S&W M&P Metal opinions!

[Styx]

My unpopular opinion is that for the money, there are nicer metal frame firearms on the market. They might not be striker fired, but they are still nice just the same.

also, if you didn't think the polymer M&P was all that great, why would you think the aluminum frame was? It's basically the same gun. I've owned an M&P 2.0 Compact from when they were first released years ago. I spent $$$ adding a threaded barrel, APEX competition trigger, Trijicon HD XR night sights, and a few spare magazines only to have taken it to the range about 3 times. It never really did anything for me, and I doubt changing the frame material will change my mind about them.

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I went to the range the other day and they had a variety of guns out to try. Some I hated, some were ok but the one that stuck out for me was the M&P Metal. Never was a M&P fan, nothing wrong with them but they never did it for me. Anyone have or experience the metal version? I think I’ll be going back to confirm my liking of it.

 

[Gary H]

Interesting responses. I like the M&P 2.0 line since adding the “Apex” triggers. The P.C. triggers might be ever so slightly better, but they have a definite wall, pretty short reset and 4-41/2pd triggers. I like the multiple backstraps and the highly textured grips. Fairly low M&P bore axis is to my liking. My favorite is their new 3.6” compact. The Shield Plus is almost perfect, but the manual safety is abysmal afterthought. There is an aftermarket fix. I have the Competitor, which really handles nicely and my only complaint is that I prefer a 1911 like manual safety. I purchased a Shadow 2 Compact about the same time and I can say that CZ nailed the safety and the bore axis might even be lower. The Shadow’s trigger is technically superior in that it is a bit lighter with a shorter reset, but the wall is not as obvious. Regarding an aluminum frame wearing out, I don’t think that will be an issue. There are a number of guns at four times the price made of aluminum. The Competitor is a very accurate gun with a great trigger and is very pleasant to shoot.