M&P Shield 45 Problem

[LAA]

Yeah, I am an old dufus, 80 years old, but that does not stop me from shooting good guns!
I have a few, and this is the first one where I cannot hand load a full magazine!
I even have a 10 rounder for my 1911's that loads by hand!
Do you drag your speed loader to the range when you want to spend some time practicing?
I don't even have a loader yet, except my two hands, and they have worked pretty good for all my years so far..
and no problem loading the mags for my Kahr 45 which is about the same size as the 45 Shield.

My apologies. I'm only 66, but I have had some bad hand damage. I do have other 45's including the 1911 that loads much easier, but those Uplulu's that easily load everything from 9mm to 45's are very compact and always go to the indoor range, as well as the desert.

 

[rkmdogs]

My apologies. I'm only 66, but I have had some bad hand damage. I do have other 45's including the 1911 that loads much easier, but those Uplulu's that easily load everything from 9mm to 45's are very compact and always go to the indoor range, as well as the desert.

Well I ordered a loader on line. I hope it is the right one. Hope it comes with instructions cuz the picture is confusing!
We will have to see if it will work or me.

 

[phixer]

Well finally got to the range today and put 200 rounds of 230gr reloads through the 45 Shield. The gun operated flawlessly, not a single miss-feed, jam or anything. I also had done some work on the trigger / sear reducing the 12lb + trigger pull to just a little under 11lbs. (it's going to be a carry gun so don't want to go to low) As for the machining marks on the stripper, in my case, they don't appear to be needed.

 

[Dad_Roman]

Well I ordered a loader on line. I hope it is the right one. Hope it comes with instructions cuz the picture is confusing!
We will have to see if it will work or me.

Roughly 45 seconds to load 4 - Shield45 mags (and I even dropped one round )

Maglula recommends placing the first round because it utilizes a metal tongue to push down so you dont want to be hitting that on a plastic follower

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYxSjZqi7W0[/ame]

 

[mac6150]

First time user

I recently bought a new M&P Shield 45. This is my first striker fired pistol. I am a long time 1911 user and wanted something smaller for CC. I finally took this to the range last week and fired around 50 rounds and was not impressed with my accuracy. I was all over the paper, with most of the rounds being low to the left, which I read was a common with right hand users.

A couple of things I noticed was the slide was harder to rack than my 1911 and the trigger had a heavier pull than my 1911. I loved the feel of the shield in my hand, the grip fits perfect. I guess my main problem is that I expected this to be dead on like my 1911 right out of the box, and honestly it probably is. I think the main issue is the operator break-in period. This is a new type of firearm for me and I definitely have a learning curve here. I disassembled the pistol and cleaned it thoroughly and plan to go to the range tomorrow to put a lot more rounds through it. I'm confident both pistol and operator will break in nicely.

The one thing I did read on line is that some people are replacing the triggers. Has anyone replaced the trigger and if so , how do you the new trigger compared to the old one? I don't plan on replacing the trigger, just curious if a new trigger is better.

 

[Aksarben]

One thing that helps is wearing in the channel where the striker safety block is. They cut the hole for the safety plunge and then cut another hole perpendicular. Some remove the whole assembly and use a small high grit stone and drill *NOT DREMEL and run up and down the striker block channel to remove the burr. I just found out that if you dry fire it and then NOT retracting the slide again keep re-pressing the trigger that the small bar that moves the striker safety block out of the way keeps moving that without having to re-cock the striker. Do this about 200-300 times.... watching TV, reading, etc. and that burr will become quite a bit less noticeable and gets rid of the grittiness of that part of the trigger.

The .45 Shield is pretty accurate, at least mine.

 

[Dad_Roman]

I recently bought a new M&P Shield 45. This is my first striker fired pistol. Congrats

I was all over the paper, with most of the rounds being low to the left, which I read was a common with right hand users. Yes it is. Finger pad placement on the trigger is quite critical.

.....and the trigger had a heavier pull than my 1911. And the heavy trigger makes you pull down and left also

I think the main issue is the operator break-in period. This is a new type of firearm for me and I definitely have a learning curve here. Yep...your dead on.

I disassembled the pistol and cleaned it thoroughly and plan to go to the range tomorrow to put a lot more rounds through it. I'm confident both pistol and operator will break in nicely.It will. Takes around 300-500 rounds. Check those vids on finger/pad placement. Hicock45 has some good ones that are specific to Shields. Remember, your used to a 1911 pull. A Shield is in the area of 5.5 to 7 lbs from the factory. Bit of a learning curve there like you said

The one thing I did read on line is that some people are replacing the triggers. Has anyone replaced the trigger and if so , how do you the new trigger compared to the old one? I don't plan on replacing the trigger, just curious if a new trigger is better.Better is certainly relative to "what you like". I have replaced triggers, sears, put in whole kits,
polished etc etc. Apex equipment makes a big difference.
The triggers are designed to change takeup, overtravel and the like. They also lighten up the trigger pull. The kits will eliminate grit and slick up internal workings. Your pull may lighten up or not depending on the kit. Polishing is nice...and helps

Lots of options.

Good first post, welcome to the forum. Beware the flying monkeys

7 yd. groups.....I usually rattle at a rate of 2 per sec.