I took the Shield plunge today...WOW!

[Marshal Tom]

Too bad they didn't put ambi controls on it for us lefties. I would not pocket carry it being lefthanded without the safety on so I am restricted to holster carry.

tom

 

[MIST]

My wife has decided that my shield will be her new carry piece. The short mag seems to load better 6+1. 7+1 is so stiff it almost makes me nervous loading it.

After having my Shield for a few weeks and shooting only a few hundred rounds through it, the magazine springs have loosened up to where full capacity is no problem to load.

The magazine springs for my 45C were actually much stiffer than those on the Shield. It took loading to -1 capacity several times before I was able to successfully load to the full capacity of the magazine.

 

[RobzGuns]

Good to hear that the mag springs are loosening up.
I was starting to wonder if I'd be needing to file a bit off the bottom of the follower.