{"id":95115,"date":"2018-11-10T23:57:14","date_gmt":"2018-11-11T04:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=95115"},"modified":"2018-11-10T23:57:14","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T15:49:11","slug":"mp-45-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/mp-45-20\/","title":{"rendered":"M&P 45 2.0 – Reviewed"},"content":{"rendered":"\"M&P<\/a>\n

In case you just got out of a coma or escaped one of those \u201cCastaway\u201d style island setups, M&P has been bringing the heat with the 2.0 line. In a major break from how gun companies normally operate, Smith and Wesson didn\u2019t fix one or two perceived flaws from the original version to the 2.0 version. They fixed all of them. Instead of, you know, spreading it over 5 generations or something like that. I like to think it went something like this.<\/p>\n\"M&P<\/a>\n

Executive 1: Time for a re-launch, anybody got an idea? Besides Flat Dark Earth. Tom, we know about the damn FDE.<\/em><\/p>\n

Executive 2: Well sir, we did have some input over the last ten years from the consumers and end users.<\/p>\n

Executive 1: Intriguing. Real complaints, or paint chip eaters on the internet?<\/em><\/p>\n

Executive 2: Real ones, sir. From guys that shot more than a box or two of ammo over that decade.<\/p>\n

Executive 1: Alright then, sounds like a plan. Give them what they want. Make the corrections.<\/em><\/p>\n

Executive 2: Which ones, sir?<\/p>\n

Executive 1: All of them. Fix all of them.<\/em><\/p>\n

(All executives in the room gasp, and it goes deathly quiet.)<\/p>\n

Executive 3: But what about the M&P 3.0 in two years? And what about the stock price?<\/p>\n

(Executive 1 presses a button on his desk. Conference room doors open slowly and henchmen enter. For some reason, the henchmen are Jerry Mickulek and Julie Golob, dressed in Armani suits with jackboots.)<\/p>\n

Executive 1 ( To Julie and Jerry): Kill him where all the workers can see it.<\/em><\/p>\n

(Executive 3 screams as he is dragged from the room. The doors reclose as his terror fades down the hall.)<\/p>\n

Executive 1: Fix all of them. Are there any more questions?<\/em><\/p>\n

It probably wasn\u2019t that cool, but it happened nonetheless. I have covered pretty much everything in the new 2.0 line from initial release here<\/a>, to the new 9C here<\/a>, to the new 2018 line up here<\/a>. But one thing I never had a chance to shoot, in either the original or 2.0 line up, was the .45 ACP model. And this week, that was corrected.<\/p>\n\"M&P<\/a>\n

.45 ACP seems to have fallen from favor in American circles, which in my opinion is a shame. I don\u2019t care what the FBI says, there is no substitute for mass in a projectile. As polymers have slowly taken over the pistol market, .45 ACP has also given way to 9mm. There are some other polymers in .45, to be certain. But most of them seem like an afterthought, a chunky scaled up version of the 9mm gun. A double stack .45 briefs well, but in practice is often like trying to hold a 4 x 4 post with a trigger.<\/p>\n\"M&P<\/a>\n

Smith and Wesson wanted to build a .45 with ergonomics close to the rest of its line up, which is a tall order. And in most ways, they succeeded. The M&P .45 might not have been a sales dynamo, but to discerning clients, it did make waves. I knew several SWAT teams back in North Carolina that preferred the M&P.45, since by nature of the job they might be called on to actually use it.<\/p>\n\"M&P<\/a>\n

The new 2.0 includes all the same great features as its smaller 9mm and .40 S&W sisters. The frame has an internal steel skeleton, to increase rigidity. Instead of 3 replaceable backstraps, you now get four for perfect sizing of the gun. All 2.0 models have an option for a 1911 style thumb safety. And of course, an improved trigger.<\/p>\n\"M&P<\/a>\n

The test model of .45 we received also had a few other bells and whistles. First off, the gun is Flat Dark Earth in color, which is a nice change from the normal black. Second, our tester featured Tru-glow TFX sights. These sights are a combination of tritium and fiber optics, making them hard to miss in any light conditions.<\/p>\n\"M&P<\/a>\n

As far as ergonomics go, Smith & Wesson did an excellent job. It’s hard to tell you’re picking up the one chambered in .45 ACP, not 9mm. As far as matching the other guns from the line, this one does a bang-up job.<\/p>\n\"M&P<\/a>\"M&P<\/a>\n

But it does come at a price. The magazine capacity is only 10. I had to double check that I didn\u2019t get a California gun. Looking back to the original M&P model, this is just max capacity for the .45. So on the positive side, the 2.0 is backwards compatible magazine-wise, just like the other M&P\u2019s. But your capacity is matched by a 1911 with an extended mag, which is a bit of a hard sell in a hi-capacity world. Still, if you prefer the reliability of a polymer gun and the feel of a double stack, you can shoot big boy bullets.<\/p>\n\"M&P<\/a>\n

Performance wise, the M&P did not disappoint. For caliber, it eats recoil very well. The sights lived up to the hype, they really draw the eye in. Hammering targets with a Fiocchi 230 grain ball was pure joy with the M&P. For a striker-fired gun, the trigger is pretty clean. I\u2019m not a bullseye master, but for a service gun, the M&P was plenty accurate.<\/p>\n\"M&P<\/a>\n

If you are looking for something a little different, .45 ACP is a good place to go. And if you are invested in the M&P family of weapons, I don\u2019t see how you could say no to this one.<\/p>\n\"M&P<\/a> \"M&P<\/a> \"M&P<\/a>\n

Visit Smith & Wesson to learn more about the M&P 45 2.0 by clicking HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

***Shop GunsAmerica for your next M&P 2.0***<\/a><\/b><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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