98006 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Around my area I have seen the MP surge in numbers in IDPA. Many times they outnumber glocks by a wide margin. Do you see the # of MP's rising in competition in your area also? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Gene Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Not here, not yet. My son was starting to shoot my G34, but I did some trading to get him an M&P 9 Pro, as they are more friendly toward lefties. It will be very interesting to actually feel the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpeltier Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 At our local 3-gun match this sunday there were 3 M&P's on my squad and one Glock. There were 8 competitors in my squad. I have noticed an increase in popularity of the M&P lately, partly due to the fact that I switched to one. Kinda like when you buy a new car and all of a sudden you notice it seems everybody has the same car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
want2race Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 They are gaining ground in my area too. I'm sure S&W's profit margin is not as high as Glock but they are doing well to keep the price very competitive with Glocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Nukem Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Its not even close. At the 2010 IDPA Championship 56 M&Ps and 137 Glocks. Smith has certainly made quick inroads as Glocks have been around 25 years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdm74 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Its not even close. At the 2010 IDPA Championship 56 M&Ps and 137 Glocks. Smith has certainly made quick inroads as Glocks have been around 25 years now. how many xd's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind bat Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 In my area the G34 is still king for IDPA. However, my gut feeling is that the M&P now out numbers the XDs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Nukem Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 6 XDs (ouch) In all fairness, XDs have to shoot against 1911's in IDPA. how many xd's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdm74 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 6 XDs (ouch) In all fairness, XDs have to shoot against 1911's in IDPA. how many xd's? That's right, forgot about that weird rule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdm74 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I want to try one to see what the" bore axis" thing is everyone talks about compared to the xd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH45 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 My poor, old, Glocks haven't been out to play ever since I ran some drills against them with M&P, and to my surprise, I was faster, and more accurate, with the M&Ps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 You ask: Is the M&P overtaking the GL as the #1 gun for IDPA? I say: It should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
want2race Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Well said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRMX Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 I haven't counted, but at the club steel shoots I've been going to the past 5 weeks I don't see very many M&P's (surprisingly). I see mostly Glocks and a few CZ's. Not sure why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prreed10 Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 (edited) I ran a classifier for my Club's Jan. match. Sixteen shooters and not a single Glock... Edited February 13, 2011 by prreed10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wurm Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 At the last couple of practices I've been to, a couple of M&Ps, ovver twice as many Glocks. The last match I shot? I couldn't tell. It was 13 degrees out and everyone was really bundled up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barobinson Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 I am really watching the two. I am a HUGE Glock fan, who finally decided to try out something different. I bought a new M&P40 from the local gun store. Love it but can see some areas that leaves me thinking I still like the Glock. For one thing the 15 round magazines rattle. S&W seemed shock that I would complain about this when I called them but it is a huge deal to me as I also carry concealed. This is a sad thing and a big weakness in a great gun that I see no reason for. I quick Google search showed I was not alone here. The second issue I have is I really hate the take down on the gun. Needing to use a tool on the little wire or whatever they call it is just plain stupid to me. Yes I know its suppose to be safer as you dont need to pull the trigger like you do on the Glocks, but this argument is worthless to me as I am a ferm believer every time you handle a gun other than to shoot it you need to safety check it and make sure there is no rounds in it. This includes field stripping. So there is no side effects of having to pull the trigger as I already know there is no rounds in it. I also do this with the M&P as a dry fire is always added to my safty check just in case my eyes missed the round. This seems like a real knock down to the M&P, and it is I guess, but I dont mean for it to be. I love the gun! The feel and the trigger are awesome but those are two major strikes that could prevent me from fully switching over. Everyone has there own opinion these are just mine, but I feel I am not alone in them. Anyone know of a good 3rd party manufacturer of M&P40 mags?That would at least solve one of the problems the other then I could probably learn to deal with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waktasz Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 You don't need to use the tool, just pull the trigger and the slide comes off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdm74 Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 You don't need to use the tool, just pull the trigger and the slide comes off. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDPMatt Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Not even close.... I shoot an M&P now because I wanted to try one but I still made Master in SSP/ESP with my G17. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjamin Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 honestly does it even matter... i mean just shoot the gun you like and who cares what every else is shooting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leozinho Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 honestly does it even matter... i mean just shoot the gun you like and who cares what every else is shooting This may be surprising, but a lot of folks on this forum are into guns, (go figure) and therefore are curious about trends among the shooting community. Some of us happen to notice what pistols other competitors are shooting. For a relatively new gun to have garnered so many shooters in a such short time says something about the M&P, so yes, it does matter. But no one is really suggesting that you or anyone else switch just because others have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Gene Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 (edited) I have now shot the Glock and M&P Pro side by side, and really like the Glock much better. I can not for the life of me dry fire the M&P without a "twitch" at the end. Always the same, over to the right, and a bit low (wait, right and a bit High)???? The Glock just does not move. Trigger ergonomics I guess, but many new shooters are probably more likely to go with who has the best marketing, without ever shooting each one, side by side, and when you pick them both up, admittedly, I think the M&P does feel better. I will stick with my Glock and 1911/2011's, but the M&P's have a lot going for them. As an interesting side note, Washington State DOC just switched platforms from H&K, to M&P, and every officer I have had the opporunity to speak with has seen an increase in their qualifier scores. When you think about that, and consider that now a good portion of those officers, their friends and family will now need to get M&P's for their very own, I would expect to see a huge increase in overall M&P sales and use. What happens on the range will also be interesting. In my humble opinion, M&P has done a phenominal job "fixing" problems Glock never really had. WG Edited March 14, 2011 by Wild Gene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatsEye Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 I shot a local match yesterday and was surprised how many where shooting M&Ps. Me and a friend always shoot ours but I saw at least 10 others out of about 28 shooters with M&Ps. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_Linville Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 I don't know avout IDPA arond my area, but at the local USPSA match there are starting to be alot of M&Ps and not nearly as many glocks as i saw last year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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