a little help

[ImLovinIt]

This is my first post and likely a stupid question but can anyone offer any insight as to whether I should buy a smith m&p 45 or a glock. I have heard good things about the new m&p, but the glock has been around forever. Thanks in advance

[SA Friday]

Pick one and practice. Try them out at a rental range and choose which one fits. They are the same in quality and capability, only different in manufacture and general design.

[jerrymrc]

This is my first post and likely a stupid question but can anyone offer any insight as to whether I should buy a smith m&p 45 or a glock. I have heard good things about the new m&p, but the glock has been around forever. Thanks in advance

As said pick one and try it out. I must be getting old if the glock has been around forever. I have children older than the glock.

[Scanker19]

The S&W M&P has a very nice grip. using Glock will adapt you to that style of grip, to me its real slanted more so that others.

I faced this decision as well. To me the Glock is the 350 engine of the gun world. They make anything and everything for them. you can upsized the magazine i.e.17 mags will fit the 19. I'm not sure if you can do this with the S&W. you can customize your Glock in just about any way you want for relativity cheap.

But go shoot them if you can and decide on that.

[hurley842002]

Both are Awesome pistols, reliable and good shooters. Ultimately with these two pistols, it's going to come down to ergonomics for you. It is likely the 45 sized Glocks may not fit your hands as well as the M&P45. You will definitely at least want to handle both pistols before deciding on one. Good luck with your decision, choose wisely and you will not be disappointed with either.

[Mazin]

I know I'm a catch hell because there is a lot of smith fans in this forum but I would take the glock anyday over a smith semi. IMO smith makes good wheel guns and thats about it, just my humble opinion.

[ldmaster]

Jerry -god that hit home, you're right, I have glocks older than my children...

Ouch...

I say, "buy em both, shoot both, then sell one." There is just NO WAY to tell which one will do it for you, if you don't like the gun you're shooting or any reason, you wont shoot/train with it.

Or borrow one or two.

But if I had to go with one and only one, it would be glock, for the following reasons:

It just don't break, especially the .45acp.
If it DOES break, most parts are under 10 bucks.
Everybody and their uncle is a glock armorer, so they can swap the parts for you without costing you much or anything.
The mags are quite common out there, you can find used 13 rd mags for 20 bucks if you're patient.
There's just more history and improvement in the glock, yes they've had their problems - and they've modified the gun to fix them. The MP is still a relatively new kid on the block - no telling what will fail and cost you a few bucks.

Accuracy? With a pistol? Sure if you're a match guy shooting from a bench, etc... The two pistols are comparative in accuracy.

But the Glock grip is wider (even the SF version) than the MP. I have a grip reduction on mine, cost me though.

I've owned that glock since 1996, I dont even want to think about how many rounds have been through it - only even had it redone twice as a "parts upgrade" fix. Nothing has ever broken.

It's ugly as sin, but it gets the job done.