M&Ps are the best kept secret (especially the cost) in the polymer frame firearm game! Great review and vid.

Subcompact 100%. I’ve had one for 6 months. Apex trigger because the hinge trigger’s not the sweetest. Subcompact has a pinky extended grip 12rnd mag. Longer barrel and heavier slide for better recoil control. Extended mags are sick. Sure it’s thicker and not better for concealed carry but let’s be fr anyone can hide that subcompact. Longer grip on the shield is actually more difficult to conceal than the thickness of the subcompact just like you said. Appreciate the vid

Damn that MP compact look good

I currently picked up both these pistols. Smith has come along way for sure . The new flat trigger which I was lucky to find in sub compact 3.6 optic and light included what a steal at $600 . Both shoot accurately and reliably. The shield plus is or with night sights , I put a Ct rad micro green dot , I’m still getting use to both platforms . So far I’m impressed with results. Glad your trying different platforms. Thanks for your positive attitude and feedback.K

The newer Shield Pluses come with orange front, blacked out rear tritium sights. And they made the grip texture rougher again. The new ones are perfect, and bought for $387.

I wanted a M&P9 2.0 compact but none of the 3 gun shops i visited had them. I saw the shield plus and loved the features and the fact that little pistol can hold 10, 13 and 15 rounds glad i got one. I prefer the 10 and 13 round mags when i carry and use the 15 round mags for range visits

Great comparison, if you want to keep the grip length down, put Pearce base plate on both. And yes, you can buy larger magazines for both. 15 for the shield, up to 23 for the 2.0 subcompact. :-)

I made my Shields into Subcompacts. I Bought a 3 5/8 inch Treaded Barrel for my 9mm Shield Plus from True Precision, A Hogue Grip.. Also have a 9mm Shield with Trigger upgrade and a 3 5/8 inch Faxon Barrel. Also a Hogue Grip. Great Stability and Accuracy. Shooting 12 ounces hanging Beer cans 20 yards easy and 40 yards Body size Targets. Reliability No Change. No Optic Cuts, Anyway I am Very happy with them.

Shield Plus is the smallest I’d go. Shoots well for its size. But was surprised how much the G26 shoots like a larger pistol when I rented one. Planning to get a Gen 5. But that S&W looks like it’s worth checking out too. 👍

I still have the original Shield with the 7+1 & 8+1 magazines. When the plus came out I was living in a communist state that had 10 round magazine limit so I couldn’t get the 13 round magazine. I no longer live in that state so I did purchase the M&P 9 subcompact that came with 2, 12 round magazines and the extensions for 15 & 17 round magazines. I love it, you can’t go wrong with either one.

"Me and the boys were wondering why you've never fired your weapon in the office before, it's called a desk pop!"

I carried an M&P 9c 1.0 for a few years. It’s right between a G19 and 26 in size. With the flat base mag it concealed pretty well.

Great comparison. I’m hoping they introduce the subcompact in an optics ready variant soon. That very likely would become my new warm weather carry gun if they make it available. I’m a lefty, so I appreciate the ambidextrous slide catch on the subcompact, but I’ve also become hooked on pistol red dots, so I’ll hope for that “perfect for me” combo.

SPN I think I’ve shared this with you before but…sadly I found myself in a self defense situation and had to use my custom shield plus for self defense😪the victim survived luckily. It was in self defense but I could of left the scene b4 things escalated and I was 18 at the time so Yk I never got the gun back. With all that being said…not to glorify or any of that bs the situation was sad. But I am someone who’s had to use this gun to defend my life…so here’s what I’ll say about it. It’s reliable and even though blinded by pepper spray I landed all 4 shots and the grouping was about 3 inches shaped In a triangle which is insane. I know I’m pretty accurate and it’s the shooter more so than the gun but even with the jumpiness of the gun I was able to land all 4 shots blind. It has a snap forsure but I didn’t train so 🤷🏾‍♂️goes to show even me inexperienced scared for my life and blind I was able to defend my life hitting all 4 shots. It’s a damn good gun. Btw I wasn’t shooting recklessly how they tried to portray in my case …rather I knew the general area of my target and shot towards them hitting one 4times.

I have both. Great investments. Great for EDC. With the Shield Plus you can get 13 round magazines (the lowest amount of ammo I go ). The bill 2.0 Compact 3.6 can use full size 17 round mags with the grip extender.

Love my sub compact, carrying as we type with the 17 round mag. Top quality, awesome prices and choices. Underrated! Made in USA and I'm thinking going with the 2.0 metal Performance Center

Thank you so much for doing this video! I love my Shield Plus, but I'm still torn between the G26 and the M&P9SC for an SHTF carry gun.

I’ve shot some 1911s and it’s kind of taught me to ride the thumb safely so I love the design of the newer one tbh

I love my shield plus but I also love my officer sized 1911(9mm) as well. Started out shooting metal guns(1911 and cz) first so I’m more accustomed to the feel and weight. But that shield plus is a beautifully and ergonomically designed pistol.

One of the best comparison videos I have seen!

Dope comparison as always spn

Ive been carrying the SHIELD PLUS for 2 years now. Absolutely love it. Carry with the 15 round mags in a VEDDER LIGHT TUCK. With that said. I am LOVE STRUCK with the M&P COMPACT 2.0 OPTIC READY. That flat face trigger is sweet and love a lil more grip width. Great video my man. Keep doin you!!!

What surprised me about the M2.0 series was the thinner, more svelte grip compared to the first Gen M&P or other double stack handguns Also I'm in the camp of the texture is a little too abrasive, not in the hand but in the holster against the body. The Shield Plus is thin but it shoots like a much larger gun. Both are excellent choices for CCW.

Alot of people don't like thumb safety but I honestly love them.i try to be a safe as possible

I have the shield plus as my EDC, I purchased a Glock G26 Gen 5 thinking it was smaller, looks smaller, well drop the 12 rd mag out of the Shield, and they are the same size, S7W may be a bit thinner in the grip, but go a day with that grip up next to your skin, and wow, I got a Talon grip wrap for my shield plus, but I also discovered the G26, at least for me, shoots better, not sure if the grip angle or what, but it feels less snappy then the S&W does

Wish I had gotten the shield plus model without a thumb safety, but oh well. 🤷

It is almost identical in size to the p365X (or the 365 with the 12 round mag).

Thinner profile will help me conceal it better. I made a mistake in getting a Beretta APX A1 Compact. It's like carrying a brick 😅😂

I forgot who set the stage for the micro compacts but the shield plus is definitely one of my favorites. I also love the hellcat by Springfield Armory. I still appreciate subcompacts tho and I carry them more than the micros.

SPN favorite conceal carry #1 G26 #2 FN #3 m&p shield …????

I’m enjoying your channel because you like same pistols that I like…. I’m a Hellcat fan boy too. I wanted to know your opinion between the 2.0 subcompact and and the P10s?

I carried a shield for three years and they don’t print nowhere near as much as the M&Pc cuz the shield is so thin that it doesn’t protrude outward from your shirt. I love the whole M&P line but I like the M&P compact the most(not the M&Pc) because it has a slightly longer grip than the M&Pc while keeping just about the same barrel length unless you get the 4 inch compact which is closer to the full size barrel. Overall tho I’d prefer a shield plus over the other simply because it’s so much more comfortable to carry to the point I’d forget that I had it on me at times. I haven’t carried a shield since 2021 cuz I switched back to my Glocks for edc but I’d still carry any of them if I had to. They are really great guns and super reliable! And I’m starting to see more and more law enforcement being issued/carrying M&P’s as duty weapons💪 they are proven

As much as I like the MP-2's Ambi controls, the Shield is just too thin for me to ignore! Especially after carrying my PDP F-'atty' Series for so long!😆

How's the shield plus compare to something like the m&p compact 2.0 3.6 barrel as far as size goes. Didn't handle them personally but it seems that with the extended mag on the shield it is exactly the size of the compact and with the compact you get 15 mag straight out of the box that sits flash to and the grip is longer

The Shield. 💯😎

I’m looking on getting a plus for the wife and I’m sure it will make its way into my rotation. 😂

You said that this is your 3rd favorite fire arm. What’s your other two favorites?

Get the 3.6 compact👑/subc any day over 🛡but M&Ps WO safety are the way too go it just activates too easily but best keep few MIC holsters for strikers

That 2.0 is beautiful

I have the M&P M2.0 4.6” 10mm, 4” .45 and the one being reviewed on this video, and absolutely love them. No malfunctions on any of them. Since you have the shield. Have you tried interchanging the mags? Do they work on each other?

I have both of them and love both of them!

Ya I’ve had both still have the compact 9 and the safety on the shield is much better 2:16

Spend the money,get the "performance center ". Trigger is almost perfect.

Pound for pound, the S&W 2.0 is hard to beat. By the way, the S&W SD9 2.0 at $345 is a steal.✌🏾

are their barrels and magazines interchangeable? lmk asap just bought one and the threaded barrel i want is for a compact 2.0

I feel like I gotta really good deal I bought my smith and wesson shield plus when it first came out bought it for 399 plus tax now I see it's priced at 499 !! I think that's a good steal

I really want the sub compact in 45 acp

What size barrel is the 2.0 , I'm looking at a 3.6................ had the Gen 1 shield too but sold it, the safety sucks on these guns in my opinion !!!!

Never been a smith & wesson guy. I have a couple of friends that swear by them

Currently working on getting my CCW license. I’m looking to AIWB carry. Not sure if I should go g19, M&P 2.0 compact with a thumb safety or a CZ p07. All very different. Kind of scared to have loaded gun pointed at my junk all day tbh.

You said the shield is your 3rd best so whats your 1st and 2nd?

Personally think the wider the gun the harder it is to carry. I will take a bit more grip length over a wider slide/grip anyday.

great video thanks

Any idea about holster compatibility?

Imo if you can get 3 fingers on the grip, it's no longer a micro

Hello, does the shield plus come with the grip texture that’s right next to the takedown lever? Thanks

The sw m&p 2.0 subcompact and the m&p 9c are great guns and better than the shield

You don’t bitch about recoil and I love it so let me ask you SPN on some real shit vs the shield and the hellcat which one is snappier and how big of a difference is there?

What gun if I go smaller 6stack auto or ruger revolver ❤

The safety on the M&P 2.0 can be easily removed.

The Subcompact has a pinky extension

Weights?

Plus.

Or You get them without a safety.

didn’t wanna say it but dude sounds like he shouldn’t own any lol

more of the same

M&p subcompact 2.0 are hard to find shoots every ammo with no problems