Put my first rounds through my Shield today.

[barbourman04]

I picked up 2 boxes of federal 115 grain aluminum yesterday. Ran 1 box and had 4 fte's out of the 7 rnd. Mag but non out of my 8 rnd. I've ran ae in it and hornady cd with no issues. Maybe it was me? Anyone else have an issue with that amo?

 

[Jayhawkokie]

I watched the Hicock45 video when he first tested the Shield, it was a loaner from one of his viewers, the first thing he did was jury rig some skateboard tape on the grips to make them to his liking. This was when the Shield first came out and I don't think Talon had made any grips for the gun yet.

 

[supplier]

I picked up 2 boxes of federal 115 grain aluminum yesterday. Ran 1 box and had 4 fte's out of the 7 rnd. Mag but non out of my 8 rnd. I've ran ae in it and hornady cd with no issues. Maybe it was me? Anyone else have an issue with that amo?

I did. Within first 200-300 rounds I had some FTE's with target ammo only, aluminum and brass - never with SD ammo.
As I had no Range experience at that time, I could not analyze if that was a soft wrist or bad stance or bad 115gr cheap ammo. But I would think it was me. (Now I recall not using one of mine 7rds magazines for some time as I thought I had most issues with that mag). If this is true - than it most likely a combination of soft wrist and breaking gun in.

Since those times, I mainly switched to 124gr practicing ammo as my SD ammo is 124gr +P.

But if I had to guess I would say she was reliable with 1,000 rds various 115gr cheap ammo, 1,000 rds 115gr WWB (which is not that great either). Also I put her through 1,500 WWB NATO (124 gr P+) and 2,000 Agulia 124gr rds (P).

She was good with every single SD ammo I've tried: 115/124/124+P/135/135+P/147gr

I feel comfortable carrying Shield as CCW at this point.

 

[Pointblank2U]

I've got the rubber Talons on my Shield and also my wife's Shield. I will say that they make a big difference, but in the configuration for the Shield, they are not all that durable. You will probably have to replace them once in awhile.

 

[edslow]

Yep I really like the shield put over 2000 rounds thru mine no problems. Let my sister shoot mine an she bought one. They are a great carry pistol. Nice an compact.

 

[klaybus]

Put another 80 rounds through it today! I love shooting this gun! Although slim, the grip is really easy to get used to. I do however want to get some Talon grips for it. Love the feel of the Talons.

I also shot my old Arminus 38 Special! Cheap old revolver, that I bought new in 1983-84. Probably not worth anything, but that old gun is still fun to shoot!

I just picked up a Shield 40 today. Tomorrows my first time at the range with my new Shield. I hope I enjoy it as much as I've been reading others do!

 

[caddy2507]

I personally am very pleased with my Shield. I ran 150 rounds through it for the first time last week and was pleasantly surprised with the accuracy and the ease of handling. It's been very ergonomically designed to make it easy to shoot well. As far as the comments on the "slick" or "narrow" grips I don't find that to be an issue.

I've done quite a bit of shooting over the last 35 years. For a compact 9mm with a 3.1 inch barrel, I think this is a winner all the way around. To me, it needs nothing!! It does what it was designed for very well if you do your part.

 

[poolie]

Another + for the Talon grips. Take your time during the install and they look like they came on the gun. The added texture just feels right.

 

[Lockback]

Congrats on the Shield!
I've been a shooter for 30 years and I've been a confirmed 1911 or Glock guy. But my Shield 9mm has been a game changer. Thin, concealable, decent trigger, reliable, terrific sights, very, very shootable and accurate. I am super impressed with what S&W did when they introduced this model.