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History on Display: Behind the scenes at the Smith and Wesson factory
BY Clay Martin Published: January 2, 2017 { 16 comments }Inside Scoop on the Smith & Wesson Family of Firearms & Gear
BY Clay Martin Published: January 2, 2017 { 11 comments }Earlier this month, I had a chance to go to the Smith and Wesson Headquarters in Massachusetts for a writers event and had the chance to see some great new guns and gear from the entire family of Smith & Wesson companies. Read on to find out what I saw.
Ultimate CCW 9mm? Smith & Wesson Ported Performance Center Shield—Full Review
BY Dick Jones Published: December 27, 2016 { 22 comments }The Performance Center Ported Shield in 9mm takes the highly popular Shield CCW pistol and adds numerous upgrades. Read on for the full review.
Smith & Wesson Expanding Brand, Changing Name
BY Max Slowik Published: December 15, 2016 { 45 comments }The Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. will adopt a new corporate name effective Jan. 1, 2017. The change reflects their expansion into more outdoor activities.
Suppressed, Red Dot-Ready Carry Gun? S&W M&P C.O.R.E. 9mm—Full Review.
BY Clay Martin Published: November 16, 2016 { 29 comments }I am normally a Glock guy, as anyone that has trained with me over the last seven years knows. But one thing a life in the military will break you of quickly is brand loyalty. You always have to be looking for an advantage, and in a world were equipment failures cost lives, you don’t care at all where that advantage comes from. So when the chance to review the Smith and Wesson M&P C.O.R.E. with threaded barrel came up, I jumped at the chance.
S&W .500 Magnum Gel Tests, Cylinder Gap Blast, Internals & Construction
BY Jon Hodoway Published: November 3, 2016 { 38 comments }The lore surrounding the brute force of the Smith & Wesson S&W500 is legion. There have been plenty of tales about what this gun is capable of doing, both to the lackadaisical shooter and the intended target. I decided I needed to sort through some and separate fact from fiction and test one for myself.
Smith & Wesson Acquires Crimson Trace for $95 Million
BY S.H. Blannelberry Published: July 25, 2016 { 2 comments }Smith & Wesson has signed a deal to acquire Crimson Trace for $95 million.
Big-Bore CCW! New Smith & Wesson M&P .45 ACP Shield—Full Review
BY Justin Opinion Published: July 6, 2016 { 77 comments }No line of handguns is complete until it is offered in .45 ACP. Well, the new Smith & Wesson M&P .45 Shield is here!
Introducing the New M&P Shield in .45 ACP — NRA 2016
BY Max Slowik Published: May 20, 2016 { 12 comments }Smith & Wesson made their big, new NRA Annual Meeting product announcement and it’s sure to be a crowd-pleaser: meet the new S&W M&P Shield in .45 ACP.
Shoot-out: Colt Python vs. Smith & Wesson 686
BY Dave Higginbotham Published: April 16, 2016 { 94 comments }Looking for a .357? We’re shooting two of the best–the Smith & Wesson 686 and the Colt Python. So how do these two icons stack up against each other?








