Quality of S&W 2.0

[VoodooMountain]

The 2.0 compact I recently acquired is impressing me more and more as time goes on. I don't want to count unhatched chickens but I havent experienced any issues and don't expect to. (Except one light strike on first magazine with wolf ammo) Even after many thousands of rounds go by.

I understand this isn't revolutionary news here but after comparing the 2.0 to my glocks, the glocks almost feel like boxy toys.

Machining seems better in the SW, the frame is definitely more stable and solid, there is steel at stress points instead of polymer BUT enough polymer to save weight compared to a steel gun. Stippling is top notch. Sights work well and seem well thought out for what they are. Trigger is much better than most glocks and bore axis is low. Recoil spring rides in a metal rod rather than polymer.

The overall quality and feel is just....better. It surprises me how much this is growing on me as I am so used to glocks and I also didn't care much for the original MP.

I haven't shot a gen 5 glock yet but I understand glock made several changes while adding and changing several of the parts I would say both these pistols have started with a clean slate.

With that slate wiped clean I think SW has pulled ahead by a good margin.
I found mine for $420 shipped nib. The gen 5 was $550 plus I would need to change out those outdated and weak plastic sights.

It's nice to see an American company producing a great product. Good job S&W.

 

[Tony k]

Thanks for the review.

I handled one briefly the other day. Your experience mirrors my initial impressions. That trigger felt pretty crisp, and the stippling is great.

I've got a shield, and the trigger is its only negative for me.

Shield 2.0 when?

 

[cfullgraf]

I've got a shield, and the trigger is its only negative for me.

I do not know about the S&W trigger on the M&P 2.0, but my four M&P 1.0's and a Shield all have aftermarket APEX triggers in them. Makes a difference.

 

[VoodooMountain]

Shield 2.0 coming out next week.

 

[Old Dog]

I'm issued the M&P by my employer. I recently went out and traded in my personally-owned M&P for a 2.0, and immediately shot our qual courses with it plus a few hundred extra rounds. Now, I don't carry the M&P off-duty (either a SIG P-series or a 1911), but this 2.0 has impressed me as a worthy pistol and the trigger is so greatly improved that for me, it may have edged out my SIG P-320 as my favorite polymer-framed striker-fired pistol.

The ergonomics are simply exceptional, the accuracy is there, but the big improvement in the trigger is for sure the difference-maker. The pointability, the feel of the grip, the superior sights make it for me at least, better than the comparable Glock ... And it's American made. T&Eing an FN 509 next week, anxious to see how that compares ...

 

[PabloJ]

The 2.0 compact I recently acquired is impressing me more and more as time goes on. I don't want to count unhatched chickens but I havent experienced any issues and don't expect to. (Except one light strike on first magazine with wolf ammo) Even after many thousands of rounds go by.

I understand this isn't revolutionary news here but after comparing the 2.0 to my glocks, the glocks almost feel like boxy toys.

Machining seems better in the SW, the frame is definitely more stable and solid, there is steel at stress points instead of polymer BUT enough polymer to save weight compared to a steel gun. Stippling is top notch. Sights work well and seem well thought out for what they are. Trigger is much better than most glocks and bore axis is low. Recoil spring rides in a metal rod rather than polymer.

The overall quality and feel is just....better. It surprises me how much this is growing on me as I am so used to glocks and I also didn't care much for the original MP.

I haven't shot a gen 5 glock yet but I understand glock made several changes while adding and changing several of the parts I would say both these pistols have started with a clean slate.

With that slate wiped clean I think SW has pulled ahead by a good margin.
I found mine for $420 shipped nib. The gen 5 was $550 plus I would need to change out those outdated and weak plastic sights.

It's nice to see an American company producing a great product. Good job S&W.

I looked over sample at Cabela's. I thought the pistol was very well made with excellent ergonomics. If I needed plastic-framed gun I see no reason to look at anything else. If the product is as good or better than the competition and made in USA anyone living here should not look anywhere else.

 

[Walkalong]

Shield 2.0 coming out next week.

Interesting, I wonder if they lighten the trigger pull a little.