M&P9 - anyone like?

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Do you guys like your M&P's with our without the optional thumb safety?
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Without, but I keep and carry mine in a holster. If it was just sitting loose somewhere in a drawer or glove box i might consider the safety.

I do like the magazine safety on mine though, as it's a quick and easy way to disable the gun should you ever need to do that. Some people will advocate no external safeties, but different strokes, I guess.
 
I depend upon a 9mm Compact on a daily basis. It is exceptionally accurate, reliable and a very smooth shooter. Although I own and shoot many Smith & Wessons I was prepared not to like it, but it won me over after shooting the first mag. BTW, I have heard from many that the Compact shoots as well as the larger full size version.
 
LoneStarWings said:
Without, but I keep and carry mine in a holster. If it was just sitting loose somewhere in a drawer or glove box i might consider the safety.

I do like the magazine safety on mine though, as it's a quick and easy way to disable the gun should you ever need to do that. Some people will advocate no external safeties, but different strokes, I guess.
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I got mine with the safety because I wanted it to compliment my BHP.

However, I'm somewhat disapointed with the safety itself. Its WAY too big and it doesnt have a very positive indent.

Those two issues combined make it even more likely to get flipped to the fire position if not in a holster or even a cheap flimsy holster too it it gets bumped just the right way.

It needs to have a smaller profile and stiffer IMO.

I do like the gun though (9c). Not a single shooting issue in about 600 rounds so far.

If they just made a compact BHP I would be in heaven.
 
I shot a 9mm full-size as a rental and was very impressed with it, so much so that I bought a 9mm compact, feeling that its size would make it a better CCW gun. It was 100% reliable from round one, but unfortunately it was a casualty of the economy. :mad: Its thick slide - probably necessary for the .40, in which it is also made, but less so for the 9mm - made it less comfortable to carry IWB than, for example, my 3913, but this was not insurmountable. This is my sole criticism of it.
 
Philo_Beddoe said:
Do you guys like your M&P's with our without the optional thumb safety?
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I ordered mine with the safety because I will be doing some purse carry and I plan on carrying it with a round chambered.

Even in its own purse pocket, I worried about something snagging the trigger, esp when drawing.

Note: the thumb safety is ambidextrous and he right hand safety was easily removed when I added the CT laser grip.
 
I bought the full size 9mm almost 2 years ago. I liked it so well I have since bought the 9c and the 45FS.

Comfortable, accurate, very reliable. Never had a problem with any of them.

Highly recommended.
 
Bought my M&P9 awhile back when S&W was doing a $ rebate/2 free magazines promotion on the gun. I really like it.

I believe if you could only buy one 9mm, for budgetary or whatever reasons, the M&P would be a strong candidate. The fact that so many PDs around the country have adopted it speaks to the durability and reliability of the pistol.
 
I really Enjoyed The .40 and the .45 I had, but had to sell them due to Finances. Both were Good shooters. When My bill is paid up I intend to buy a 9MM, with Night sites!
 
Thumb safety.... Gurgle, gurgle... Yuck! I just threw up in my mouth
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40 years ago a wise old street cop who was trying to force enough information into my head so I could survive my first year on the street told me, "In every single call you go on, in every single traffic stop you make, in every single room you enter or arrest you make, there will be at least one gun present-yours". I have been to far too many police funerals since then, but at three of them the officers were shot and killed with their own guns-and those guns had no safeties. Would a safety have made a difference? I don't know, maybe in two of them. I have also had long conversations with officers who had "religious moments" while fighting a suspect for their own gun. One was an Illinois State Trooper who pushed the magazine release on his M39 when he thought he was going to lose his weapon and then proceeded to use his defensive tactics training to take control while the suspect tried to figure out why the gun would not work. In another instance an officer was able to put the suspect out of commission with his flashlight while the suspect was trying to figure out the safety. Retention holsters have reduced the incidence of officers being shot with their own weapon but the risk is still there. There are other good reasons to put a safety and/or decocker device on a handgun. Many of the accidental discharges I have seen or read about over the years happened while the officer was trying to re-holster the weapon. Other accidents have occurred when carrying weapons in an unconventional manner where the trigger was unprotected, such as in a belt or pocket. Then there is the possibility that someone who is untrained picks up a weapon. A thumb safety cannot always overcome all these circumstances but every little bit helps when your life or the lives of innocents depend upon it. I also managed a police department's transition from revolvers to S&W semi autos in the 80's and listened to all the hysteria (mostly originating from Glock sales personnel) about how the safety would get officers killed because they forgot to take the safety off. As pointed out in another thread recently, that is poppycock. A properly trained individual is not going to forget to take the safety off, and that is they key, training and practice. If you handle or carry a weapon you are not properly trained with bad things will happen. Let's not forget, some of the best handgun shooters in the world, and more recently SWAT Teams and special military units have been using the M1911 for nearly 100 years, and guess what-it has a safety. So I ordered my M&P with a safety.
 
I own an M&P .40 and M&Pc .40. I love them both.

Both of mine were very early models and I did have some teething issues with both. I sent each one back to S&W and they fixed them no hassle whatsoever. Very quickly too. I'd trust either of these for self defense.

I really want a 9L or 9pro for IPSC.
 
A properly trained individual is not going to forget to take the safety off...
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Wouldn't a "properly trained individual" also not allow his gun to be taken from him?

If "every little bit helps," then why not have a thumb safety, a decocker, a magazine safety and a hidden safety to boot? Because we do not want to become victims of our own safety devices.

I've seen "trained" cops fail to decock their guns between strings of fire, or forget to un-decock them. Either situation is asking for trouble.

One needs to be realistic and assess their own needs objectively and make a decision. Once made, become very well trained and familiar with your chosen firearm.
 
The first handgun I fired was an M&P9. Good pointability, as well as ergonomics.

That said, I prefer the feel of the trigger of my XDm. Otherwise they're neck and neck in my mind's eye
 
I should qualify my early statement when I stated "I wouldn't change a thing" about my M&P 9C. I've added a "golfball" texture to the grip for better grip and Ameriglo operator sights with red paint on the front sight. NOW I wouldn't change a thing!
 
I have a full-sized .40, and a 9mm Pro. So far, they have all run 100%, but, they are not as accurate as I would like them to be, but, their accuracy is about the same as my Glocks.
 
I would be all over the M&P if it wasn't for the 2 piece trigger. There have been PD training reports reports, and even pictures on the net, of the trigger itself breaking. IIRC, San Antonio PD had some issues with trigger breakage when recruits pulled too hard . IMHO, the trigger is way to flimsy and due to this and thus don't consider the M&P a credilbe candidate for self defense. I am sure its fine for range use where one can stop their session and replace parts or mail it back to S&W. The ergos are great - much better than Glock.
 
I thought about the hinged trigger design too, but it has shown itself to be a very durable part to me. I'm not doubting that some have had problems, but it is hard for me to conceive how I could possibly break it.

I was nervous at first when I bought my M&P because they didn't have safeties at that time. In the year and a half since I have owned it, I have come to appreciate not having the safety. It prevents any sense of false confidence that a safety can sometimes give and really cements into your brain the critical aspects of safe gun handling.
 
I almost bought the MP 9. I was just that close. I tried the G19 and couldn't get past the ergonomics. (Couldn't hit the broad side of an outhouse!) Glock is still a good gun. I don't want to go there. I shot the M&P and tore the center out of the target. I was just about to buy the MP9 and picked up a Walther P99. A little lighter 21oz vs 24.25 oz MP; Walther has a little shorter length too. Easier to conceal. The Walther fit my had so well, I bought it.
Go with what you are most comfortable with. It has to be you.
 
David E said:
One needs to be realistic and assess their own needs objectively and make a decision. Once made, become very well trained and familiar with your chosen firearm.
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Hence the decision for some people to opt for thumb safeties.

And remind me....what type of purse are you carrying in?
 
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