Where is says "price"
Click on the three most expensive price levels and see if the pistol you bought is in one of them. If not look in the bottom two levels.
you're cherry picking results. I stand corrected on price, I forget that S&W offered 1911s, however custom shop firearms are hardly an indicator of a higher quality mass production line, they are limited edition, and hand fitted items, not common, off the shelf items. the gun I purchased has an MSRP of $570, they usually retail a little under $500 to $550 in my area which is pretty standard for M&Ps in my area. the shield has an MSRP of $450 and usually retails for $350, however the shield single stacks and the service models don't command the same price.
My question remains, if you have always though negative of them why did you buy another with higher expectations?
perhaps it remains because you never asked it in the first place. you asked why I bought one of the cheapest guns they make and expected good performance.
to answer both questions, I bought it, because I really was trying to determine if comments like these were valid.
the company has substantially improved the accuracy (revamped the barrels) and the triggers (if you've procured a specimen from the last year and a half
One of the better .45 polymer guns in its class
like any other shooter, I have a certain set of personal tastes which the M&P disagrees with, however there are a certain amount that it does agree with. I'm not saying that the gun is garbage, I'm not saying it's useless, or that it's bad. what I'm saying is that I purchased a gun that is supposed to fit in the same price bracket as most glocks, Springfield XD, Ruger SR, FN Herstal FNS, and Beretta PX4, service pistol lines, and it does not compare favorably to any of the competition in terms of fit, finish, and accuracy. believe it or not, my opinion of the M&P line has actually improved since purchasing this handgun, but I will not claim that it is the equal of other similarly priced handguns of different brands.
I recently bought a Ruger 9-E for $300 out the door and in my opinion, its the best full size 9mm value out there. I would say its equivalent to the M@P for at least $100 less money.
I would not say it's better across the board, but it's better for many different reasons. my 9E already has pretty noticeable wear in the cheaper bluing, and if I didn't already have spare mags from owning a SR9C I would be pretty upset about the fact that it only comes with one magazine, but I would largely agree, I've had no failures, it is more accurate, the ergonomics are good, and the trigger is pretty decent. the only thing that I would like would be a slightly larger safety lever, but I've never failed to actuate it under stress, it's just a preference thing.
