Exclusive Interview: Ed Brown’s John May & XDMAN Get FUELED
Today, Ed Brown‘s design and marketing guru John May sits down with our very own XDMAN! We get the scoop on all of those Smith & Wesson M&P parts that Ed Brown has amassed from building the Fueled By Ed Brown M&P pistol series. Ed Brown takes a Brand new M&P pistol and basically gets rid of all the factory parts except the frame. From there, a Fueled by Ed Brown M&P is born. But wait … what happens to all of those brand-new, perfectly good factory parts like the slide and barrel? Ed Brown is one of the few places you can obtain these parts a la carte, and XDMAN’s about to explain why that’s a huge boon for shooters everywhere. If you already know why, and you’d like to get your hands on some original Smith & Wesson parts, head over to Ed Brown and check out the terrific deals!
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