Theohazard
Member
I haven't shot the new Performance Center Shield yet, but I have handled a couple. I noticed that while the trigger is an improvement over the regular one, it's still not as good as the $85 Apex kit. My regular Shield with the Apex internals has a smoother take-up, a smoother break, and a shorter, more pronounced reset. I don't understand how S&W couldn't make this trigger as good as Apex makes theirs. After all, the Apex kit is just a new sear, a new plunger and spring, and a new trigger return spring. How hard would it have been for S&W to copy Apex?
Also, I'd worry about a ported gun and lint accumulation. I carry IWB with my Shield and I carry everywhere I go. At night my gun gets put away and it stays in the holster. And I notice a rather large amount of lint accumulates on my gun. I'd worry about that lint getting into the bore through the ports. But as I've never carried a ported gun, I just don't know how big a deal it is.
Also, I'd worry about a ported gun and lint accumulation. I carry IWB with my Shield and I carry everywhere I go. At night my gun gets put away and it stays in the holster. And I notice a rather large amount of lint accumulates on my gun. I'd worry about that lint getting into the bore through the ports. But as I've never carried a ported gun, I just don't know how big a deal it is.