M&P Shield at 1,020 Rounds

[cometpx4]

I know this is a little crazy but i picked up my Shield Saturday and Brought it right to the range and fired over 300 rounds. I reported the awesome results here on the forum. I then just couldn't stop and figured i would really test her out. Tonight i got to 1,020 rounds. Most of them were Speer Lawman 115gr fmj's with some mags of 115gr Silvertips, 115 Federal Hi Shoks, and 115 fmj Fed American Eagle. My ammo locker was stuffed with the Speer because one of the local dealers is sellling 1000 round cases for a great price. The Speer is actually pretty hot stuff.

Not a single bobble, jam, misfeed or any other malfunction. The little Shield just chugged along and got real, real, hot. I took it home, broke it down and cleaned it. No sign of wear points or peening. This is one solid little pistol. I have 500 rounds more of the speer which i will send thru the Shield by weeks end.
I am going to break this pistol or it will break me financially-stay tuned.

 

[joes4570]

I like your style. Good info.

 

[jfd]

Awesome, makes my little post seem puny by comparison! Glad to hear of your results, I'm hoping to experience the same with my Shield. Feel sorry for your wallet though....you must be single....

 

[youseemym&p]

i just dropped $400 on my first m&p 40c today and yall are making me want to go back for a shield tomorrow haha and even worse yesterday i dropped $500 on a RIA..im gonna go broke.......im gonna go broke hahahha

 

[Houdini1953]

Hey it seems almost biweekly I am buying another M&P but I will wait till they deliver the 40 Shields since that is what I like and carry daily along with a 45 as a BUG.

My LGS is supposed to get their delivery tomorrow or Wednesday and since the frame and all are almost identical I will be getting one of them when they are available!

Nothing against 9mm I have three of them but if I wish I will buy the 40 and get a 9mm barrel and have two guns where if you buy the 9 mm you can not do the same. The 40 caliber frame can also use the 357SIG so you potentially have three guns in one if you just buy the barrels to fits it!

Saturday I shot my brand new 40 full size with a .357 barrel with no problems and was more accurate with it. The recoil with a 357SIG is hard to tell about but since I was taking my time I can report more about that later since I only have 100 rounds left of it except for the 50 hollow points which will either go into the compact 40 or the new full size 40!

I knew that I would hear nothing but good reports about this newest gun from Smith and Wesson and it is also good news that they are adding a third shift to build more weapons which means that it will help those unemployed in the local area where the factory is!

M&P.357 4.25"

 

[rappa29]

I know this is a little crazy but i picked up my Shield Saturday and Brought it right to the range and fired over 300 rounds. I reported the awesome results here on the forum. I then just couldn't stop and figured i would really test her out. Tonight i got to 1,020 rounds. Most of them were Speer Lawman 115gr fmj's with some mags of 115gr Silvertips, 115 Federal Hi Shoks, and 115 fmj Fed American Eagle. My ammo locker was stuffed with the Speer because one of the local dealers is sellling 1000 round cases for a great price. The Speer is actually pretty hot stuff.

Not a single bobble, jam, misfeed or any other malfunction. The little Shield just chugged along and got real, real, hot. I took it home, broke it down and cleaned it. No sign of wear points or peening. This is one solid little pistol. I have 500 rounds more of the speer which i will send thru the Shield by weeks end.
I am going to break this pistol or it will break me financially-stay tuned.

Now THAT'S what I like to read about a new pistol review! No, it's not crazy, it's the way it's supposed to be! Especially if you're going to carry that gun and stake your life on it! Fine work and I doubt you'll break it! Maybe you should give your wallet a break after you reach 1500rds!

Honestly, it's not hard to get to 1000rds, especially in 9mm, considering its price vs other calibers.

 

[S&W Rover]

Well, this is a service you are providing, and I get it and appreciate it. Look forward to the next report.

As for the Shield itself, I have been reading the reviews on the various web sites and THERE HASN'T BEEN A NEGATIVE EXPERIENCE REPORTED YET in terms of FTE, FTF, etc. Truly amazing. I think the S&W engineers hit a home run. Those of use who are familiar with the M&Ps see the lineage in almost every part of the new pistol.

There are some complaints about the gun having a safety, and it is a new design compared to the other M&P pistols, but I understand why it is there and suspect I will learn to use it.

My Shield is on the way to my LGS from Bud's Guns, and I hope to see it before the weekend. It was an impulse buy -- right after I bought a Sig SP2022 -- but I had to do it! And now I think I have my ideal gun collection complete, but maybe not, because deep down I WANT TO SHOOT THEM ALL, every pistol made. And at least some of the revolvers, especially if they are K and L frame S&Ws.

 

[Bob L]

Thanks for the great report and I'm looking forward to hear about the 1500 mark. A new pistol and lots of ammo, what could be better.

 

[XAVMECH]

THANK YOU! It's good to hear from someone that's running one of these hard!

 

[crracer_712]

The safety in my opinion is a non issue. It has such a positive engagement that if you want to leave it off, I don't see a way that under normal carry, that it would ever get caught on anything that would bump it on, or off for that matter. It was easy enough to work for me with my thumb, but I would most likely, simply leave it off.

 

[jim28080]

Man, I feel like a cheapskate after only putting 175 rounds through my Shield this morning.
Thank's for the report. I guess they aren't going to wear out soon.

 

[Old cop]

I just looked at one today and am even more tempted after reading your report. If I weaken can I use this post when my wife gets annoyed w/me?

 

[Cervantes2010]

The safety in my opinion is a non issue. It has such a positive engagement that if you want to leave it off, I don't see a way that under normal carry, that it would ever get caught on anything that would bump it on, or off for that matter. It was easy enough to work for me with my thumb, but I would most likely, simply leave it off.

Even if it would be a 1 in a million chance of it going on safe somehow, that 1 in a million could get a person killed. Yeah, I know the odds of being struck by lightning, etc, but I would not want to be my life on it. Especially being left-handed, it is not going to be on one of my pistols. So, unless S&W comes to their senses, they are going to lose out on a large number of customers.

 

[bronco45]

I'm a lefty and my M&Ps have NO safeties. Personal awareness, holster design and weapon familiarization are the keys to carry. I look at them as revolvers with slides.

 

[cometpx4]

1,020 rounds

This is one of the reasons i shoot a ton of 9mm. Its not too expensiive to shoot alot.
For those of you who think i have it easy(and speculated that i must be single) i am married, been so for 23 years and have 3 kids, 2 in college.
3 things i have going for me which enable me to spend time and money on this awesome hobby while married: 1. My wife is a saint; 2. The location of my safe allows me to sneak guns in and out without her being able to keep track of what i am buying/trading/spending etc.. and 3. I have been a divorce lawyer for 22 years and it helps me avoid getting divorced.
But for these things me and my 1,000 round torture tests would be finished!!
Enjoy your Shields and i will report back at the 1,520 round mark.

 

[GRP17]

Nice review, cant wait to shoot one myself

 

[Protestant]

I'm starting to love this little gun more and more with each review! Thanks.

 

[GKC]

So, unless S&W comes to their senses, they are going to lose out on a large number of customers.

They may lose some, but it seems to be a really hot seller already...just like the LC9 has been for Ruger, which also has a safety. Sorry, but I think that a lot of these are going to be purchased. I don't care for a safety myself (other than on a 1911) but I bought one of these today.

Who knows, maybe they will come out with a model that doesn't have a safety, just the other models in the M&P line.

 

[greybeard43]

Gee, right now "senseless" S&W can't keep up with the demand for these pistols. They sell out within hours of hitting the shelves. I don't use the safety on my bg.380 but it's there for people who want it. I just purchased the shield and am looking forward to some range time and a good pocket holster for it. I think pocket and appendix carry are the reasons some people want the safety. To say S&W is stupid and will miss out on sales because of a feature you don't like personally is really pushing it a bit.

 

[kris7047th]

Many of my friends have them now and are very impressed. We have a guy in my area who does fantastic work on the M&Ps. Chris Costa did a you-tube review awhile back on his trigger, deep full serrations and Joey's extreme grip reductions. Anyways, he did the trigger (new sear) and other work on mine last Friday right after I bought it. S&W knocked this one out of the park.

I don't think people wanted the safety .. more like S&W felt that it was needed for someone carelessly jamming it into a pocket. Good for S&W to compromise and make it quite recessed for those who did not want the safety.