G30 vs S&W M&P45c

I do not have one, but have looked at and fondled both extensively. The M&P just fits my hand better. I have come close a coupla times on goin' home with the M&P, but have just not warmed up enough to plastic guns yet..

Traded my less than reliable Glock 36 for the M&Pc a couple of years ago...definitely a step up. The M&P fit my hand better, was more accurate and never malfunctioned. As much as I love Glocks, go with the Smith in this instance.

My Glock 30 is incredibly reliable and accurate...

Never fired the S&W, sorry. The G30sf is a fantastic gun. Reliable, controllable, compact, super-accurate. What more could you want?

Both are very reliable, lightweight, striker fired, compact, polymer pistols chambered in .45 ACP. I'd not hesitate to recommend either to someone looking for such a pistol. In fact, those would be my top two recommendations for anyone looking for a pistol with the above listed attributes. I STRONGLY recommend you shoot each before you purchase. Buy whichever one YOU shoot best. If I were buying, I'd get the M&P with thumb safety as a compact backup to my 1911s because the grip angles are the same, the controls are in the same places, and I consequently shoot the M&P better. But I'm not buying - you are - and only you can answer which one performs better in your hands. As I said earlier today in an AR-15 brand poll thread "I could care less about a popularity contest. I care about build quality." Both guns you list are very high quality, so you really can't go wrong either way. I will not vote in this poll for obvious reasons.

Both great guns, but I chose the M&P because I am more familiar with them, and the availability of the apex hard sear.

I've fired both and prefer the M&P in the ergonomics department by a small margin. Neither had any function issues.

Honestly, I wouldn't recommend a .45!

But between the two, it's a toss up. Pick the one you like better...

HK Jake said:

Honestly, I wouldn't recommend a .45!

But between the two, it's a toss up. Pick the one you like better...

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Care to explain your position on not recommending a .45? I just found that statement to be so absolute that I'd love to hear the theory behind it. Seriously ...