Smith Wesson M P M2.0 10mm Thumb Safety – Superb Optics Ready Pistol

Description

The Smith Wesson M P M2.0 10mm Thumb Safety is The Smith Wesson M P M2.0 10mm Thumb Safety is the version of the full size 10mm for shooters who want a mechanical safety on a striker fired pistol.

Everything else is the M2.0 formula applied to the most powerful common autoloading cartridge: fifteen rounds, a four and six tenths inch barrel, an optics ready slide with mounting plates, and the aggressive grip texture and interchangeable palmswells that let you actually hold onto the gun when it recoils. A frame mounted thumb safety sits above your firing thumb and sweeps down as you establish your grip.

Smith Wesson M P M2.0 10mm Thumb Safety Smith Wesson M P M2.0 10mm Thumb Safety Safety, Cartridge And Grip Fit

The thumb safety is the only functional difference between the Smith Wesson M P M2.0 10mm Thumb Safety and the version without one, and it matters to a specific group of buyers. Shooters coming from a 1911 or a pistol with a similar control layout often want that lever, and anyone who carries in a bag or pack rather than a rigid holster tends to want it too. The cost is one more motion in the draw that has to be practiced until it is reflexive.

Ten millimeter Auto is why anyone buys this platform in the first place. It launches a heavier bullet faster than 45 ACP and flatter than 40 Smith and Wesson, which puts it in genuine field cartridge territory for hogs, deer at sensible ranges, and country with large animals. Fifteen rounds of it is something no revolver can offer.

The M2.0 grip is what makes the recoil manageable. The texture holds in a wet or gloved hand and four palmswell inserts let you fit the frame to your hand, which on a hard recoiling cartridge is an accuracy feature rather than a comfort one.

The slide is cut for a red dot and ships with mounting plates.

Smith Wesson M P M2.0 10mm Thumb Safety Recoil, Ammunition And Honest Limits

Ten millimeter recoils harder than 9mm or 45 ACP and the Smith Wesson M P M2.0 10mm Thumb Safety does not disguise it. The pistol weight and grip texture keep it controllable, but full-power loads snap noticeably and the muzzle rises. This is not a cartridge to learn handgun fundamentals on.

Ammunition is the real constraint. Full-power 10mm costs more than 9mm, is stocked less consistently, and varies enormously between manufacturers. A large share of factory 10mm is loaded down to roughly 40 Smith and Wesson performance, which is perfectly good for practice and misleading if you assume you are getting the cartridge at full potential. Read the ballistics before you buy a case of it.

A manual safety only helps if operating it is automatic. If the lever is why you chose this version, practice the draw stroke until sweeping it off requires no conscious thought.

This is a full size, heavy pistol, which is what makes it shootable. It is not a deep concealment gun, though a proper belt and holster make outside the waistband carry practical.

Smith Wesson M P M2.0 10mm Thumb Safety Specifications

• Manufacturer part number: 13388
• UPC: 022188885620
• Caliber: 10mm Auto
• Capacity: 15 rounds
• Barrel: 4.6 inches
• Action: striker fired
• Safety: manual thumb safety
• Slide: optics ready with mounting plates
• Grip: M2.0 texture with four interchangeable palmswell inserts
• Frame: polymer

Shoppers comparing the Smith Wesson M P 10mm with and without a safety lever are answering a preference question. As a 10mm Auto Pistol both versions deliver field cartridge performance from a fifteen round magazine, and as an Optics Ready Full Size Pistol both accept a red dot that makes the flat trajectory usable. Only the thumb safety differs, and that choice is personal rather than technical.

Why Buyers Choose the Smith Wesson M P M2.0 10mm Thumb Safety

Buy the Smith Wesson M P M2.0 10mm Thumb Safety if you want field cartridge performance in a magazine fed handgun and you prefer a manual safety. Fifteen rounds of 10mm Auto is a different proposition from a five or six shot big bore revolver, and the M2.0 chassis makes the recoil controllable rather than merely tolerable. For woods carry, hog hunting or a house gun with more than service cartridge performance, it earns its keep.

Skip it if you are recoil sensitive or new to handguns, because 10mm is not a beginner cartridge. Skip it if you dislike manual safeties, since a version without one is available. And skip it if ammunition cost matters, because 9mm is far cheaper and easier to find.

Who Should Buy The Smith Wesson M P M2.0 10mm Thumb Safety

The Smith Wesson M P M2.0 10mm Thumb Safety suits This pistol suits woods and trail carriers, hog and deer hunters wanting a capable sidearm, home defense buyers who want more than a service cartridge, and shooters transitioning from platforms with a thumb safety. It is a poor fit for new shooters, for the recoil sensitive, for deep concealment, and for anyone on a tight ammunition budget. All firearm sales ship to a licensed FFL dealer for transfer, and magazine capacity and carry rules vary by state, so confirm your local law before ordering.

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