The S&W M&P Shield EZ is built for personal and home protection and provides an easy-to-use protection option for both first-time shooters and experienced hand gunners alike. The Shield EZ features and easy to rack slide, easy to load magazine, easy to clean design, disassembly without pulling the trigger; tactile loaded chamber indicator; Picatinny style equipment rail; 18 degree grip angle for natural point of aim; grip texture optimized to size and recoil and an Armornite Durable Corrosion Resistant finish. Includes two magazines.
Brand Smith & Wesson
Category Pistols
Series Shield M2.0
Model M&P
Caliber 40 S&W
Capacity 7+1
Action Striker Fire
Frame Finish Matte Black
Oal 6.10"
Frame Material Polymer
Hand Right Hand
Sight Style Contrast
Slide Finish Black Armornite
Slide Description Serrated
Barrel Finish Black Armornite
Barrel Material Stainless Steel
Frame Size Micro-Compact
Grips Black Textured Polymer
Sight Configuration 3-Dot
Height 4.60"
Includes 2 Magazines
Safety No Thumb
Width 0.95"
Barrel Description Stainless Steel
Barrel Length 3.10"
Max Capacity 7
Weight 18.10 oz
Frame Description Polymer Frame
Caliber Dictionary
The Below Information Has Been Provided From Our Gun Caliber Dictionary And Is Meant For Informational Purposes Only. It Is Not Intended to Describe The Unique Specifications For This Ammunition.
Designed by Winchester and introduced by Winchester and Smith & Wesson in 1990, the 40 S&W was designed as a "compromise" semiautomatic pistol cartridge that would offer more performance than the 9mm Luger (9x19)…but would produce less recoil and allow higher magazine capacity than the 45 ACP. Few compromises in the firearms world have ever worked as well. From a manufacturing standpoint many pistols designed for the 9mm could be re-engineered to handle the larger cartridge; in a short time it has become a standard issue in the law enforcement community. Using a .400-inch bullet of from 135 to 180 grains from a .850-inch cae, the .40 S&W produces up to 1205 fps, and although recoil is greater than the 9mm, it is easier to shoot than the 45 ACP, and its greater velocity and smaller bullet diameter aid penetration. — Craig Boddington
