Well this old 1911 guy is now a converted M&P fan, got a screaming deal on a used/unfired a few months back after having a Compact for over a year. A friend does textured backstraps, put on the Ameriglo "i dot" sights and the Apex duty/carry kit. Ran it through 2 classes and carry it almost every day. Green Mountain Guns had a bunch of the 15rd mags a couple of weeks ago too.