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The Smith & Wesson M&P 9 mm M2.0 is a full-sized 17+1 striker-fired semi-automatic. This polymer pistol is a gentle but consequential evolution of the earlier M&P 9 mm albeit with an improved finish, frame, grip and trigger. It’s a multi-purpose gun that’s good for professional, self-defense or sporting use. [Note: While the following covers the 9 mm versions, the same platform also comes in 40 S&W and 45 Auto versions.]

Step up models of the gun in both 4.25” and 5.0” barrels include the Smith & Wesson Performance Center M&P 9 mm M2.0 PRO SERIES C.O.R.E., which stands for Competition Optics Ready Equipment, and the M&P 9 mm M2.0 Ported Barrel & Slide C.O.R.E. This latter version has a front green fiber optic sight and a red rear fiber optic sight. The standout feature though are the four oval parts beveled into the slide just behind the front sight.

Other options abound. For instance, there is a 17+1 capacity 4.625” length threaded barrel with suppressor ready tall sights. Another 4.25” model comes with TRUGLO TFX fiber optic night sights. It’s a three dot green fiber optic system with an orange high contrast ring for quick target acquisition in varying light conditions.

Smith & Wesson M&P 9 mm M2.0 has 10-round, 15-round and 17-round magazine options and a 10-pound trigger pull Massachusetts’ compliant version. Some, but not all, come with a tactile loaded chamber indicator.

For those who know the original M&P 9 mm, this new 2.0 version will feel completely familiar. Everything is in the same place. The grip has an 18 degree angle. The dimensions are almost the same. But let’s cover the differences. The most visible difference is in the slide. It is much more sculpted and chiseled with tumblehome flanks that are wider at the base than at the top. The M&P 9 mm M2.0 is .2” shorter, largely because its beavertail is shorter. The grip reaches even higher up, and this means the bore axis is closer to the user’s hand. The result? More control, more comfort, less muzzle flip and thus faster follow on shots.

Both slide and barrel are made of stainless steel and then given S&W’s own Armornite nitride finish that combats wear and enhances durability.

The slide’s seven tightly packed ocean wave rear serrations are deeply chiseled for optimal grip. It also has a few semi-spherical front serrations. Atop the slide is a white dot front sight and in back a two white dot sight. Both are dovetailed into the slide and both are made of steel.

The polymer frame has an ambidextrous slide stop and an ambidextrous magazine release. Inside the frame, the stainless steel chassis has stability-enhancing and flex-reducing extended guiderails.

The barrel is 4.25” long and has a 1 to 10” twist. Overall length is 7.4” and weight is 24.7 ounces. There is also a 5” barrel with an 8.3” overall length and gently increased 26.9 ounce weight that also adds a thumb safety in back.

Under the recoil spring housing a three-slot Picatinny accessory rail. Making everything happen is the new M&P M2.0 trigger. It has an audible and tactile trigger reset and has been designed to have a lighter trigger pull than its predecessor.

The grips are, well, grippier. The older grips had a curved style line down the center. The new one has a simpler, tighter bulge. Its texture is more prominent. The result is a gun that looks more aggressive, more modern, and it weighs 3.2 ounces less than its parent.

The gun comes in both matte black or flat dark earth (FDE). In either color, it ships with a pair of 17-round magazines. Many guns (including the original M&P 9 mm) have three interchangeable backstraps, but the M&P M2.0 ships with four, making it easy to optimize palm swell and trigger reach.

The M&P 9 M2.0 maintains cross-compatibility with the older version for sights, magazines and more making it an easy upgrade choice.

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