Smith and wesson 40 cal pistol

UPDATE: S&W is way into their generational M line, with these same guns, fine tuned with competition grade, crisp, short trigger pulls, and a few feature changes that departed from these original 9mm - ACP models. 

The M line of pistols along with their Performance Center models are the most available on the market now. 

That said, the original Smith and Wesson M&P compact and duty models are still great guns, that can be found pre-owned at bargain prices, in gun shops across the U.S. Many of them police trade ins.

A gun that people have endlessly asked me to review is the Smith and Wesson Military and Police pistol that S&W burst into the gun scene a few years ago. Smith and Wesson has had its ups and downs over the years, but the company is one that's getting it right now.

The M&P S&W is one of those right things as is the whole line of guns growing more popular by the day. Predictably Smith and Wesson has developed

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S&W

Pistol cartridge

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S&W
S&W FMJ flat-point cartridge
Type	Pistol
Place&#;of&#;origin	United States
Designer	Bob Klunk
Designed	January 17,
Produced	–present
Parent&#;case	10mm Auto
Case&#;type	Rimless, straight
Bullet&#;diameter	&#;in (&#;mm)
Land&#;diameter	&#;in (&#;mm)
Neck&#;diameter	&#;in (&#;mm)
Base&#;diameter	&#;in (&#;mm)
Rim&#;diameter	&#;in (&#;mm)
Rim&#;thickness	&#;in (&#;mm)
Case&#;length	&#;in (&#;mm)
Overall&#;length	&#;in (&#;mm)
Case capacity	&#;gr H2O (&#;cm3)
Rifling&#;twist	1 in 16 in. ( mm)
Primer&#;type	Small pistol
Maximum pressure	35,&#;psi (&#;MPa)
Bullet mass/type Velocity Energy &#;g (&#;gr) Federal FMJ 1,&#;ft/s (&#;m/s) &#;ft⋅lbf (&#;J) &#;g (&#;gr) Cor-Bon Glaser 1,&#;ft/s (&#;m/s) &#;ft⋅lbf (&#;J) &#;g (&#;gr) Federal HST 1,& • Smith and Wesson MP 40 Gun Review Also in Staff Articles Home Defense - What you can do by Steve TaraniApril 02, Home is your castle, your sanctuary, your favorite place to be; it’s where you and your family are the safest and feel the most secure. It’s also a primary target of the predator. Read More Gun Review: Sig Sauer P by Howard HallApril 02, Through 20 years of trial-and-error in finding the right concealed carry pistol to best suit my requirements, the Sig Sauer P emerged as my personal #1.  In this product review, I Read More The New Reality by Patrick HenryApril 01, Sadly this focus on threat has many in both government and private security overlooking the most effective security strategy available to us, which is the engagement of  Read More