I finally got to the range today at lunch and put about 200 rounds through the new shield. I shot Blazer 165gr and Winchester white box 180 gr through both the 7 and 6 round mags without a hitch. I was a little concerned about the 6 rounder because I have big hands but it shot beautifully with both. I just placed my pinky finger under the magazine and it worked great. It does have some zip to it but not so much it's not manageable. Here are the first 13 rounds I out down range at 6 yards.
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Overall I am very pleased with its performance. I will be replacing the standard sights with some XS big dots soon but other than that, great purchase as far as I am concerned!

very nice i myself am looking for a .40 shield no luck nice sooting

I had both a new Shield 40 and a Walther PPS 9mm for EDC. I sold the Walther PPS because of trigger pinching. I have very large hands and the Shield 40 is perfect for me. For the size of the gun, the kick of a .40, it shoots pretty good.

I took the new shield out yesterday for some outdoors shooting and had a blast. Had my 18 and 12 year old sons with me and both shot it without issues. The 12 year old did say it was a little too much kick for him but the 18 year old loved it. Had no issues at all after another 200 rounds so I will say I am a happy shooter so far!

Its got some snap to it but a awesome gun.