I've been a Glock shooter for years now - I bought my first in '90 or '91. They really don't fit my hand very well but I've adapted. I CCW fairly regularly (FL Non-res, IN travel) with my G23 and G36, and sometimes even the wife's G21 depending on my mood.
I've been nervous about the G23's partially supported chamber for years - I know it's not likely to kB, but there's that comfort level thing. So, for the last year or so I've been looking at alternatives to the G23.
I thought I had found Nirvana when I started looking at the HK P2000. I liked the LEM trigger, and it really fit my hand well. I didn't care for the slide height, and the SK was too short in the grip for me, but it was the best thing I could find.
Then I started reading about the M&P last week.
I took a drive up to the local Gander Mountain yesterday to pick up a new Tilley hat and dropped back into the gun department. They didn't have any compacts, but I did get a chance to handle a new M&P40. Nice fit, great trigger potential, but a little large for CCW IMO.
Today I braved the snow to drive to another area store that I know would have compacts in stock. The 40c I handled exceeded my expectations - I could actually get three fingers on the grip unlike a P2000SK, and the bore axis is much lower (or at least the slide isn't as tall). And it's sooo much cheaper than the HK to boot! I also handled their rental M&P40, and was happy to see how nicely the trigger seems to smooth up with a little shooting.
Time to spin off the G23 and buy a 40c! I'm hoping that the new 45 will fit me well, and then I should be set for the moment - the 40c for CCW and the 45 for defense and IDPA.
I've been nervous about the G23's partially supported chamber for years - I know it's not likely to kB, but there's that comfort level thing. So, for the last year or so I've been looking at alternatives to the G23.
I thought I had found Nirvana when I started looking at the HK P2000. I liked the LEM trigger, and it really fit my hand well. I didn't care for the slide height, and the SK was too short in the grip for me, but it was the best thing I could find.
Then I started reading about the M&P last week.
I took a drive up to the local Gander Mountain yesterday to pick up a new Tilley hat and dropped back into the gun department. They didn't have any compacts, but I did get a chance to handle a new M&P40. Nice fit, great trigger potential, but a little large for CCW IMO.
Today I braved the snow to drive to another area store that I know would have compacts in stock. The 40c I handled exceeded my expectations - I could actually get three fingers on the grip unlike a P2000SK, and the bore axis is much lower (or at least the slide isn't as tall). And it's sooo much cheaper than the HK to boot! I also handled their rental M&P40, and was happy to see how nicely the trigger seems to smooth up with a little shooting.
Time to spin off the G23 and buy a 40c! I'm hoping that the new 45 will fit me well, and then I should be set for the moment - the 40c for CCW and the 45 for defense and IDPA.