M&P9 Thumb Safety or Not ? Pros vs. Cons

[DustyDawg48]

No apology will be granted, but I am hoping for repentance on your part. Carrying the M&P to Nashville is a start, but your sacrifice will not be complete until every last Glock has left your possession. I will not take you to Five Guys, but you are welcome to a free training session with me on gunhandling without an external safety

Eh....I think I'll have to take a pass on that one! I'm currently shooting my favorite 45 that never did come with a thumb safety

 

[jbell_64]

I had to wait a little longer to get it, but my M&P 40c has NEITHER thumb nor magazine safeties. I see them as more moving parts. Simple is good. Guess maybe I should just have wheel guns....

 

[Bullet Thrower]

The M&P Thumb Safety does stick out a bit .. kinda snagable.

 

[Bullet Thrower]

DustyDawg ... I just can't .. but that's there is funny.

 

[HighStrung]

My personal opinion, keep your finger off the trigger, and it doesn't go off. No real reason for an external safety on this gun. Have carried mine daily for a number of years now and surprisingly (insert sarcasm) its never just gone off. The biggest safety possible is between your ears.

 

[cyprant]

I shoot idpa and uspsa with a m&p 9 with safety. I like it.

 

[Bounty Hunter]

So perhaps .. with my other gun a 1911, might not be a bad idea to standardize and get the M&P with the safety for training uniformity.

That is exactly why I did it. Do not have to think about it, both are carry guns. Getting the safety off is not big deal anyway.

 

[sbcman]

I had to wait a little longer to get it, but my M&P 40c has NEITHER thumb nor magazine safeties. I see them as more moving parts. Simple is good. Guess maybe I should just have wheel guns....

Yes on the M&P40 and YES to the wheelgunning

 

[Tanfodude]

Got 3 with no safeties at all.

 

[downzero]

There really isn't a pro or a con to it unless you don't train yourself in getting the safety off as it's coming out of the holster.

It doesn't really matter with a striker fired gun (because the drop safety will block the striker from moving unless the trigger is pulled), but this is not proper technique. The proper way to draw a gun with a thumb safety is to draw, press the gun out toward the target and THEN sweep off the safety. The idea is that the safety is able to block all sear movement until the gun is pointed in a safe direction (and specifically NOT at your leg).

 

[Bullet Thrower]

I went with No Thumb or Mag Safety.

 

[themurseman]

I shot one and thought the safety was awkward.

 

[spence1]

Mine has no safety and I love it. With no safety it works like the glock trigger
I see the safety as just another step to get thru before you can fire. If a gun fight in self defense is "over" in 3-5 seconds, I don't want to have to worry about removing or checking the safety. Just sayin