M&P 45c or RIA Tactical

[Guest StorminMormon]

I am about to have around $500 to spend on a pistol. I love 1911s and would love to get a Springfield, but my budget will not allow. As this is going to be my edc, should I go with the M&P or do you guys feel the RIA Tactical is up for the job?

[Guest Jakedasnake]

M&Pc hands down. IMHO


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[dralarms]

Ditto, 45c. It's my every day carry.

[Parrothead]

45c. Damn good gun

[TGO David]

That's easy... 45c.

[TNWNGR]

45c's lighter and easier to long term carry but doesn't have the class of a good 1911....so it's up to you....

[hipower]

Love my RIA, but for carry and ease in general, I'd vote for the M&P.

 

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[DWARREN123]

Probably the 45c will be easier to carry but my RIA 9mm is fairly easy to carry also plus it's a 1911 style pistol.

[daddyo]

M&P any day of the week.

[cch2a]

M&P 45c. Never owned that model but owned 2 9mm's and they were great. Couple guys at work carry the 45c off duty and I've shot them. They are great guns all around. Kind of like a Glock 19 in they are small enough to carry and big enough to fight with.

[tercel89]

M&Pc only becuase it is lighter. My personal preference for a compact .45 is the Glock 30 . Just my $.02 .

[Fourtyfive]

M&P45C love mine but I also love my XDS ...

[DaveTN]

M&P of course. But you will need to either save up more money quick or get a second job; you will want more. I have 5 now and still have 2 to go.

[ronald.love.566]

I don't own the 45c but I do have a 9, 40, and 357sig. Greater guns

[chances R]

M&P you won't be sorry.

[TGO David]

I love my 1911s but if I had to have just *one* 45ACP it would be my 4-inch (aka Mid-length aka Middy) M&P 45.  But I would like a Gen4 Glock 21 to try on for size.

[TNWNGR]

The IV Gen. G-21 does feel better in hand then its predecessors but it's still a brick with no ergonomics. The S&W M&P isn't a brick but  doesn't appeal to me, even though it handles and shoots like a dream. Oddly enough the somewhat of a G-clone Ruger SR-45 feels good in hand and has better ergonomics then the G-21. It comes down to competitors trying to find the right niche market and customer preference.    

[TGO David]

If I were going to deviate very far from the Glock or M&P families living with me, I'd head straight for the FN FNX-45 Tactical.

 

Edited to add... gun porn!

 

[TNWNGR]

If I were going to deviate very far from the Glock or M&P families living with me, I'd head straight for the FN FNX-45 Tactical.

 

Aside from its abundantly good quality I can only say it looks like a modern pistol ought to look like. In other words it's not a brick and has good design style.

[tnhawk]

I've never fired the M&P 45c but I have a RIA Tactical 9mm.  It's been dependable and accurate but the finish isn't the quality of a Springfield Armory 1911.

[SonnyCrockett]

45ACP 1911 > Polymer gun

 

That being said I am not a fan of RIA,your first instincts were right,the Springfield...That said a MilSpec is 600 or so,wait for it

you wont be sorry

[TGO David]

45ACP 1911 > Polymer gun

 

 

I'll be the first to admit that I have an affinity toward 1911's but this statement is about as closed minded as it gets, and is entirely subjective to personal taste.

 

I'd bet you a box of ammo that my M&P 45 will run longer in nastier conditions than just about any mass-produced 1911 on the market currently and cost a whole hell of a lot less.

[SonnyCrockett]

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[Guest tangojuliet]

its all depending on what you want to do if you want it for carry the M&P for home defense and a range fun the rock island tactical is a very good choice  and dont listen to the naysayers on the rock islands most them have never owned or shot one 

[rmiddle]

The IV Gen. G-21 does feel better in hand then its predecessors but it's still a brick with no ergonomics. The S&W M&P isn't a brick but  doesn't appeal to me, even though it handles and shoots like a dream. Oddly enough the somewhat of a G-clone Ruger SR-45 feels good in hand and has better ergonomics then the G-21. It comes down to competitors trying to find the right niche market and customer preference.    

 

I own a Ruger SR-45 and it is a great gun.  However I think it is a bit big and heavy for CC.  I also own a Glock 19 as well.  I prefer 9 over 45 simple because I want more shots.  If I ever have to use my gun under stress I want to improve my odds of hit something.  I have shot the MP9 and it is even lighter then the Glock 19 but it doesn't seem to be built as well as the Glocks.  A friend of mine owned one and within a year it needed to be repaired.  When I was thinking about buying one I went to check it out and the one in the store was having issues it didn't seem to want to lock when putting in a new mag it was taking me two or three tries to get the mag in.  That would be bad in a self defense moment.  I don't own any RIA Tactical so I can't really comment on those.

 

Thanks

Robert