Is the 2.0.... really all that much better?

[rman]

I don't know if I'm qualified to join this discussion or not. In total, I've owned 3 M&P's. My first was an early .45. I didn't keep it long - I hated the trigger. The trigger pull was gritty and heavy and didn't like the gun enough to put in an Apex trigger. (I was and am a 1911 fan and was just getting started with striker-fired guns.)

My second M&P is a 9mm Shield. It seems to me that the trigger is still heavier than necessary, but there is no grittiness and it breaks clean. I really don't have any complaints about the Shield and I've put quite a few rounds through it.

I just bought a 2.0 9mm Compact with the 4" barrel. So far I've put 200 rounds thru it. I like the grip texture and it really has a pretty nice 5 lb trigger. It's not as nice as my HK VP9, but it's close. I'm not crazy about the hinged trigger, but then I'm not crazy about the glock-like trigger blade thingy either. I shoot it well, so for me, it's a nice addition to the flock.

I would like to swap my Shield for a 2.0 Shield, but probably won't. It's well broken in and has been accurate at realistic distances and it's 100% reliable. If I didn't have it already, I would probably buy a 2.0 for the grip texture and trigger.

 

[Telecaster]

My 1.0 is from about 2014 and the trigger is good. Smooth and fairly crisp with a definite tactile reset. That made me scratch my head when I read about M&P triggers having no tactile reset and being crappy. I figured they'd changed manufacturing over time.

Then I got a 1.0 5" "Pro" model and it has a trigger with no tactile reset. It doesn't really bother me but given the choice I'd take a tactile reset.

Both have lackluster accuracy, but so do I.

My 2.0C 3.6" has a trigger that's just a tiny bit better than my 1.0s. Maybe more crisp. It's hard to quantify.

I put a bike inner tube over all my M&P grips. I like rubber grips, not porcupines. I even put a Hogue "beavertail" rubber grip on my Shield because its grip was so thin it seemed harder to control.

It's not that the 2.0 grip texture causes abrasion, I just find it annoying and uncomfortable, and I shoot sometimes 100-150 rounds a week.

Honestly, I believe the excitement over the 2.0 is largely hype. The gun rags are raving about it, it looks really sharp, so we all feel like we gotta have it. Brilliant marketing by S&W in a down market; well done. Not that it's not a good gun, but you know what I mean. Glock does the same thing - is the new "Gen" really better?

 

[00 buck]

Well for me ....former LEO... SWAT... retired...the only smith I've bought in the last 20 yesrs was a 22 RF compact. It was ok...not great. As far as the product line is was imo just ok.

The the 2.0 came out I was mildly interested in thec4 inch compact....but never acted on it.
The the 3.6 9mm compact came out ...for ccw it tripped my trigger on
Ergonomics
Grip texture
Round capacity
Barrel length
Accuracy
Reliability
Bought one....was so impressed bought another for a back up if needed .

It will replace my EDC CCW glock...hk p30sk...

The 2.0 is a great weapon.
To bad mouth it in favor of the 1.0 is just gun envy IMO

 

[00 buck]

My 1.0 is from about 2014 and the trigger is good. Smooth and fairly crisp with a definite tactile reset. That made me scratch my head when I read about M&P triggers having no tactile reset and being crappy. I figured they'd changed manufacturing over time.

Then I got a 1.0 5" "Pro" model and it has a trigger with no tactile reset. It doesn't really bother me but given the choice I'd take a tactile reset.

Both have lackluster accuracy, but so do I.

My 2.0C 3.6" has a trigger that's just a tiny bit better than my 1.0s. Maybe more crisp. It's hard to quantify.

I put a bike inner tube over all my M&P grips. I like rubber grips, not porcupines. I even put a Hogue "beavertail" rubber grip on my Shield because its grip was so thin it seemed harder to control.

It's not that the 2.0 grip texture causes abrasion, I just find it annoying and uncomfortable, and I shoot sometimes 100-150 rounds a week.

Honestly, I believe the excitement over the 2.0 is largely hype. The gun rags are raving about it, it looks really sharp, so we all feel like we gotta have it. Brilliant marketing by S&W in a down market; well done. Not that it's not a good gun, but you know what I mean. Glock does the same thing - is the new "Gen" really better?

Simple fix
Emory board the grip till it suits you

 

[okiegtrider]

I want to click the "like" button on this post but I fear I may be attacked by a group of guys with soft hands.

 

[RGVshooter]

Is the 2.0 that much better than the first gen? No, but it has a few small updates but it's essentially the same gun, just a brighter shade of lipstick.

 

[mike campbell]

I'm waiting on the 3.0. I'm hoping for solid steel and walnut and a nice, crisp 3.5 lb trigger. I'll be happy with 2", 10 shot groups at 50 yards....from a Ransom rest, of course.

 

[swede4198b]

I have put thousands of rounds through gen 1 full size, compacts, & COREs and see no pressing need to go to the 2.0. I like the beavertail and the auto slide feature on the 1.0 (especially for competitions) and the triggers smooth out over time so I do not use any Apex mods. I have full size M&Ps from year one that have had some trouble with roll pin drift and mag release issues but since Smith corrected them they have been problem free. The 2.0 size is nice but not a big enough difference for me to change. If I was just starting out I would likely go with the 2.0 over the 1.0's.

 

[baccusboy]

I really want to like the M&P, but to me, the trigger is still horrible due to the sharp hook shape of it. It just feels awful to me -- like a toy, or something. Not sure how else to explain it.

I'd much rather see a flatter trigger style, like the CZP10c has.

Everything else about the M&P 2.0 is a nice step in the right direction.

 

[BAM-BAM]

Last year I took advantage of an unintended consequence of the 2.0's introduction.

I was able to pick up a full size first Gen M&P 9mm ; used but "unfired"; for $325 vs a new 2.0 selling at the same shop for $525.

So if you are looking for a cheap "truck gun" ................ a 1st Gen M&P might be just the thing!!!!

With a mounted light the M&P is my "nightstand" gun........I still carry my old 3rd Gen 3913 or PC Shorty-9.