S&W shield triggers

Could the OP's gun have a trigger worse than the standard Shield? Maybe it is defective? Have you tried another shield to see if yours is abnormally bad?

Rosewood
 
I have a Shield 9MM EZ and it has a much better trigger than any Glock, as a matter of fact I like it better in every respect than my G19. It doesn't hold as many rounds as the G19 but what the heck, my usual carry is a 642 with only 5 rounds. Gonna carry the EZ in a belt holster.
Note: the EZ has a hammer, that's why the better trigger pull. The grip safety is also a plus.
 
pistolpete10 said:
I have a Shield 9MM EZ and it has a much better trigger than any Glock, as a matter of fact I like it better in every respect than my G19. It doesn't hold as many rounds as the G19 but what the heck, my usual carry is a 642 with only 5 rounds. Gonna carry the EZ in a belt holster.
Note: the EZ has a hammer, that's why the better trigger pull. The grip safety is also a plus.
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my only gripe about the ez is the reset it way too long.
 
As a revolver shooter, the reset on the EZ is very short, not that reset is an issue for me anyway, I haven't yet figured out what reset has to do with anything anyway.
 
cmj8591 said:
It's a $500, mass market, defensive handgun. In that context, it has a pretty good trigger. I'm not sure what you were expecting. If you want a target trigger, buy an expensive target gun. Otherwise, shoot it a lot. You and the trigger will get better.
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I have the Shield Plus and the trigger is fine bone stock. I also have an MP 2.0 compact optics ready and find the stock hinged trigger perfectly fine as well. I also have an m&P 2.0 pro series in 5 in with iron sights. I was contemplating putting a match trigger in my 5-in Pro series but because it has iron sights it's to me at least not worth the $200 upgrade to OverWatch precision. My m&P 2.0 compact could definitely use the OverWatch precision trigger and it would greatly benefit because it has a red dot but I do like lots of pre-travel for a self-defense gun and I am fine with the stock trigger as is but I know the OverWatch would make this for that matter any gun you put that into a much more accurate pistol
 
cmj8591 said:
It's a $500, mass market, defensive handgun. In that context, it has a pretty good trigger. I'm not sure what you were expecting. If you want a target trigger, buy an expensive target gun. Otherwise, shoot it a lot. You and the trigger will get better.
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I totally agree and putting a match trigger on a gun with iron sights almost seems pointless unless you have matching match grade iron sights. For guns that have red dot definitely having a match trigger like the OverWatch precision can make a huge difference in speed not sure I would want that kind of trigger in a self-defense gun
 
I think it was meant to be a duty trigger. I don't mind them one bit, even shoot them well
 
For competition guns I have no problem putting flat triggers but for carry guns I would not trust aftermarket flat triggers especially if it lowers the trigger weight because many makers such as Apex tactical had Dead trigger issues they had issues with light primer strikes or if not now several hundred rounds later or thousands of rounds later they would start to get light primer strikes and this is why for a carry gun I keep them stock and if I need a lighter trigger I'll just switch brands until I find a gun that I like the Walther PDP and PPQ out of the box are great triggers the m&P 2.0 compacts and full size bone stock or perfectly acceptable and I shoot well with both of them even with the hinge trigger
 
Hinge triggers were novelty to safety. If s+w really believed in them, they should have kept them in their new releases and performance options .. but you can see where that went.
 
mrmike7189 said:
If you think the Shield M&P triggers are bad....
try a Massachusetts trigger! 10+ pounds. Horrible,absolutely, dreadful , trigger pull.
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That's what I have. If you think it's bad, try the NY2 trigger on a Glock-lol
I'm trying to figure out how to get the shield to a regular stock trigger or even I want to. I'm used to the MA trigger now.
 
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