S&W Releases M&P Compact with a 3.6″ Barrel
Smith & Wesson has made it's popular M&P M2.0 Compact even more concealable by chopping down its barrel but without sacrificing ammo capacity
Smith & Wesson has announced a new addition to its popular line of M&P M2.0 handguns, this time a Compact version with a 3.6” barrel, making it an even more concealable handgun, without sacrificing magazine capacity.
The name isn’t exactly inspired—it’s called the M&P M2.0 Compact 3.6″ and it features the enhanced M2.0 feature set, and the same magazine capacities as other M&P M2.0 Compact 4″ pistols.
“When we launched the M&P M2.0 Compact pistol series with a 4″ barrel last September, we knew it was just the first step in expanding the popular Compact pistol sizeoffering. During the development process, there was considerable interest in a shorter, 3.6″ barrel concept, and with this introduction,” said Jan Mladek, General Manager of S&W and M&P brands. “We’re now able to offer our consumers a lighter, shorter compact pistol for concealed carry. While the barrel length is shorter, the M&P M2.0 Compact 3.6″ pistol maintains the 15 round, 9mm magazine capacity of the Compact series– an important requirement for many of our customers.”
The new pistols, available in 9mm and .40 S&W, come with or without an optional ambidextrous manual thumb safety, along with other M&P features like an aggressively textured grip, “four interchangeable palmswecl grip inserts, and a light, crips trigger with a tactile audible reset.”
The handgun comes with a standard white-dot front sight and a white two-dot rear sight and an accessory rail.
Magazine capacities are 15 rounds in 9mm and 13 rounds in .40 S&W.
The pistol ships with two magazines, including two magazine extender sleeves for use with full-size magazines, as well as a limited warranty and lifetime service policy.
Smith & Wesson M&P9 / M&P40 M2.0 3.6″ Compact Specs
- Caliber: 9mm / .40S&W
- Action: Striker Fired
- Capacity: 15+1 (9mm), 13+1 (.40 S&W)
- Barrel Length: 3.6″
- Barrel Material: Stainless Steel – Armornite Finish
- Overall Length: 6.8″
- Weight: 25.9 oz.
- Front Sight: Steel – white dot
- Rear Sight: Steel – white two-dot
- Grip/Frame Material: Polymer
- MSRP: $569
