Posted: 12/18/2013 12:31:04 PM EDT
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I'm taking tomorrow off to hit the range and try some new guns out. I am trying to figure out what I should bring and if I should do a solid review or just spend some time with a few new guns getting familiar with them.
I've been a Glock guy for a long time. I had a short stint with the XDm in both 9 and 45 but have moved on from them. I did trade my XDm9 straight out for a new S&W M&P9 full size with the range kit this past weekend and I also picked up a Sig P227. I was thinking maybe I would do a Glock 19 vs M&P 9. I have plenty of IDPA type targets and a timer so I could crunch some numbers on some drills and see how I do on the clock and accuracy wise. The M&P 9 has a Nov 22, 2013 fired case with it so it has the newer upgrades that are supposed to help with accuracy. On the flip side, I want to shoot the Sig P227 as well but don't want to cloud the battle royal above with a DA/SA pistol. Then again I may like the Sig so much I dump the strikers 
So, should I just do some accuracy drills and get familiar with both the P227 and M&P 9 and leave the Glock at home or do a full comparison between the two striker fired pistols? I will give a few thoughts after dry firing both pistols for a couple of hours. The DA on the P227 is smooth and the SA is sweet. It does not have the SRT but the reset is very short so I am not sure what I would gain going with the Short Reset Trigger. For now I am going to keep it the way it has come from the factory. The short reach trigger however binds the skin under my fingernail into the nail itself like a pinch. I hear the standard trigger relieves that but I like the way the grip/reach feels at this time and I'm not sure if the standard trigger would make it less comfortable. The trigger on the M&P has a very gritty take up. You can feel things engaging or passing each other as you take the trigger up. There is a distinct wall and the break is solid though it feels like different pull weights at times most of which are pretty heavy compared to my Glock. You can feel a distinct reset though it is not nearly as audible as the Glock but it is about as short. I am sure most of this will become smoother as the gun gets fired and with repetitive dry firing. The pistol points well and reminds me of the XDm though I like the low bore axis much better than the XDm. I'm not sold on the long beaver tail. I feel like my hand slides down a tad on the draw when I hit the beaver grip. I'm leaning towards leaving the Glocks at home and spending quality time with both the Sig and S&W. |
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I like to hear how the guns shoot and what are the ergos; how they feel in the hand. Some accuracy targets are nice too. I have new Rem 1911 Enhanced and the back of the safety lever was hurting my hand just dry firing. I changed that to SS Colt part after some filing and now is perfect |
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Good luck on your battle royal. I also shot an M&P/Glock side by side a few years back and the Glock won out due to a better factory stock trigger, and I actually like its grip better too. ETA:Sig Sauer's have the best DA/SA trigger out there imo, and the ergos are good to. I have shot and HK, but the trigger was really heavy for me and the grip felt huge.YMMV. |