DakotaBlues
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- Oct 28, 2007
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Just bought a M&P CT 340
My brother-in-law is a State Trooper here in Michigan. I've always loved his back-up rig, a S&W .357 Mag (640 I believe with rubber grip), affectionately called "The Pocket Rocket". Well, I thought I'd finally join the club and start putting my carry permit to use more consistantly. I've used CT grips on my SIG 226 and have no complaints. I was concerned about the grip that came on the M&P 340 that I found (these are the small grips).
To be honest, I found it miserable to shoot. 5 rounds was all I really wanted. Night and day difference as compared to my brother-in-laws (and I have to believe the grip has more to do with that than the weight). Would the more full CT grip work on this rig (i.e., the rubber CT one that is larger)? I hate to drop the extra money on another CT grip, but this one doesn't offer much help with felt recoil at all IMO and I've never heard my brother-in-law complain that his rubber grip snags that badly.
Alternatively, I thought about just running .38's through this thing to get better with this trigger, then .357's on occassion. Just seems they could have done more with the backstrap (realizing that the goal likely was concealability). Any suggestions on how to proceed? I've shot handguns a good bit and just find this grip unenjoyable.
My brother-in-law is a State Trooper here in Michigan. I've always loved his back-up rig, a S&W .357 Mag (640 I believe with rubber grip), affectionately called "The Pocket Rocket". Well, I thought I'd finally join the club and start putting my carry permit to use more consistantly. I've used CT grips on my SIG 226 and have no complaints. I was concerned about the grip that came on the M&P 340 that I found (these are the small grips).
To be honest, I found it miserable to shoot. 5 rounds was all I really wanted. Night and day difference as compared to my brother-in-laws (and I have to believe the grip has more to do with that than the weight). Would the more full CT grip work on this rig (i.e., the rubber CT one that is larger)? I hate to drop the extra money on another CT grip, but this one doesn't offer much help with felt recoil at all IMO and I've never heard my brother-in-law complain that his rubber grip snags that badly.
Alternatively, I thought about just running .38's through this thing to get better with this trigger, then .357's on occassion. Just seems they could have done more with the backstrap (realizing that the goal likely was concealability). Any suggestions on how to proceed? I've shot handguns a good bit and just find this grip unenjoyable.