Battle for the Best
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Glock is "old" new school. It's the diet Coke of new school. Just one calorie... not even enough!!
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All are great. Best for me is which is most economical especially when you include cost of mags. Glock mags and parts can be had cheaply and the Glock will do all the others do as well so best for me are the Glocks. For pride of ownership I would pick the FN.
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SPRCE's Question is about which of the following is best..
The FNH, Glock, or M&P. It is a fair question and had nothing to do with your personal gun such as CZ,XDM, or a 1911. It is not difficult if one can read . Just answer his question.
The FNH, Glock, or M&P. It is a fair question and had nothing to do with your personal gun such as CZ,XDM, or a 1911. It is not difficult if one can read . Just answer his question.
Byrd666
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None of 'em
The Glock feels like 2x4 in my hand
The S&W just didn't quite "right". Maybe the tail just ain't high enough or maybe it was too thick feeling or and the trigger didn't feel quite right for me.
No experience with FN so no comment made.
For what it's worth, the Ruger SR9 full size fits me perfectly. Height, grip, weight, trigger, etc. Might be an idea for 'ya.
The Glock feels like 2x4 in my hand
The S&W just didn't quite "right". Maybe the tail just ain't high enough or maybe it was too thick feeling or and the trigger didn't feel quite right for me.
No experience with FN so no comment made.
For what it's worth, the Ruger SR9 full size fits me perfectly. Height, grip, weight, trigger, etc. Might be an idea for 'ya.
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Of the three, I like the Glock for simplicity and reliability. All three are fine, and you have to find the one you like the best, just for me that is the Glock. I have a 17 and a 17L, and that 17L is very well balanced and accurate. It shoots ragged holes up close and nice groups at distance, probably my favorite range pistol next to my 686+ 6". My wife carries the 17, a 2nd. gen. pistol that has been factory reconditioned once, fired an untold number of everything I could put down it and it has never failed to function with full power ammo and factory parts. The other two are very nice, probably nicer than the Glock, but none are more simple. The FN has the most features, the Smith is nice, but none have the tenifer treatment. In fact, Glock is the only one that does; the process is highly poisonous and is illegal in the US.
I have several Glocks, never intended to, it just worked out that way. I got one, not the one I wanted, needed a reliable carry piece, then a smaller one, found a cheap older one, then I finally got the one I wanted, then I just had to have that slim frame 10mm... They are the anti-1911. Everything it isn't. But that isn't necessarily bad. What they lack in workmanship (if you have a nice 1911) and fine trigger, they make up for in firepower and reliability. I trust a Glock as much as I trust a revolver to go bang.
Personally, I like the 10mm, the G29 and G20. Something most other makers just don't offer. The 10mm is more versatile than the .40 (if you load) and more accurate and flat shooting vs. the .40 Glocks (especially 200gr. bullets).
But if you get a Glock, do NOT, I repeat, DO NOT get the ambidexterous mag release! That design is faulty and never should have left R&D. The mag falls out, can't be seated, etc. Good news if you already have one is you can call Glock and they'll trade you a new one, no cost.
I have several Glocks, never intended to, it just worked out that way. I got one, not the one I wanted, needed a reliable carry piece, then a smaller one, found a cheap older one, then I finally got the one I wanted, then I just had to have that slim frame 10mm... They are the anti-1911. Everything it isn't. But that isn't necessarily bad. What they lack in workmanship (if you have a nice 1911) and fine trigger, they make up for in firepower and reliability. I trust a Glock as much as I trust a revolver to go bang.
Personally, I like the 10mm, the G29 and G20. Something most other makers just don't offer. The 10mm is more versatile than the .40 (if you load) and more accurate and flat shooting vs. the .40 Glocks (especially 200gr. bullets).
But if you get a Glock, do NOT, I repeat, DO NOT get the ambidexterous mag release! That design is faulty and never should have left R&D. The mag falls out, can't be seated, etc. Good news if you already have one is you can call Glock and they'll trade you a new one, no cost.
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I'll vote FNH but seriously doubt any of them are better than the others. Both the Smith and Glock have a safety in the trigger, a feature I don't care for at all. Glock is foreign and I never buy foreign anything if an equal American made product is available at a fair price. That nixes the Glock on two counts and the Smith on one. If I was looking to buy a 9 MM, and was stuck with a choice between those three, it would be the FNH.
chieftain
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I chose the M&P.
It's made in America. I am not anti Glock/HK/SIG/FN/Beretta etc.... Just when all else is equal, I prefer to buy American.
Probably why of all my handguns (73) I carry a Colt LtWgt Commander.
Just my way.
Fred
It's made in America. I am not anti Glock/HK/SIG/FN/Beretta etc.... Just when all else is equal, I prefer to buy American.
Probably why of all my handguns (73) I carry a Colt LtWgt Commander.
Just my way.
Fred
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Best of the choices given for me:
The M&P fits my hand and points best for me.
The M&P has drop-in trigger improvement kits that work very very well in competition. Mags are also reasonably priced and high caps are available. Good sight options are also available. All this means the pistol is versatile for my uses.
If I decided to go with a polymer pistol, it would be one of two I would look hard at and probably the one I would choose.
The M&P fits my hand and points best for me.
The M&P has drop-in trigger improvement kits that work very very well in competition. Mags are also reasonably priced and high caps are available. Good sight options are also available. All this means the pistol is versatile for my uses.
If I decided to go with a polymer pistol, it would be one of two I would look hard at and probably the one I would choose.
Fishslayer
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No "None of the above?"
Autolycus
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I love the Glock. The parts are easily available and the guns just work. Not to mention the trigger is great once you get used to it. Not to mention it is a truly reliable gun that just works and works.
Mike1234567
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Man, all this Glock love... it's like a cluster-Glock.
Carter
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I believe its South Carolina.
snooperman
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Yes, Columbia South Carolina..
They are fine pistols for the money. I especially like the new FNX 9mm.
They are fine pistols for the money. I especially like the new FNX 9mm.
Skylerbone
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My answer would most closely resemble all of the above. Without supporting evidence there is little aside from anecdote that any opinion can offer in way of proof. All 3 are solid platform pistols with reputable makers.
For perhaps the same reason you (OP) state that the XD was a regrettable choice, any of the above may be the same. You may luck out, you may have to start another poll.
Personally, I like my M&Ps because they fit, they fire every time (to date), they are easy to work on, spare parts are cheap and available if needed, aftermarket parts are plentiful and the warranty is outstanding. There are indeed areas I would address on a factory new pistol but nothing so glaring as to discount it wholly from consideration.
I've yet to purchase a Glock as they simply aren't a good fit for ME. Things to change would be the plastic sights (which are otherwise clean and unobtrusive) and adding some form or another of grip enhancement.
The FN offerings simply don't fit MY wants in regards to action type. I grew up on DA/SA revolvers, SA revolvers, SAO 1911s and chose DAO autos as the next to learn. Adding a DA/SA to the mix at this point is something I've avoided not because it's difficult to learn but because DAO is so easy to shoot. Goldilocks didn't test out the floor 'cause she found what was just right.
I do indeed understand the intelligence of "none of the above" and while all too often true the OP asked for opinion regarding responder's criteria. To pester the thread with a refusal to answer post does no one any good. Take THR and move on to a post you have conviction for and let the OP have HIS question answered as he prefers.
For perhaps the same reason you (OP) state that the XD was a regrettable choice, any of the above may be the same. You may luck out, you may have to start another poll.
Personally, I like my M&Ps because they fit, they fire every time (to date), they are easy to work on, spare parts are cheap and available if needed, aftermarket parts are plentiful and the warranty is outstanding. There are indeed areas I would address on a factory new pistol but nothing so glaring as to discount it wholly from consideration.
I've yet to purchase a Glock as they simply aren't a good fit for ME. Things to change would be the plastic sights (which are otherwise clean and unobtrusive) and adding some form or another of grip enhancement.
The FN offerings simply don't fit MY wants in regards to action type. I grew up on DA/SA revolvers, SA revolvers, SAO 1911s and chose DAO autos as the next to learn. Adding a DA/SA to the mix at this point is something I've avoided not because it's difficult to learn but because DAO is so easy to shoot. Goldilocks didn't test out the floor 'cause she found what was just right.
I do indeed understand the intelligence of "none of the above" and while all too often true the OP asked for opinion regarding responder's criteria. To pester the thread with a refusal to answer post does no one any good. Take THR and move on to a post you have conviction for and let the OP have HIS question answered as he prefers.
surfinUSA
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The Glocks Reliable, accurate and low maintenance. Had an M&P 40, nice gun but not nice enough. I would like to try the FN in 45, but even if I get one I won't be getting rid of the glocks.
Mike1234567
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Yeah, okay... *grumble, grumble*
Don357
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I agree with whoever said " You forgot 'none of the above'". The Glock is definitly out for 3 reasons. 1) The un-safe 'safe action trigger system' 2) their grip style and angle just doesn't work for me, and 3) They're butt ugly plain. I love plain, as in 'not flashy' guns but, give me a break. The S&W is better than the Glock but not by much. They have the same trigger system, and they are both striker fired. The FNH seems to be better but I have no actual experience with one. JMHO
The S&W M&P fits my hands, so it is best for ME, though the individual weapon would then have to prove itself reliable. A Glock would need major surgery, taking material away in some places, and building it up in other places. An FN, well, I am not sure what it would need to make it fit, as I never tried to figure out that one. (FWIW, my hands are skinny and boney, and fairly large, but with medium to short fingers and thumbs.) The M&P is acceptable, as-is, but I am not interested.
The SIG P229 or P226, with short or custom-contoured triggers, are better for me than any of the listed pistols, based on, of course, the way they fit my hands. An appropriately-set-up 1911 is even better, as my hands do not have to struggle with a fat grip or a trigger that is w-a-y out there.
The SIG P229 or P226, with short or custom-contoured triggers, are better for me than any of the listed pistols, based on, of course, the way they fit my hands. An appropriately-set-up 1911 is even better, as my hands do not have to struggle with a fat grip or a trigger that is w-a-y out there.
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