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KEEP OUT OF GUN STORES
I was just "driving by" my LGS and since there was a ton of traffic, I just stopped in....$410 later...I am the owner of a brandy spankin' new Shield 45...
Took it to the range but I only brought in the 7 round mag (long story) fired 50 rounds right out of the box, no problems...
I did not have my 9 (Performance mod) with me, but the 45 felt about equal in recoil to the 9, certainly not much more, and I think that I am much more accurate with the 45 over even the Performance 9...???
Nice gun.....
So now to start stocking up this is my only 45 ..
 
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$410!?!? Ouch! Where are you located?? These things are well under $400 everywhere online...


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Where are you seeing it for $300.....
Buds has it for $420...and then there is the FFL of $25 so that is $445....so I think I got it right....
And I did send in the rebate form, so y FINAL cost will be $345
Is that what you are talking about?
 
After shipping, transfer fees, etc. and after the rebate I'll be into mine for $260.
 
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daka said:
KEEP OUT OF GUN STORES
I was just "driving by" my LGS and since there was a ton of traffic, I just stopped in....$410 later...I am the owner of a brandy spankin' new Shield 45...
Took it to the range but I only brought in the 7 round mag (long story) fired 50 rounds right out of the box, no problems...
I did not have my 9 (Performance mod) with me, but the 45 felt about equal in recoil to the 9, certainly not much more, and I think that I am much more accurate with the 45 over even the Performance 9...???
Nice gun.....
So now to start stocking up this is my only 45 ..
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Oh No! I wish you hadn't posted this. I just bought the 9mm Shield PC and like it so much that I was already thinking about the 45 Shield, but was holding off because I thought the 45 recoil would be a bit too much to allow for good accuracy. Now reading what you say, I may be back at Cabela's next week :) (I like my local gun store Cabela's, even if the price is a bit higher, as they always treat me okay on trade ins and have a great stock of ammo and accessories that I can look at and handle before buying, things the internet discount shops cannot do for me.

Anyway, Thanks for the post on the 45 Shield.
 
Sounds like a great deal. Love walking out of the store & heading straight to the range. Good times! Thanks for letting us know... I'm already tempted to get the 45 A C P!
 
After rebate I'm into my 45 for $251.99 TOTAL in my hand price. If I had ordered it a week earlier it would have been $241.99. The 9mm I'm into for $231.99. TOTAL in my hand price.
Ya really can't help but buy a couple at these prices!
 
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Great that some of you guys seem to have gotten a STEAL.
(Whether I believe you or not....well, it's the internet you know)
I'm happy with my price from my LGS.
If WE don't support local businesses it will all go the way of HOME DEPOT...remember all the little hardware stores, and OFFICE DEPOT, remember all the little stationery stores???
I will try not to be the guy who nickle and dimes every deal...
$345....good enough for me....
YMMV
 
daka,

Don't let the stories of all those cheap prices put you off. You just bought a fine piece of handgun, and if it's anything like mine, it will be well worth every cent you paid for it. I bought mine shortly after they became available, as did many other folks. After I told a friend in another city about it, he asked me to buy one for him if I could find one for sale. A new Academy Store opened up here and guess what? I spent 425 of his dollars. We both knew at some point they would be cheaper. Neither one of us is sorry we bought one early. Both of them are keepers, and I fully intend to amortize the cost of mine over as many years as I have left to shoot and carry it.

I like a good deal on a good gun as much as anyone else, but I have yet to buy one that sooner or later I don't find one or hear about one being bought for less money. If I hadn't liked mine at the time I bought it, I wouldn't have paid what I paid, nor would I have paid $250.00 for it. You got yours cheaper than I got mine, and I'm tickled spitless for both of us!! Lord willing, by the time anyone else gets their hands on mine, it will be very well used and very well carried and I will have gotten my money's worth from it multiple times!! And if it saves my life or my loved one's life, it will be a priceless possession!

And BTW, I'm in full agreement with your sentiments about shopping local. That doesn't mean I won't make sure I buy from them for the lowest dollar they'll accept, but I sure would hate to be without the small and family owned LGS's around for me to stop and look and see and buy from. I like to hold things in my hand before I lay my money down. I don't always do that, but that's what I like. I think you did good!

PS: One thing I will buy online is ammo (from a few trusted sources!) FYI, I have had really good experiences buying ammo from SG Ammo dot com. If you are willing to sign up with them, they'll send you one or two notices via email every week with their listing of what they have for sale in bulk lots. If you are patient, you can get some good stuff in both 9MM and .45ACP at prices (including their shipping costs which are reasonable, I think) at good prices. They've always gotten my orders to me in 3 or 4 business days. They are, in my experience, a great vendor to do business with! Good luck with your new shooter!!
 
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I got to shoot a shield 9mm on monday and I was scratching my head as to how little felt recoil it had. I mean, for a small light gun, it was nothing. I want the .45. I have about 1K rounds of .45 just begging to be shot. I do have my Home Defense gun as a .45 right now too. So.....

I still can't get over how little recoil that gun had. I'm blown away. I don't think I was super accurate with it though. I didn't seem to shoot it any better at the 25 meter berm at clay pigeons than my 442. Some of the guys I know struggle with the accuracy of it. And shoot other guns better. Another guy I know says it's one of the most accurate carry guns he's ever used and bought 3.

I've also heard many say they were more accurate with the 45 than the 9............

Yes, they are hard to resist.
 
Right after S&W announced the rebate online prices started going up everywhere. I paid less than the original poster for mine and my sons but if I had paid $400+ I would still consider it a great price for these little pistols. They shoot way above their weight and size range. I have a Sig P220 in 45acp and even though it's twice the overall size and almost a pound heavier it's only slightly more accurate. Great gun that Sig but nowhere near the bargain that the Shield is. It is a total blast to shoot.
 
Just got the Shield 45 PC and I hated the .9mm. The .45 is a dream to shoot. Recoil IMO is much better than my Zev 43 ands the Shield 9mm. The trigger is 10X better. Glad your enjoying. At the end of the day maybe you could have saved $50 or even $75 but if you enjoy it does it matter. I believe as you support local business. I by about 50% local and 50% on the internet. To be honest I'll spend the extra $50 to get the instant gratification and touch, feel the trigger and hold in my hand before I buy. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
 
jsilvers3043 said:
Just got the Shield 45 PC and I hated the .9mm. The .45 is a dream to shoot. Recoil IMO is much better than my Zev 43 ands the Shield 9mm. The trigger is 10X better. Glad your enjoying. At the end of the day maybe you could have saved $50 or even $75 but if you enjoy it does it matter. I believe as you support local business. I by about 50% local and 50% on the internet. To be honest I'll spend the extra $50 to get the instant gratification and touch, feel the trigger and hold in my hand before I buy. ������������
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Yes, and the same goes for the $75.00 Rebate. If I get it fine; If not, I wont cry about it. I enjoy my new Shield 45!
 
daka said:
Great that some of you guys seem to have gotten a STEAL.
(Whether I believe you or not....well, it's the internet you know)
I'm happy with my price from my LGS.
If WE don't support local businesses it will all go the way of HOME DEPOT...remember all the little hardware stores, and OFFICE DEPOT, remember all the little stationery stores???
I will try not to be the guy who nickle and dimes every deal...
$345....good enough for me....
YMMV
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I paid $282 shipped for mine from brownells before the rebate (came out to $237 otd) My FFL made $20 on the transfer and I bought some ammo from them. I guarantee I will spend that $100+ savings there within the next couple months so the FFL is better off than if I purchased it from them for $400+

People think "you bought it online so you're not supporting local businesses" but I guarantee the FFL I go to makes plenty off of transfers alone
 
jsilvers3043 said:
Just got the Shield 45 PC and I hated the .9mm. The .45 is a dream to shoot. Recoil IMO is much better than my Zev 43 ands the Shield 9mm. The trigger is 10X better. Glad your enjoying. At the end of the day maybe you could have saved $50 or even $75 but if you enjoy it does it matter. I believe as you support local business. I by about 50% local and 50% on the internet. To be honest I'll spend the extra $50 to get the instant gratification and touch, feel the trigger and hold in my hand before I buy. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
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Just to be clear about how business works, unless you are a FFL holder, the pistol has to be shipped to a FFL (in my case, my LGS). He told me that he makes the same amount of money whether I buy via Davidson's or Bud's and have it shipped to him for me because he has no "carrying costs" that holding every desirable gun would cost him. He does have a decent inventory, but he's a small business owner and isn't made out of money. The pistol comes in by Fedex, he calls me, I take delivery, he gets his cut for cooperating with the big internet guys and gets the transfer fee (and collects the state tax)....and as a bonus I usually pick up some cleaning supplies or some other things I don't really need. :D If you are a FFL, more power to you.
 
martybee said:
Yes, and the same goes for the $75.00 Rebate. If I get it fine; If not, I wont cry about it. I enjoy my new Shield 45!
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^^Words of wisdom.^^

I bought my Shield .45 just before the rebates. Nothing I could do about it, and I've enjoyed it too much to care.
 
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