Smith & Wesson Performance Center Ported M&P 45 Shield – A Pocket 45 You Can Shoot

By Tom McHale

By Tom McHale
Gun writer, Tom McHale, reviews the Smith & Wesson Performance Center Ported M&P 45 Shield with Tritium Night Sights.

USA –-(Ammoland.com)- Is that a 1911 in your pocket, or are you just… Never mind, we’ll just leave that one be. But you can have a 1911 in your pocket if you like.

In fact, the one we’re looking at today packs up to 7 rounds in the magazine plus one in the chamber. That’s the same capacity as a “standard” 1911 full-size pistol. If you’re in the .45 camp that believes each round can level a city block, this is good news for you, because you can pack eight of those rounds in your pocket pistol.

Pocket .45 pistols are nothing new. Two of my favorites are the Springfield Armory XD-S and Smith & Wesson Shield. If one is not faint of heart, willing to practice, and feels the need for recoil, they’re a perfectly good carry option. They work. They launch a big fat bullet. They let you know …Read the Rest

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