Sorry, guys. I had to fire that off while it was coming to me.
Dpierce, the M&P is a great gun. I got mine in November last year (14months ago) and I have almost 1800-2000 rounds through it with no failures with factory ammo, a few reloaded ammo failures due only to being too long and flat-point bullets, and absolutely no rust or mag-drops what-so-ever. It's a full-size 40 cal, I shoot it occasionally in IDPA, shot USPSA last saturday, and it's my go-to gun for home defense. This is my second hand-gun, the first being a Sigma, and I will love it to the day I die.
Many of the people in my IDPA group made comments about me using an M&P 40, but I've had no failures while shooting with it, my scores have been equal to anyone with my same level of experience, sometimes a bit higher, and the range eventually added a full-size 9mm to the rental case and several M&P's for sale. So I think they've stopped laughing now.
And in case others are wondering, I'm not a Glock-junkie. Can't stand them, personally, as I haven't found one that fits my hands. That and I'd rather avoid that "evil gangsta" stereo-type. :wink: I'm an "Evil Nerd" :twisted: