Just picked up this pistol today. Can't wait to hit the range with it tomorrow and take her for a ride!! As with anything I buy I can't seem to leave it how it came. Are there any must do upgrades that I can't live without?

I buy guns that don't need upgrades and you just bought one as well. Enjoy it.

The only Must Do upgrade I can think of is extra mags. After 18 Months of EDC, Mine is still stock.

Unlike some of the other pistols out there, the Shield doesn't need a trigger kit, but if you just can't leave well enough alone and have money to blow, you could always get an Apex kit.

Of course, there are plenty of threads about night sights too.

I have used mine for EDC since the week they were released. For me, an already great weapon became perfect when I removed the thumb safety, added an apex sear & USB, & TFO sights. Add a few 8 rd mags and you're in business.

I pocket conceal my Shield and frankly the rear stock sight is a pocket grabber.

The only modification I made has been to change out the stock sights for XS Big Dot night sights.

My Shield is a defense weapon not a target weapon. XS Big Dot gets on target quicker than notch and post sights and at 7 yards I can get the shots where they need to be--center mass.

Russ

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Mine is as she came from the factory as well. So far I really can't think of something that MUST be changed.

The apex sear by itself makes a nice change as well as what ever accessory sights you might prefer.

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Shield is great as is. Upgrades are personal preference . Since mine is my carry pistol, I choose to go with the Apex carry kit and truglo TFO sights.

The best thing too do with your new shield is shoot it, the more you do the better it will feel

Talon rubber (not granulated) stick on grips.

XS Big Dot Sights and the new NDZ mag base plate extension.

I too added APEX sear and USB. Makes a really nice EDC for me. Got to love the gun laws in GA.

There are not any "must-do" upgrades. There are a lot of personal preference upgrades.

I like the ameriglo pro idot. They are tritium tubes and the front is outlined with dayglo orange. They make a shield specific version. I run a version on all my carry guns.

Nothing needed but lots of ammo.... I did add XS Big Dot sights and MagGuts for +1 in my mags.

This is my first S&W Shield 9mm. I'm usually a Glock guy but I want a single stack 9mm for summer carry and the new G43 is just too small for my hand. I love it so far and as you can see I customized it a little bit:

FDE Cerakote
Custom Stippling
Viridian R5 laser

Please let me know what you think....

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My Shield has Talon Rubber Grip, Trijicon HD sights, and APEX Carry Kit.

My wife's Shield has a perfect stock trigger so she has the Talon Rubber Grip and Trijicon HD sights.

NC

+1 for Magguts

Made the switch from a G26 easier

The Shield is not a single stack

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M&P 9mm 5" Pro
M&P 9mm Shield

S&W MP Shield 9mm is a Single Stack pistol.

Technically it's 1.5 stack, but the capacity is "single". I like the 1.5 design for ease of inserting the mag.

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So far I like the sights on my Shield. But they would most likely be the only thing I might change to night sights, or maybe the big dot. I did think about Talon grips but right now I'm not having a problem shooting it.

My Shield (carry daily) has just an Apex sear, grip wrap, Ameriglo-Pro-i-Dot sights. It is easily the most solid carry semi auto I have ever owned.

The only things I've felt the need to do to my Shield are Trijicon HD sights (highly recommended, I put them on my Pro Series as well for consistency) and Talon grips. I don't think the Talons are really necessary from a practical carry perspective, but in sunny Florida the hands get sweaty pretty quick during outdoor practice and the Talons help with that. I may be one of the lucky ones, but the trigger on my Shield is as good as my Apex DCAEK equipped Pro.

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Jim - M&P Pro 40L/Shield 40

Anyone who looks at the Shield's mags can see that it's not a True Single-Stack. But... It's not a True Double-Stack either. If it were a Double-Stack, it would hold 10-12 rounds, rather than 7. If you want to be knit-picky about it, call it a Staggered-Column (or Stagger-Stack) pistol.

For discussion purposes, the Shield and G43 are marketed in the Single-Stack category, so why not just let it drop?
Hey... Guess what!!! The G43 has a Staggered-Column mag too!

The only changes I've made (so far):
1. Add one 7rd mag and 2 8rd. versions.
2. Add a Pearce Grip Extension to one of the 7rd mags.
3. Add a Crimson Trace Laserguard, LG-489 (green).

Unlike some others, I love having the safety so it'll remain untouched. One of the 7rd mags has to remain untouched so the pistol will fit into the Sneaky Pete holster. Now I'm looking for an IWB for it.

If sight snag becomes an issue, I'll look at a changeout there.

In general terms, my Shield is now the primary carry piece and all-around favorite 9mm pistol.

Just added the Pearce extension to my 40 7 round mag about a hour ago think I am going to like it and will buy 2 more and two more 7 round mags. Don

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M&P X5

Let's see... 1 Pearce Mag. Extension, 1 Hogue Hand-All Jr. , 1 IWB Holster, 1 OWB holster, 1 4-die set, 4 100rnd ammo cases, 1 cleaning rod tip, 1 snake. That's about it, so far.

Just picked up my first shield 9mm (first firearm purchase as well) and already ordered talon grips, mag lula reloader, and a pearce extension. Whats a good cleaning kit to get? Also, where can i get a few extra 7-8 round mags for a decent price? Cant wait to get out and put some rounds through my new shield!

I just use a small Winchester cleaning kit, Rem gun oil.....nothing fancy.

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EDC still stock with 7 rd mag, which is really 8. one in the pipe and 7 in mag.
with a minituck crossbreed

edit: 44mag.com has extra mags(7 and 8) for $25

Gold metallic color fill, Viridian Green Laser, custom Kydex IWB holsters, Pearce mag extensions, extra 8 rd mag., Talon grips, and lots of 124 grn. rounds fired through this gem !

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Mine is all stock internally as its my EDC. Added CTC Laser and TruGlo TFO sights.

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Talon grips, magguts, Ameriglo i -dot sights in orange, apex aluminum trigger, Apex carry kit, polished feed ramp, and Pearce mag extensions.

No...you are wrong
The Shield is an offset stack
Edit:
Go get one of your Shield's magazines.
It doesn't matter if you have the 9mm or the .40cal...
Now turn the magazine onto its side so the "round count"
numbers are visable...assuming you have rounds in the magazine
you will clearly see they are offset one to the next...
They are not even close to being one directly on top of the other
as in a true single stack...

So yeah...the Shield is NOT a single stack

Edit #2
Oh you're not a Shield owner?
I posted a picture for ya...
In 9mm...

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Lighten up goes both ways...
I never said double stack...

Edit: ya know for a guy whose posts are almost always on point, you really flopped on this one
Might be time to stop drinking the Kool-Aid !
Marketing by who? Reviewers...yeah they are always on point huh?
I have yet to see an S&W ad for the Shield placing it in a "Single-Stack category"
Truer to point, S&W has used conceal ability...to wit:

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And...here is another Print Ad
Let's just be accurate with terms.

It's not a 1.5 either, to say it's within .5 of a double stack
Or within .5 of a single stack is wrong too...
Offset or staggered is technically the correct nomiinclature

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M&P 9mm Shield

My single stack Shield is two years old and is 100% stock.

There are not any must-do upgrades. There are a lot of up grades that change good to great

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M&P 9mm Shield

I bought my Shield 9 last year. After a few months I bought TFO sights, but never installed them. My gun is completely stock, save for a hogue grip I put on.

It's fine just as it comes. That being said, my eyes are getting a bit older and it's time for XS big dots which is also a night site. I found a gunsmith who carries a Shield and he let me try his Apex duty/carry kit. Yep, he's putting one in as well as the big dots as I type this. He's also polishing the internals. I can't wait to get it back and go shoot it. The trigger feels like the one in my SR9c, or will when I get it back. I think it will be good to have very similar feeling triggers on both my 9mm guns. When I get it back, I'll just spend money on ammo, lol.

Update.....got my gun back and loved it. I was shooting better from farther distances than I did before 10 yds closer. My trigger pull must have been abnormally stiff or something. It's right at 5.5 now. OK, now the bad.....after 57 rounds the front site fell off. That was due to the gunsmith's error in cleaning up the area around the site before the lock tite set up. I texted him and he told me to bring it to him right then. He fixed it immediately and used rock tight this time. This was late Sunday afternoon on Father's Day. I took notice of that. I will shoot it some more tomorrow. I think it's the perfect carry gun.