Hunting hogs with handguns is challenging. It adds a layer of interest and skill to a pastime normally undertaken with rifles. If you holster a handgun instead of slapping a magazine into your AR-15, being close isn’t just a fun test of your talent. It’s a necessity.
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Smith & Wesson Expands Performance Center with 3 M&P Shield EZs
Updated: August 3, 2024Smith & Wesson is rolling out three new Performance Center pistols, expanding the M&P Shield EZ series of easy-to-use .380 ACP pistols.
Smith & Wesson Performance Center Model 686 Raises the Bar Again
Updated: April 19, 2019The S&W Performance Center Model 686 is memorable for its high quality. The trigger action rolls smoothly and is among the very best I’ve shot.
Nine New 4-Inch M&P Shield Pistols Including Optics-Ready Options
Updated: April 4, 2019Smith & Wesson is expanding their very successful M&P Shield series with nine new models with longer slides and 4-inch barrels.
Smith & Wesson Bringing Back the Model 610 in 10mm Auto
Updated: March 27, 2019Smith & Wesson is reintroducing their Model 610 N-Frame double-action revolver in two brightly-polished stainless steel offerings.
Smith & Wesson Issues Wide-Reaching M&P15-22 Safety Alert
Updated: March 14, 2019Smith & Wesson is issuing a safety warning on all M&P15-22 products made before February 1, 2019. These M&P15-22 rifles and pistols may be unsafe to use.
Smith & Wesson M&P 380 Shield EZ Now With Crimson Trace Laser – SHOT Show 2019
Updated: January 29, 2019New for SHOT Show 2019, S&W is offering the Shield EZ paired with a Crimson Trace green LaserGuard that is activated when the pistol is held in a firing grip.
M&P 45 2.0 – Reviewed
Updated: November 10, 2018The M&P 45 2.0 might not have been a sales dynamo, but to discerning clients, it made waves. As far as ergonomics go, Smith & Wesson did an excellent job.
Big Wheel Keep on Turnin’: Running the Revolver for Self-Defense
Updated: November 10, 2018Thirty or so years ago, the revolver was the predominant self-defense handgun. Though many still carry a revolver today, competency in the manipulation of wheel guns for self-defense is, if not a lost art, a skill that most revolver carriers lack. And not knowing how to run a revolver can get you or a loved one killed or injured.
SW1911 Pro Series 3” 9mm: Full Review
Updated: September 30, 2018Somehow, the folks at Smith’s Performance Center have made the 1911 mini-me in 9mm with all the bells and whistles that runs like a full-grown model.