M&P 2.0 Compact Range Report

[mkwerx]

Popped the cherry on my new baby today. Took the family and a friend upto Wolf Creek (place looks great compared to the last time I got up there!)

Got 250+ rounds down it - a mix of fmj and jhp from 115 thru 147 grain. No malfunctions, no hiccups. Recoil impulse is a tad different than any of the prior M&Ps I have owned. Not in a bad way but just a bit different. Chalking that up to some of the changes made from the gen 1 guns.

Oddly my wife was not a fan - I think the grip texture is too rough for her. I thought it was perfect as its just about how I would stipple my other plastic guns.

The grip adapter sleeves for 17 rounders work as advertized. No surprise there.

The only oddity - the guns sights are off. I need to drift the rear sight to the right a bit - I was consistently hitting to the left of my point of aim by about 3-5 inches at the 15 yard line. I was hitting much more POA with my P220 and the wife's shield, so I am pretty sure its the sights and not me. I did not take tools to make the adjustments there so that means I gotta get back out soon to recheck, right?

The trigger is the best out of the box m&p trigger I have used. It feels smoother for sure. Considerably lighter than my wife's shield trigger - so much so that she got a couple unexpected doubles. I would have to say the shield she has feels like it pulls about 6.5-7 lbs and the new compact is more like 4.5-5lbs.

Not much else to point out - its still an M&P. I still prefer it to the Glock 19. I still wish Smith had built this gun 10 years ago.

Going to craft a new iwb holster for it tomorrow.

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[L84Cabo]

I think they really hit a home run with this one. The size and the trigger are two great improvements. There's also gotta be something you can do to soften up the grips a bit. Maybe some sandpaper or something...if you're trying to keep the wife unit happy.

 

[308]

A fine little flat file can take the edge off some of the texturing if the wife has an issue. Mrs308 wears a thin pair of biking gloves when she shoots...seems to take the edge off for her.

 

[mkwerx]

Eh - wife has a gen 1 Shield. She'll live

I got a new holster made for it yesterday. Carries just like my g19s did. Carries just like my m&p 45 compact did (hope that gun gets a gen 2 iteration!)

I compared the new compact to the old one and they did exactly - exactly what I wrote asking them for (not taking credit just pointing it out) - the grip length is exactly that of the gen 1 compact with pinky base pad. And they added 1/2" up front. The only thing I wish this gun had the gen 1s don't is the beavertail tang - I think it really helped the gun shoot flat. The 2.0 has more muzzle climb than the gen 1 did. Not terrible (it is a 9 afterall) but noticable.

I wonder if S&W will relabel the 12 round gun as the Subcompact and continue its production - I think they should. I wouldn't mind getting another at some point. It would also essentially replicate Glock's lineup of fullsize, midsize, subcompact and pocketsize guns.