Sitting in the yard today my wife asked why I had purchased a plastic, inexpensive gun and why I carry it everyday instead of my Kimbers, Brownings, Colts, Barettas, or Smiths. I stood up and dropped my Shield in the pool and replied "That's why". She about had a heart attack because she sees how I baby my life long collection of quality arms. I would not dream of doing that with any other gun I own! My Lab followed it in but it sank like a rock and it was a FTR.........
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Plus if you ever have to use it for self defense it's pretty much a guarantee you will never get your gun back even if you are not at fault. Much easier to lose a cheapie plastic gun to the police then one of your nice ones.
Not exactly the point I was trying to make but thanks for the response.... If I ever have the need to defend myself and succeed, the courts are welcome to my gun.
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Oh... sorry, were you trying to make the point that your Shield is tough and indestructible?
I thought you meant your Shield was a gun that you didn't care if it got beat up or trashed since it is just an inexpensive plastic gun but also is tough and reliable
My bad.... I'm kinda dense.... sorry!
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You may want to replace the trigger spring after you clean your Shield. The little tampon that resides in the spring will soak up water. Three things could happen: (1) The spring rusts and breaks; (2) the tampon disintegrates and the spring vibrates itself to death and breaks because the little tampon is not there to "dampen" the spring harmonics and vibrations caused to it when the trigger is pulled in either dry fire or live fire; or, (3) nothing if you are lucky.
To quote Harry Callahan, "Do ya feel lucky, well do ya?"
This was very well documented as it happened when they dunked the test SIGMA pistol and the spring broke very quickly after the dunking, which was done in that case to cool the pistol, which as I recall was being very rapidly fired in a sort of impromptu torture test.
The M&P pistols are very fine pistols and you are lucky to have a Shield when so many people are looking for one. Good show!
To quote Harry Callahan, "Do ya feel lucky, well do ya?"
This was very well documented as it happened when they dunked the test SIGMA pistol and the spring broke very quickly after the dunking, which was done in that case to cool the pistol, which as I recall was being very rapidly fired in a sort of impromptu torture test.
The M&P pistols are very fine pistols and you are lucky to have a Shield when so many people are looking for one. Good show!
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Shawn, Not sure about the tampon you refer to. I broke it down. Sprayed with WD-40. Blew dried all parts and cleaned the bore. Same with the mag. Will shoot the water dunked rounds tomorrow and expect no worries.
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The "tampon" is the felt/cotton or whatever it is made of insert that resides inside your trigger return spring. Look closely at the picture. Take the slide off and pull the trigger causing the spring to stretch. You can see it very easily.
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WD-40!?!?!? My gunsmith would be razzing my arse if I used that.
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I couldn't agree more. I carry the gun I shoot best. It also happens to be my most expensive handgun. That's not at issue when my life, or the life of my family, is at stake. I would hate to have harm come to my family and not be able to stop it because I was worried about losing my gun to the cops.
You need a new gun smith. Why would using a water displacement product to displace the water be bad for your gun?
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I have no idea about today's WD40, but in the 70s, it was discovered when a trooper's Model 66 went "click" instead of "bang" in a real life self-defense scenario that the WD40 had gummed up sufficiently to cushion the blow of the falling hammer to cause a failure to ignite the primer.
The agency discontinued its use of WD40 and advised others to do so. Word got around. I checked the insides of S&Ws I owned back then and all of them were a gummy mess requiring a thorough cleaning with Hoppes No 9 to get all the garbage out. That is why I have never used WD40 on a firearm of any kind since that date. I cannot speak for others, but only for myself. This has been discussed on this Forum before, and some claim WD40 has changed its formula since then, but they are my fine revolvers, and it is my life, and I am not going to take the chance.
WD-40 found its first use as a corrosion-resistant coating for the outer skin of the Atlas missile, interestingly enough.
It is a water-displacer, and it does work fairly well as a penetrating solution on rusted or seized bolts etc.
It is NOT a firearm lubricant, and in fact has no lubrication qualities at all once it dries. In fact, when exposed to heat (like on a firearm) it turns gummy. Once dry IT DOES NOT LUBE OR PROTECT A FIREARM. Yes, it can cut thru some cruddy buildup, but then you need to clean the firearm completely and re-lube it with a proper firearms-rated lube.
It is a water-displacer, and it does work fairly well as a penetrating solution on rusted or seized bolts etc.
It is NOT a firearm lubricant, and in fact has no lubrication qualities at all once it dries. In fact, when exposed to heat (like on a firearm) it turns gummy. Once dry IT DOES NOT LUBE OR PROTECT A FIREARM. Yes, it can cut thru some cruddy buildup, but then you need to clean the firearm completely and re-lube it with a proper firearms-rated lube.
