{"id":213,"date":"2013-12-23T08:00:54","date_gmt":"2013-12-23T08:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/?p=213"},"modified":"2024-04-01T10:50:23","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T14:50:23","slug":"make-up-your-mind-monday-glock-vs-sw-mp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/make-up-your-mind-monday-glock-vs-sw-mp\/","title":{"rendered":"Make Up Your Mind Monday: Glock vs. S&#038;W M&#038;P"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content-asset\"><script src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/assets\/external\/E-v1.js\" async><\/script><\/p> <noscript class=\"idle-load\"><div class=\"wistia_responsive_padding\" style=\"padding:56.25% 0 28px 0;position:relative;\"> <div class=\"wistia_responsive_wrapper\" style=\"height:100%;left:0;position:absolute;top:0;width:100%;\"> <div class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_uss8xsu7sk dnt=1 seo=false videoFoam=true\" style=\"height:100%;position:relative;width:100%\"> <div class=\"wistia_swatch\" style=\"height:100%;left:0;opacity:0;overflow:hidden;position:absolute;top:0;transition:opacity 200ms;width:100%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/uss8xsu7sk\/swatch\" style=\"filter:blur(5px);height:100%;object-fit:contain;width:100%;\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" onload=\"this.parentNode.style.opacity=1;\" \/><\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/noscript> <\/div> <p>Glock pistols have consistently been among the best-selling handguns in the US since the 1990s, but Smith and Wesson finally came up with a serious competitor for the polymer pistol with the introduction of the M&amp;P series a few years back. Key law enforcement officials, top-level competitors, and legally-armed citizens have all taken notice, and Glock&#8217;s spot at the top of the handgun market is no longer a sure thing. There are plenty of other great handguns out there, but the Glock vs. M&amp;P debates continually rise to the forefront since the two pistols have so much in common.<\/p><p><\/p> <p>In this edition of Make Up Your Mind Monday, we cover the most common pros and cons that come up whenever a poor, hapless shopper dares ask, &#8220;Should I buy a Glock or M&amp;P?&#8221; For now, we&#8217;ve limited the debate to the full-size 9mm and .40S&amp;W versions of these pistols.<\/p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Glock pistols have consistently been among the best-selling handguns in the US since the 1990s, but Smith and Wesson finally &#8230; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/make-up-your-mind-monday-glock-vs-sw-mp\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":240,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mmmonday"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Glock vs. Smith and Wesson M&amp;P Pistol<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What Polymer Pistol is Better for You - Glock or Smith &amp; Wesson&#039;s M&amp;P? 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