{"id":57719,"date":"2016-05-20T21:31:38","date_gmt":"2016-05-21T01:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=57719"},"modified":"2016-05-20T21:31:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-19T16:52:59","slug":"mp-sheild-45-acp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/mp-sheild-45-acp\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing the New M&P Shield in .45 ACP — NRA 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The newest Shield is a .45, and it will be offered with and without manual thumb safeties. (Photo: S.H. Blannelberry)<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Smith & Wesson made their big, new NRA Annual Meeting product announcement and it’s sure to be a crowd-pleaser. Introducing the new S&W M&P Shield in .45 ACP. Built from the ground up for the big-bore cartridge, the newest member of the Shield family is a little bigger, a little beefier and it’s going to sell like crazy.<\/p>\n

John Browning’s .45 ACP will always be a popular cartridge in the USA and a .45-caliber Shield will do well, and for some shooters, it may even be long overdue. Priced just $30 more than base-model Shields it’s also sure to be one of the most affordable single-stack .45s for concealed-carry. The MSRP is $479 for both models.<\/p>\n

Like the 9mm Luger and .40 S&W Shields the .45 is being built in two configurations, with<\/a> and without<\/a> a manual thumb safety. Both models have trigger safeties and firing pin blocks and are completely drop-safe. The factory trigger pull is rated at 6.5 pounds which is common to many self-defense and concealed-carry pistols.<\/p>\n

They have an updated frame with an aggressive grip texture all the way around for improved control shooting heavy, high-recoil loads. The pistols are .04 inches wider than the original Shield and measure just a little over 1 inch across at the slide stop. The .45 ACP Shields are 6.45 long by 4.9 inches tall with flush magazines.<\/p>\n

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It’s slightly larger in every dimension to accommodate .45 ACP. (S.H. Blannelberry<\/em>)<\/p><\/div>\n

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It also has a more aggressive grip texture for shooting hot .45 ammo. (S.H. Blannelberry<\/em>)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Although it’s bigger it’s still small enough to conceal just about anywhere. (S.H. Blannelberry)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Here’s a shot of the thumb safety and no safety models side-by-side, also one with a flush mag and the other with an extended mag. (S.H. Blannelberry<\/em>)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Going along with the new texture are short slide serrations up front for press checks and other slide manipulation techniques. The slide and barrel are cut from stainless steel with a matte black “Armornite” nitride finish. Even with the new look and texture the pistols have rounded corners and smooth edges for a snag-free draw and safe holstering.<\/p>\n

Because .45 ACP loads vary from relatively soft target and range loads to cracking-hot over-pressure self-defense loads Smith & Wesson extended the slide and barrel out to 3.3 inches, which is about the shortest you can get with .45 ACP to ensure reliability across the board.<\/p>\n

The extra material only adds an ounce and a half to the pistol bringing the unloaded weight up to 22.7 ounces with a flush magazine. They come with two magazines, a flush mag for 6+1 capacity and an extended mag that gives you 7+1 capacity. The new .45s come with the same swept low-profile 3-dot sights as the original models do.<\/p>\n

Smith & Wesson’s Shield line of M&P pistols has been a huge success from day one and people have been asking about this pistol ever since the series launched. We’re happy to say that S&W listened to their customers and delivered on a .45-caliber model that brings all the great Shield features at a price that’s extremely competitive.<\/p>\n

Find out more about these and other Smith & Wesson products at: https:\/\/www.smith-wesson.com\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Shop for Smith & Wesson guns at GunsAmerica.com: https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/Search.aspx?T=smith%20%26%20wesson<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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