NEW SHIELD 9mm

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Welcome to the Shield owners family, and to the forum. I asked myself why I waited so long almost two years ago. Water under the bridge now. Enjoy!
 
My first plastic gun was SW990L and a Shield followed almost immediately. Apex trigger and night sights will be ready next week. (But I still really, really like my 39's, 59's and my little 908.)
 
First WELCOME to the forums and Thank you for your service!

I have had my 9mm Shield a few months now and amazed how smooth it shoots for a small pistol! I added the Talon Grip Tape and that made it better for me :)
 
I purchased my 9mm Shield about six weeks ago. Being a new shooter, I took the orientation class at the local range. Didn't take long to realize that I made the right choice. Just installed the new Talon rubber grips and can't wait to get back to the range.
 
Welcome to the forum. Welcome to the Shield "Club". Mine is a no thumb safety model in 9mm.
 
Never to late to discover this little gem of a gun. Better late than never. Welcome to the party.
 
Mine is the no safety version as well. Waiting on my CCL from IL so I just carry at home. Still a little apprehensive about the no safety, carrying Condition 0.
 
I have the no safety version in 9mm. I installed the Apex duty carry trigger and a set of AmeriGlo Pro I dot night sights. This is a great combo for me and an excellent carry gun. I enjoy shooting this very accurate gun...
 
I own many handguns and have found the Shield in a kydex holster is the perfect handgun for me as a concealed carry weapon...I just put the 200 rounds of mixed ammo through the Shield and not one hiccup...
 
Add me to the new M&P 9 Shield owner's club. I bought my no-safety Shield two days ago and promptly brought it to my local range and blasted off 100 or so rounds. I removed a Hogue slip-on grip from another gun and installed it on the Shield then off to the range I went. It really felt good in my hand and will be a great carry piece. I was shooting 124 and 147 grain copper plated bullets with various powders and like all my 9mm's, I got best results with N340 and N350 loads. I'll probably go with Hornady 124XTP's with N340 as my carry load.

I have an assortment of 'carry' guns and was looking for an affordable (for me) gun under 6.5" inches OAL in 9mm and found it in this Shield. I had to compromise in magazine capacity as I prefer at least 10+1. I could not justify spending the bigger bucks for a G26 or other similar sized gun with higher capacity.
 
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Does S&W have replacement RSAs available for sale yet? Both of ours have been in the safe for months.
 
vulcan73 said:
Add me to the new M&P 9 Shield owner's club. I bought my no-safety Shield two days ago and promptly brought it to my local range and blasted off 100 or so rounds. I removed a Hogue slip-on grip from another gun and installed it on the Shield then off to the range I went. It really felt good in my hand and will be a great carry piece. I was shooting 124 and 147 grain copper plated bullets with various powders and like all my 9mm's, I got best results with N340 and N350 loads. I'll probably go with Hornady 124XTP's with N340 as my carry load.

I have an assortment of 'carry' guns and was looking for an affordable (for me) gun under 6.5" inches OAL in 9mm and found it in this Shield. I had to compromise in magazine capacity as I prefer at least 10+1. I could not justify spending the bigger bucks for a G26 or other similar sized gun with higher capacity.
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If you're looking for a little extra capacity, check out this:

Shop | MagGuts

Here's a discussion in another forum about it:

Extra round in M&P shield mags (Mag Guts)
 
No Manual Safety/ No Worry

Silverlobo said:
Mine is the no safety version as well. Waiting on my CCL from IL so I just carry at home. Still a little apprehensive about the no safety, carrying Condition 0.
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Consider almost all LE carried 38 Spl. revolvers for nearly a hundred years. They had no manual safety because the double action trigger was the safety. Your Shield has a double action trigger. All of my pistols have the same manual of arms__point and pull the trigger. Train all you want but you're apt to NOT activate a manual safety if really in a stressful situation. Been there a few times. I know a lot of owners want a lighter trigger. These are SD small pistols, not range guns. I have two Shields and for me the stock trigger is fine.
My Sig P320 Compact has a 6 lb. (exactly trigger) and I wouldn't want one any lighter.
Enjoy your shooter.
 
Horn said:
Your Shield has a double action trigger. All of my pistols have the same manual of arms__point and pull the trigger. Train all you want but you're apt to NOT activate a manual safety if really in a stressful situation. Been there a few times. I know a lot of owners want a lighter trigger. These are SD small pistols, not range guns. I have two Shields and for me the stock trigger is fine.
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Really? I thought it was striker fire. I agree with the stock trigger it is fine for me too, and like you said these are not range guns, but fun to shoot.
 
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