Recent content by Patmcclat

Or by sea.

Thank you for the explanation. I have some cleaning to do on those chambers. Is the tapered area on the front of the cylinder (closest to the barrel), when installed in the revolver? Tapered from a larger diameter to the nominal 0.358?

Is the cylinder chamber diameter designed to be the same from front to rear? I will occasionally shoot .357 Magnum rounds in my Model 19-5. When I do, some .357 Magnum casings are difficult to remove using the hand ejector. Looking at the chambers, there appears to be a smaller diameter to...

Gentlemen, GunMagWarehouse has M&P Shield 9mm 8-round mags on sale for $18.99. I ordered one, it arrived, packaged in the original S&W M&P plastic container. It is the real S&W M&P 9mm mag. Shipping was also free. I thought that I would pass this along to the forum members.

Get a Talon grip for that Shield and you will really enjoy shooting it.

Post some photos.

OP, If the guns are magnificent to look at, please post some photos.

Is my Shield 9 Double Action Only? I recall reading somewhere that it is, but I haven't found it stated as DOA on the S&W site. This Forum has so many knowledgeable and helpful members, whom I know will correctly and accurately answer my question. Thank you.

Welcome to the Forum and being a new Shield 9 owner. I enjoy mine, especially after adding the Talon self-adhesive grip wrap. Did you select the thumb safety model?

I bought my Shield 9 last week (just 2 magazines) for $435 out the door. Most places were out of stock or charging the MSRP of $449 + tax.

Yes Cracker57, I am right handed, the Shield POI is left of POA, The POI is slightly low, and I want to adjust the front sight by moving it left of current location. By simply looking at the gun, the front sight is slightly right of the slide centerline. No straight edge or measurement is...

Page 28 of my new M&P 9 Shield manual advises that only the front sight is adjustable for windage. It suggests using a brass drift(?) or punch, and I assume a hammer, to adjust the sight. Has anyone adjusted the Shield front sight with a punch and hammer? The manual also states that the...

Thank you men for the information. I thought the "OK to dry fire" from the S&W FAQs applied to revolvers. It doesn't say that. With this new Shield 9, I don't know what I don't know, so I came to Forum for the answer.

I just purchased my new M&P Shield 9, and I can't wait to get to the range and break it in. This is my first striker-fired hand gun. Is it all right to dry fire this pistol? My S&W Model 19 revolver owner manual states that dry-firing it is OK. I bought snap caps and use them for dry-firing...

Attached is a photo of the broken hammer nose, with the replacement hammer nose installed on my Model 19-5.