To the OP. Many with the 45 Shields (mine too) report the same "dragging" of the slide. This is primarily due to the machining marks left on the under rib of the slide. There has been considerable discussion as to the why...but anyway, it is what it is. The short order answer is that despite this condition and the extreme force it takes to seat a fully loaded mag, they shoot perfectly. That is what matters most, and I don't recall any negative feedback from operation. Well, I should concede that there have been some cases of the guns not performing perfectly out of the box, but I don't believe that they were related to the issues you are describing.
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