Originally Posted by bubbatime
Originally Posted by The_Eric
Curious as to how you figure the Glock is more durable than a M&P? Also disassembly?
They're both quite similar in construction and operation and as an owner of both, I don't find one to be superior to the other, except for ergonomics, which I give to S&W but that's mostly a personal preference.
The Glock has like 17 parts in it. It is designed to be field serviceable, where any worn part could be replaced, in the field, by a person with very limited training. That's the beauty of the Glock. You/me/anyone can completely disassemble it down to the last small part in seconds with a pin punch, all the parts are cheap and readily available so that the end user can fully maintain his Glock without the need for sending it back to the manufacturer for repairs. You can completely rebuild a Glock and replace all the springs every ten years, essentially having a new gun, for less than $25-$30. That kind of serviceability is extremely important to me and many others.
All other guns, to include the Smith, need to go back to the factory for a rebuild/maintenance.
For the average user that shoots 100 rounds a year, they will never need maintenance, but for us guys that shoot thousands of rounds every year, we do appreciate the simplicity of the design.
Glocks may not be more durable than any other plastic fantastic, but the ability to change out any worn broken parts in seconds for cheap sure make it easy for the owner. I had a Glock slide stop break a few weeks ago. Ordered a new one, swapped it in seconds, that gun is back in action, for less than $6.
Having read your posts, I know what your ammo budget is like and how much you shoot - and I'm jealous for sure! That said, I shoot maybe a couple thousand rounds a year and have yet to need a service performed. This is with my Shield V1 and a Canik TP9 SF Elite.
Keeping in mind that most of us here are pretty resourceful, with at least a little more than basic hand tools, is it still your contention that an M&P NEEDS to be sent back to the mothership, where a Glock wouldn't? I realize that not everyone is as capable as you or I and have my suspicion that regardless of who made it, there will be those who have to send their firearms back for all repairs.
