Hey guys, should I get a Glock or an S&W MP ??

Both are very reliable and both have compact options.

Rent and shoot both, then decide.

David E said:

Both are very reliable and both have compact options.

Rent and shoot both, then decide.

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This.

It boils down to feel in the hand.

Whichever one feels best in your hands. There were some problems with the Glock .40 magazines within the past couple of years, and the newest Glock extractors can be out-of-spec. Both would cause failures to feed in a .40. If you get one and end up having failures to feed, try some Wolff +10%XP magazine springs, if that doesn't fix it replace the extractor with a new one.

Glocks will run good.

M&Ps will run good.

I have not yet found a Glock that fits my hand like a M&P, so the M&P is my pick. Ive owned 4 over the years, just never seem to keep one long enough to really start modding it. I keep going shooting and my buddies like it so much they trade for it. Its happened 3 times, and with my 4th gun I took it to a gunshow to buy a new holster and someone offered me more than I paid for it so I let it go as well (I dont like turning down cold hard cash)!

But ya, they both are on the same playing field reliability and accuracy wise. Go off what works best for you, and your preferences.

You have $800 to buy a gun, either of these will cost less than $550. So take some of that cash and rent both and shoot them. Two different people could have owned and shot 4,000 out of each of them and give you two different answers on both of them and both of them could be right for them. They are two reliable guns of similar size and design. It comes down to personal preference and which feels best in your hand when holding it can be deceptive. Shoot them.

Renting and shooting is definitely the best way. I personally have a Glock 23 and I love it. Then again, I am used to it. I shoot best with it out of any of my firearms. Again, that is just because I have fired it more than any other handgun. I shot an M&P once as a rental. I didn't have any issues with it. Both will be very reliable and similar handguns.

$800 will get you either one, an extra mag, a holster, and 500 rounds of ammo. Don't have too much fun!

S&W has had a long learning curve on Polymer framed striker fired pistols. Smith & Wesson first design the Sigma, second the SW99 (joint venture series with Walther), and now the M&P series finally competitive with Glock.

As a comparison I have a Glock 3rd Gen 17 and a Smith & Wesson MP-9. I have more experience with Glock pistols and the grip angle is not problematic with me. I’ve spent the last year getting acquainted with the S&W MP-9. The first thing I noticed is the trigger in stock configuration leaves a lot to be desired. This is noted by others also. The aftermarket tinkers are addressing the issue along with other items. The Grip insets I used the medium. The 4thGen Glock now has grip inserts also.

The S&W MP series pistol hasn’t caused me to rid myself of Glock pistols. If The S&W MP had come first followed by the Glock my perspective might be different. I don’t see myself buying another S&W MP series pistol. I fired approximately 5000rds thru the S&W-MP9 with no functional problems. IF you decide on the S&W MP take a look at 10-8 sights and magazine base plates.

That is a decision you have to make. I like Glock better, but I think the M&P is a good gun. I actually would like to see a USA made gun do well.

It boils down to feel in the hand.

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That is like choosing a car by sitting in the front seat of every car on the lot and never driving one. It boils down to how you shoot them. The M&P feels better in my hand too. But the results on the target show that I shoot the Glocks much better. The results for someone else may be different.

Better ergos, better trigger, and undeniably better looks...

M&P wins!

i've owned both. get a glock.

Glock G19 may be one of the best all around pistols ever, some say Glocks best effort.

You'll know quickly if the Glock is for you, they feel terrible in my hand so I never bought one. But they are no doubt accurate and reliable. And I very much agree you should shoot both, if that means traveling to a range that does have the m&p do it.

I think the only thing the Glock has on the M&P is a better trigger.
I have an M&P9 and my Brother has a Glock and the ergos on the M&P are way better, the only complaint from most peole is the M&P trigger, which seems ok to me.
I would buy the M&P and add an APEX DCAEK kit for about $100 and have an awsome setup

But if you have 800 I might get a Sig P226 Navy from PSA
http://www.palmettostatearmory.com/1265.php

My vote is for the G23. Same size as the g19 and good for concealed carry.

You could look at the m&p pro as well. Better trigger out of the box.

Always with the easy questions. I would have agreed with try before you buy were it not for the widespread issues with the Gen 4 Glocks and the widespread reports of customer support gone missing.

That said, I'm not a Glock owner nor do I have any pressing need of one with the flock of M&Ps I have. Having full faith that Smith had worked out the initial bugs and knowing the M&Ps had a better feel to me I jumped in. No failures between 3 pistols with several thousand rounds fired through each, longest range session for a single pistol was 300 rounds from a clean bore. Were the stock triggers bad? No doubt about it and that's NOT being picky. Did I fix what was wrong? Yep. Bought one APEX kit, studied it and modded the factory parts to mimic it. The second and third are nearly as nice and didn't cost me a dime.

My real thought is if you're willing to look a bit, you could probably have both for $800 if you found a used Gen 2 G23 and an M&P 40c that someone had dumped due to the trigger. If you want a cheap S&W poly look at the SD40 at $367 new (Bud's) with front NS and 4" barrel.

Which ever you choose I wish you luck.

All things being equal, and these two pretty much define the word "equal", you can choose to support the US or the European economy. For myself, there's no question which way I would go.

get a glock 26 or 27 save your money

sharpshooter74 said:

Thanks guys. The range that I go to has only glocks to rent out to, but no M&P. I guess I can rent out the Glocks first just to test it out.

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Rent the Glock.

If the Glocks Trigger safety offends your finger the way it offends mine, then get the M&P. Either is a safe choice. Glock has a better aftermarket selection, but the M&P deosn't really need much improvement.

Both need sights. The Glocks can benifit from SS guide rods, trigger connectors, and small springs (use the stock recoil springs).

Can't go wrong either way....

it really comes down to wich feels better to you the goods news if you by the m&p there are better triggers out there to suite your preferance

If the Glocks Trigger safety offends your finger the way it offends mine, then get the M&P

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This is the first time I've ever heard this. Does it just rub your finger wrong or something?