GLOCK, M&P, or XD ???

[Dirty Mike]

not trying the step on toes here but there are so many good guns on the market its best to go to a range that lets you rent guns like bullseye in tacoma for example just to get a feel for what you like one person who says one gun is the best could be crap to another! like what was said before chevy VS. Ford

[pianoman9701]

I've had my XD compact 4" .45 for about three weeks and have shot 500 rounds through it. I love it. Easy to shoot straight, not a lot of kick, no jams or misfires.

[GoldTip]

I agree with whats been said above, shoot them all then make your own persoanl choice.  All are good guns, but they are like saying Swarovski vs. Leica vs. Zeiss.  Your gonna hear from each guy why his is better than the others, but that one might not fit you well at all.  Try them all.

[superdown]

I don't the think you could go wrong with any of the choices the only one i have experience with is the Glock great accuracy never a ftf or jam or any malfunction for that matter. having said that i hate glocks for the way they feel to me top heavy ,recoil feels weird and the ergonomics are akin to a brick but atleast they will always go bang and hit what you aim at. good luck with your decision

[PlateauNDN]

its already been mentioned many times so here it is again.  Try them all out and decide which one fits you or....just by them all!  While still an LEO my duty weapon was my personal weapon, Glock 21.  Good luck with your selection either way your going to have a hell of a pistol.

[DoubleJ]

M&P tourture test.  I hope you'll never do this to your guns but, look at 1:30 and 2:30
 
http://youtu.be/0lbq9u-0R24
 
 
 
XD tourture test
 
http://youtu.be/3XTPbPNWCV0
 
 
Notice in this video, like the M&P, it has feed problems under water
http://youtu.be/lj2_D_o2nac
 
 
 
Glock tourture test
 
Glock mud
http://youtu.be/Om3KuZFuW_0
 
Glock sand
http://youtu.be/XYkcewk3LSs
 
Glock underwater.  Notice no feed failures
http://youtu.be/sbA4um6pORA

[SeaRun1]

Good advice already given above but maybe I can help.  I tried them all and went in wanting an XD.  Ended up buying a M&P mostly because it felt the best in the hand.  Have fun trying them all out.  I believe I sampled them all out at Bullseye.  Good luck.

SeaRun1

[Antlershed]

The only time I would say my XD's are top heavy is when the mag is empty, and I assume you don't plan to carry with an empty mag   

[trippledigitss]

I have an MP40c and I think its a good gun - just not my style. I have never liked the looks or feel of the Glocks and I'm not a fan of the XD's much either. My buddy has and XD and he swears by it, dont like the feel myself. I am just not a big fan of these types of guns, striker-fired types. I much more prefer a 1911, exposed hammer style. Plus I dont like the 'boxy' look. Honestly I havent fired many rds thru my MP, maybe 50 at the very most - probably more like 25 - but I didnt have any problems at all and I do like the feel of the trigger. It just sits in my safe all the time, I never carry it either.

I have thought about selling/trading it a few times and more recently now that I am thinking about getting a trap gun - but I dont like to get rid of my firearms at all. I'd rather keep them in my 'collection' even if I'll never shoot them. I recently sold one of my Colt Mustangs and used the money for a Howa Axiom, I love the rifle but regret selling the Colt. I have another one, but it is stainless, not blue like the one I sold. The only other guns I've gotten rid of was a Ruger Mini-30 and Ruger P90 years ago - and I STILL regret it even though I hated the P90! Silly I know. And kinda off topic....sorry! 

[Caseyd]

Another agree with whats already been said 

I ended up with a glock. Its what i shot best and felt the best to me. The key being ME, everyone is different.

*At the time they didnt have the XDM

[Alchase]

All of the above are good guns, anything else is just personal preference. I prefer the feel of my XD .40 4 in. in my hand. But I also loved my Glock, and my Kimber.
Does your hand prefer a double stack?
Safeties?
You can't go wrong with either no matter what any of us tell you.

[LittleJohn]

GREAT INFO GUYS, THANKS!!! I held the XDM .40 and the Glock 21 G3 today. I liked the feel of the XD better, need to feel both with a full clip and shoot them all of course.

As some of u have said it is going to be what feels best to me. I am going to go up to Bullseye and try them all out,THANKS again for all the info, keep it coming

[addicted]

have fun you lucky son of a gun. 

[BOWHUNTER45]

I shot my friends Kimber pro covert 2 .45 that thing is sweet but for $ 1700.00 it best load itself ......

[HntnFsh]

XDM 40 all they way 16+1 and the best semi auto on the market. Period! I have shot them all and can own any of them. But I trust my life every day to my xdm 40. The m&p 2ND " they are a very good gun" but I have found the ones that I have shot to be picky on ammo. You could not pay me to own a glock. I have shot a dz or more of them and never liked the fit or the groups that I have got from them. Plus had more malfunctions with glocks. I have run a little over 1k rounds threw my xdm and not had 1 malfunction or problem.

Many many many people and many many law enforcement officers will argue your statement. Plain and simple. This is like a Chevy vs. Ford discussion.
Look at the L.E. agencies using the Glock worldwide.

UsersCountry Organization Model
 Australia New South Wales Department of Corrective Services,[63] New South Wales Police,[64][65] Queensland Police,[65] Western Australia Police,[65] and Northern Territory Police[65] Glock 22, Glock 23, Glock 27
Glock 17 outfitted with a thumb safety was designed specifically for the Tasmania Police[66] Also used by the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service[67] Glock 17
 Austria Austrian Armed Forces[68][69][70] Glock 17 (designated Pistole 80)
Austrian Federal Police[71] Glock 17, Glock 19
 Bangladesh Numerous law enforcement agencies and Bangladesh Army[72] Glock 17, Glock 22, Glock 23
 Belgium Federal and local police forces[73] Glock 17, Glock 19, Glock 26
 Brazil Department of Federal Police (DPF)[74] Glock 17, Glock 19, Glock 22
 Canada Numerous local law enforcement agencies including those of Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa, Saskatoon, South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service, and Toronto[69] –
 Denmark Slaedepatruljen Sirius special forces[75] Glock 20
 Czech Republic Non-standard sidearm issued to personnel on international deployments[76] Glock 17
601. Special Force Group[77] Glock 17
 Ecuador National Police[69] –
Various special police units such as the GOE and GIR[69] –
 Fiji Tactical Response Unit[78] –
 Finland Primary service firearm of the police[79] –
Defence Forces[80] Glock 17 (designated 9.00 PIST 2008)
Department of Corrections (Vankeinhoitolaitos)[80] –
Border Guard[80] –
 France Certain naval and parachute units of the French Army[70][81] Glock 17
 Georgia Special forces[69][70] Glock 17
 Germany GSG 9 of the German Federal Police[69] Glock 17
 Greece EKAM[82] Glock 21
 Greenland Siriuspatruljen[83] Glock 20
 Hong Kong Special Duties Unit[69] Glock 17
Hong Kong Police Force[69] Glock 17
 Iceland Icelandic National Police[84][85][86] –
Víkingasveitin[84][85][86] –
ICRU[84][85][86] 
 India National Security Guards[69][87] Glock 17, Glock 26
Maharashtra Force One[88][89] Glock 17, Glock 19
Special Protection Group (replaced with FN Five-seven in 2008)[90] Glock 17
 Indonesia Indonesian Armed Forces[70] Glock 17
 Iraq Iraqi security forces (largest user, purchased 125,163 pistols)[91][92] Glock 19
 Israel Israeli Defense Forces[70] Glock 17, Glock 19
 Jordan Royal Guard[69] –
 Kosovo Kosovo Security Force[93][94] Glock 17
 Latvia Latvian Military[70][95] Glock 17
 Lithuania Lithuanian Armed Forces[70][96] Glock 17
Lithuanian police[97] Glock 17, Glock 19, Glock 26
 Luxembourg Luxembourg Army[98] Glock 17
Unité Spéciale de la Police of the Grand Ducal Police[99][100] Glock 17, Glock 26
 Malaysia Malaysian Armed Forces[101] Glock 17, Glock 19, Glock 34
Royal Malaysian Police[101] –
 Mexico Secretaria de Marina[69] –
 Montenegro Military of Montenegro[102] Glock 17
 Netherlands Military of the Netherlands[70][103][104]
The Royal Marechaussee Brigade Speciale Beveiligingsopdrachten (Special Protection Assignments Brigade) persoonsbeveiliging (PB), observatie team (OT) and sky marshals sections also use the Glock 26[105] Glock 17, Glock 26
Dutch police (about 250 Glock 17 pistols in use as a stopgap measure by the Arrestatieteam (the SWAT-team of the Dutch police)[106][107][108] Glock 17
 New Zealand New Zealand Police[109] Glock 17
 Norway Norwegian Armed Forces[69][70] Glock 17 (designated P-80)
 Pakistan Special Service Group of the Pakistan Army[110] -
 Philippines Philippine National Police[69] –
National Bureau of Investigation[69] –
National Intelligence Coordinating Agency[69] –
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency[69] –
 Poland Polish Armed Forces[70] Glock 17
Polish police[111] Glock 19
 Portugal Portuguese Marine Corps[70][112] Glock 17
Republican National Guard[112] Glock 19
Public Security Police[112] Glock 19
 Romania Romanian Armed Forces[70] Glock 17
 Russia Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD),[113][114] Federal service of Punishment Execution[115] Glock 17, Glock 19
 Singapore Singapore Prison Service[116] Glock 19
Special Task Squadron (STS) of the Police Coast Guard[117] Glock 19
 Spain Guardia Civil's UEI[118] Glock 17
 Sweden Swedish Armed Forces[70][119][120] Glock 17 (designated Pistol 88), Glock 19 (designated Pistol 88B)
 Switzerland Police (Gendarmerie) Cantonal of Geneva[121] Glock 19
 Thailand National police (2,238 pistols)[69] Glock 19
 United Kingdom Specialist Firearms Command of the London Metropolitan Police Service[122] Glock 17, Glock 26[123][124]
Scottish Police Specialist Firearms Units[125] Glock 17
Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI)[126] Glock 17
 United States Department of Treasury IRS Criminal Investigation Division[127] –
U.S. Marshals Service[128] - Glock 22, Glock 23
Drug Enforcement Administration[129] –
Federal Bureau of Investigation[130] Glock 22, Glock 23
New York City Police Department[131] Glock 19
Baltimore City Police Department[132] Glock 22
Florida Highway Patrol[133] Glock 37
Thousands of other law enforcement agencies at the federal, state and local levels[6] –
 Venezuela Venezuelan Armed Forces[69][70] Glock 17
 Yemen Military of Yemen[134] Glock 19

Doesnt Glock give huge $ discounts to Law enforcement and military.I think that could be a big reason so many places use them.