Podcast 214 Smith & Wesson M&P M2.0 Review

Today:  The cool new M&P M2.0 guns.  I got to fire three different variants putting about 650 rounds down range.  And I liked them… most of them.

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Outline:

Guns’ Characteristics

• Striker Fired
• Grip Angle at 18˚ (like a 1911)
• 4 Interchangeable palm swell grip inserts
• Armornite Finish
• New Trigger
• Steel Chassis

What’s the Difference:

• Weight
  • Original 27.5 oz
  • 0 Full Size 27.8 oz
  • 0c 24.0 oz
  • 0 15 rds 28.0 oz
  • Glock G17 25.06 oz
  • Glock G19 23.99 oz
• Full Length Internal Frame
• Trigger Bar
• Texture

Look

• Really Awesome with the new texture and color
• New Slide cut with forward serrations looks cool
• The FDE Color is actually good looking
• Finish of slide and frame match better
• Big metal sights

Feel

• Feels good with the new texture and different back straps
• Texturing sticks to the hand
• Correct Grip angle
• With my big hands I can feel if there is a mag in or not
• Points very well

Fit

• Fit and Finish on the guns is good
• Better then what I would expect for the price
• Barrel lockup was solid and accuracy was good on the 3 I used for the test
• Fit everything the same as the original

Shooting

• 3 Different Guns Used and shot 660 rounds
  • Full Size 200 rounds
  • Compact 360 rounds
  • Shield A little less then 100 Rounds
• Full Sized
  • Used second day of a class I taught. Borrowed from someone that got it brand new
  • Shot just like my gun
• Compact
  • Used for the second day of Critical Defensive Handgun by Paul Carlson
  • Ran tons of drills w/ Tulaammo in it
  • Shot well
  • Reloads where good
  • I liked the 15 round mags better then the 17
  • Liked the recoil impulse better then a Glock 19
  • Follow ups where still fast and easy
  • Didn’t bother my hand even after all day
• Shield
  • The same…
  • Liked the more aggressive checkering because the gun doesn’t fit my hand (it’s too small)
  • Don’t like the price increase
  • Will probably just have my checkered for the price

Loved

• Different Trigger Bar and Sear engagement
• Loved the “Broke in feeling trigger”
• Same Holsters
• Same Magazines
• Same almost everything

Liked

• Look of slide
• Aggressive Texture
• Price on the M2.0

Didn’t Care For

• 4^th Blackstrap
• Aggressive Texture against bare skin
• Same Slide and Barrel Design
• Different between the full size and compact slide is .25”

Could do without

• The name is still too long (it got longer not shorter)
• Mag extensions still suck for them all
• Couldn’t find any difference between the Shield 2.0 and original except texturing and slide serrations
• Price on the Shield
• Slide Serrations are only good for looks

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Stay Safe,

Ben