I've been reading about pretty much every handgun imaginable for the last few months waiting till after my wedding so I could finally get a one. Got married on Saturday, and my wife gave me gun money for a wedding gift, so i guess its time to pull the trigger, as it were.
I've narrowed down my choices to the XD9 or the M&P9. I dont know if I should go with the full size or the compact version though (leaning toward the compact, as i want to get a CCP in the near future), and I can't quite decide which brand to go with. I've shot the XD9 at the range and it shot great for me, and I'm going to be shooting the M&P9 before I make the purchase.
I like the idea of the grip safety and the loaded chamber/striker status indicators on the XD, does the M&P have anything similar? Just from handling it in the shop, it seems the M&P has great ergonomics. On the other hand, one negative about the XD is that the compact version seems to only come in 45, while the subcompact, which comes in 9mm, is a little too small for my taste.
Anybody wanna talk me into, or out of, either of these firearms? Hopefully a pro/con discussion will help me decide one way or the other.
I've narrowed down my choices to the XD9 or the M&P9. I dont know if I should go with the full size or the compact version though (leaning toward the compact, as i want to get a CCP in the near future), and I can't quite decide which brand to go with. I've shot the XD9 at the range and it shot great for me, and I'm going to be shooting the M&P9 before I make the purchase.
I like the idea of the grip safety and the loaded chamber/striker status indicators on the XD, does the M&P have anything similar? Just from handling it in the shop, it seems the M&P has great ergonomics. On the other hand, one negative about the XD is that the compact version seems to only come in 45, while the subcompact, which comes in 9mm, is a little too small for my taste.
Anybody wanna talk me into, or out of, either of these firearms? Hopefully a pro/con discussion will help me decide one way or the other.