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There's a Springfield range officer 9mms in the classifieds right now.

The M&P will rust and the Glock will not. Ergonomics count for a lot. Let him try shooting both and see which one he prefers.

I carried an M&P for four years daily at work. Would not care to own one. I do own a Glock or two...magazines will be cheaper and easier to find for the Glock.

Flip coin.




Travis

The 5" M&P Pro 9mm is a sweet shooting handgun. Mine is extremely ergonomic, very accurate, light recoiling, 100% reliable to date with about 3K assorted rounds through it. Glocks work too, as do Springfield XD's.

I can't speak for the others mentioned but the CZ75 I have is more fun than a person should have.

I would go with the M&P, simply because that is what I have experience with, and it simply points better for me. I'm sure there is nothing wrong with the Glock as they have been around a long time, but just my choice.

I'm an XD guy, wish I had an XDm too, I like the ergos on the M&P and hate them on the glocks. I do not disparage any of them though as disparaging the glocks would be rather foolish. Glocks are simply quality weapons that don't feel good to me.

I have been issued, as well as personally owned both M&Ps and Glocks. I would take a Glock every single time. The sorry mushy triggers on a stock M&P just plain suck. They of course can be swapped out with parts to make them better, but I still prefer the Glock.

For just starting out in competition, I would choose a G17 or G34, both in 9mm. Then sign up for production class, which mandates 10 rounds in mag, and evens the playing field. You can shoot production with a minimal cash outlay.

Then if he decides he is really into it, he will likely have had enough opportunities to shoot other competitors guns, that he can make an informed decision, as to a full blown competition/race gun.

Personally, I am still shooting Glocks and single stack 1911s, 20 years later...

For most competitions, I use my P-14 but my favorite is a custom Commander put together by King's Gunworks back when they knew what they were doing in the 70's. S&W revolver rear sight, crisp trigger, tightly fitted bushing, etc. I won A-class in our club for several years running with it.

The only striker-fired handgun I have is a sub-compact XD-9.

Well, he didn't like either the Glock or the M&P. He liked my FEG Hi-Power clone and his Kimber 1911 in .45. He did shoot the M&P better than the Glock. The range didn't have a CZ-75 to rent, so maybe we'll try one of those out since it is close to the Hi-Power ergonomically. He did think he'd be faster on recovery, etc with the 9mm to start with, versus the .45.

Don't bet your next paycheck that the Glock won't rust.

They don't do the tenifer anymore.