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Smith & Wesson M&P 9 Shield Plus 4" vs Springfield 1911 Ronin EMP 3"

Smith & Wesson M&P 9 Shield Plus 4"

Striker-Fired Subcompact Pistol Chambered in 9mm Luger
vs

Springfield 1911 Ronin EMP 3"

SAO Compact Pistol Chambered in 9mm Luger

Dimensions

  Length L Height H Width W Weight W
M&P 9 Shield Plus 4" 7 in 5.1 in 1.1 in 22.6 oz
1911 Ronin EMP 3" 6.6 in 4.8 in 1.21 in 24 oz

Details

  Barrel BBL Trigger Website
M&P 9 Shield Plus 4" 4 in Striker-Fired smith-wesson.com
1911 Ronin EMP 3" 3 in SAO springfield-armory.com

Capacity

  9mm Luger 9mm Luger
M&P 9 Shield Plus 4" 10 , 13 (+1) 10 , 13 (+1)
1911 Ronin EMP 3" 9 (+1) 9 (+1)

Notes

Smith & Wesson M&P 9 Shield Plus 4"

Initial dimensions and image scaling might be slightly incorrect height-wise. Need to figure out of listed height is with flush or extended magazine.

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