Anyone out there using the new Smith and Wesson Military/Police pistol?  I have been thinking about trading in the Beretta .40 for something with a rail.  I like what I have read so far about the new Smith.  Haven't been able to find one around here to finger f@#k, just wondering if anyone has any experience with one yet.

I've been testing the M&P for 2 months now for my agency. I cant post anything yet as I wont/dont do evaluations half assed (which has been going on around the net) however I will say two things.

1. Its a brand new system and as with any new weapons system it has to be wrung out and tested.
   You'll find many S&W haters posting all kinds of things about it w/o having any idea what their talking about. The M&P takes a little from 3-4 different systems and makes it its own.

2. Everything I've seen so far is encouraging. The one thing that stands out so far is how soft it shoots , everyone who has participated in the trial shoots with me agrees that its the softest shooting .40 caliber pistol they've shot.

Once I'm done (3-4 months ) I will post something either here or in the team forum to avoid as many fools as possible.

stay safe

One of the other officers on my department bought one... I looked at it a little bit but I haven't shot it or anything.

It seems pretty nice, but I noticed that the trigger looked the same as the Sigmas... HOPEFULLY it doesn't have the same pull, but I didn't dry fire it so I'm really not sure.

I just can't see how they will make significant headway in the LEO market when they cost so much more than a Glock..

Quoted: I just can't see how they will make significant headway in the LEO market when they cost so much more than a Glock..

LEO Individual Officer price with Trijicon night sights and 3 magazines $455
Glock 22/23 with Mepros and three mags $489

Thanks, I will be looking forward to your results.

Quoted: Quoted: I just can't see how they will make significant headway in the LEO market when they cost so much more than a Glock.. LEO Individual Officer price with Trijicon night sights and 3 magazines $455 Glock 22/23 with Mepros and three mags $489

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LEO Individual Officer price on a 22 with 3 mags and meprolights is 455 and trijicons is  477

I like the idea of competition, but like with their ar15's I don't see any real reason to switch

my review

Quoted: Anyone out there using the new Smith and Wesson Military/Police pistol?  I have been thinking about trading in the Beretta .40 for something with a rail.  I like what I have read so far about the new Smith.  Haven't been able to find one around here to finger f@#k, just wondering if anyone has any experience with one yet.

Don't buy it.  it's a sad copy of the Glock 22.

I wouldn't buy one after running a couple thousand rounds through it.  Began having reliability issues, uncomfortable to shoot, etc.  Too bad, too.  Nice trigger and the interchangeable backstrap is nice.

Glenn R, I just read your review and found it very informative.  I will be backing off of the M/P for now, unless S&W comes out with an updated model that addresses the issues you found.  Thanks again for a very well-written and no BS review of the gun.  Seems like if they iron out the details of the gun, it could be a consideration in the future.