New S&W M&P 45 owner

[Evil One]

Picked it up today, and have been carrying it around on my hip.
First off, OWB... it actually seems to carry easier than a full size 1911.
It is a little bulkier, but with the weight in the slide and ammo... it feels light.
As to weight, loaded... it is similar to my Combat Master
I was actually surprised at the weight.
Feel, yea... for a poly gun it feels amazing.
Hell, I cant even say that. it feels GOOD in my hand. It points the best for me with the medium backstrap.
Trigger... I am a 1911 guy... the trigger sucks.
When I am back to working regularly it WILL be getting action work.

I took it home and hit it with Slipstream Weapons Lube.
Yea... HUGE difference. Still not happy with the trigger, but it is better.
At first I wasnt sure how I would feel about the fish scale slide serrations, yea... grippy as hell. I like em.
This is going to be my primary full size carry pistol.
I cant wait to get to the range with a few hundred rounds of ammo.
I checked all of the poly guns they had at the local shops, and none felt even close to as good as the M&P.
For me, feel and pointability are huge with my shooting ability.
This is why I cant get myself to buy a Glock... no matter how reliable they are.
So yes, I am one of "Those Guys"... or more commonly "You People" now.
I have had the Kel Tec P-11 for over a year... and even tho it is a polymer framed pistol, it is my pocket gun and for some reason I dont count it as owning a poly pistol. I dunno... dont ask me why.
It is also "pretty"... pretty is important to me.
I am just that shallow.
Here it is, just like all the other you have seen.


And with the Combat Master that shared carry duty with my Delta Elite.



Jim

[csmith]

Excellent choice! I think you will continue to be happy with it. Mine required some break in time. In the first 200 rounds I had 2 feed failures. I now have about 1000 rounds through and no problems since. I strongly recommend the Apex Duty/Carry trigger kit. It will not give you a 1911 trigger but it will smooth it out and let you feel the reset.

[GrumpyBear]

If the trigger is the same as my full size M&P nine,after about a thousand rounds,it got much better.
Congrats on the new pistol, I carry my nine regularly OWB .

[LifeInPa]

Very nice. I really like my M&P 9 and eventually I want to add a 45 caliber model to the collection. I have a dream of getting the whole pistol painted in Flat Dark Earth, have the barrel threaded for a suppressor, get a suppressor and add a under barrel laser/tac light. You know make it look and behave like something the special forces would use. Best of luck with yours and don't forget they make 14 round magazines for that girl.

[EvoRich]

I have an FDE M&P45 waiting for me at Gander Mountain. Maybe someday within the next 4-5 years they'll call me and............

Wait.... my phone just rang. It was Gander Mountain. I can go pick up my M&P....

Seriously, mid post of me bitching, they called me. (kind of scary)

I too with be a new M&P45 owner this afternoon

[LifeInPa]

I have an FDE M&P45 waiting for me at Gander Mountain. Maybe someday within the next 4-5 years they'll call me and............

Wait.... my phone just rang. It was Gander Mountain. I can go pick up my M&P....

Seriously, mid post of me bitching, they called me. (kind of scary)

I too with be a new M&P45 owner this afternoon

Pictures, or it didn't happen.

The only thing I don't like about the FDE M&P's is how they paint it. They paint either the frame or slide FDE but the other half is still black. Why don't they paint the whold gun in FDE?

[EvoRich]

Pictures, or it didn't happen.

The only thing I don't like about the FDE M&P's is how they paint it. They paint either the frame or slide FDE but the other half is still black. Why don't they paint the whold gun in FDE?

I like the two tone FDE/black slide look. They make the VTAC M&P 9's and 40's version where the entire gun is FDE. It's a different shade of FDE than the factory S&W FDE.

[texanron]

I love my full size M&P .45. Excellent choice.

[Evil One]

Can't wait till my holster gets built, I am going to enjoy this as my EDC.


Jim

[LifeInPa]

I like the two tone FDE/black slide look. They make the VTAC M&P 9's and 40's version where the entire gun is FDE. It's a different shade of FDE than the factory S&W FDE.

I have seen the VTAC's and wish they made a 45 caliber version too. I wonder if it's possible to get the two tone FDE M&P 45 and have some paint the slide in the same shade of FDE? I would be concerned that it wouldn't match though.