The M&P Shield is an easy to conceal pistol that offers professional grade features with simple operation and reliable performance day or night. One million Shield owners can't be wrong. Incorporates the design features of the M&P M2. 0 line of firearms. Aggressive grip texture for enhanced control.

Product Features

• Easy to rack slide.
• Crisp, light trigger with tactile and audible reset.
• Includes 2 easy-to-load magazines.
• Grip safety.
• Windage adjustable, White Dot Rear Sight.
• Disassembles without pulling trigger.
• Grip texture optimized to size and recoil.
• Tactile Loaded Chamber Indicator (TLCI)

40 S&W for proven stopping power, the M&P SHIELD features a high-strength polymer frame with a black, durable, corrosion resistant finish, coated stainless steel slide and barrel. Both models are standard with a 3.1-inch barrel, which contributes to an overall length of 6.1 inches and an unloaded weight of 19 ounces.

The parts are then boxed and shipped to the main Smith & Wesson plant at Springfield, Massachusetts for final assembly and tests. At the main plant, the barrels and slides for the M&P series are machined. The frames are unboxed and then paired with a slide and barrel.

The Performance Center M&P Shield is designed with concealed carry in mind. The single-stack frame's comfortable and discrete, with great aesthetics and awesome reliability. If you're looking for a pocket pistol, this isn't for you, but if you want something that has your back without breaking it, the M&P Shield is it.

The partnership was first founded in 1852 by Horace Smith (1808–93) and Daniel B. Wesson (1825–1906) in Norwich, Connecticut, to make lever-action Volcanic repeating handguns firing caseless self-consuming bullets.

It is one of the most famous firearms brands in the world. The partnership was first founded in 1852 by Horace Smith (1808–93) and Daniel B. Wesson (1825–1906) in Norwich, Connecticut, to make lever-action Volcanic repeating handguns firing caseless self-consuming bullets.

The M&P 9 Shield M2. 0 comes with two magazines: a flush magazine that holds 7 rounds and an extended 8-round magazine. With the flush mag, my medium-sized hand just fits about half of my pinky and the extended mag offers an ample and full grip.

SW M&P 2.0 Compact vs Shield Concealed Carry The Smith and Wesson shield holds only seven-round and it's a single stack firearm. So obviously it's going to be a lot smaller than the M&P 2.0 compact. If you look at the height of the gun, it's roughly a half-inch shorter. It's also around six ounces lighter.

The 9mm Smith & Wesson M&P Shield is a striker-fired compact single stack pistol. It ships with two magazines, one that holds 7 rounds and one that holds 8 rounds.

Military and Police Smith & Wesson M&P (Military and Police) is a series of handguns named after the famous 20th century Smith & Wesson service revolvers. They are designed mainly for military, police and personal defense use.

Military and Police The Smith & Wesson M&P (Military and Police) is a polymer-framed, short recoil operated, locked breech semi-automatic pistol introduced in the summer of 2005 by the American company Smith & Wesson.

The main feature that most people look for in a concealed weapon is portability. The S&W M&P Shield 9mm is a single stack firearm with a very slim slide that measures just under 1" in thickness. That slimness goes all the way from the slide down through the entire frame.

Weaknesses

• Only 7% of their sales are produced from international venues.
• They do not dominate the hunting enthusiast market.
• From 2004 to 2009, sales of revolvers dropped from about 40% of the company's sales to around 20%.

S&W M&P Shield M2. 0: The Most Popular Smith & Wesson 9mm For CCW. The S&W M&P Shield 9mm M2. 0 takes everything that's great about the Shield and adds a few improvements.

Competitive Advantage It is obvious Smith & Wesson benefits from brand recognition; a survey taken in 2004 noted that 87% of individuals were familiar with the brand. In 2014, Smith & Wesson was noted as being the top handgun brand. A key to Smith & Wesson's success is its massive attention to market research.