4" Shield Plus

[Dave Lively]

When the Shield Plus first came out they offered a Performance center version with a non-ported 4 inch barrel. I was hoping they would at some point make a regular version of that gun but instead the only 4 inch barrel models they sell are all ported Performance Center versions.

My Shield Plus in normally carried IWB so an extra inch of barrel would not make it that much harder to carry and could make the gun a bit easier to shoot well. I have a 2.0 Compact with a 4 inch barrel but its a much heavier gun so I do not carry it. The XL version of the 365 seems to sell well for Sig, I would think a 4 inch Shield Plus would sell well for S&W too. Porting adds noise at the range so I would rather have a non-ported version and I don't think the Performance Center versions are worth the extra money.

 

[midnight son]

Agreed. I got an early non ported 4” Performance Center gun and have been very happy with it. I don’t know how the porting could make it shoot any flatter, the ergos are great.

 

[M1A4ME]

A standard Shield slide/barrel will fit/work on a Shield Plus frame just fine.

I've set up two of them with 2.0 Shield 4" slides. I will say it's difficult to find a 4" barrel for the slide (bought mine as stripped slides).

The 4" Pluses are nice.

 

[K Harris]

CDNN has stripped 4" 2.0 9mm optic-cut slides for a good price. However, as m1A4ME says, the 4" barrels are hard to find. If I could find a barrel I would get one of them.

 

[jimdd4134]

When the Shield Plus first came out they offered a Performance center version with a non-ported 4 inch barrel. I was hoping they would at some point make a regular version of that gun but instead the only 4 inch barrel models they sell are all ported Performance Center versions.

My Shield Plus in normally carried IWB so an extra inch of barrel would not make it that much harder to carry and could make the gun a bit easier to shoot well. I have a 2.0 Compact with a 4 inch barrel but its a much heavier gun so I do not carry it. The XL version of the 365 seems to sell well for Sig, I would think a 4 inch Shield Plus would sell well for S&W too. Porting adds noise at the range so I would rather have a non-ported version and I don't think the Performance Center versions are worth the extra money.

I have a Performance center version with a 4" barrel that is not ported. I would have to look to get the product sku? What I am frustrated with is they are now selling optic ready slides for the shield plus, but they don't sell the 4" slide optics ready. They sell a 4" optics ready for the M&P 2.0, which I have one of those as well and I did buy an optics ready slide for it. I just wish I could get an optics ready slide for my 4" performance center Shield Plus. I can't find anyone that will cut my existing slide, or I would send it in!

 

[M1A4ME]

Just saw listed as "new" on the S&W website they have threaded barrels for 4" Shield Plus slides. You can buy one and have it shortened and recrowned and put it in one of the new/used Shield 4" slides for sale here and there on the internet.

https://www.smith-wesson.com/product/shield-and-shield-plus-9mm-4in-threaded-barrel