I am looking to buy an m&p .45. i am curious as to how much bigger the grips would be compared to an m&p9 even with the smallest insert on? I have smaller hands and i know its a double stack .45 so i have an idea.
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m&p grip question
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TWtommers
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I don't notice it as a lot bigger. My hands aren't real big but I use the medium insert on both my M&P 9c and my .45
ok cool thanks. i couldnt find a shop around me that had the .45 for me to try the grips so i figured id just ask. i didnt think i would have a problem with its grip. Thanks.
TWtommers
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Where do you shoot? I'm in Oxford and shoot at Worcester Pistol and Rifle. I'll be there Tuesday evening if you want to try the 45.
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I have small hands as well and Glocks & Paras don't fit my hand. My M&P 45 with Small grip, on the other hand fits me well.
The M&P45 grip is slightly larger, front to back, than the 9mm version. It's somewhat smaller than, say, a Sig P229 grip.
If I had to guess, the 45's small grip is somewhat in between the 9mm's medium and large, but the proportions are not exactly the same.
If I had to guess, the 45's small grip is somewhat in between the 9mm's medium and large, but the proportions are not exactly the same.
TWtommers
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Sorry the timing won't work. I'll be at the Monadnock shoot too in case you're there.
Sorry bout that, don't know why I just didn't take them and show them.
First I want to show the inserts themselves. The ones on the left are the ones that come with the M&P9 and the ones on the right are the ones with the M&P45.
As you can see they are practically Identical. These are both the small grips.
The next two pictures are how my hand lines up on them.
This is the M&P9
This is the M&P45
Personally I use the large grips on both. I can attest that the large grip on the M&P45 feels a lot fatter than the M&P9. I actually like that a lot more because feels better in my hand. However when I put the small grips both, it felt about the same, you can judge how the difference is from the pictures... Hopefully.
First I want to show the inserts themselves. The ones on the left are the ones that come with the M&P9 and the ones on the right are the ones with the M&P45.
As you can see they are practically Identical. These are both the small grips.
The next two pictures are how my hand lines up on them.
This is the M&P9
This is the M&P45
Personally I use the large grips on both. I can attest that the large grip on the M&P45 feels a lot fatter than the M&P9. I actually like that a lot more because feels better in my hand. However when I put the small grips both, it felt about the same, you can judge how the difference is from the pictures... Hopefully.
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