What I’m Carrying Now: A M&P40c With Winchester PDX1 Defender

Q. James writes . . . Smith & Wesson M&P 40c with full-size 15 rd. magazine with XGrip Winchester PDX1 40 S&W 165 grain Bulova Watch DeSantis Holster Samsung J3 Prime Mobile Phone   [This post is part of our series, What I’m Carrying Now. If you’d like to submit a photo and description of the … Read more

Smith & Wesson Expands M&P Shield EZ Line With New 9mm Models

If you haven’t read Jeremy’s excellent review of the original Smith & Wesson M&P Shield EZ pistol, you should. It’s an awfully good .380 ACP carry gun that’s easy to rack and geared for the new carrier and those with limited hand strength. It’s a very good choice if a first concealed carry pistol. Now … Read more

Smith & Wesson Issues M&P15-22 Consumer Safety Alert

Smith & Wesson has announced a M&P Consumer Safety Alert for their M&P15-22 rifle. It covers all guns and all models manufactured prior to February 2019. It involves the head-spacing on the bolt face, and if not correct, the gun could slam-fire. Now, I know a lot of folks have these wonderful little rifles. I … Read more

Smith & Wesson Adds a 3.6″ Barrel Version of M&P 2.0 Compact Carry Pistol

Smith & Wesson is adding to their line of excellent M&P 2.0 pistols with a new, slightly shorter version of their popular carry guns, the M&P 2.0 Compact (see our review of that one here). The latest version has the same features — including the vastly improved 2.0 trigger — and capacity of the original … Read more

Victoria Police (AU) Take Delivery of 3k S&W .40-Cal M&Ps

For a nation that’s about as rabidly anti-gun as the country that sent convicts to colonize her, Australia sure has a lot of police handguns. abc.net.au reports that “3,000 new .40 calibre Smith and Wesson M&P pistols from the United States were checked and cleared by Customs last week. Another 8,000 are on order and will arrive in the next six months . . . Acting Superintendent Terry Jackson said the $25.6 million roll-out of the new guns was one of the most significant projects undertaken by Victoria Police. All up, more than 10,000 weapons will be purchased at a cost of $7 million.” Huh. I’m no math whizz, but I reckon eight plus three equals eleven. The Smiths are set to replace Ye Olde .38 revolver. Of course, that’s a big change. So the Vic police will get plenty of training on how to use their new American-made weapon . . .

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