Adam5
Senior Member
I’ve been wanting one of these since I saw it in a magazine a month or two ago. It’s identical to the regular M&P 2.0 4.25”, but with one big difference. Instead of polymer the frame is 7075-T6 aluminum. It uses standard 17 round M&P 2.0 9mm mags, and standard M&P holsters.
It comes with two 17 round mags, and four different size back straps. It is optic ready and comes with a set of mounting plates to mount most common slide mounted red dots.
I’ve always preferred the feel of metal frames in my hand, and this pistol just felt right when I held one a few weeks one. The 2.0 trigger feels great to me. Magazine reviews report a 5.5 lbs trigger pull, but it feels lighter than that. Supposedly the straight trigger that breaks at 90° contributes to the light feel. The OEM sights are a standard metal three dot set up.
On the range it doesn’t disappoint. The texture of the back strap and front strap of the grip make a firm hold easy. It tips the scales at 30 oz compared the the 24.7 of its polymer brother. The weight makes it a pleasure to shoot and very soft recoiling. I ran 50 basic 115gr target rounds tonight, along with 50 hot +P hand loads. The hot loads were Berry’s 124gr Hybrid Hollowpoints over 6.3gr of Alliant Power Pistol. This is the same formula that Federal says pushes a 124gr Gold Dot to 1225fps out of a 4” barrel. It tends to be a snappy round, but the aluminum frame made it soft shooting.
I was having a bad arm night, and it affected my aim. I still managed to keep a decent group in the 7-10 yard range. To be honest though, I was also shooting more for familiarity and reliability testing than I was trying for max accuracy. I’ll push accuracy at a later date.
I have a Swampfox Liberty red dot inbound for it, along with OWB Kydex from Cornerstone Kydex and Muddy River Tactical.
I’ll post more as I get more rounds through it, but after my initial short range session I’m very happy with it.
It comes with two 17 round mags, and four different size back straps. It is optic ready and comes with a set of mounting plates to mount most common slide mounted red dots.
I’ve always preferred the feel of metal frames in my hand, and this pistol just felt right when I held one a few weeks one. The 2.0 trigger feels great to me. Magazine reviews report a 5.5 lbs trigger pull, but it feels lighter than that. Supposedly the straight trigger that breaks at 90° contributes to the light feel. The OEM sights are a standard metal three dot set up.
On the range it doesn’t disappoint. The texture of the back strap and front strap of the grip make a firm hold easy. It tips the scales at 30 oz compared the the 24.7 of its polymer brother. The weight makes it a pleasure to shoot and very soft recoiling. I ran 50 basic 115gr target rounds tonight, along with 50 hot +P hand loads. The hot loads were Berry’s 124gr Hybrid Hollowpoints over 6.3gr of Alliant Power Pistol. This is the same formula that Federal says pushes a 124gr Gold Dot to 1225fps out of a 4” barrel. It tends to be a snappy round, but the aluminum frame made it soft shooting.
I was having a bad arm night, and it affected my aim. I still managed to keep a decent group in the 7-10 yard range. To be honest though, I was also shooting more for familiarity and reliability testing than I was trying for max accuracy. I’ll push accuracy at a later date.
I have a Swampfox Liberty red dot inbound for it, along with OWB Kydex from Cornerstone Kydex and Muddy River Tactical.
I’ll post more as I get more rounds through it, but after my initial short range session I’m very happy with it.
