Higher Capacity Shield...

[nanney1]

At what point will S&W create a Shield with higher capacity such as the P365/Hellcat options. Or, is it even on the horizon with the myriad of different sizes of M&P’s and Shields out there currently?

 

[scott.amy00]

I highly doubt they're even looking at the Shield in that aspect. If they do come out with something in the micro-compact size with a higher capacity like the Hellcat and P365 I would think they'd sell it as an all new model and separate it from everything else.

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[RobzGuns]

I would think if they were even considering raising the capacity, they would have tried it with the EZ.

 

[MyDads38]

I have a Gen 1 9mm Compact (12 round), I carry a Gen 1 9mm Shield every day, for past several years. If I feel I need more than what the Shield offers, I'll carry my 9c.
I also have a new 2.0 Compact 4" (15 round) and a FS Gen 1- 4 1/4"/17 round.
So far, I've never felt "under-gunned" with my Shield; 7 + 1 in the gun with an 8 round reload. I don't personally see a need for a higher capacity Shield model, with so many other options already available in the M&P line/series. Just my opinion

 

[sandog]

A doublestack Shield would no longer be a Shield, but a wider pistol.
So as scott said above, if S&W were to come out with a higher capacity pistol it would be an entirely new model and they'd call it something else.

 

[mmb617]

A doublestack Shield would no longer be a Shield, but a wider pistol.

Indeed. A lot of people who buy a Shield do so because they want a slim easily concealable pistol. Making it a double stack would defeat that purpose just as adding capacity by making the single stack magazine longer does.

Any major changes to platform that still sells well would simply be rolled out as a new model since that would generate more buzz than an upgrade to an existing model.

 

[CB3]

With the very reliable MagGuts +2 extension adding about 1/4” to the overall height of the gun compared to the factory 8-round mag, I get 10+1 capacity on the Shield. With a 10-round backup mag, my confidence is boosted (21 rounds vs. 17).

No need for a S&W redesign. As the responses to this thread do and will show, most people feel adequately armed with the 8’s and even the 7’s. If there were to be such a redesign, it would simply be to have an option for a longer grip and a factory 10-round mag. S&W could easily accomplish this at not very much expense. They don’t believe the demand is there.

I’m just not most people.

 

[MrMoose]

I don’t see M&P Shield high-cap mags in the future because the standard mags are already manufactured with thin-wall metal construction. If S&W wants to compete in micro segment with P365 and Hellcat, I agree a new design is necessary beginning with a new magazine, like Sig did. Same is true for Glock although, Glock used polymer-wrapped metal so there was an aftermarket opportunity to increase magazine capacity with a thin-wall metal design. Aftermarket S15 mags and metal mag release for G43X transform that pistol into an impossibly-small, 15-round wonder with no noticeable loss of reliability. Shield & G43 are both larger pistols than P365. IMO, they handle better and both are easier to shoot accurately. Hats off to Sig for creating the first truly high-cap micro pistol — S&W and the rest of the market are sure to follow...

 

[CB3]

I don’t see M&P Shield high-cap mags in the future because the standard mags are already manufactured with thin-wall metal construction.

I’m not sure why a single stack mag, with almost no lateral pressure (unlike a double stack) needs to have thicker walls than the OEM Shield mag. Mine have worked fine and show no signs of stress after thousands of rounds.

 

[ken158]

They have already sold over a million Shields and apparently feel the platform is sufficient as offered and no need for any additional engineering. I agree.

 

[Saudade]

Here ya go!!

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[Rob613]

3 million, probably closer to 3.5 now.

 

[Raisin]

Here ya go!!

ProMag S&W Shield 9mm 50 Round Drum Magazine BLACK Polymer DRM-A15 | Cheaper Than Dirt

That should solve anybody's thirst for more rounds. I bit harder to conceal but what the heck it sure has more rounds.

 

[Raisin]

Try adding a +2 extension for rounds with the 7 round magazine. Solid Enhanced Magazine Extension Plate 2 Rounds For 40 S&W M&P-SHIELD 9mm | eBay

 

[BAM-BAM]

Guys ....... different guns for different purposes......................... get one (or two) of each as your needs dictate........................ why not a hi-cap 3913..... oh wait.......................

Think.......James Bond; AKA "spy" licenced to Kill.................. .32 Walther PPK.... back up "car" gun a Browning HP a Smith 29 or a H&K 45..... pick your movie..........

2nd Gen Smiths................ 39xx for IWB concealed carry 7 or 8+ 1......... want hi-cap ..... get yourself a 6906/04 at 12 +1

or go all "movie" and get yourself a 6915 with 15rd/+two spare mag.

 

[k31scout]

Hellcat and P365 are impressive and slim but too tiny for me. You think Smith could pull it off.

 

[pasound]

My 6906 with 12's and my 15 with an adapter plate are plenty of capacity. The grip is still fat, hard to conceal on my skinny frame even with an IWB holster. My smallest 9 is my SCCY CPX-2 with 10 round mags, a bit slimmer, easier to carry concealed. I've tried the micros - grips are too small to hold well.

 

[fmflorida]

I doubt Smith will ever make a Shield with higher capacity, first off the Shield is already very popular as it is, second lots of states have magazine/gun restrictions where SIG, Springfield cant go...yet.

Lastly.....Smith has the M&Pc if you want a high capacity "compact" gun......SIGs only compact gun (worth mentioning) was a P224 and that was discontinued a while ago....as for Springfield...they dont have any "high capacity" compact guns beyond the Hellcat. The XD line are either similar to the shield capacity wise or larger.

 

[sotexas]

I own all a 365XL, PC Shields, and a Hellcat. The 365 hasn't been carried in a long time, actually it didn't get carried much after the purchase, I don't shoot it as accurately as I would like. I carried the Shield 45 and enjoyed it. The Hellcat did replace my Shield but I still carry the Shield 45 in certain circumstances. I would hate to see the Shield platform changed.

 

[LVSteve]

I thought the hicap Shield was called the M&P 9C ?