I'm hoping someone here can answer a question about shooting the 3.1-inch Shield Plus in IDPA.
I'd like to shoot mine in Back Up Gun category. I know the gun will fit in the test box with a 10-round magazine, but it's too large to fit with a 13-round magazine. However, I'm wondering if it will fit with a 10-round magazine with finger rest baseplate. It looks like the S&W finger rest baseplate might be a tiny bit shorter than the 13-round magazine, but it's hard to tell from photos, and I can't find any resource that lists the actual size of that baseplate. I'm hoping someone here shoots the Shield in BUG category and already knows the answer.
Update: On another group where I asked this question, a member confirmed that the S&W finger rest baseplate is slightly shorter than the 13-round magazine, but he didn't know if it would fit into the BUG test box. I'm confident someone already knows the answer to this.
Aother update: I couldn't find out the dimensions, but I saw a photo of the S&W finger rest baseplate compared with the Pearce baseplate, and the S&W baseplate is noticeably shorter. Good news. So I called S&W Parts today and explained what I was looking for, and they said that a finger rest baseplate should have come in the box for my Shield (it didn't). They said they could send me one for free as a warranty claim, and I told them I had two Shields, and they said they'd send me two. I told them I'm planning to buy four additional magazines and they let me order four additional finger rest baseplates (I had to pay for those). They're out of stock at present but are expected back in stock in 10-15 days. In case anybody wants to order one the part number is 3015715. The customer service guy I talked with was friendly and helpful.
The 7 round mag is the best for shooting the Shield in IDPA BUG (S),
because you can only LOAD 6 ROUNDS per para 8.1.3.4 of IDPA Rules.
I can reload with the 7 round mag faster anyway, so the larger mag is kind of a waste in IDPA BUG.
Anyone shoot Shield Plus in IDPA?
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