How are you liking your M&P Shield?

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Capybara

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I have been carrying mine for about three months and so far, liking it pretty well, I have fed it all kinds of ammo and it always goes bang.
Did a little guntography today. Not quite Guns & Ammo level yet but I am working on it and practicing.

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I've a Shield 9 for practice and a Shield 40 for carry. Both wear Trijicon RMR sights to help these old eyes. Had them about 8 months.

The 40 put 5 rounds of my carry ammo (Win Ranger-T) into 2" at 25 yards off sandbags during the RMR "final" sight in. Impressed me.

The 9 sees 50 rounds a week of whatever ammo I can find, but mostly my reloads, Wolf/Tula, or Federal Aluminum cased -- not a single issue of any kind, about 1600 rounds so far through it.

I shoot it much better than the Kahr I'd been carrying since ~2005 despite much more practice time with the Kahr over the years.
 
14 months and over 3500 rounds later I love mine more than ever. While not perfect it's as close as I can find on a reasonable budget.
 
Thanks for the feedback. Mine has been nothing but reliable, I like the manual of arms on it and I even like having the manual safety, although a lot of people hate manual safeties on a CCW gun. When I carry appendix with the live round in the chamber and the striker cocked, I like having the manual safety while it is pointed at my groin and or Femoral artery. I qualified fine with it but I have to say when I shoot this gun for groups, I need to a lot of practice, I am not grouping very well or very consistently, which I know is a whole separate issue from self defense/tactical shooting. I am used to big heavy handguns like 1911s and my S&W 625PC so switching to something so tiny with such a short sight plane is a whole new thing. Practice, practice, practice!
 
Mine is a 9mm and has been pretty much a daily CC carry since it came out unless I am with my grandchildren (then a G17). Ameriglo Pro i-Dots sights and Apex sear added.

Lot's of miles on this combo. BTW. look hard at the Garretts Silent Thunder Solo IWB. Great product.

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Just liking the heck out of it! Fits my hand well, totally reliable, and very accurate. The more I shoot it, the more I like it. Mine is 9, but toying with the idea of getting on in 40.
 
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I also own a Smith & Wesson Shield in 9mm and love it, I installed the Apex trigger and a Talon grip (Rubber Finish) and it is now the perfect carry gun.
It's thin profile conceals great, so far it has shot every type and brand of ammo I have fed her with no issues at all. It is very tight at first but does loosen up as it's broken in.
Next up will be installing a set of Trijicon Night Sights.
My Glock 27 has found its way into my nightstand from my hip since the Shield came along, I just love the thin profile.
 
My Shield 9mm has been flawless...

It functions with everything I feed it and makes the rotation often.

PROs: Thin and easy to carry; Accurate; Although slightly heavier, a GLOCK-like trigger in pull weight and reset; adequate defensive caliber.

CONs: With the smaller guns and slides they have to increase the recoil spring strength. The Shield has a stiff recoil spring; It has a stainless slide, however some of the smaller parts are not. My mag release developed some corrosion and rust inside the grip area.

I'm waiting for GLOCK to bring out their single stack 9mm.

Edmo

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I've owned and carried one for about 7 months now. It is my primary carry gun throughout most of the year. On really cold days when i am packing a huge coat my 586 or a 1911 is my preference. I just cant get the damn thing to malfunction. :) I have about 900 rounds though it. I have a grip sleeve on it and to me its the icing on the cake of probably the most ergonomic handgun i've ever owned. Ill be getting night sights on it sometime here when money allows and that's probably all that ill change on it. Great gun!
 
Only have about 75 rds through my 9mm so far, and haven't started carrying it just yet. Waiting on a holster I ordered, & want to get another 200 rounds or so through it first.
So far though it seems like a great little pistol. Not a single failure of any kind. Accuracy has been good, but my P938 is slightly better. Not sure if that is the gun, or just the fact that I have over 1000 rounds through the Sig and I'm more familiar with it. Time will tell.
 
A 9mm Shield came into my life about a year or so ago; my J frame is ready to file for divorce because I never spend any more time with it.
 
I've had mine since March 2014. I was carrying a Kahr 9C (or C9 I forget) and sold it because I like the ergonomics of the shield so much better. The Kahr was a fine hand gun and I liked it too but, the shield's trigger and the way it feels in my hand was just better for me than the Kahr. I carry it in a kydex holser IWB at about four o'clock. My shield has been 100% reliable since I bought it and eats everything I feed it. I was going to get the Apex sear for it when I first bought the gun but the more I shoot it the better the trigger gets. The shield's trigger is superior to the regular M & P pistols in my opinion.
 
I still want to know why 340PD needs to move up to the Glock 17 around his grandkids. I mean, kids today and all that, but seriously.... ;-p
 
cluttonfred said:
I still want to know why 340PD needs to move up to the Glock 17 around his grandkids. I mean, kids today and all that, but seriously.... ;-p
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And what exactly do your posts have to do with answering the OP's questions?

I don't own a Shield, but a fellow NRA Instructor has one and swears by it. He's an experienced handgunner with several other options to choose from. The Shield is available in my LGS for around $375 OTD. Would be attractive but I have a Kahr P9 that fills the same niche.
 
I like the fact that Wally really commits to things. To spend over a grand on a practice gun just to mimic the 40 caliber is really outstanding. I don't care how much money you have, very few people would commit to fully devoting themselves to the preparation and detail like that on a carry weapon, other than competition shooters. Good job my friend.
 
I'm fond of mine. It did have to go back to S&W on the trigger recall they had, but S&W fixed that fast at no cost to me. (And it's a Friday quitting time gun, I think -- very much a 9mm but slide marked .40 cal.)

Has run without hiccups, very good accuracy even at longer range, all around winner.
 
My first auto-loader that has been 100% reliable right out of the box. That all by itself has endeared me to it. It's my daily CCW so I am betting my life on it.

Took a lot of practice to become proficient with it. Still in the learning curve 4 months later. The smaller size frame makes it awkward for my trigger finger so I am having to jam my finger in there all the way to the first knuckle. Changing my trigger finger position (for me) was the single best thing I did in getting better follow up shots.

The only thing I would change is adding an ambidextrous safety. (I am left handed). Oh, and I would change the grip material to something less slippery. Hard to hang onto with dry winter skin so I added the Talon Grips.
 
Love mine. Haven't shot it a ton, but it shoots better (for me) than my Kahr CM9. Carries well. Feel much more confident carrying the Shield than the LCP, but it isn't as bulky as the M&P 9c.
 
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