When is Smith & Wesson going to make an optics ready M2.0 series?

[LockedBreech]

Apologies if this has been addressed, I can't find it.

I am getting really itchy to try an optics-equipped 9mm. Last year I switched my 3-gun carry/home defense system to all M2.0 9mm pistols and have been very happy with them. Bafflingly, though, we're still waiting on optics options. Glock has a vast line of reasonably priced optics-equipped pistols. Beretta has the APX RDO. Springfield Armory has optics-readied their XDMs. Sig has the 320 series and even the classic P-series optics-ready. Smith & Wesson has the original M&Ps optics ready with the CORE line, and just announced a new series of Shield pistols with optics.

What the hell are they waiting for?

[mmc45414]

What the hell are they waiting for?

Well, maybe this:
https://www.nraam.org/
In a couple weeks...

Seriously, they have historically made several announcements at the NRAAM, including the initial launch of the Shield, so I am hoping/wondering the same thing. I also have switched over to M&P as my only striker gun (I guess except for a few Kahrs) and am also starting to get MRD curious. I recently bought a 5" 2.0 that I am really happy with, and as cheap as they are I flirted with the idea of getting a twin and having it direct milled, and then looked at the calendar and decided to hold off.

[LockedBreech]

Well that’s a bit of hope!


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[mmc45414]

Well that’s a bit of hope!

If not, I will probably cave and buy a pistol with the milling intension, and that would make it an iron-clad slam-dunk for them to release one, probably before I could even pay the fee at the FFL!

[mmc45414]

just announced a new series of Shield pistols with optics.

The Shield has their own branded red dot sight, that could also be interesting..

[CalAlumnus]

Well, maybe this:
https://www.nraam.org/
In a couple weeks...

Seriously, they have historically made several announcements at the NRAAM, including the initial launch of the Shield, so I am hoping/wondering the same thing. I also have switched over to M&P as my only striker gun (I guess except for a few Kahrs) and am also starting to get MRD curious. I recently bought a 5" 2.0 that I am really happy with, and as cheap as they are I flirted with the idea of getting a twin and having it direct milled, and then looked at the calendar and decided to hold off.

The fact that they released the new Performance Center Shields a few weeks ago suggests they have something else for NRAAM.

[Erick Gelhaus]

My recollection from meeting with the S&W L/E sales guys at SHOT was that they have a 2.0 CORE.

[mmc45414]

https://www.smith-wesson.com/firearm...hreaded-barrel

So, not CORE, but has the suppressor sights. But I guess the sight notch is the typical one, does this leave room to direct mill?

Oh well, we will see Friday...

[358156hp]

I need an M&P suppressor host far less than I need an M&P 9C set up with suppressor height sights, and an RMR cut. I just ordered a new first gen. M&P 9C to Apex out, and have cut for an RMR. I'll get what I want, even if I have to build it myself.

[mmc45414]

I was so tired and it was so crowded that I didn't ask anybody.