Smith & Wesson is still seeing success with their M&P Shield pistol series, announcing June 19 that they have sold and shipped 3 million models of the popular carry gun.
Whether the Performance Center 686 Plus beguiles with beauty or performance is a nettlesome question—right up to the point, that is, when you decide you don’t care what the answer is.
The Shield EZ is the latest handgun designed to address concerns about racking the slide and recoil. It is put to the test against a Beretta Model 86, a gun introduced more than 20 years ago that was designed to appeal to new shooters who were intimidated by racking a slide.
German “comedian” Oliver Kalkofe recently published a video mocking gun owners, women and our right to bear arms. His tasteless attempt at humor parodied the NRA Women show “Love at First Shot” sponsored by Smith & Wesson.
Despite doom and gloom from naysayers concerning firearm sales, Smith & Wesson CEO James Debney is predicting that the gun maker will continue to see healthy sales, noting that they expect “single-digit to ... high-single digit” growth in coming months.