M&P Shield 9 Shooting Way Low Left

[TommyTheGreek]

I bought a shield .40 and took it to the range yesterday. It shot extremely left. Took it to my gunsmith and he said the rear sights were fine, and he straightened the front sight, he said it was waaay off center.

 

[Newbs]

Pistol and Revolver Error Analysis and Correction

 

[patsfan1281]

my FS 9 MM mostly shoots about 5-6 inches low. But i noticed today i droop my head down to the sights almost. Not sure if it's the problem. As i didn't droop the head and i was still 6 inches low and a little left.

I need some good lessons!

 

[OpsMgr]

my FS 9 MM mostly shoots about 5-6 inches low. But i noticed today i droop my head down to the sights almost. Not sure if it's the problem. As i didn't droop the head and i was still 6 inches low and a little left.

I need some good lessons!

Take a look at the chart in post #98...

 

[tblt44]

My shield came in with the sight off center.
I was shooting left.very hard to move it but now its on center so hope it shoots at point of aim.
By the way very hard is a under statment .had to use a vise with much pressure to move it.

 

[caribstv]

After reading this thread i was fed up with my shield (9) hitting left and drifted the rear sight a tad this morning and heres the results

 

[tblt44]

After reading this thread i was fed up with my shield (9) hitting left and drifted the rear sight a tad this morning and heres the results

So you drifted the rear not the front?
Did the rear move easy ?
Now that I have my front sight in the center I may move my rear next if needed.
Just dont know why smith says move the front only but press the dang thing on.

 

[caribstv]

Wasnt easy but it moved just go easy. it doesnt have to move over much but since you moved the front sight, i would shoot it first before making any more changes to see where its hitting

 

[caribstv]

My shield came in with the sight off center.
I was shooting left.very hard to move it but now its on center so hope it shoots at point of aim.
By the way very hard is a under statment .had to use a vise with much pressure to move it.

I used mallet and flat head screwdriver. (remember to use 1/16th Allen key to remove screw first)

 

[bob98366]

Bore Sight

Have not waded through this entire long thread in full, but a bore sight would immediately determine if the sights are off enough to cause the way low left problem. Amazon has them for less than a box of bullets.

 

[caribstv]

Have not waded through this entire long thread in full, but a bore sight would immediately determine if the sights are off enough to cause the way low left problem. Amazon has them for less than a box of bullets.

9 rounds should be enough to sight in maybe 12 at most(three at a time grouped).. plus most bore sights usually just put u on paper not fine tuning. how much are u paying for a box of 9mm? im just asking

 

[bob98366]

9 rounds should be enough to sight in maybe 12 at most(three at a time grouped).. plus most bore sights usually just put u on paper not fine tuning. how much are u paying for a box of 9mm? im just asking

As I understand the original poster, his groupings were tight but way off at 7 yds. At that range even a cheap bore sight should be able to rule out (or not) misalignment of the iron sights. Not trying to zero in, just help determine if it's the pistol's problem or operator's.

9mm factory reloads can be bought from a half a dozen places on the internet for less than $0.30/round, making a box of 50 about $15.00. And prices are slowly starting to come down. I've had zero problems in over 2,000 rounds with these in an M&P Pro40, Shield 9, two Kahr CW40s and a HiPoint 40S&W carbine.

 

[Roger S&W]

I just had the same problem with a 5"40 pro. Had me beating me head against the wall, had my buddy shoot it and low left same as me. drifted the front site a little to the left and went to 180 grain ammo the site adjustment took care of the left and the heaver bullets took care of the low. I was shooting 155 grain bullets. try some different ammo.
Cracker57

The 5'' Pro is known to shoot low out of the box. It's hard for me to believe bullet weight changed the point of impact at pistol ranges (up to 20 yards)
I had to replace the front sight with a lower height one.

 

[caribstv]

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As I understand the original poster, his groupings were tight but way off at 7 yds. At that range even a cheap bore sight should be able to rule out (or not) misalignment of the iron sights. Not trying to zero in, just help determine if it's the pistol's problem or operator's.

9mm factory reloads can be bought from a half a dozen places on the internet for less than $0.30/round, making a box of 50 about $15.00. And prices are slowly starting to come down. I've had zero problems in over 2,000 rounds with these in an M&P Pro40, Shield 9, two Kahr CW40s and a HiPoint 40S&W carbine.

Unserstood. But forgive me if im wrong if its mine and i zero it for me to perform the way i need it to perform, whats the point trying to figure out why its hiting left if its grouping tightly? I had taken some calipers and measured the distances of the rear sight on the slide and found they werent equal. I dont have that issues with the full size 9 or any ive owned ine the past, and judging from the amount of people having the same issue i decided just to move it and be done with it. Same with compond bows rifles etc. no?? Just constructive critisism.

 

[dano111]

Hello all..
New Shield 9 owner and just went to the range and put 150 rounds through it. Guess what? low and left. At about the 100 round count I was convinced it was the gun and since it being new I'm just concerned with getting rounds through it and not to worried about POI right now. Then I shot a mag with my off hand just to see what it felt like.....AND ALL 8 SHOTS WERE RIGHT ON THE BUTTON!
So I'm definitely going to try some of the suggestions found here and see what happens. I'm thinking it is my trigger finger or I can just shoot left handed from now on! haha...

 

[bobelk99]

http://s13.photobucket.com/user/bobelk99/media/A-JPGs/Shootcorrectionchart_zpse371581f.jpg.html

 

[skip4309]

The Shield is a primary defense weapon for close range...who cares what it does beyond 3-12 feet...I'm just concerned about reliability...and my Shield9 does the job...

 

[bobelk99]

The Shield is a primary defense weapon for close range...who cares what it does beyond 3-12 feet...I'm just concerned about reliability...and my Shield9 does the job...

Keep in mind that many of the posting members as involved with weapons, M&P or otherwise, as a hobby. They are interested in shooting for enjoyment and satisfaction. A little challenge makes it more interesting, and there is little challenge at 3-12 feet.

Hopefully very few will ever be required to use deadly force for defense.

 

[Wenzomatic]

Took my M&P 40 Shield to the range for the first time yesterday and fired a nice tight group low and left. Had the gunsmith make a small tweet so now it's dead center. Not sure why so many seem to be doing that out do the box. Love this gun...


Mike Wenzel
Oklahoma City

 

[mike_zelekovic]

Shield shooting low and to the left

After much reading on the forum I tried using the shield with a thumbs forward grip, and pulling the trigger at the first joint of my trigger finger. At 7 yards I was able to cluster the shots in the red zone of my target close to the the center. I shot 50 rounds today. I will probably put 100 to 200 rounds tomorrow, but the shooting is much improved. I also had trigger modified with an Apex reducing the trigger pull. I have to admit it has been frustrating.

I also shoot an S&W 9C and a Springfield 9XDS single stack sub compact and have not had these issues. I like the size of the Shield it is the smallest of the three, and has a very thin profile for CC.