in short, the gun feels wonderful in my hand. very little recoil, looks good, very user friendly, no useless features, and the price was right.

I'll start with recoil, this pistol in .40 cal has less recoil than some 9mm that i have shot. the balance is great and it was pretty well sighted out the box. breakdown is not as easy as the glock, but it's only 2 more steps that are there as safety measures. (no trigger pull to break down. cleaning was a breeze. groupings were just slightly better than they were with Glock 22, I think mostly because the m&p is so much more comfortable in my hands.

I have pretty large hands and the 3 replaceable backstraps were a welcome treat. mag release in changeable in about 30 seconds. internal lockout was really sweet, you can switch a little lever inside the gun and it's inoperable. also you can opt for the ambi thumb safety.