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Originally Posted by Smitty357
And on another note let's not forget the past wit the shield. There were a bunch of people having problems with newer shields. Why would I give up a perfectly functioning weapon for another newer shield that could end up having problems down the road.
Mine works fine both as a .40 and as a 9mm. With over 10k rounds down the pipe. I'm sure I can say mine is well past broken in with 0 problems.
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Very true. Personally I think the Shield with safety -vs- Shield without safety is mostly just a placebo effect...but too each their own.
The main reason I am posting in this thread is to repeat what I have said in the past. All told, there is a very small amount of Shields displaying any problems. Compared to the number of Shields sold, the problematic ones barely register at all. We see them here because this is a S &W forum specifically designed for discussion, but overall, there are very few problems. And of those problems, many of them are people using the gun in a way it wasn't intended to be used. An example of this is people complaining it is too difficult to pull the slide back. That isn't a defect, that is a person trying to use a gun that doesn't work for their capabilities.
Basically, I wouldn't let an extremely small amount of actual issues keep anyone from buying and enjoying a Shield with or without a safety. I'm willing to bet the actual defect rate of Shields is near or less to the percentage of most other similarly manufactured guns.