"Smith & Wesson debuts new G19-size M&P Compact 2.0 pistol"

**MFouche94** · 12-09-2017, 09:14

Here's the link to an article on the new M&P compact 2.0: http://www.guns.com/2017/09/11/smith...ct-2-0-pistol/

and the gun collective also mentions it in their latest video:

Looks like S&W are also now taking Glock on in the compact pistol market by finally launching a true Glock 19 competitor. I also wonder whether fans of the previous generation M&P compacts will be disappointed, as those pistols filled a gap betwenn a G26 and G19 sized pistol.

**Skaaphaas** · 12-09-2017, 09:18

I looked at it quickly the other day, and I do believe it's going to G17 size if measured from rear sight down the magazine.

My S&W SD 9 was also a 15-round gun but carried much like my G17.

**MFouche94** · 12-09-2017, 11:40

Originally Posted by Skaaphaas

I looked at it quickly the other day, and I do believe it's going to G17 size if measured from rear sight down the magazine.

My S&W SD 9 was also a 15-round gun but carried much like my G17.

Aren't you referring to the full size model?

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**Skaaphaas** · 12-09-2017, 11:42

No

**MFouche94** · 12-09-2017, 12:45

Originally Posted by Skaaphaas

No

Ok. But compared from side to side with a G19 as on that Brownells video, they look very similarly sized. It is definitely shorter than the G17.

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**Skaaphaas** · 12-09-2017, 12:57

Originally Posted by MFouche94

Ok. But compared from side to side with a G19 as on that Brownells video, they look very similarly sized. It is definitely shorter than the G17.

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Only saw that now. They do seem very similarly sized.

Sheet. This is going to be nice!

**Pirate** · 12-09-2017, 13:03

The internet makes too much of the "dangling pinky" effect... I would very much like to know why the new size makes this M&P-shaped G19 a better carry gun than the older Compact version. And then, why one will buy this over a G19 in the first place.

The older 9c has a 2rd edge over the G26 for negligible difference in size. If this is tbe same size or bigger than a G19, for the same round count, why not just get a G19?

**gizmo16** · 12-09-2017, 13:10

Very keen on this, have found the G19 to be about the perfect size for most days, and the M&P has great ergonomics - hope they have improved the trigger a bit too.

**Stevin** · 12-09-2017, 16:35

Originally Posted by Pirate

The internet makes too much of the "dangling pinky" effect... I would very much like to know why the new size makes this M&P-shaped G19 a better carry gun than the older Compact version. And then, why one will buy this over a G19 in the first place.

The older 9c has a 2rd edge over the G26 for negligible difference in size. If this is tbe same size or bigger than a G19, for the same round count, why not just get a G19?

For the same reason people would buy a Sig, HK, or Beretta (those manufacturers come to mind with similar sized guns), because you can. Not everyone wants a glock, for whatever their varied reasons might be.

**Stevin** · 12-09-2017, 16:36

Originally Posted by Skaaphaas

I looked at it quickly the other day, and I do believe it's going to G17 size if measured from rear sight down the magazine.

My S&W SD 9 was also a 15-round gun but carried much like my G17.

16 Round, you even made me pull the spare mag out to quickly double check.