There was one small mention of this in an NRA convention thread, but that was very easy to miss. Smith tweeked the M&P 2.0C likely for the AIWB crowd. Now available with a 3.6" barrel.

https://www.smith-wesson.com/f.../mp-9-m20-36-compact

http://www.thetruthaboutguns.c...ompact-carry-pistol/

Well, shit. Looks like I'll have to buy another M&P.

The greater question is this the equivalent of a G26X minus the crappy FN different color finish??

They should have made it a 3.5", so that it would fit in holsters for the M&P 1.0 Compact.

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That didn't turn up in a search. A mention with no links in one of the NRA Convention threads did. I figured it deserved it's own thread.

^^^ I'm just letting you know it was announced a week ago.
Never meant to say it was a jib-jab.

Glock had better watch their rear. I was bored and bought a 2.0 9mm compact to go with my 2 G19’s and G26 a few months ago. For the money, S&W has really upped their game!! And now they have a 9mm pistol G19 sized frame with a G26 slide which is a gun Glock should have made.

Sign Me up for one I love my 2.0 Compact

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Originally posted by dubagel:
Glock had better watch their rear. I was bored and bought a 2.0 9mm compact to go with my 2 G19’s and G26 a few months ago. For the money, S&W has really upped their game!! And now they have a 9mm pistol G19 sized frame with a G26 slide which is a gun Glock should have made.

Yep, that's the point of the thread I started above. Now, I'm going to buy this new S&W 3.6" Compact.

So smith has 3 m&p compacts now and all different sizes. Maybe they should start thinking of different names.

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Originally posted by ruger357:
So smith has 3 m&p compacts now and all different sizes. Maybe they should start thinking of different names.

I was thinking the same. The "1.0" line still ships, including many of the 9C variants. We got a leftover from our orders last year in just recently. And now there are two barrel sizes in the 2.0 'Compact' class. Yup, that 'Compact' designation is getting a bit stretched out.

I'm not sure what advantage the 3.6 would offer for someone the likes of me, since I don't do appendix. The 4" would still be my preferred choice if I ever do get around to buying a 2.0.

There probably is none. My take on this was that it was a quick, easy, cheap (for S&W) SKU addition that give them an advantage for sales to people who carry AIWB.

If they were looking for a broader market, they would have chopped the grip also, to make a double stack subcompact to replace the old 1.0 compact. However I think the appearance of the P365 complicates/obsoletes that move.

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Originally posted by soggy_spinout:
I'm not sure what advantage the 3.6 would offer for someone the likes of me, since I don't do appendix.