smith and wesson needs to make all their guns fde

m&p2.0fdethumbsafety · Jul 18, 2022

there are many people who won't touch a black gun, but not the other way around. by making all their guns fde by default, they lose no sales, but gain all the sales from people who don't buy black guns. the will corner the market this way. the m&p 2.0 compact 3.6 inch model needs to come out in fde pronto. i don't know if they still plan to keep producing shield 2.0s after the plus came out, but they might as well finish production on the 2.0s with "limited run" fde models.

Oldsalt66 · Jul 18, 2022

I prefer black guns,and don’t even own a single one in FDE.

tlawler · Jul 18, 2022

I prefer blued, stainless, and nickel in that order.

Laketime · Jul 18, 2022

What is FDE ?

bad2006z71 · Jul 18, 2022

I bought a 5" M&P 2.0 in FDE because my gun itch got the better of my brain.
I hated it, prefer black guns, and lost $100 when I sold it.
To each their own.

Eric300 · Jul 18, 2022

m&p2.0fdethumbsafety said:
there are many people who won't touch a black gun, but not the other way around. by making all their guns fde by default, they lose no sales, but gain all the sales from people who don't buy black guns. the will corner the market this way. the m&p 2.0 compact 3.6 inch model needs to come out in fde pronto. i don't know if they still plan to keep producing shield 2.0s after the plus came out, but they might as well finish production on the 2.0s with "limited run" fde models.

I see it as completely the opposite.

Geronimo Jim · Jul 18, 2022

WHAT IS FDE?

Eric300 · Jul 18, 2022

Geronimo Jim said:
WHAT IS FDE?

Flat Dark Earth (tan color)

waffles · Jul 18, 2022

I love FDE/tan/whatever we're calling it today as well as desert-ish camo paintjobs. Much more pleasant to pick up off the bench when shooting out in the sun. I also think if smith thought people would buy more guns if everything was FDE, they'd make it all FDE, but it won't, so they don't.

ColbyBruce · Jul 18, 2022

Laketime said:
What is FDE ?

Here you go, Flat Dark Earth.

hardknocks · Jul 18, 2022

FDE

I have more than a few, none are FDE.
I may get one in FDE, probably not.
At least we have options.

Narragansett · Jul 18, 2022

Eric300 said:
Flat Dark Earth (tan color)

If my life depended on it I would have died a thousand deaths before I ever came up with that answer. Geeeeeez

I would not buy an FDE or a black

ColbyBruce · Jul 18, 2022

While I like FDE, it was unpopular here, along with handguns chambered in .40 S&W, until the pandemic hit. At that time, everything sold. I have a Sig P250sc 9mm in a FDE grip module, two AR’s with FDE MagPul furniture, and FDE stocks on a Sig SP2340.

kraynky · Jul 18, 2022

I'm not so much against FDE colored guns, as I am them all being "striker fired". I did at one time trade into an FDE Sig 2022, and it didn't have a safety, much like the Glocks. I found the trigger to be way too sensitive for any type of serious carry.

But I'm an old foggy stuck in the old school. The color was okay with me, but I didn't trust it being on my hip without a safety. I'm to old to retrain. LOL!

Now a 4516 in FDE I might keep.

haywood · Jul 18, 2022

I like Black best.

Goldstar225 · Jul 18, 2022

m&p2.0fdethumbsafety said:
there are many people who won't touch a black gun, but not the other way around. by making all their guns fde by default, they lose no sales, but gain all the sales from people who don't buy black guns. the will corner the market this way. the m&p 2.0 compact 3.6 inch model needs to come out in fde pronto. i don't know if they still plan to keep producing shield 2.0s after the plus came out, but they might as well finish production on the 2.0s with "limited run" fde models.

I do not own and do not forsee purchasing a handgun in FDE. Your premise is flawed.

kbm6893 · Jul 18, 2022

m&p2.0fdethumbsafety said:
there are many people who won't touch a black gun, but not the other way around. by making all their guns fde by default, they lose no sales, but gain all the sales from people who don't buy black guns. the will corner the market this way. the m&p 2.0 compact 3.6 inch model needs to come out in fde pronto. i don't know if they still plan to keep producing shield 2.0s after the plus came out, but they might as well finish production on the 2.0s with "limited run" fde models.

I despise FDE guns and wouldn’t ever buy one. If you gave me one I’d sell it at a discount to get rid of it. FDE came around because people want to seem “tactical” and the military uses them. I get the military using them, since they’re being used in the desert. The civilian carrying one? No sense at all to me. I don’t view guns as fashion accessories.

m&p2.0fdethumbsafety · Jul 18, 2022

the problem with black guns is that it sticks out and can be made from a distance. it's also sensitive to nightvision and gun detection devices.

fde makes the gun look less like a gun, and from a distance it's not even detectable, it would just look like part of your clothes or your skin.

black guns are more tacticool and military, they make the gun look dangerous and aggressive. fde and other colors make it look like a tool or appliance. if everyone made their guns fde, the fear about black rifles will go away.

Kaarde · Jul 18, 2022

I figure black guns are the most popular as they are by far the most produced. That being said, I like having choices/options. I have both black and FDE guns. Heck, I would be interested in buying a M&P 2.0 3.6 in ODG (olive drab green). I guess the marketing gurus at Smith & Wesson haven't seen that demand yet, oh well.

Eric300 · Jul 18, 2022

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