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Joe Kurtenbach examines a tuned and enhanced M&P9 Shield from the Smith & Wesson Performance Center.

The new Smith & Wesson Performance Center M&P45 Shield pistol is now offered with factory-ported barrels and slides.

Building on Smith & Wesson’s M&P C.O.R.E. (Competition Optics Ready Equipment) series, the gun maker’s famed Performance Center has engineered new models primarily to meet the needs of competitive shooters.