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The first line of 40 Shields had some issues, because it was designed around the 9mm round. Trying to stick a 45 in that same platform simply wouldn't work. If they made the frame bigger and heavier to handle the larger round of a 45 it would just be a Compact 45 with a flush thumb safety...

I've looked at several BG's at gunshows since they came out and never bought one. I don't understand why of all of the M&P series, which I own several and carry a 40 shield daily. Why they went with a double action hammer fired system with a long trigger pull when the rest of the series has...

I bought my first M&P, a 40c after doing several weeks of research into its design, test firing one on the range and reading reviews about good and bad views on the firearm. After all that I bought it because the M&P design is a very simple, and reliable mechanical system and the feeding and...

I can't believe people still take firearms right out of the box and to the range without cleaning them. I am really not, my father does this and I tell him the same thing all the time, Packaging grease is NOT ment for firing. You might as well be dry firing and cycling it with sand in it...

For an OWB holster this looks a little top heavy. Like it would ride way above your belt line, and there is no retention system at all. No trigger guard lock, not even a thumb strap. For an OWB holster this makes it very easy for people to take your weapon from you. From the picture alone it...

I started off with the 40c before they released the shield series. It is a very comfortable and somewhat compact gun. I could see it being used for C&C but not me personally. It is rather thick which is also why its comfortable. I honestly hate the external safety on the Compacts and FS M&P's...

I use to use generic oil cleaners, that the military taught me to use. I read a bunch of good and bad reviews on Frog Lube till I went ahead and bought just a small bottle of the paste to try it out on my ruger 10/22. I figured if it doesn't work the ruger will survive, its built to survive...

I use to shoot 50 rounds a week and cut down to 6 magazines each week to keep up my proficiency since my Shield 40 is my CCW, but I had to make time to shoot 100 to 200 rounds a week with my new PLR-22 which isn't great for CCW but it does fulfill my Star Wars fantasy of shooting a blaster...

For you people who think it is hard to manipulate the thumb safety on a Shield, order some talon grips and cut off a tiny square on the left side (if you are right handed, being the least used portion of the grip) then apply that little square to the safety. Now you have a high friction tab on...

The shell casing will not fully eject after firing. Sounds like the round to me. Your weapon probably just doesn't like the rear lip of the casing and will not grasp it properly, or worst case scenario is the shell itself is thin and weak that after igniting the round it manages to expand the...

I am by no means a S&W fan boy. I am a fan of quality guns that are just made to work regardless of who built them but I will learn towards a weapon made in America. If you have to send your weapon in a third time, I would personally expect nothing less then an exchange with a new one and I...

I am by no means suggesting S&W knows exactly what is wrong with the weapon, and then finding the exact area or time of all the firearms affected would take quite some time to figure out. If the issue with a small number of these handguns was so small during manufacturing such as a issue with...

The most common malfunction in a FTF were the round will not seat all the way in the chamber is usually the round itself. The type of brass or steel used, and if it has any variables in the diameter that would cause extra friction when entering the chamber. Another possibility is the slide and...

I was going over this issue in my head for several minutes before posting it just doesn't make any sense. Regardless if its 5 or 6 rounds there is still one round on the top, and the only thing that would cause the magazine to not lock in place like this would be if something was between the...

I doubt there is anything wrong with your gun. 1911's just require some muscle memory and some time to learn how it likes to be held and fired. I'm a decent shot with my RIA 1911 compact, from 25 yards out I can put 7 rounds into the head and neck of a man sized target, but if I give it to my...

I buy all my firearms at Gun Shows, It is a mini mall of dealers where you can compare prices, shop around or just talk about them. Most gun stores its just you and some guy who is just trying to sell you what he thinks is best, a lot less pressure. Much more social atmosphere at Gun Shows, at...

Can you be more specific on the FTF or hiccup? Did it fully eject the spent casing? Did the slide lock back? Did the new round not seat all the way forward in the chamber? All of these issues can have completely different reasons. The only FTF i've had in my Shield 40 was when the slide locked...

Honestly if you get the newer style leather ones with the double clips, they are all pretty much the same with a few personal differences. Check out Hikock45's youtube channel on it, pretty fair handed review of the different kinds. I have one and I do like it, I prefer to carry the 6 round...

I would love to get my hands on one of these 40 Shields that have mag drop problems to look at it more closely. Just from reading reports on it and tearing my own weapon down to the bare parts (which I do with every gun I buy first thing) then go over the parts and see exactly how it works...

I don't see any reason they couldn't make a left handed version, it would require a completely different lower and upper though which would be a pretty large financial undertaking for Smith and Wesson, so they probably just have not seen enough interest in it, to warrant the investment yet.