Originally Posted by The_Real_Hawkeye
Originally Posted by JWD8310
The 2.0c shoots quite a bit softer and feels better overall. When it comes to 40, I think the M&P line is better than Glock in terms of felt recoil and splits.

You are aware, of course, that the M&P line tends to run a few ounces heavier than comparable Glocks, right? That might account for a slightly lighter recoil impulse.


I think you have hit on a real/ true difference between the Glock and M&P lines. The Glock was designed from the start to be a 9mm. Then the 40 comes along and they work to shoehorn it into the existing Glock platform. It just did fit, but without much extra margin. Sometimes the 40 Glocks don't always hold up as well as 40's as they did as 9mm's. On the other hand the M&P came along well after the 40 had near universal acceptance. So S&W designs their new platform around the 40 first and then easily switches it to a 9mm. This difference alone like accounts for why the M&P tends to be a little thicker and huskier is some places than the Glock.

Mark in GA