{"id":2297,"date":"2020-04-30T08:44:11","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T08:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/?p=2297"},"modified":"2020-06-29T18:59:09","modified_gmt":"2020-06-29T18:59:09","slug":"9mm-mp-shield-2-0-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ammoman.com\/blog\/9mm-mp-shield-2-0-review\/","title":{"rendered":"9mm M&P Shield 2.0 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

9mm Smith & Wesson M&P Shield 2.0: <\/span>Improving An Already Great Gun<\/span><\/h1>\n

There\u2019s one thing you should know, right up front. The first version of the 9mm Smith & Wesson M&P Shield has been my carry gun since 2012. I\u2019ve shot thousands of rounds through my gun, brought it to gun classes all across the country, and it is resting in a holster on my hip as I type this. I like the S&W M&P Shield series, and you’ll see in this M&P Shield 2.0 review, it improves upon the original in a number of meaningful ways.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The rollout of the M&P Model 1.0 kick-started interest in single-stack 9mm compact pistols. There were guns in this niche before the Shield\u2019s introduction from Ruger, Kel-Tec, and other manufacturers. However, the Shield was the first pistol in this market niche to feature a look and feel similar to full-sized service pistols. This move paved the way for Glock, Sig Sauer, and others to roll out pistols like the Glock 48 that were branded just the same as their larger guns. While it may seem subtle, the effect of this move was to extend the existing trust people had for Smith & Wesson\u2019s M&P line of guns into the compact pistol market. This, in turn, increased confidence in the guns themselves (\u201cHey, it\u2019s like my M&P Compact, only even smaller.\u201d) and turned the M&P Shield 1.0 into a best-seller.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2018, Smith & Wesson <\/span>updated the Model 1.0 version<\/span><\/a> with new features and improvements. We go into more detail about how the M&P Shield 2.0 model differs from the Shield 1.0 model <\/span>over here<\/span><\/a>, but it boils down to a few quick points.<\/span><\/p>\n