9mm Shield battery question

[RobzGuns]

In the (almost) 3 Years I've had mine, it has never slipped out of battery on its own, or during holstering. If I Press Check with a topped off mag... Yes... It sometimes stays out of battery, so ya know what I do? I never Press Check it. If the mag is inserted in MY pistol, I know there's a round chambered.

Do you have a holster for it yet? If so, Just holster it multiple times (with the safety on, if your Shield has a safety) and see if holstering it will force it out of battery. If it does push out of battery, does pulling it out of the holster exert enough force to push it back into battery on its own? If not, do what others suggested and when holstering, build a habit of placing your thumb on the Slide Plate to press it completely into the holster.

There's no reason to Press Check them, since they have a 'witness hole' on top, but if you do feel the need to Press Check, just press it back into battery and know it's good to go.

When cycling rounds being fired, the return force of the slide is enough to make the slide go into battery on its own.

When racking the Slide, do NOT 'ride the slide' forward. This may cause it not to go fully into battery. Pull it back and let it go (on its own).

Do these simple routines and you won't need to worry about whether it's in battery, or not.

Now get your butts to the range and SHOOT those new Shields, rather than fretting over this.

 

[Rastoff]

There's no reason to Press Check them, since they have a 'witness hole' on top, but if you do feel the need to Press Check, just press it back into battery and know it's good to go.

There's always a need to do a chamber check. It's the only way to know 100% what the condition of the gun is. Of course this is only done during an administrative load.

You've also indicated the fix for any gun potentially staying out of battery; just help the slide forward. This is actually the proper way to do it because any gun could exhibit this anomaly.

 

[Nomadic Vagabond]

I carry my Shield with the 8rd. mag and one in the chamber. So far I've not had any feeding issues at all, but have noticed a troubling problem. If I lightly push back the slide (as if to press-check), the slide will stay out of battery. A light nudge will return the gun to battery.

My Shield does the same thing. If I push back the slide a little it stays out of battery with a topped off mag +1. Is this an issue?

 

[RobzGuns]

My Shield does the same thing. If I push back the slide a little it stays out of battery with a topped off mag +1. Is this an issue?

No... As mentioned earlier in reply #22, many pistols do this. Just press it back into battery.

 

[baird]

As I stated above, the gun has about 500-600 rounds through it without issue. I carry the gun in a Blade-Tech Klipit appendix holster and it has never come out of battery while being carried, at least partially due to the holster having a mostly covered muzzle. That is not my concern.

My only concern is this: will the gun fire out of battery and cause me to lose fingers? From my limited testing, it appears it will not, but I wonder if anyone has tried this with primed, empty brass or another method to confirm, one way or another, if it will fire.

Safety is my only concern. I have never had a gun come out of battery during normal concealed carry in nearly thirty years of carrying.

 

[Rastoff]

My only concern is this: will the gun fire out of battery and cause me to lose fingers? From my limited testing, it appears it will not, but I wonder if anyone has tried this with primed, empty brass or another method to confirm, one way or another, if it will fire.

As I demonstrated before, you can test it yourself. No need for primed brass or live rounds. If you don't hear the click, it didn't fire.

However, there's more you can do to assure yourself without live ammo. Watch the barrel as the slide is moved rearward. Once it moves about 3/32" the chamber will start to drop. It's only at this point that the gun is truly out-of-battery. Once the chamber drops, the striker cannot hit the primer because it has moved out of the way.

So, even if the gun could fire out-of-battery, which it can't, the round is fully contained within the chamber. Thus, your fingers are safe.

 

[baird]

Rastoff,

Thank you for the reply(s). It is tough to exactly replicate the same amount the slide is out of battery, but with testing it appears as if the trigger disconnect kicks in and it will not fire.

Thanks again to everyone for the help.

 

[photoman]

Even when the barrel has fully dropped, it is still in battery. The striker will release but I don't know if the striker would still be aligned enough with the primer to fire. Once the barrel is truly out of battery, the striker block is no longer being activated by the trigger bar so it is impossible for the striker to move forward.

 

[Smitty357]

#1 the shield has a peep hole up top that allows u to see a round in the chamber.

#2 my shield is always loaded. Noone plays with it, noone touches it. It's mine and I know for a fact it's always hot.

Now tell.me again why I need to do a pressure check.

 

[shawn mccarver]

I've occasionally had a gun slide a little out of battery when inserting it into a snug holster, but it always returns when it's drawn.

When holstering ANY pistol, keep finger off the trigger. If slide movement is a problem, place thumb behind the slide to hold slide in battery during holstering. This can happen on ANY pistol, whether striker- or hammer-fired.

 

[highaltitude]

It's definitely a known issue and from what I can surmise happens to the overwhelming majority of Shield 9's. Mine did it even after 1500 rounds (until I sold it). A lot of people get fixated on not needing to do a press check. The press check isn't the issue, since you can always push the gun back into battery. The thing that always concerned me was if it goes OOB during a re-holster or a fight with a bad guy without me being aware of it, then the gun doesn't fire. I will say I think it's very difficult to knock the gun OOB. The chances of it happening are there but it's very small, IMO. I also don't agree a lot of guns do this. My XDs 9 and Glock 19 sure don't.

 

[fillwa]

Yep. This happened to me when I first started shooting my new 9mm Shield. Not a problem with the Shield, but a problem with the "human" holding on to the slide as it traveled forward while racking a fresh magazine.