That was a great thought about the Hellcat cover. Did it fit?I thought about that myself as I was looking at an optics cut M&P Shield slide & then thought of Springfield Armory's Hellcat for a cover BUT it would be Croatian & really not in the USA but maybe the guys from Illinois could get one for you
What kind of Shield do you have that is optics ready
Performance Center maybe?
Maybe it's the Universe's way of telling me to commit to an RDS.I really can't figure out why S&W can't offer you the right cover plate & screws.
And no, I only thought of using the Springfield Armory's plate as I have one in my stash along with one from a SIG, but it is different as it has sights as part of it...