Dropped my M&P .40 last week while getting out of my car. When I felt it fall,at first I was like

then all I could do was close my eyes, it was like time slowed, and the sound of it hitting the ground was terrible. The sound of a gun hitting the ground is almost unmistakeable. I looked around

made sure nobody was around or saw it, picked it up, ran inside and examined my baby. Everything was fine.
Phew.