New (Law Enforcement) M&P9 2.0 Optics Ready 5 inch pistol

Just picked this up on Monday. I ordered it almost exactly 3 months ago from my local LE S&W dealer here in IL. SKU# on this model is: 12661

Production date was two weeks ago. May have been one of the first of the new LE pistols shipped since they were announced @ Shot show in January. First one I've seen other than posted on FB & IG by Brandon Wright who is a LE rep for S&W and a member of team S&W.

The new LE market pistols no longer have "CORE" or the CORE logo engraved on the slide. They are no longer listed as "CORE" pistols either. The LE guns are now "Optics Ready".

The CORE option cut out has been revised and is approximately .050" longer than that on my 2019 4.25" LE CORE. The factory spacer plates are now made of plastic instead of metal. Thankfully C&H Precision has already made a new "V2" plate for the 2020 CORE pistols: http://www.chpws.com/product/sw-perf...2-508t-508t-v2

Also new is the additional forward slide serrations, and a new more pronounced slide stop lever.

I had all of the following additions on-hand and ready to install as soon as the gun arrived:

Trijicon SRO (2.5MOA)
C&H Precision RMR/SRO CORE plate
APEX Poly/Curved Duty Carry Trigger Kit
HYVE extended magazine release
Ed Brown (Floyd's Customs) magwell

Before mods:
Attachment 53916 Attachment 53917

After mods:
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Man, I just got a G17.5 MOS, but that is slick.

I noticed they have an optics ready compact listed as well. Unfortunate that they are le only. As much as i like my m&p's, they don't seem to care about meeting consumer needs in a timely fashion.


https://www.smith-wesson.com/firearm...forcement-only

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Originally Posted by backtrail540

I noticed they have an optics ready compact listed as well. Unfortunate that they are le only. As much as i like my m&p's, they don't seem to care about meeting consumer needs in a timely fashion.


https://www.smith-wesson.com/firearm...forcement-only

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Honestly, S&W has been equally as bad for the LE community with a timely release of the guns we want. I’m hoping they have finally gotten their shit together and start producing these guns for both markets in mass in a time manner.

They supposedly improved the trigger on these new LE 2.0’s. It seemed maybe a little bit lighter with the factory set-up. With the APEX Poly/Curved Duty Carry Kit installed it feels wonderful in dryfire. Hope to get to shoot it tonight at work.
https://youtu.be/AkAt87ABCOI

Which Safariland duty holster works with this new optics ready model? I have the 4.25 inch version and still haven't purchased a holster for it yet.

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Originally Posted by NickDrak

Just picked this up on Monday. I ordered it almost exactly 3 months ago from my local LE S&W dealer here in IL. SKU# on this model is: 12661

Production date was two weeks ago. May have been one of the first of the new LE pistols shipped since they were announced @ Shot show in January. First one I've seen other than posted on FB & IG by Brandon Wright who is a LE rep for S&W and a member of team S&W.

The new LE market pistols no longer have "CORE" or the CORE logo engraved on the slide. They are no longer listed as "CORE" pistols either. The LE guns are now "Optics Ready".

The CORE option cut out has been revised and is approximately .050" longer than that on my 2019 4.25" LE CORE. The factory spacer plates are now made of plastic instead of metal. Thankfully C&H Precision has already made a new "V2" plate for the 2020 CORE pistols: http://www.chpws.com/product/sw-perf...2-508t-508t-v2

Also new is the additional forward slide serrations, and a new more pronounced slide stop lever.

I had all of the following additions on-hand and ready to install as soon as the gun arrived:

Trijicon SRO (2.5MOA)
C&H Precision RMR/SRO CORE plate
APEX Poly/Curved Duty Carry Trigger Kit
HYVE extended magazine release
Ed Brown (Floyd's Customs) magwell

Before mods:
Attachment 53916 Attachment 53917

After mods:
Attachment 53918 Attachment 53919

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Very nice!

Aren’t you worried that SRO will get you killed on da streetz.

Kidding aside, why An SRO over an RMR?

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Originally Posted by GJM

Aren’t you worried that SRO will get you killed on da streetz.

Kidding aside, why An SRO over an RMR?

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Bigger window, clearer glass, and top-load battery are what I prefer over the RMR.

I have over 9k rounds total on two different SROs that I’ve been running for the past 10 months on my duty & off duty pistols. I have attended & taught classes with the SRO. I’ve carried an SRO on-duty in a patrol assignment over that 10 month period on a Glock MOS and now more recently M&P CORE, and a direct milled application.

As I’ve said before, I believe the benefits of the SRO outweigh the overhyped durability concerns parroted by people who watched a YouTube video and don't actually own an SRO and likely never even shot with one.

At this point I have total confidence in the SRO.

That...... Is nice.