S&W Performance Center Announces Optics-Equipped M&P Shield M2.0 Pistol

Performance Center M&P Shield M2.0 now available with 4 inch slide, Porting, 4 MOA Red Dot Optic.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass., – -(AmmoLand.com)- Performance Center today announced that it has expanded its line of M&P Shield M2.0 pistols, delivering nine new models that include a longer, 4 inch barrel and slides designed for red dot optics. For the first time ever, the Performance Center M&P Shield M2.0 is available with a slide cut for optics and ships with a red dot included, delivering a slim, red-dot ready concealed carry pistol.

Tony Miele, General Manager of the Performance Center, said, “With the growing popularity of slide-mounted optics, we wanted to design a slim, concealable, red-dot ready pistol for our consumers. In our minds, the Performance Center M&P Shield M2.0 felt like a natural fit for development. Featuring a combination of M2.0 and Performance Center enhancements, these new pistols are slim, lightweight, and now red-dot equipped for quick target acquisition and easy concealment.”

The new Performance Center M&P Shield M2.0 pistols feature HI-VIZ front and rear fiber optic sights, a Performance Center tuned action for a smooth, lightweight trigger pull, and a tactile and audible trigger reset.

Available in 9mm, 40 S&W, and 45 AUTO, these new pistols are enhanced with the M2.0 feature set and are available in multiple configurations:

Performance Center M&P Shield M2.0 – 4” Barrel

• Features a 4” barrel and slide, providing a longer sight radius for more accurate shots
• MSRP: $532

Performance Center M&P Shield M2.0 – 4” Barrel, 4 MOA Red Dot Sight

• Features a 4” barrel and optics-ready slide
• Includes 4 MOA Red Dot Sight for quick target acquisition
• MSRP: $826

Performance Center M&P Shield M2.0 – 4” Ported Barrel, 4 MOA Red Dot Sight

• Features a ported 4” barrel and optics-ready slide, reducing muzzle flip and felt recoil
• Includes 4 MOA Red Dot Sight for quick target acquisition
• MSRP: $854

In addition to the features listed above, the Performance Center Ported M&P Shield M2.0 will ship with a Performance Center-branded Tipton® Compact Pistol Cleaning Kit, which includes bore brushes, a cleaning rod and related accessories to clean the pistol after use. All Performance Center Ported M&P Shield M2.0 pistols ship with two magazines and include one standard, flush fit magazine and one extended finger groove magazine.

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About Smith & Wesson

Smith & Wesson Corp. is a provider of quality firearms for personal protection, target shooting and hunting in the global consumer and professional markets. Smith & Wesson is world famous for its handguns and long guns sold under the Smith & Wesson®, Performance Center®, M&P®, Thompson/Center Arms™, and Gemtech® brands. Through its Manufacturing Services Division, Smith & Wesson Corp. also provides forging, machining, and precision plastic injection molding services to a wide variety of consumer goods companies. For more information on Smith & Wesson, call (800) 331-0852 or log on to www.smith-wesson.com.