Yup, it's been shot off a rest.
Going to put a sledge hammer to my M&P Shield
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Yup, it's been shot off a rest.
...find someone with a Ransom Rest...and know for sure...
I wish but I highly doubt anyone I know owns one.
kannonvaggon
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If the sights are fairly well lined up and the gun shoots way off to the left using a rest..... send back to S&W with that info and they should be able to fix it up for you. The Shield is NOT inherently poor as regards accuracy.
YMMV
YMMV
Bonephish
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That thing is over $400. A laser boresight cartridge is $30.
Ransom Master Series Machine Pistol Shooting Rest
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I would just contact S&W and let them look at it.
Funny, that's what I did to my alarm clock when I retired.
hannstv
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Have you tried another Shield to compare against? Find a range that rents guns and try another out. Might have a lemon and again it might just not be the best fit for you.
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Apply the sledge hammer to the sights and not the gun. My Shield sights were incredibly tight too.
it is not a bad barrel. You said it yourself ALL my shots and other shooters shots are left. So it shoots consistently left. If shots were consistently all over the place with multiple shooters you could blame the barrel i guess. Your gun has never been sighted in with the ammo you use. Lots of guns need a little sight tweaking to shoot to point of aim. Your front sight needs to go a hair to the left. Surprises me you were willing to shoot it for a year like that...theres nothing wrong with your gun. It's telling you what it needs.....
I have 250 rounds through my 9mm shield, impressed by the accuracy but during rapid fire it starts hitting low and left from point of aim. I believe in my case it's shifting slightly in my hand, if I concentrate on my grip it seems to help.
Good luck.
Good luck.
kmanick
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I'm left handed, when I first got my shield it shot off to the right, no matter what I tried.
I had my gunsmith do the trigger and put on AmeriGlo night sights.
Now at 30 feet I can easily go 2-3" groups dead center.
Tune it up with a gunsmith or send it back.
I had my gunsmith do the trigger and put on AmeriGlo night sights.
Now at 30 feet I can easily go 2-3" groups dead center.
Tune it up with a gunsmith or send it back.
pyro
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I go to the range, sit on a chair at a bench, and rest my gun on a sand bag. That works for me and it should give you a reasonably accurate picture of where your gun is aiming.
Shield sights are factory installed by machine....a pusher that"s set at X amount of pressure...so it's possible that the front sight could come out a hair off.If they came out the door hand tweaked and test fired for accuracy they would cost twice as much...and nobody would buy em
Ranger17
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guess I would have tried it a couple times and if truly off (and not operator error) it would have gone back to SW a long time ago. Either it comes back fixed and all is well or it comes back with no changes done or needed and then time to vent and sell it.
As it has a warranty, assuming it was bought new that is, send it back and see what SW says.
As it has a warranty, assuming it was bought new that is, send it back and see what SW says.
Adjust the sights and forget it. If you can't do it without damaging the gun, take it to a gunsmith or buy a pusher. A drop or two of Kroil a few hours before you try to move the sights can't hurt the process. 
Don't do it!!! Sledge Hammers and Shields don't go well together
My Shield shot left with I first bought it a few years ago and I realized my trigger control was not correct for this smaller gun..
Once adjusted grip and trigger control everything was fine.
Sledge Hammer would and should be last resort, cause I can assure you that after the sledge hammer it will not hit the target at any distance..............
My Shield shot left with I first bought it a few years ago and I realized my trigger control was not correct for this smaller gun..
Once adjusted grip and trigger control everything was fine.
Sledge Hammer would and should be last resort, cause I can assure you that after the sledge hammer it will not hit the target at any distance..............
It's a sight alignment issue. Understand that the sights are attached to the slide, not the barrel; so regardless if the sights appear aligned, it may still be off for POI vs POA. Send it back to SW and they'll take care of it. I was shooting left as well and SW aligned the sight.
Rubber grip sock and a mag extender. My son has the same pistol and it helped him get on target. I also put a rubber grip sock on my Ruger LC9s for the same reason and now it shoots fine. Point is that a small grip in a mans hand can cause the left and left low shot. Sock is about $10.00. You might want to start there>> Good luck!
