S&W Releases M&P Compact with a 3.6" Barrel

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.

For more information on the new handguns, go here.