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S&W M&P 45

GaryW

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OK, all you out there who have one, what do you think?

I love mine but I know there are those out there who maybe don't.

It does weigh you down after a while, but that's part of what it's about - at least now.

I ran about 200 rounds through mine last weekend, it worked great!
 
I bought the 45c. Had to have the trigger done but I love the size and performance. For HD, I have the full size mag with an xgrip extension. IMO, best of both worlds, compact as a ccw and full size mag for HD.
 
I really like mine. My trigger's been done to 4.5 lbs on my Lyman trigger gauge.

There is only 1 thing I wish was different and its that for a double stack gun, it should be able to hold more than 10 rounds. Thats all it holds. Even in free states.
 
dcmdon said:
I really like mine. My trigger's been done to 4.5 lbs on my Lyman trigger gauge.

There is only 1 thing I wish was different and its that for a double stack gun, it should be able to hold more than 10 rounds. Thats all it holds. Even in free states.
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S&W offers a 14 round mag.
 
I got the M&P 45 with out of state trigger, no safety. I really like it. It is not that heavy; if you want to carry it, I think carrying a mag pouch with two mags on the opposite side of your belt makes the weight even out much better.

For shooting my favorite is still a full size full weight 1911, but the M&P is pretty nice in terms of ergonomics. The
swappable grips work for me, I need to use the smallest size.
 
hminsky said:
I got the M&P 45 with out of state trigger, no safety. I really like it. It is not that heavy; if you want to carry it, I think carrying a mag pouch with two mags on the opposite side of your belt makes the weight even out much better.

For shooting my favorite is still a full size full weight 1911, but the M&P is pretty nice in terms of ergonomics. The
swappable grips work for me, I need to use the smallest size.
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Mine is an out of state too. The trigger works pretty well although the reset can be a little hard to feel, I got better at it.

Mine is full-size too. I have a mag pouch and 4 mags. They are, unfortunately, all 10 rounders but that's OK. Better to have 4 10-rounders than 2 14-round mags. :)

I used to have an issue with flinching on the break, with this toy I was MUCH better. That's a nice addition!
 
dcmdon said:
Yeah, it extends beyond the base of the already full sized grip by about 2". Its not anything you could carry and it looks ridiculous.

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Yeah, that would be really awkward.

I did put the larger back grips on (still with a 10-round mag) - that works pretty well. I also got a DeSantis holster which fits well. My GP-100 doesn't fit so well, it has new fiber optic sights and will not seat in the holster well, but my M&P does! :)
 
The burwell DIY trigger job works very very well. Its easy to get to a nice clean 4.5# break without even doing all the steps. The reset is still very difficult to feel but I believe Ghost makes a reset enhancement that costs less than $30 if you are shooting it in IDPA or something.
 
Love mine with the apex forward set sear kit. I used it for my first ever steel match in hopkington a few months ago and did pretty damn good.
 
I've been a Glock fan for years but I fell into a deal on a full size M&P 45 when the owner moved out of state. I did the trigger with an Apex kit and use it in "Production" division for USPSA. I find it fits me hand well and I just LOVE the fact that if you slam a new magazine in when dry, the slide drops. I makes a dry reload just as fast one with a round in the chamber.

I have since done about a dozen trigger jobs on other people's M&P. Some I have used Apex parts, others were simply done by cleaning up the stock parts.

It is a great gun in my opinion.
 
Great thread. I am shooting an M&P 9mm now. I am trying to convince myslef to NOT buy a Beretta 92 (another 9mm) and go with the M&P .45. Glad to hear so many like theirs.
 
ipscdrl - I'm a died in the wool glock fanboy. I shot one in IDPA for years. But the .45 glocks with their 2 inch wide slides just never did it for me. The M&P is just so much better proporitoned.

Of course the new 41 supposedly has a trimmed down side. But I haven't seen one in the flesh yet.

Don
 
dcmdon said:
Yeah, it extends beyond the base of the already full sized grip by about 2". Its not anything you could carry and it looks ridiculous.

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You know, however, that if they didn't make it native 10 it would be fat, and nobody would buy it. I like my G21SF but there is no denying that an M&P .45 feels better in my hands.

Part of the commercial success of the M&P .45 is that its not too large for most people to operate it comfortably.

-Mike
 
You are right. I don't like the 21 because it feels portly.

I did however once get the chance to shoot a Springfield XD. Its grip was not bad. I didn't like the gun, but I liked the way the grip felt.
 
45 FS with Trijicon sights and a CTC laser grip is my EDC. DIY Burwell trigger about 4.5#. Shoots well enough for the way I shoot. Will do a 1" group at 21' slow fire.


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