Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Handguns XD M Elite 10 vs S&W M2.0 10 4.6”

In the market for an affordable 10mm. New to the 10mm.
I have had good luck with both the xd and sw in 9mm.
Sportsman has a couple 10s I’ve eyeing.
I really wanted a Manual safety and hammer vs strike firing pin. Just don’t see any in my price point. And since I’ve have both the xd and SW I’m open to either one and need help deciding.
Thanks

https://www.sportsmans.com/shooting...el-armornite-pistol-151-rounds/p/1829933

Or

https://www.sportsmans.com/shooting...lackod-green-pistol-161-rounds/p/1753942

Based on what you really want, take a hard look at a Tisas 1911.

Thanks but I just don’t like anything about 1911s. Maybe Besides looks.
Sorry to ruffle up some Feathers this early.
I really like shooting my buddies CZ P-O7, and the features it has. and what I’d like in 10. But cz doesn’t make one and when I asked , I did t get a reply.

Haven't shot the S&W yet, but I can vouch for the XDME. Very easy to shoot with good accuracy. Some don't like the sights, but I like working with them. Trigger is excellent. Grip safety negates any needed for a thumb safety, and works perfectly - and since my hand injury, I have a problem with grip safeties on 1911s and the S&W EZ. Only thing I would complain about is the sights that won't cowitness with any optical sight. But I find the sight radius and clarity to be such that I'm not yet inclined to mount an optic, even though I have done so on compact pistols.

Springfield xdm elite

I have no prob's with my SA 10

After I got the suppressor high sights on

Why the hell ship a pistol that's OSP ready.......

And not install high sights ?????????

This is the 4.5"

My only 10 is a Glock 20 that I’ve had since before they had “Gens”. If I get another 10, it’s probably going to be a long slide Glock with the MOS cut for a dot. Just my $0.02.

Thanks
I do love my xdm 9 hence why I’m partial to another XD.
But I like the sleeker lines of the SW better

I’m having the same trouble deciding which to get. If you like the CZ - I love my CZ97B 45 - take a look at the Tanfoglio Witness in 10mm. I’m seriously considering the Match Elite or the Hunter (steel frame). Also in the running is an Sig P220 Legion, though I would prefer the higher capacity of the others.

My SW 4.6” hasn’t hiccuped yet on anything from subsonic 200 grain to full power ones at 1250fps. It comes with optic ready sights and magazines are readily available, plus it fits in existing 2.0 holsters. Apex makes a trigger for it that will make you think you question whether it’s even a striker fired pistol. The Apex is a game changer for the Smith.

I've been reading about the problems the M&P has with heavy loads and wide meplat cast bullets. It seems to be mostly a magazine problem but getting reliable info from the internet is like trying to nail jello to the wall. Is yours a newer model? Have you made any changes that have helped reliability?

I've been looking at the S&W PC model with the 5.6" barrel. I just want whatever I get to be able to handle a wide range of loads - which doesn't sound like too much to ask...

BTW, I completely agree about the Apex trigger in an M&P - I have one in a 9mm and couldn't be happier.

The problems with the S&W 10mms have been notable. Bearing in mind that S&W is pretty good about finding solutions and fixing their design in the next iteration of the design, it does not do much for the current owner, unless they intend to do something to take care of them. I personally have zero complaints about S&W customer service as my experiences with them have been top notch, so that is something to consider.

That said, when it was time for me to pick up a newer 10mm, I went with a Gen 5 Glock. The Glock 10mms have a good track record/long history.

As much as did not care for the XD design at first, they have turned out to be pretty good pistols. I did not find them to be aesthetically pleasing to the eye, but as a proper working tool, they showed their merit. Much like a Glock, it is not about the looks. It is about their reliable performance, ease of maintenance and shootability.

Thanks Ted!

The problems have been with the 4" model...and I have one of those too. It did have the feeding problems. It was a mess when I first got it. At least half a mag would FTF and the mag would even fall out with full power loads. Made a trip back to the mothership and that solved about 80% of the issues. My thought is/was the slide was too light. I added a red dot optic with metal baseplate, replaced all the mag springs, and have not had a single issue since then. Fingers crossed, it's been about 800 rounds with one FTF that was a chubby defective reload I was trying to get rid of. The 4.6" one has been 100% reliable out of the box.

I purchased a new S&W M&P 2.0 10mm 4.6" in January. It got traded 2 months later following one trip back to the mothership for a new Glock 20 Gen 3. No regrets.

I am having issues with my Smith M+P 10mm 2.0 4". I think I have made it through one mag since I have owned it that there was not a FTF. Bullet nose slams into top of chamber on the last few out of either mags I have. I have tried numerous brands, weights, and power levels and nothing works. Sent it back once and came back with same issues! I just got off the phone with Smith and Wesson customer service and they are going to send me a different mag to try. I did change recoil spring to a Galloway Precision 24lb and it continues to fail. I sure hope that they change feed lips or something on new mags so that this pistol will function.

HeavyBarrel

I want to see one of these when they come around: https://www.sportsmans.com/shooting...-matte-black-pistol-151-rounds/p/1799447

I have a couple Taurus revolvers. It can be a crap shoot. Great bargain when they do work my local gun Store says they get Taurus warranty work more than any other brand

We’ll call it Taurus roulette…. Kind of like kimber

Again - can't speak to the S&W, but I just got done running 15 rounds of the Doubletap 230gr WFN (all I had left) through my 4.5" XDM Elite with no issue. It ran perfectly smooth, just like it does with the 220gr Underwood cast FP and my 180gr XTP load.