Smith & Wesson has dominated the revolver sports as long as I can remember, so it is no shock the Performance Center 686 Plus has every feature a growing boy needs.
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The Fairest of Them All: Smith & Wesson’s Performance Center 686 Plus – SHOT Show 2018
BY Clay Martin Published: February 5, 2018 Updated: February 5, 2018Wheelgun vs. Semiauto — Which is the Best for CCW
BY Aram Von Benedikt Published: February 4, 2018 Updated: February 4, 2018I was a young cowboy with a fondness for horses, firearms, and pretty girls, in that order. One afore-mentioned pretty girl awaited my arrival across a high mountain pass that guards my Rocky Mountain home, but as my diesel pickup growled its way upward toward the pass I knew I was going to be early for our date. So I geared down and pulled off the highway into a small patch of ponderosa timber. The motor grumbled to a halt and I lifted my most recent crush off the truck seat, it’s long frame svelte and gleaming in the late afternoon light. The action was as smooth as whipped cream sweetened with maple sugar, and I forgot all about my upcoming date. Carrying the curvaceous form a little way from the truck I swung it to eye level and squeezed. A distant twig disappeared with a thunderous crack, and smoke rose in slow spirals from the six-inch barrel of my vintage Colt Python. I was in love.
The Perfect Sidearm: .44 Magnum S&W Model 69 — Full Review
BY Clay Martin Published: January 28, 2018 Updated: January 28, 2018At this time of year, many of us are taking to the field for hunting. Unfortunately, hungry predators are also gearing up for winter, which always leads us to a discussion of bear and mountain lion guns. Archery hunting is fun and all, but a bow is not what anyone wants to be holding when we find ourselves between a momma and cubs. The problem with most guns of caliber big enough to stop a bear is that they are heavy and unwieldy. Smith and Wesson, always innovating in revolver design, has stepped in to fix that with the Combat Magnum Model 69.
Looking Back: The Best Handguns of 2017
BY Justin Opinion Published: January 17, 2018 Updated: January 17, 2018With 2017 now in our rearview, I’d like to briefly look back on the “best of times” from 2017. What I consider to be some of the best new handguns brought to market last year.
On the Range with Smith & Wesson’s M&P15T & Crimson Trace’s LiNQ System
BY Thomas Gomez Published: December 14, 2017 Updated: December 14, 2017An ideal home defense Ar-15 should be lightweight, modular, decently accurate and equipped with a light, laser, and a red dot sight. Smith and Wesson’s new M&P15T with M-LOK and Crimson Trace LiNQ System, perfectly fits these requirements, and I recently had the pleasure of testing one.
One of the Best Polymer Pistols of 2017: S&W M&P 2.0 Compact
BY Clay Martin Published: December 7, 2017 Updated: December 7, 2017It has been almost a year since Smith and Wesson introduced the M&P 2.0 upgrades, and the market agrees with me it was a fantastic set of improvements. Smith and Wesson actually listened to consumers over the decade since the original M&P series, fixing every major complaint with the 2.0. I haven’t heard one bad [...]
Clay’s Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide: CCW Edition — Smith & Wesson, CrossBreed, Crimson Trace & More!
BY Clay Martin Published: November 16, 2017 Updated: November 16, 2017As we move into the Holiday Season, let us not forget that you might be forced to give a local hooligan an early present in the form of flying lead and copper. And if your are not the CCW fanatic in your household, you may be wondering what to get them. Outside of a MAGA (Make America Great Again) hat, obviously, as GunsAmerica’s resident gift expert, I am going to make your life easy. Take notes — there will be a test at the end.
Smith & Wesson Cranking Out Two Hot New Model 686 Revolvers
BY Max Slowik Published: November 11, 2017 Updated: November 11, 2017Smith & Wesson is rolling out two updated Performance Center versions of their champion Model 686 revolvers for competition shooters.
Washington PD Getting Suppressors for All Rifles for Hearing Protection
BY Max Slowik Published: October 20, 2017 Updated: October 20, 2017The Spokane, Wash. P.D. is outfitting all of their patrol rifles with suppressors for safety. “It’s nothing more than like the muffler you put on your car.”
Smith & Wesson Rolls Out M&P Shield 2.0 in 10 Different Flavors
BY Max Slowik Published: October 17, 2017 Updated: October 17, 2017Smith & Wesson is adding five new M&P Shield 2.0 versions in 9mm Luger and .40 S&W for a total of 10 new everyday concealed-carry pistols.