Magguts experience for Shield 8 round clips??

[dben002]

Any experience here with the mag replacement spring and follower for the 8 round/7round shield mags to increase capacity by one.....are these reliable? what about the possibility for misfeeds??

Any info would be appreciated.....

 

[usnrigger]

To be honest, I've never been one for adding one more round. Not because if may or may not cause a malfunction. I just put the money I would have spent on the +1 conversion toward a extra mag. It's a training mindset for me as, if I needed a extra round for whatever reason then what the heck did I do with first 5-6 shots.

I carry revolvers exclusively now and I always get razzed by friends over capacity conversations. If I need it I should have been finding cover by shot 2 and moving, reload at cover. If I need 7 rounds I'm already in deep and in my mind better to have a fresh cylinder then 1 extra round.

I know this doesn't address you question directly, but food for thought and a extra mag normally adds more value to pistol vs extensions. Another view point is spend money on ammo that will do the job.

 

[dben002]

To be honest, I've never been one for adding one more round. Not because if may or may not cause a malfunction. I just put the money I would have spent on the +1 conversion toward a extra mag. It's a training mindset for me as, if I needed a extra round for whatever reason then what the heck did I do with first 5-6 shots.

I carry revolvers exclusively now and I always get razzed by friends over capacity conversations. If I need it I should have been finding cover by shot 2 and moving, reload at cover. If I need 7 rounds I'm already in deep and in my mind better to have a fresh cylinder then 1 extra round.

I know this doesn't address you question directly, but food for thought and a extra mag normally adds more value to pistol vs extensions. Another view point is spend money on ammo that will do the job.

I appreciate your thoughts...I have the 7 round mag in the weapon .and 2 8 round mags..that I carry ...I would give up the 7 round mag, and carry the 8 round in the gun with 10 on board (9+1) and carry just the other 9 round mag....seems more than enough firepower...

Just not sure if these increased capacity after market changes are reliable enough to trust your life on...if it were such a great idea, my did S&W not do it to start with??????

Just need to hear from folks who know more about these aftermarket products than I do......

 

[shot1971]

Magguts experience

Check out the S&W M&P "Shield" forum. I've seen where others posted about their successes with the Magguts addition.