Great review.
And another awesome picture.
And another awesome picture.
M&P 40C - what a wonderful gun this is!
Many of you already know this, but perhaps this will help spread the word to those who don't... the 40C is a really sweet little gun. I've been carrying mostly various 1911's over the years but recently desired a little higher capacity in my carry guns. I acquired a Glock 29 (compact 10mm - 11 round capacity) which I dearly love even if it does feel like a block in the hand. And recently decided to check out the G27, XD40 compact, and M&P 40C. My girlfriend and I went to my favorite toy shop and handled the G27 first... felt ok, nothing exciting. Then the XD40 compact... felt a little better to hold than the G27, but the gun has a higher bore axis, felt top heavy and a bit too bulky on top. Neither of these did much for my girlfriend, and didn't excite me much either. Then we held the M&P 40C. Immediate smiles on both of our faces... VERRRY good first sign... how great the gun felt in our hands. Excellent balance, nice low bore axis, points perfectly and just feels great.
We went home, did some reading up on other forums, read some reviews; read about how soft-shooting the 40C is for a small, lightweight .40 caliber gun (most likely due to the low bore axis and designed springiness of the frame) and I decided I wanted a little more potency (40) rather than a little softer shooting (9mm) so I bought the 40C.
Now around 400 rounds of various ammo into it (mostly Speer 180 gr. Gold Dots), I couldn't be happier with the decision. This gun is stone reliable, accurate, wonderfully easy and comfortable to shoot, pure simplicity to shoot (point and pull the trigger), decent and steadily improving trigger feel, great durable finish (black melonite over stainless), and good capacity.
Beyond that, the gun is available without a mag safety, and without any locks. All USA designed and built. Comes from a company (Smith & Wesson) with a lifetime warranty and the best customer service in the industry. Comes with two versions of mag bases... one extended a bit in front for comfortable finger hold, the other with a flat bottom for minimizing size. Also comes with three different palm swell choices to fine tune the fit of the grip to your hand. This gun gets a big thumbs up from me. No doubt I will be buying some more M&P's down the road.
As an aside... my girlfriend saw the little cotton handcloths I have around the house (on my desk, nightstand, dresser top, computer workstation, etc.) for setting my guns on and decided I needed some "proper" gun rugs to put my guns on while they're out and around the house, so she came home with this beautiful little gun rug for my desk... seen here being put to use. She's a thoughtful and sweet woman!
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Here are some links of interest:
Links to Reviews
http://www.gunblast.com/SW_MPCompact.htm
http://www.gunblast.com/SW_MP.htm
http://www.gunblast.com/SW_MP9.htm
http://www.gunsandammomag.com/ga_handguns/swmp15_022207/
Link to S&W’s Webpage for M&P’s
http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/wcs/sto..._category=15708
If you're looking for a reliable, accurate, potent, small, lightweight, and affordable ($475 at my local toy store) defense carry gun with good capacity... this should be on your must-check-out list.
We went home, did some reading up on other forums, read some reviews; read about how soft-shooting the 40C is for a small, lightweight .40 caliber gun (most likely due to the low bore axis and designed springiness of the frame) and I decided I wanted a little more potency (40) rather than a little softer shooting (9mm) so I bought the 40C.
Now around 400 rounds of various ammo into it (mostly Speer 180 gr. Gold Dots), I couldn't be happier with the decision. This gun is stone reliable, accurate, wonderfully easy and comfortable to shoot, pure simplicity to shoot (point and pull the trigger), decent and steadily improving trigger feel, great durable finish (black melonite over stainless), and good capacity.
Beyond that, the gun is available without a mag safety, and without any locks. All USA designed and built. Comes from a company (Smith & Wesson) with a lifetime warranty and the best customer service in the industry. Comes with two versions of mag bases... one extended a bit in front for comfortable finger hold, the other with a flat bottom for minimizing size. Also comes with three different palm swell choices to fine tune the fit of the grip to your hand. This gun gets a big thumbs up from me. No doubt I will be buying some more M&P's down the road.
As an aside... my girlfriend saw the little cotton handcloths I have around the house (on my desk, nightstand, dresser top, computer workstation, etc.) for setting my guns on and decided I needed some "proper" gun rugs to put my guns on while they're out and around the house, so she came home with this beautiful little gun rug for my desk... seen here being put to use. She's a thoughtful and sweet woman!
Here are some links of interest:
Links to Reviews
http://www.gunblast.com/SW_MPCompact.htm
http://www.gunblast.com/SW_MP.htm
http://www.gunblast.com/SW_MP9.htm
http://www.gunsandammomag.com/ga_handguns/swmp15_022207/
Link to S&W’s Webpage for M&P’s
http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/wcs/sto..._category=15708
If you're looking for a reliable, accurate, potent, small, lightweight, and affordable ($475 at my local toy store) defense carry gun with good capacity... this should be on your must-check-out list.
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I guess Morgan really liked the review
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Ron
Ron
I am a man of little words...
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But yes, I have enjoyed this topic and everyones imput.
Oh great, now everyone is going to wonder what the heck ront was talking about :roll:
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Ron
Ron
ront said:
Man I miss WA. My wife grew up there. We recently went back to visit her father. I fell in love with the country there. Her dad owns alot of land near Spokane in Farmington. We plan on moving up there within a few months!!
Anyway,saw Spokane had to comment!!
Hey DHart, I see you haven’t lost your picture taking skills, I always looked forward to looking at those beautiful colt and smith revolver pictures and now awesome M&P photos as well
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I agree with your impressions on the 40C but I also really like the 9c, I was very surprised by the very manageable recoil of the 40c when I first shot it.
I agree with your impressions on the 40C but I also really like the 9c, I was very surprised by the very manageable recoil of the 40c when I first shot it.
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