Description
The Smith Wesson M&P 10mm M2.0 FDE is Smith and Wesson putting the M2.0 platform behind the most powerful cartridge it offers, in a flat dark earth finish with a manual thumb safety and an optic ready slide. Fifteen rounds of 10mm Auto is a serious amount of capability in a service sized pistol.
Smith Wesson M&P 10mm M2.0 FDE 10mm Auto and Capacity
10mm Auto occupies a specific place: it delivers energy closer to a magnum revolver than to a service pistol cartridge, but from a double stack magazine with a fast reload. Fifteen rounds is more than any 10mm revolver will ever offer and more than most 10mm pistols manage. For anyone carrying in country where a large animal is a realistic concern, that combination is the whole argument.
The 4 inch barrel keeps the pistol carryable, though it is worth understanding that 10mm loses more velocity in a short barrel than milder cartridges do, because its slower powders need length to burn. Buyers who want the cartridge running at its full potential should expect the longer barrelled variants to chronograph noticeably faster.
M2.0 Platform Features
The M2.0 generation changed the things owners of the original M&P complained about. The grip texture went from a smooth orange peel finish to an aggressive stippling closer to skateboard tape, so the pistol stays put in a wet or gloved hand. A fourth palm swell insert size was added, giving small, medium, medium large and large options so the grip circumference can be matched to the hand rather than approximated.
Inside, a rigid stainless steel chassis is moulded into the polymer along most of the frame length, which stiffens the frame and gives the cross pins something solid to locate against. The trigger was lightened by roughly half a pound over the original and given a shorter, far more distinct reset. Slide and barrel both carry Armornite, a nitride treatment that hardens the surface and resists corrosion rather than sitting on top as a coating.
Ammunition and Optics
A note on 10mm ammunition that catches people out. The cartridge is loaded across an unusually wide range: some factory ammunition is downloaded to roughly 40 S&W energy for comfortable range use, while full power hunting loads sit far above it. Both are sold simply as 10mm Auto. Anyone buying this pistol for its power should check the published velocity and bullet weight rather than assuming, because the difference between the mildest and hottest loads is substantial.
On optics, the slide is cut at the factory and ships with mounting plates, so a red dot goes on without milling. A dot suits this pistol particularly well: 10mm is often used in poor light at the beginning and end of the day, exactly when iron sights become hardest to resolve against a dark target.
Specifications
- Model: M&P 10mm M2.0
- Manufacturer part number: 13739
- Caliber: 10mm Auto
- Capacity: 15+1
- Barrel: 4 in., Armornite finish
- Action: Striker fired
- Slide: Optic ready, Armornite finish
- Frame: Polymer with embedded stainless chassis, flat dark earth
- Grip: Four interchangeable palm swell inserts
- Safety: Manual thumb safety
- Trigger: Approximately 6 lbs with audible and tactile reset
- UPC: 022188893205
Why Buyers Choose the Smith Wesson M&P 10mm M2.0 FDE
Most 10mm pistols are either large frame 1911s with single stack magazines or polymer guns built around a smaller cartridge and stretched to fit. This is a purpose sized M2.0 with the capacity a double stack allows, an optic cut from the factory and a thumb safety for those who want one.
The interchangeable palm swells matter more on this cartridge than on a 9mm. 10mm recoils firmly, and a grip that actually fits the hand is the difference between controlling that recoil and fighting it.
Who Should Buy It
The Smith Wesson M&P 10mm M2.0 FDE suits the backcountry carrier who wants magnum class energy with a fast reload, the handgun hunter who needs an optic ready slide, and the shooter who wants one pistol that covers both defensive and outdoor roles.
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