Shield 9mm safety ?

808 · Nov 10, 2012

I notice the M P Shield 9 mm has a manual safety lever on the side of the frame. If you would carry the Shield with the manual safety off .

Is there any internal safety preventing the firing pin from moving until the trigger is pulled to prevent a drop fire ?

robotoid · Nov 10, 2012

Yes firing pin safety

808 · Nov 10, 2012

Thanks for the info.

I also found on You tube a demo on the gun and shows the answer to my question .Thanks again.
Smith and Wesson M&P Shield 9mm Exclusive - YouTube

shawn mccarver · Nov 10, 2012

808 said:
I notice the M P Shield 9 mm has a manual safety lever on the side of the frame. If you would carry the Shield with the manual safety off .

Is there any internal safety preventing the firing pin from moving until the trigger is pulled to prevent a drop fire ?

Yes, there is a firing pin block, so the manual safety is not necessary to prevent a discharge from dropping, assuming the pistol is in proper working order.

DavidC77 · Nov 12, 2012

Plus you have the trigger safety, that won't do much if dropped, but it's there, so the Shield more or less has 3 safety's...

I'll never carry it with the safety on as I am left handed...

I'm going to check if there is a way of doing away with the safety lever so it won't get flicked on by mistake... I'm not sure if I can just trim the safety or if I can just remove it... I'll most likely just leave it alone as it looks like it won't flick on by mistake...

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robkarrob · Nov 12, 2012

Shield safety removal video:

M&P Shield Manual Safety Removal - YouTube

M&P Shield Manual Safety Removal - YouTube

DavidC77 · Nov 13, 2012

robkarrob said:
Shield safety removal video:

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Great, Thank You...

I figured it would be something easy like that..

I'll have the gun apart soon to add the APEX kit I can do it then..

I have to wait till December for my XS sights as those are on backorder but I can do the other stuff for now...

VINTAGE1944 · Mar 7, 2014

shield 9mm help!

on my 9mm this wiggles/moves very, very slightly forward and backward is this normal? sorry for the rookie question but I just bought this pistol yesterday. thanks!

Kadonny · Mar 7, 2014

DavidC77 said:
I'm going to check if there is a way of doing away with the safety lever so it won't get flicked on by mistake... I'm not sure if I can just trim the safety or if I can just remove it... I'll most likely just leave it alone as it looks like it won't flick on by mistake...

The safety on my Shield 9 is pretty hard to engage, much harder than it is to flick off. I highly doubt you can flick it on by mistake but I guess anything is possible. I'll probably leave mine factory just in case I ever want to use the safety, but most of the time I'm going to carry it with the safety off.

nocents · Mar 7, 2014

the manual safety on the shield9 I had worked like a champ..the short time I carried it was with the safety on.....BUT...now carry a 3913NL with the safety off.....I guess I am just too old school to trust a striker fire pointed at my junk

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