Quote Originally Posted by variablebinary View Post
Doesnt matter what marketing term is used.

The M&P pre-cocks the striker when you chamber a round, but pulling the trigger still has to cock the striker further for the gun to fire. Glock works the same way

The XD fully cocks the striker. I suppose this is why they included a grip safety.
Agreed. It does not matter the term used, unless you are a government entity charged with purchasing based on actual mechanical characteristics.

Have you actually examined the fire control mechanism of the M&P? The trigger bar moves the sear so as to disengage the striker allowing it to to forward. The mechanism is not set up to actually move the striker, other then the sear moving across the bearing surface of the striker.

One only has to examine S&W's own documentation from the start of M&P advertising to see the evolution of this description.

The XD cutaway is non-functional as far as the fire control system. They M&P cutaway is yet to be seen. Very recently a large agency in the northeastern US did an actual technical evaluation of modern handguns with the purpose of a major investment in duty pistols. The M&P was removed from consideration when the technical analysis did not match the sales advertising description.

To those that it matters to, the M&P does not make the cut as a trigger cocking mechanism. To those that don't care, or have reason to care, they'll be quite happy with the M&P.