First time at the range in 6 months...

[shipwreck]

I had a neck injury many months ago. And, it's been tough, and I am still recovering. But, I finally got to go shoot yesterday for the first time in a while.... I couldn't do it until now...

I took my 15 year old son, and he shot his Buckmark. And, I took my 3.1" S&W Shield Plus Performance Center pistol and my Glock 19. I carry these guns all the time, so I wanna stay in practice. This was only the 3rd time I've shot the 3.1" Shield Plus since I got it...

Man, that Shield Plus is awesome. The combination of that factory trigger and those bright fiber optic sights - that gun is amazingly accurate. I don't think I've ever had a small 9mm that size that shoots so well. I've had a few original Shields, and a 2.0 Shield before. But, I always thought they were TOO thin.

The Shield Plus is JUST the right width. Today, I even shot the Shield Plus better than I do my Glock 19.

The factory trigger on the Shield plus is the best factory trigger I have ever felt on a striker fired polymer gun. Supposedly, the trigger gets a little work on the Performance Center version too.

Anyway, I had a nice time after not getting to shoot for so long...

Here is a pic of the two Shield Plus models I have...

 

[shipwreck]

I went to the range again today - I hadn't shot the 4" Shield Plus since Dec 2021 (I shot the 3.1" one last weekend). Today - I shot them head to head.

That 4" version is awesome. VERY accurate. I do shoot the 4" version a little bit more accurately than the 3.1" version - obviously. But both shot great.

It is interesting that I shoot tighter groups with the 10 round mags compared to the 13 rounders.

It is nice to have 2 carry guns that I REALLY shoot well. In the past, I always felt like I was making a compromise because a fullsize 5" gun was too big/heavy. These guns shoot amazingly well. I don't feel like I am compromising carrying something smaller with these two... And, I gotta say again that the fiber optic sights make it SO much easier to shoot these guns well.

 

[bigwheelzip]

Nice.
Hard to overestimate the importance of a good sight picture, especially as one ages.


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[shipwreck]

Nice.
Hard to overestimate the importance of a good sight picture, especially as one ages.


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Well, I sold my 2.0 Shield and version 1 Shield once I got my two Plus models. But, I previously had the 2.0 Performance Center Shield. And, I fell in love with the fiber optic sights.

I had someone install fiber optics on my Beretta M9A3 recently. My group sizes tightened up with the sight change on that gun. At my age, I guess I need fiber optics for everything.

 

[wbwanzer]

I like fiber optics also, but I put a set of Trijicon night sights on my Plus PC and boy do I love those. Better than FO in my opinion.

 

[shipwreck]

I like fiber optics also, but I put a set of Trijicon night sights on my Plus PC and boy do I love those. Better than FO in my opinion.

Well, we all like different things. I had someone install fiber optics on my M9A3 months ago. My groups tightened up by 1/2 with the fiber optics. I am considering putting them on other guns too.

I have always been a night sight guy. But I shoot at a dimly lit indoor range. But, it's not dark enough to see the tritium glow. Anyway - the light shining over me in the stall is perfect to light up the plastic pipes and make them glow.

 

[wbwanzer]

Hey, whatever works for you.

 

[ImDrRich]

Shipwreck -

I have the 2.0 M&P Shield PC version in 9mm. Easiest to shoot, most accurate semi-auto I've ever owned. They really did this one right.

Feel better.