Demand for High Capacity S&W Shield Magazines?

[sigarms228]

To me reliability is extremely important and I will only by factory magazines for the pistol or Mecgar if available. I don't want to take chances of a malfunction in a SD pistol with anything else. I can't ever see "large" capacity magazines for the Shield.

One needs to weigh what is most important to them and if capacity is top of the list then get a double stack. A Glock 19 is not that much thicker than a Shield considering it is a double stack.

 

[Warp]

I know that some of you have so much money that it falls out of
your pockets when you walk down the street.

But what if you can only afford one gun, a S&W shield and would
like a 14 round mag for the night stand?????

But also use the flush fit mag for daily carry.

That makes a lot of sense, unless your rich.

Jimmy

I don't think there are an awful lot of consumers who can only afford one gun/choose to only have one gun, do everything with it, go as small as a Shield, and are unhappy with 9 rounds in the gun at home.

Maybe there is a market to develop and distribute a reliable 14 round mag for just that situation...but who knows.

 

[CNobbe]

I can appreciate that, carry with flush mag, insert extended mag for the nightstand.

The problem is I can't think of any single stack compact carry guns that have extended mags available with compact or full size capacity.

I thought the LC9 had an extended magazine available,but could be wrong.

 

[edrice]

When I was thinking about getting a compact 9mm., I looked at the M&P9c, the Glock 19, the SA XD(M) 3.8" Compact, and the Ruger SR9c. For me the Ruger had the best feel, design features, sights, and trigger than the others. Later when the Shield came out I thought about getting one but didn't feel size wise it was all that much smaller overall than the Compact model or my SR9c.

And if I could only have one, the SR9c would not make me unhappy at all. I'm in agreement about the trigger on the SR9c. It's definitely the best of the lot.

(Edit - I meant the best of my lot. I haven't fired the Glock 19 of the SA XD, but I can imagine that the SR9c would be some tough competition)

 

[edrice]

[quote="JB357MAG]I know that some of you have so much money that it falls out of your pockets when you walk down the street.

But what if you can only afford one gun, a S&W shield and would like a 14 round mag for the night stand?????

But also use the flush fit mag for daily carry.

That makes a lot of sense, unless your rich.[/quote]

I fully understand the predicament. Been there. But the perception might exist that these were all purchased in a short amount of time and that is certainly not the case. I am by no means rich. I have had the advantage of time and over many decades have picked up items at bargain prices that I could not refuse without waking up the next morning and having to slap myself silly. Over time I gained a pretty fair collection. But it was long and slow.

But also over time, many of those acquisitions were discontued and became collectibles and they grew in value. Some not so much, but even those gained value over the years and I've never sold one for less than I paid for it. And there's the other part of it... with the advent of all the online auction sites available, it's so easy to dispose of firearms nationwide at higher prices than just carting it down to a local pawn shop who's going to gouge you, no matter how pretty he talks.

So being that most of the sand is through my hourglass, and that I don't do as much shooting as I used to in earlier times, and that I don't need all the heavier calibers I once had, and that my goal is to downsize said collection to a manageable few, all of the above has led to a more focused selection of what I do keep for now.

As much as I don't care for doctors (kinda like lawyers) I once had a doctor tell me something many years ago that always stuck with me - "Nobody gets anywhere fast." I needed that. Yeah, some people may inherit a fortune, and some people may inherit nothing. (me!)

But as I sold off some acquisitions, I used the proceeds to finance future purchases. I'm still doing that now.

So, no, I am not rich, by any means. I just got here the slow and deliberate way.

 

[DM~]

Here's ANOTHER vote for a larger magazine for the Shield, for the exact reasons already stated....in the house.

When I pick my Shield up at night, I don't want to have to carry a second magazine with me, so a few more rounds wouldn't hurt... It doesn't have to be massive, just a few more...

A little extra weight in the gun those rounds would add, wouldn't hurt "for times like that", either...

DM

 

[somerled]

It isn't a good idea to rely on just one magazine be it extended capacity or not.

Back to the original poster's question ... Promag is the only option I've seen. Try one out at the range for a month or so before staking your life on it. Odds are that you won't use it past the first range trip. I shucked the remaining rounds out of the last one I owned and cut it up for scrap.

All too often, reliability suffers the more one moves past OEM and standard capacity with most pistols.

 

[alexcue]

Personally I wouldn't want a larger mag for it. Just have had too many bad experiences with non-stock larger quantity mags.

Secondly, my guns fit a specific purpose. For concealment the Shield is an excellent gun, but I wouldn't use it for my home defense gun. I have better guns that fill that role, and different calibers for that matter.

 

[Trunk Monkey]

I started out with a Shield but I was never really comfortable with the capacity. So when I found out that the 9C was essentially the same footprint as a Shield with 50% greater capacity I decided to go with the C.

As somebody pointed out a 9 C is small enough to carry in your pocket while you're at home but with enough capacity to at least give you some ability to respond to a home invasion.

I also like the fact that in my case since I have a 9 full size I only have to buy the full size magazines and they will fit both guns.