Chazman1946
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Took my new S&W Shield 2.0 with green laser to the range today.
Shot some excellent groups with the iron sights, used range ammo 115 gr. some 125 gr range ammo and some Federal 147 gr HST and Winchester Ranger T-series 147 gr as well, not a hiccup, impressive!
I have previously owned several S&W automatics going back to the Model 39 and 59 which I owned and carried when I was on the Chicago Police Department.
While those were impressive pistols in their day, their day had come and gone and I had moved on to Ruger P89M and a Berretta 92 as a carry weapon. Chicago Police Department doesn’t issue you a duty weapon, you have to buy your own.
I have now moved on from those weapons as well, upward and onward as the saying goes. In recent years I have went through a plethora of other 9mms, Springfield Arms XMD, Glock 17, Glock 43, Ruger LC9s pro, Walther PPQ M2, Walther PPS M2. Sig Sauer P365
Well after shooting this Shield today, I can say without a doubt, it is the finest single stack sub compact striker fired pistol I have ever shot. Outstanding, fits my hand perfectly and even the flush fit 7+1 mag only left ½ of my pinky hanging off, making it more then doable, even more doable when I install the Maguts +2 mag on the flush fit which will give me 9 in the mag and is only 1/4" longer, so it should fit my hand perfectly then!
The wide trigger beats the hell out of any of the others, save the Ruger LC9a pro which has a smoother take up and crisper break (albeit gives me a blood blister from the dreaded dongle bite). All the others can’t come close, none are as smooth and have as crisp a break, although the P365 does have a wide, dongle-less (the little inner trigger safety) trigger which I liked also.
Accuracy using the iron sights at 3, 5, and 7 yards was outstanding , at 15 yards a little less and at 25 yards not so swell. Could be these 72 year old eyes.
Next 25 or so rounds I used the laser after first dialing it at home, and then readjusting it at the range, here is a photo of my target at 25 yards using the laser, the rounds on the bottom of the target where from my first few shots, then I over adjusted and those are the ones on the top of the target, the one’s center mass from the final dial in.
All these shots were from chest high using both hands, but not bringing the weapon up to eye level using the sights. These targets are small and the entire silhouette, is the size of the “kill zone” on a regular full size target I do my LEOSA qualifications shoot with. In Arizona I have to qualify using the same exact course that active duty officers have to fire. I always have problems with the first string of fire which is at 25 yards using a 4 round and 3 round timed shooting. Usually on a good day I will make 5 out of 7 in the kill zone. This using my full size Walther PPQ M2 with 4” barrel.
With the laser, not even bringing up to eye level I was able to hit the zone with every shot, and when dialed in, even in the 10X ring bulls eye. I could never do that with Iron sights.
Anyone who says that lasers are useless or don’t improve your shooting, hasn’t ever used one. I would take this pistol out to qualify with next year, but unfortunately it’s an outdoor range and even with a green laser, in broad daylight I don’t think I would be able to see it at 25 meters.
25 yards with laser
Shot some excellent groups with the iron sights, used range ammo 115 gr. some 125 gr range ammo and some Federal 147 gr HST and Winchester Ranger T-series 147 gr as well, not a hiccup, impressive!
I have previously owned several S&W automatics going back to the Model 39 and 59 which I owned and carried when I was on the Chicago Police Department.
While those were impressive pistols in their day, their day had come and gone and I had moved on to Ruger P89M and a Berretta 92 as a carry weapon. Chicago Police Department doesn’t issue you a duty weapon, you have to buy your own.
I have now moved on from those weapons as well, upward and onward as the saying goes. In recent years I have went through a plethora of other 9mms, Springfield Arms XMD, Glock 17, Glock 43, Ruger LC9s pro, Walther PPQ M2, Walther PPS M2. Sig Sauer P365
Well after shooting this Shield today, I can say without a doubt, it is the finest single stack sub compact striker fired pistol I have ever shot. Outstanding, fits my hand perfectly and even the flush fit 7+1 mag only left ½ of my pinky hanging off, making it more then doable, even more doable when I install the Maguts +2 mag on the flush fit which will give me 9 in the mag and is only 1/4" longer, so it should fit my hand perfectly then!
The wide trigger beats the hell out of any of the others, save the Ruger LC9a pro which has a smoother take up and crisper break (albeit gives me a blood blister from the dreaded dongle bite). All the others can’t come close, none are as smooth and have as crisp a break, although the P365 does have a wide, dongle-less (the little inner trigger safety) trigger which I liked also.
Accuracy using the iron sights at 3, 5, and 7 yards was outstanding , at 15 yards a little less and at 25 yards not so swell. Could be these 72 year old eyes.
Next 25 or so rounds I used the laser after first dialing it at home, and then readjusting it at the range, here is a photo of my target at 25 yards using the laser, the rounds on the bottom of the target where from my first few shots, then I over adjusted and those are the ones on the top of the target, the one’s center mass from the final dial in.
All these shots were from chest high using both hands, but not bringing the weapon up to eye level using the sights. These targets are small and the entire silhouette, is the size of the “kill zone” on a regular full size target I do my LEOSA qualifications shoot with. In Arizona I have to qualify using the same exact course that active duty officers have to fire. I always have problems with the first string of fire which is at 25 yards using a 4 round and 3 round timed shooting. Usually on a good day I will make 5 out of 7 in the kill zone. This using my full size Walther PPQ M2 with 4” barrel.
With the laser, not even bringing up to eye level I was able to hit the zone with every shot, and when dialed in, even in the 10X ring bulls eye. I could never do that with Iron sights.
Anyone who says that lasers are useless or don’t improve your shooting, hasn’t ever used one. I would take this pistol out to qualify with next year, but unfortunately it’s an outdoor range and even with a green laser, in broad daylight I don’t think I would be able to see it at 25 meters.
25 yards with laser
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