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Smith and Wesson M&P 9mm. There is a dealer in town that caters to law guys, and around here that is what they carry, although I suspect the cops get them in 40 instead of 9mm. For $499, I get the M&P in either 9, 40, or 357 SIG, three magazines, the interchangeable grips (probably a standard item), and the Novak tritium sights. $25 bucks more gets you the same deal but in 45. I ordered it with no thumb safety and no magazine safety. This will be my first poly framed gun. Gulp. I have to admit I am a bit nervous. I have read and heard of several stories of FTF, FTE, broken extractors, etc. I am sure hoping Smith got the bugs worked out. On the other hand, if they were unreliable, I don't reckon that law enforcement guys would carry them. Lots of guys I shoot IDPA with run them, and they can outshoot me and my SIG 229 all day long. Easily. I hate the thought of treating it like a new rifle, in that as soon as I get it, off to the gunsmith it goes for mods. I know that there is an outfit (APEX?) that offers aftermarket improvements for the M&P, but I hope that I can do those some other time instead of right now because it threw a rod. I know Smith has an excellent reputation for service, but the only other Smith I have is a Model 60 that runs perfect, as their revolvers always do. I hope I made a good buy. We shall see.
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