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<blockquote data-quote="jtischauser" data-source="post: 1070598" data-attributes="member: 7006"><p>Let me start by saying less than a year ago I was making the same decision you are now. I was shooting an XDM 9. I started going to more matches and saw a lot of Glocks and more and more M&P's. So I bought a G34 & a M&P Pro to do a side by side comparison.</p><p>I ended up with the G34. Now I have two of them and a G35 for limited. Here are the good bad and ugly about both guns.</p><p>The M&P pro is a great gun. If you plan to change the trigger and want an adjustable rear sight like I did save yourself a few bucks and buy a M&P9L. You will save $60 or so and then you can give the gun and the $60 savings to olyeller to put some Dawson sights and a trigger job that is 100% better than a stock M&P pro's "better" trigger.</p><p>If you buy new I wouldn't worry too much about the extractor issues. I have heard that problem is long gone. If you buy used olyeller can fix the extractor problem if it appears.</p><p>The reason I didn't like the MP was that the grip just didn't feel right to me no matter what backstrap I installed. As a newbie at the time I also couldn't get over the long trigger take up and that weird little hinged trigger safety. Now I know the trigger take up doesn't matter as you take that out prepping the trigger and keep it out until you reload. I wish I had kept my gun as I think I would enjoy it much more now.</p><p>The reason I did like the glock 34 more was that it just felt better during recoil. The sights seem to return to where they need to be faster and more consitently. I originally hated the grip angle and big grip but now it's great. I still get a bad case of slide bite because there isn't a big enough beavertail but I grip the gun unusually high and have large dickbeaters. Plus my Glocks run trouble free. If you feed them ammo that's in spec and don't out a bunch of uneeded aftermarket crap in/on them.</p><p>Both guns need new sights and a trigger job so there is no money to be saved there. Both guns are sought after in the competition crowd so you can always get a good price if you chose to sell either gun. The Glock has the advantage when it comes to finding parts and people that can work on them. You can buy Glock mags all day long for $20. Olyeller cam do a sweet little internal magwell to the Glock that's legal in uspsa. </p><p>The Glock is the most popular gun in USPSA production division and I would expect the same in IDPA but don't know for sure. What that means to me is that you can find more shooters to buy or borrow holsters and mags from if you ever forget something or break something at a match.</p><p>Either way you go your looking in the right direction for sure. You're welcome to shoot my gun at any match just ask.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jtischauser, post: 1070598, member: 7006"] Let me start by saying less than a year ago I was making the same decision you are now. I was shooting an XDM 9. I started going to more matches and saw a lot of Glocks and more and more M&P's. So I bought a G34 & a M&P Pro to do a side by side comparison. I ended up with the G34. Now I have two of them and a G35 for limited. Here are the good bad and ugly about both guns. The M&P pro is a great gun. If you plan to change the trigger and want an adjustable rear sight like I did save yourself a few bucks and buy a M&P9L. You will save $60 or so and then you can give the gun and the $60 savings to olyeller to put some Dawson sights and a trigger job that is 100% better than a stock M&P pro's "better" trigger. If you buy new I wouldn't worry too much about the extractor issues. I have heard that problem is long gone. If you buy used olyeller can fix the extractor problem if it appears. The reason I didn't like the MP was that the grip just didn't feel right to me no matter what backstrap I installed. As a newbie at the time I also couldn't get over the long trigger take up and that weird little hinged trigger safety. Now I know the trigger take up doesn't matter as you take that out prepping the trigger and keep it out until you reload. I wish I had kept my gun as I think I would enjoy it much more now. The reason I did like the glock 34 more was that it just felt better during recoil. The sights seem to return to where they need to be faster and more consitently. I originally hated the grip angle and big grip but now it's great. I still get a bad case of slide bite because there isn't a big enough beavertail but I grip the gun unusually high and have large dickbeaters. Plus my Glocks run trouble free. If you feed them ammo that's in spec and don't out a bunch of uneeded aftermarket crap in/on them. Both guns need new sights and a trigger job so there is no money to be saved there. Both guns are sought after in the competition crowd so you can always get a good price if you chose to sell either gun. The Glock has the advantage when it comes to finding parts and people that can work on them. You can buy Glock mags all day long for $20. Olyeller cam do a sweet little internal magwell to the Glock that's legal in uspsa. The Glock is the most popular gun in USPSA production division and I would expect the same in IDPA but don't know for sure. What that means to me is that you can find more shooters to buy or borrow holsters and mags from if you ever forget something or break something at a match. Either way you go your looking in the right direction for sure. You're welcome to shoot my gun at any match just ask. [/QUOTE]
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