Yes indeed shield M 2.0 is here ladies
and gentlemen!
for this video I'm going to give you a little bit of an overview of the M&P Shield platform in general and
explain to you the perks and benefits of
this new 2.0 series and if you have any
questions or comments leave them in the
comment section below
so I just want to start out with some
basic stuff this, this right here is my
old Smith & Wesson M&P this is the 1.0
version of the Shield it was introduced
in 2012 took the concealed carry market
by storm because it was a really neat
entry into the pocket pistol market. 
We're talkin somethin gun that's really
slim, less than one inch wide which is
really desirable super lightweight a 3.1 inch
length barrel in the 9mm and 40
calibers platforms. What really set
this gun apart was not the fact that it
was small and light but the fact that it
was really shootable and as a result by
2015 over 1 million -- 1 million of these
little babies and some various form or
configuration were sold. Pretty awesome
right? That's a pretty awesome thing and and it has been my
carry gun for years now and I absolutely
love it, but what can you do to make
something better, right?
That's what Smith is always asking and
so when they looked at the 2.0 platform
they thought, hmm what can we do to a
firearm that's going make it even better
aside from the normal things that we
know and love about the Shield. And so
here you have it. Behold the new 2.0
Shield! Now the 2 major differences
that you will find with this particular
gun over the 1.0 are 2 factors that
shooters really really care about --
that's grip and trigger. Everything comes
down to these things when it comes to
shootability. You know, these little guns
are very, very capable
this is not the type of firearm you're
going to stand on the line at Camp Perry
shooting bullseye at 50 yards. No. You
could. I mean, you could if you wanted to,
but because this type of firearm and
generally pocket pistols or concealed
carry pistols have a shorter sight
radius it makes a lot more difficult to
see any errors in your sight picture so
that's not specifically what they're
designed for. So the aspect that we
really care about in the concealed carry
is how well we can hang on to that gun
and how well we can squeeze the trigger
to get a shot off quickly and accurately.
That's what it comes down to right and
so that's what they focused on this
Shield. Let's talk about the trigger first.
The original M 1.0 shield had, how can I
say this? A trigger that had a bit of
roll to it. It was like.. kind of like
mashed potatoes, a
little mushy and a lot of people don't
appreciate that new trigger. I myself
enjoy a trigger with a lot of roll in it.
If you're a revolver shooter you
probably like this a lot, but if you
focus a lot of your time on
striker-fired pistols you are probably
infatuated with what everyone else is
infatuated with at the moment -- which is
the reset. What we mean by reset...
I'll show you clear, no magazines...
Trigger reset means
that as you squeeze the trigger it goes
bang and instead of letting your trigger
finger fly off the face of the trigger
and squeezing again
you're going to stop and reset it
only as far as it needs to go in order
to make everything happen inside the
trigger mechanism, the sear and all that
good stuff so that you can squeeze the
trigger again. It makes for a lot faster
and sometimes smoother trigger pull for
a lot of people and this is how you can
get really really fast
repetitive splits, shot to shot splits.
A lot of people really like that. One of
the things that they didn't care so much
about where the original M&P 1.0 Shield
was the fact that this reset wasn't as,
it wasn't as easiest to detect and with
this new development, the engineers
changed this M&P Shield trigger so that
now, not only can you feel this reset
click you can also hear it so it's
tactile and audible. The other feature
about this particular trigger system is
that it's crisp
that means the as you squeeze the
trigger you're going to feel that
take-up and then you're gonna feel
tension and instead of a lot of roll,
a smooth like movement or
something long, you're going to feel it
break and that is a desirable trait for
a lot of shooters. They really like this
style of trigger. They feel that they
shoot it better and so with the 2.0 that
is basically what they've done on the
internals so that it feels a lot like a
lot of other striker fire guns and the
guns that they're familiar with.
The other main difference here is in grip
texture. This texture here is much more
aggressive than on the original Shield
it's not something that you'll notice
so much to the eye, but it's definitely
something you'll notice as you feel it
What's great about this texturing is
it not only fills the palmswell area
but it's also on the front of the grip,
the front and as well as on the side
panels. This allows you to have
texturing anywhere your skin is going to
make contact with this grip. Very, very
important because you want to be able to
hang on to it. Now a lot of people they
like a smooth grip because they think it
feels really good, but if you've ever had
your hands get wet or a little bit
sweaty you'll notice that things slip
around a bit. I even find this
happens when my hands get cold. For some reason my skin seems to feel really
smooth when it gets cold so that
combined with the fact that it's little
harder to grip the gun makes it harder
to get a good purchase but because of
this texturing I not only feel it in the
back but I feel it in the front where I
can control it and also where my support
hand meets the grip just like so.
Very, very nice!
So grip and trigger are the two major
stand out features. But wait, but wait
there's more! Not only do they make
modifications to these two components of
the Shield platform they also make it
available in a lot of different
configurations so you can get this in
9mm and .40 cal as well as
with a thumb safety or without a thumb
safety and if you hadn't noticed, this
little red part right here on the gun, it
also has an option where you can
purchase it with an integrated Crimson
Trace laser. This is really cool if
you're familiar with the M&P bodyguard
series. This is something that you'll
notice. This is a really cool way
to set up a laser and is one of my favorites
because it's so easy to
reach and being on the Shield it's just
another great option. Not only can you
reach it with your trigger finger even
if you've got short little stubby
fingers like me that desperately need
some new nail polish, you can also reach
it with your support hand thumb so you
have two possible ways that you can
access this laser. It has a steady
stream and then also a pulse so you have
click it once for steady stream, a 2nd time for that pulsating stream & then
click it one more time to turn it off. So
if you're looking for a firearm with an
integrated laser this is a great option.
There's also the option for those
standard three dot sights or you can also upgrade to
the night sight version as well. Again a lot
of the same standard things that you
know and love about the Shield, that Armonite finish, the fact that you get two
magazines... I'll even show you those. In 9mm, you get a seven
round magazine that is flush with the
bottom of the gun. This is the way I
personally carry it on my body because I
want the grip as short as possible and
as you can see it's not a problem with
my short hands and then I use the 8
round magazine with the a little
extender grip for my back up magazine
but a lot of people find that they need
that additional little length
because they have bigger paws than I do.
So lots of different options, lots of
different configurations and again the
two primary benefits to an already great
gun is an improved trigger and of course
that grip texture all the way around!
Love it right! Did I miss anything? I
think I got everything on there so let
me know what you think about the new 2.0
Shield and if you're gonna go out and
get one. If you had a Shield let me know
what you like about it down below as
well. If you have any interest in
checking out the new versions...
You know one thing I was really curious about with this addition of the laser, I went
ahead and took it,
both my old carry gun and my new carry
gun, down stairs on my postal scale in my
office and little fun fact, on my scale
both guns weighed exactly the same at 1
pound 2.6 ounces.
Again I don't know my scales
are calibrated right but they're equal
They were the same and so I was curious
if this additional laser would add a
little weight to the end of the gun but
it's absolutely
same. The Shield is one of my absolute
favorite favorite carry guns out there
and the reason being is that it just...  You
know, when you talk about a gun fitting
your hand? Well this one, this one is just
magic for me. I have smaller hands & I feel
like I can get such a good purchase on
it and because you have an 18-degree
grip angle, being that 1911 girl that I
am at heart and starting out on the 1911
platform in that style of firearm,
I really feel the ergonomics of this gun
really work in my favor and so a lot of
times with these smaller handguns, they
tend to kick a little bit more, it's a little
bit harder to line the sights because of
that short sight radius, it's harder to
be accurate, the trigger might be a
little bit too difficult and this this
gun actually feels like it's shoots like
a full size gun versus the actual
package that it's in so it's one of my
absolute favorites. Will there be one
available without the laser Joel asks?
Yes, there is there are lots of SKUs
available if you go to Smith & Wesson's
website Smith-Wesson.com -- there's a
huge beautiful photo of the new
Shields up there and there are lots of
different SKUs from no thumb safety to
night sights to laser to thumb safety
lots of different configurations so you
can check it out in both 9mm
and 40 calibers. Are current Shield
magazines compatible? I believe so with
the other launch of the 2.0 platform
with the new compact those magazines are compatible so I would imagine these
are as well, but I will double check to make
sure. I love my M&P 2.0 5 inch barrel as
a range gun most accurate gun I own. Yes!
Can't wait to get the Shield 2.0 for a
carry option here. You're a 5 inch gun
needs a little friend! that's right! Can
we expect to see a subcompact M 2.0? one of the things that S&W came
out with last year when we talked about
coming out with a 2.0 platform is an
extension of the lines I don't
know, I'm not in the
secret squirrel part of the world so I
don't know exactly what's going on at
Smith & Wesson in the engineering
department, but I do know that R&D is
constantly in consideration so maybe
we'll just have to wait and see!
When will they be available in stores? Jason, they are available now! They are
available now. You can make orders for
them. One of the neat things about the
recent launches that Smith has gone
through is instead of the old classic
hey, we have a new gun you can get it
next year, they're actually available so
that's a really really cool thing and if
for some reason your dealer doesn't have
one or doesn't know about them send them to the Smith webs ite, have
them to talk to their distributor
and get one in on order. So again, if you
have any questions please leave them  in the comments section below.
Have a great day and be safe and have fun! Later!!!
 
