Glock Smith And Wesson - The most important feature of any firearm, especially one that is carried daily, is reliability. An everyday carry gun is more likely to be used in emergency situations than others, and once drawn it should work, ideally, every time. The Smith & Wesson M&P 2.0 Compact recently set a new standard for reliability, with the pistol recently going through two thousand rounds without a single mishap.
The rise of the Glock and other high-capacity nine-millimeter polymer-framed handguns in the 1980s and 1990s was carried out by the famous Smith & Wesson company. A company known for revolvers but less so for pistols has been thrust into the spotlight. The company's first pistol, the Sigma, debuted in 1994, but did not achieve the same level of popularity as the other "Wonder Nine" of the era.
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The Smith & Wesson M&P series is the company's second generation polymer frame pistol and has enjoyed much more success than the company's previous offering, dubbed the SD. Designed for “military and police use,” the M&P is also available on the civilian market and is available in full-size, compact, and subcompact sizes, in calibers from the diminutive .22 LR to the mighty .45 ACP. One gun and ammo blog rhetorically asks if the M&P Compact is "the best pistol ever," saying it has the best of a pistol: "reliable operation, efficient caliber, manageable recoil, and decent ammunition capacity."
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The M&P 2.0, introduced in 2017, is the first major version of the M&P. The M&P is a percussion pistol that uses a firing pin instead of the traditional hammer and firing pin to fire the weapon. Circulating the round by moving the slide halfway up, pulling the trigger, rotates it the rest of the way, and then releases the striker, firing the weapon. This means that even after the slide is depressed, a firearm fired by a striker cannot be accidentally fired without raising the trigger, a measure that advocates say increases overall safety. Advocates argue that this translates to a safer gun that can be chambered with a single round — and one that can fire faster than other guns.
The M&P 2.0 Compact is in the same general class as the very well-reviewed Glock 19 nine-millimeter compact. The internal magazine capacity of the nine millimeter version is fifteen rounds plus one in the chamber, for a total of sixteen rounds. The barrel is 3.6 inches long, with a twist rate of 1 in ten inches, which stabilizes the heavier nine-millimeter round compared to the previous 1 in 18.75-inch twist.
Unlike the Glock, the M&P 2.0 Compact has a stainless steel chassis that covers the Zytel frame to prevent flexing when shooting. The gun's frame and exterior metal parts are coated with a corrosion-resistant Armorite coating that gives it a muted, black finish. The thumb safety adds another layer of protection against careless discharge.
Smith & Wesson's compact nine is also designed to be more comfortable to shoot, so the shooter can focus on accuracy. The 2.0 Compact has an 18-degree grip angle for natural aiming, and the low barrel axis reduces barrel climb due to recoil and helps ensure more accurate follow-up shots. The pistol features an aggressive texture throughout the grip and four different palm protrusions to fit the owner's specific hands.
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First of all, the M&P 2.0 Compact is very reliable. During a long-term test, an American shooter put 2016 rounds, especially 124-grain Sig Sauer ball ammunition, into the rifle without a single malfunction. The gun has been cleaned twice, once before testing and once after a thousand rounds, but is otherwise left alone. The importance of this level of reliability to concealed carry and daily carry users cannot be overstated.
In the crowded field of compact semi-automatic handguns, the M&P 2.0 Compact is as close to ideal as you can get. Concealed Pistol With a sixteen-round capacity and absolute reliability, Smith & Wesson's new pistol improves on an already solid platform.
Kyle Mizokami is a defense and national security writer in San Francisco who has appeared in The Diplomat, Foreign Policy, War Is Boring, and the Daily Beast. In 2009, he founded the defense and security blog Japan Security Watch. You can follow him on Twitter: @KyleMizokami.
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