S&W continues to listen to the market by rolling out a tuned Performance Center M&P9 Shield EZ, the model the company built for shooters who prefer easier-to-rack handguns. MSRP $588. The new Performance Center M&P9 Shield EZ is chambered in 9mm and features a variety of Performance Center upgrades. Tony Miele, Sr. Director, New Products … Read more
The market for guns is growing faster than the national debt. Paradoxically, the guns themselves are shrinking. Powerful handguns are getting smaller, easier to carry and less expensive. The Smith & Wesson M&P9 Shield continues this trend. It’s a pistol trimmed down to a small size often reserved for weaker cartridges like the .380, but … Read more
Nine millimeter pistols like this Smith & Wesson M&P 9c are the most commonly-seen concealed carry guns on the market today. As technology advances and ballistics improve, cartridges fall in and out of favor. Yes, 9mm is a capable self-defense cartridge. But here’s my question: how many of you do your own testing on … Read more
If there’s a popular cartridge subject to consistent and largely unwarranted derision it’s the .45 ACP. Naysayers claim it’s too heavy, too slow, and lacks in penetration. Fans cite its long history and feel its weight and diameter more than make up for it being slower. Of course, there’s the .45 Super, Dean Grennell’s creation, … Read more
This pocket dump includes a Glock 43 chambered in 9mm. Other items include a folding knife, folding comb, and SOFTT-W tourniquet. I know a lot of you have downed the 9mm Kool-Aid with a smile on your faces and sure, it has come a long way. How many of you are still fighting against the … Read more
Today’s pocket dump comes from Dee in Florida who calls this his “slim carry.” It includes a color-filled Shield and a Kershaw Cryo II with a paracord lanyard attached. I’m torn whether to ask about lanyards on knives or color-fill so I’ll let you guys decide what to debate. Have at it.
Armando Arriaga from Costa Rica says “These are my common choices for EDC for a normal day. I like some redundancy as well as keeping sizes small while covering everything I may need in a day.” Among his carry items are a Zero Tolerance Hinderer carbon fiber knife and a CJ Knives mini pry bar. … Read more
Looks like a fairly realistic carry from Armando Arriaga who says he likes to keep size down and have some redundancy in his choices. The Smith and Wesson M&P Shield in 9mm is a popular choice of carry gun, understandably so. After thousands of rounds and no deep clean both of my personal Shields, a … Read more
Samson is well-known for their quality AR-15 handguards and other accessories. They’re branching out, introducing a compact magwell, magazine extension, and small compensator for their “Carry Series Package” for the Smith & Wesson M&P Shield and Shield 2.0. Add a little race gun performance to your EDC? Why not?
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