I've got a Range Officer .45 and SW .40 I like them both and they're what I carry most often, mostly because of the slim profile. Both have performed well for me at the range.
S&W vs Springfield Armory
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My local Rural King had a for sale ad for 3 days on the XDS so I didn't have time to rent one or shoot it. Went to the store, held the gun and said where do I sign. I've yet to shoot it but it's a really nice piece and feels great in my hand. Mine is a 9MM
Ugly and sounds like shit? What the **** are you talking about?
Love the folks that hate on glocks for no justified reason. All of mine fire every time I pull the trigger, are accurate as hell and priced reasonably. So, tell me again, what are you looking for in a pistol?
I have a gen 4 G19 that the slide fell off because the slide stop spring fell off/broke. I do like the gun, but this made me doubt their reliability.
Sounds like roaster bruh.
As for shoots every time and accurate. That describes 90% of the name brand handguns out there.
Are you saying a Walther, H&K, Springfield or S&W are not going to shoot straight or work every time?
Yes, I'm saying those guns are not as reliable as glock. Some guns are picky about ammo. I have been at the range and had bullets fail to fire or feed incorrectly in some nice guns. I put the same bullets in my glock and they feed correctly and fire every time.
My glock 26 has never misfired, and I have several thousand rounds through it. My 17, 23, 43, 42 have also been flawless. I have a Sig the will feed incorrectly on rare occasion, but it still haplens. I have an h&k that hates to fire winchester white box rounds. I have a taurus that is an absolute piece of shit.
Im not a diehard fanboy for glock, but they work. For my carry gun, i want what works every time I pull the trigger. There is a reason most law enforcement officers carry glocks.
This! A good friend of mine is a cop in town. While he likes my S&W Shield, his daily carry and personal carry are Glocks. For a reason. His want optimum reliability, and it doesn't get much better than Glock. I still like my S&W, though.
I understand people will have preferences about things but I've got to be honest, I've never heard anyone say that a gun "sounds like shit." What exactly does that mean? It doesn't make the right "pew pew" sound for you or something? Honest question.
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I was making fun of the word Glock.
Have you ever tried FN? I have this one:
https://fnamerica.com/products/pistols/fns-9-compact/
I bought it new and have run it through a couple thousand rounds with no issues. Made in the USA.
Most all guns are good. You just gotta select the one that conforms more to your needs and wants. Me? I'm a CZ guy and and haven't looked anywhere in over a decade.
I can agree with this. I own a S&W Shield 9mm and a M&P40 full-size. I love both guns and wouldn't trade them for anything- but they just aren't as reliable as my Glock 23.
To be fair I've never had a failure on my shield, but my girlfriend has had a few that were likely limp-wrist induced. With that said years ago I got some bullets mixed up on my loading bench and accidentally loaded some .40's outside of the spec for COL (1.150 IIRC). The M&P fell on its face but the Glock kept eating them even with a round outside of the SAAMI specs. Outside of that, I had one FTFeed with some MagTech ammo in the S&W. Never had a hiccup in the Glock. Probably 2000+ rounds in all three guns.
Just get a PT 111 and smile about all that extra cash you saved..
In my experience, Taurus' are junk.
So you had issues with a gun that wasn't broken in yet. Tell me more.
Texas DPS was evaluating S&W M&Ps and decided to go back to the SIG P226. I have seen videos/aftermath of the weapon being able to fire when it has not fully returned to battery, which steered me away from the M&P (I stuck to springfield and sig)...The details regarding the DPS were vague, but I would guess FTF, FTE, feed problems with the magazines etc.
Their wheel guns are great, but I am not a fan of Taurus semi-autos. FWIW I have heard they are improved, but I am not ready to spend my money to find out.
I've had poor experience with 2 semi-autos. The dealer ended up taking both back.
Agreed.
To many options on the market to mess with their semi-autos.
With Revolvers you have Taurus, Ruger and S&W are the only game in town anymore.
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