been some issues with the first batch of G4 9mm's.

But if we go back to the original G17 then yeah.

 

[nickatnite]

I'd save my money and buy something I like, like a H&K USP or H&K P7 or P30 because they are far superior than any other pistol made.

I fixed it for ya...

 

[Vanilla Gorilla]

,45 and 9mm are both lower pressure cartridges. .40 isn't.

 

[Russo]

i like my M&P 45, but prefer the trigger from my old XD...

 

[Sin-ster]

i like my M&P 45, but prefer the trigger from my old XD...

How many rounds through the M&P?

Seriously, the drop in trigger and select APEX upgrades are the ****...

 

[Russo]

150 rounds.. put 300+ in my old XD 45

 

[biggin215]

M&P 40 over the G22 Gen 4... I just have seen some not-so-good things from the Gen 4s.


If it were Gen 3 22 to a M&P 40, I would take the G22 because I like the trigger more and I have more firing time on the Glock platform.


I really don't like the M&P trigger, unfortunately.