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Thank you Bluedot 40

Thats very encouraging to read. Muchly appreciated.

Chemist45 wrote:I haven't shot the compact but I own the full size 9mm and .45 and both are great.
(Alright, fine. The wife owns the 9mm. But she lets me shoot it!)

I've shot the M&P side by side with the XD and liked the M&P better.
So did the guy who owned the XD, but that's another story.
The M&P fits my hand better and manages recoil very well. We also thought it was more accurate, but that was subjective.

I'm keeping my XD .45 Tactical model, for HD...and also, it was my first handgun....can't get rid of that.

But, i'm glad that you have feedback of that caliber on the M&P. I appreciate it.


Thanks Chemist.

Emmett wrote:I carry the M&P 9c, it is an easy pistol to conseal and very comfortable to carry. And on top of that,it is an accurate gun. I have put over 600 rounds through mine and have not had a single problem with it.

Good Luck in your Choice,
Emmett

I just ordered mine...well, got my local FFL looking for one for me. More than likely I'll have it by next week sometime.

Glad to see this particular post, it reaffirms my thoughts on this gun. I'm pretty happy right now ....Getting my .270 Mossberg Model 100 out of layaway today, and I should have my carry gun sometime next week, just in time to start carrying around the house. Lol. Hopefully that'll help me get used to the feel of carrying.


Thank ya Emmett.

fm2 wrote:The M&P is a good CHL gun.

I take you have one?

stroo wrote:If the S&W feels great to you and you can shoot it accurately, go with it. The first time I picked up a Hipower, I had the same feeling you did with the S&W. Each of us is different and therefore there is no one size fits all gun.

I havent gotten a chance to shoot one, but I will say that it felt excellent in my hand. The only problem I saw was the grip wasn't tall enough to accomodate my pinky finger. The two solutions for that I can think of are: a). get those extension deals that go on the end of the magazines, or b). try the next frame size up, maybe it'll still be concealable.

As far as being able to shoot it accurately, I'm reasonably sure that with how comfortable it was in my hand, I'll be able to hit what I'm firing at with a little practice. And I do enjoy practicing, lol.

XtremeDuty.45 wrote:I carry a XD.45 4" service model daily. I have no problem concealing it and with my belt the weight is NEVER a problem. I use a Minotaur M-TAC holster and I can have my shirts tucked or untucked depending on where I am going. I use a 5.11 Operator belt. Like I said the weight is never a problem with this combo. Also I do not wear big or baggy clothes a lot. 99% of the time is regular jeans with my Durango boots and either a flannel or a t-shirt.

I'm guessing that belt is pretty sturdy then? I wonder if the 5" would be any different, as far as comfort and concealability.

I do love my XD, and in fact I'll probably carry my full size 5" Tactical .45 XD when circumstances permit it....but for carrying at work, it's just too big, I have to do too much bending, lifting, turning, getting on/off and into/out of equipment. It would become visible at some point, even for a second.

As far as the smaller XD's go, i've considered that, but the double stack mag making the gun so wide kind of throws me off.

I have given it some thought, though. It'd be keeping in a family of pistols that I'm already familiar with. Something about the M&P calls my name though, lol.

Also, I've got an XD .357 SIG that I no longer feel any kind of need to keep it any longer. I was curious about the round, so bought the gun. Discovered I don't like paying for the round. Also, that particular pistol has a VERY light trigger, so light that I wouldn't want to carry it with a round chambered. I don't even leave it loaded at home for an HD pistol; if I grabbed it in a panic with someone trying to kick my door down, I'd more than likely put a round into my nightstand. It's extremely sensitive.

That being said, I'm considering selling/trading the .357 to fund a CCW. I'm going to give the smaller XD's another look. Thanks.

I may have found my CCW. The S&W M&P 9mm compact model.

Anybody got any experience with these weapons? Good or bad?

I went looking around yesterday, and happened across these guns in Gander Mountain. Not looking to buy anything from them, but they do have a pretty big selection to choose from. It's where I window shop.

Anyways, I know that I've said before that I'd like to stay in the .45 ACP for CCW because it's what I already shoot, but I find it hard to find one I can comfortably conceal. It usually comes down to weight.

But this gun, the M&P 9mm seems like it fit all my requirements. And it just felt right in my hand. Ever get that, where you hold one for the first time and it seems like it was made for YOU. Lol.

Anyways, any knowledge anyone here can share with me is muchly appreciated.

TIA