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This is another homerun from S&W believe it or not. In many ways, the company as I'll discuss is really leading the pack these days for xlnt guns we want. The Equalizer might easily be dismissed by you. Maybe this GRV will change your mind. The Equalizer is fast, accurate, reliable, and well built.  It won us over quickly. Another fun, efficient gun review made possible by elite TNP donors!

Add: this GRV uploaded weird by YT. I'll upload it again and post it separately, can't do it today b. in WY gun testing.

In this GRV:

Kusiak Leather's awesome holsters, highly rec'd: https://tinyurl.com/y36haop3

Kusiak Leather Signature (super thin, super awesome, used by Nutnfancy):  https://tinyurl.com/y6phoxe2

Kusiak American IWB:  https://tinyurl.com/y5klyg2n

Primary Arms SLX 1x Cyclops red dot, rec'd  https://shrsl.com/3u4y0

Duka dive watch, sapphire, ceramic bezel, auto Seiko NH35A: https://amzn.to/3BmoTM0

Streamlight TLR weapon lights (we used the 1, 7, 8 series)  https://shrsl.com/3ifcy Olight Baton 3 https://shrsl.com/3w3dd

Olight Marauder mini  https://shrsl.com/43j93

YOSUNPING Full Dexterity Tactical Gloves, very xlnt: https://amzn.to/3DrRNgo

Olight Arkfeld laser light   https://shrsl.com/461cb

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New Kid in Town, Move Over! S&W Equalizer 9mm

This is another homerun from S&W believe it or not. In many ways, the company as I'll discuss is really leading the pack these days for xlnt guns we want. The Equalizer might easily be dismissed by you. Maybe this GRV will change your mind. The Equalizer is fast, accurate, reliable, and well built. It won't us over quickly. Another fun, efficient gun review made possible by elite TNP donors! In this GRV: Kusiak Leather's awesome holsters, highly rec'd: https://tinyurl.com/y36haop3 Kusiak Leather Signature (super thin, super awesome, used by Nutnfancy): https://tinyurl.com/y6phoxe2 Kusiak American IWB: https://tinyurl.com/y5klyg2n Primary Arms SLX 1x Cyclops red dot, rec'd https://shrsl.com/3u4y0 Duka dive watch, sapphire, ceramic bezel, auto Seiko NH35A: https://amzn.to/3BmoTM0Streamlight TLR weapon lights (we used the 1, 7, 8 series) https://shrsl.com/3ifcy Olight Baton 3 https://shrsl.com/3w3dd Olight Marauder mini https://shrsl.com/43j93 YOSUNPING Full Dexterity Tactical Gloves, very xlnt: https://amzn.to/3DrRNgo Olight Arkfeld laser light https://shrsl.com/461cb

Comments

Robert Avery

Sweet, looking forward to your take on this one.

Pedro

I handled one in store and absolutely loved it. As did my wife n

The Late Boy Scout (edited)

Comment edits

2026-09-15 18:00 Might want to re-edit and re-post before wide release. Looks like your intro got cut off. Thanks for the thorough review though. Looks amazing!
2023-07-29 15:37

Andrettski

S&W gonna sell a lot of these I imagine. I still laugh at all the people I let use my Maglula loader, they love it and then never buy one. Best $30 spent on a useful tool. I own 4, 2 pistol, a 5.56 and 7.62 loaders.

Adam

nice review

Seeker Keyl

Only the highest production quality in TNP! I didn't realize that until about 8min in mostly because such high production values are par for the course! 😆

Seeker Keyl

Nutn, is the p365 still the best in your opinion for micro compact carry pistol or is this and others equally as good? I've been a holdout on the p365 mostly due to the super tiny grip but after getting used to my lcp max, I'm starting to take a look at it again (with that sweet looking Wilson Combat grip!)

Matthew Hargis

Nutn thanks for the great review. One additional pro of the Equalizer is mag compatibility with Shield Plus mags…aka the “Brave One” Plus. Now thats a blast from the TNP archives. I run a Shield Plus as my primary carry gun and love it. It was an easy transition from my old Shield due to holster compatibility. S&W is killing it for sure. I may grab an Equalizer for my later years as a just in case scenario of weak hand strength or for my wife. Gob bless and thanks again…Lt Col Sharkey

Joshua S

There's a village in Australia with a huge cat problem... enough to supply Kusiak holsters for the WHOLE American market!

Garrett W. Stiles

It’s hard for me to admit how much I love the EZ I got for my elderly mom and how well I shoot it, ha. Is the right way to think about this gun that it’s basically an EZ with more capacity? Because if so I could see one following me home…

Garrett W. Stiles

Oh and enjoy that 2x GLx! My fave PA Prism by a good margin.

Garrett W. Stiles

Shield Plus mag compatibility is an awesome feature, thanks for the heads-up.

Bluegill097

Woahhh did the Curse of the Desert strike the “post production team”? Lol still a cool review but that gun isn’t my jam.

Powernoodle

Aesthetically, this one doesn't flip my switch. In fact, it makes me grumpy just looking at it! The slide is too long for the grip. For me. In the S&W lineup, I prefer the Shield Plus with the same 15 round mag of the Equalizer. Rock on, good sirs. And chicks.

BRIAN J ANDERSON

Oh man, what a positive review!! Makes me want to finally replace my Kahr P9 :) I'm 63yrs and this sounds good to me! Never jumped on the P365 wagon cause I had a hitch in my giddy-up Lol. The Kahr didn't have much competition when I bought it.

Ol Retired Fed

All the S&W "old People/lady" guns are starting to run together for me, kinda like Glocks.

Timothy Mayfield

I bought one of these because the name is cool. Equalizer. Not really. I got it based on how good the EZ and Shield Pro are. I didn't get an EZ when it came out because of capacity. I'm having a little trouble with my M&P 2.0 9C, but it is still manageable. Then this came out and it looked perfect so I shot it, then I bought it. I put a Swampfox Sentinel M on it and it still conceals well. I'm very happy with it. And the name is way easier to say.

kylenor

I'm looking forward to a S&W 5.7 review and maybe an FPC review in the future. Loving the gun content!

McNavy

I am actually of the camp that prefers long slides and shorter grips myself, but there is room for both in this world. At least it is a good product regardless.

Nathan P Hubsch

Neat gun, fits a certain need in the market. I run 3 carry guns still, depending on the season. Beretta M9A4 for winter, Canik Elite for spring and fall, Makarov for summer.

Tim Bone

Buy a pink Maglula loader. That way people won't steal it. 🙄

Lorenzo

Duuude…good review. May we also have the Pioneer Arms AK vid and the Life Hike Actual? Thank you Nutz. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

TNSheep

The mini canik is soooooooo fire.

Nathan P Hubsch

It's very good, very accurate, excellent trigger. I love it as a carry gun.

Lorenzo

Most Excellent Mr. Fancy! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸