ColoFirefighter
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I showed my wife the video. She's all about it! Just waiting for the local store to pick it up.
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Shield .45
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.050 wider, slightly more than a mm.
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I think they'll hit 2,000,000 in short order. 
Got to hold one yesterday in Louisville the booth guys said it the first one he got to see it arrived two hours before i got to. Very nice compact weapon seams a tad thicker that the others. Seven round magazines. Should be shipping in late June so July start being available to you.
coachcash86
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It Ships This Summer
They announced it yesterday at the NRA event in Louisville.
Smith & Wesson unveils new M&P Shield at NRA show
They announced it yesterday at the NRA event in Louisville.
Smith & Wesson unveils new M&P Shield at NRA show
How would the recoil be in such a small package?? I am about to buy a Shield and was thinking 9mm just to avoid having to add another ammo caliber to my shopping list...I have 5.56, 9mm, and .22LR
I am not too fond of my Nano and was looking at the Shield to replace it. Now with this new option, only wondering how easy it would be to manage...
I am not too fond of my Nano and was looking at the Shield to replace it. Now with this new option, only wondering how easy it would be to manage...
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Well now I'm pizzed. I thought my 40 Shield was the best thing since sliced bread, just did not like the caliber. I traded it for a Kahr CW45. Never would of happened if there had been a Shield 45 back then. The Kahr is great, but the Shield has a better trigger reset and it takes down easier. The recoil on the Kahr 45 is not bad, by the way. Definitely less than the 4G Shield had.
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I'll buy one after the initial frenzy subsides and I can get one below $400. Looks like it's just enough bigger that it will need different holsters. I see they've put more texture on the grip. I think that change would prove popular if they did it to the 9mm and .40.
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Not sure how you arrived at "half an inch wider." According to the specs it's 4/100ths of an inch wider.
You can get it with a safety, or without. So wormraper, jump on one!
I imagine he meant longer, not wider.
bigoo7e
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S&W product code 11531 and the UPC code for this same model is 022188868135. I've already contacted my LGS and they are going to try to get me one in when they become available.
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I had a CS45 for a while. Sort of a PPK/S in .45ACP - about an inch thick, with a 2" or so barrel. Stainless....
I found it rather easy to shoot, even with full-power factor SD loads. The rubber grip (resembled the ball on the top of a pogo stick) was effective enough, too. Heavy as lead....
To answer some of the questions, it was accurate, and reliable. Just heavy....
The .40 Shield is quite comfortable, and should be even better in .45ACP. The extra size might be an issue for some, but I can (and have) concealed a full-sized 1911 in an OWB without difficulty. Factory SD loads out of the Shield40 are seriously snappy, but mostly just "different" than a .45. I don't have any experience with the .45 Shield (of course), but I do have an Shield 40, M&P40FS and M&P40C, and an M&P9C. You know what the 9mm feels like. The .40's definitely are stiffer, but again, as a 1911 guy, nothing too terrible.
If you think you'll need a second shot, the 9mm will be better for most shooters. OTOH, with a .45 (or a .40), should you actually get a hit on the first shot, you won't need the follow-up
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Regards,
I found it rather easy to shoot, even with full-power factor SD loads. The rubber grip (resembled the ball on the top of a pogo stick) was effective enough, too. Heavy as lead....
To answer some of the questions, it was accurate, and reliable. Just heavy....
The .40 Shield is quite comfortable, and should be even better in .45ACP. The extra size might be an issue for some, but I can (and have) concealed a full-sized 1911 in an OWB without difficulty. Factory SD loads out of the Shield40 are seriously snappy, but mostly just "different" than a .45. I don't have any experience with the .45 Shield (of course), but I do have an Shield 40, M&P40FS and M&P40C, and an M&P9C. You know what the 9mm feels like. The .40's definitely are stiffer, but again, as a 1911 guy, nothing too terrible.
If you think you'll need a second shot, the 9mm will be better for most shooters. OTOH, with a .45 (or a .40), should you actually get a hit on the first shot, you won't need the follow-up
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I'll wait a year or two till they get all the bugs out and see how many complain about the pistol on this site before thinking about one.
That's what I did getting my wife a Shield 9mm rather then a 40 S&W.
That's what I did getting my wife a Shield 9mm rather then a 40 S&W.
