PurpleMountainOutdoors
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I have a review of them on my youtube channel under the same name as my avatar here.
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Shield performance?
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I have a review of them on my youtube channel under the same name as my avatar here.
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Yes, you do. In fact, that's where I first studied them - when you posted about them not too long ago. So, thank you for teaching me about something I didn't know I could use, but have since discovered they absolutely rock.
PurpleMountainOutdoors
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Yes, you do. In fact, that's where I first studied them - when you posted about them not too long ago. So, thank you for teaching me about something I didn't know I could use, but have since discovered they absolutely rock.
That's awesome! I'm so glad you like them. I'm sorry I can't post videos on here anymore...
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The Dan Wesson and the Shield are two different animals. With Subcompacts, new owners many times need to start from scratch, as if they were completely new to shooting.
If your shots are all over the paper, it's probably not the gun... It's most likely the shooter.
Reassess your stance, grip, trigger pull and follow-through, with someone (preferably an RO, or Instructor) evaluating these points.
Start with the target at 3yds/9ft and evaluate your placement & grouping.
STAY at that distance until you are satisfied with grouping & placement, THEN move out to 5yds/15ft and stay THERE until you're satisfied, then repeat at 7yds/21ft, then further.
Depending on how long it's been since you've taken a formal shooting class, if the regimen above doesn't help, it may be time to take a refresher class to (possibly) eliminate some bad habits you might have picked up over the years.
You asked for suggestions... These are mine.
RobzGuns, my wife and I put your suggestions to work today and you were spot on. Once we got comfortable at 3, and then 5 yds, we did much better at 7. This is probably a no brainer to most on this forum, but to a relatively new shooter who was pretty good at 7 with a G19, I didn't think I needed to go back to 3yds. Each gun shoots a bit differently, and we need to understand those differences and make adjustments. We walked away today much happier with our Shield. Thanks.
FrankC2014
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BigCityChief,
You said you have both the 9 and .40 shield. Just curious as to why both? I will be sending my .40 back to Smith and was thinking of picking up a 9 for interm
You said you have both the 9 and .40 shield. Just curious as to why both? I will be sending my .40 back to Smith and was thinking of picking up a 9 for interm
I got my Shield on the third day after release to the public. I have nearly 4,000 rounds down range, and have yet to have a single malfunction with this great defensive pistol.
It is completely stock, and I have no intention of changing it. Yes, I know it could have a better trigger, but why? This is NOT target or match gun, it was designed to be a defensive pistol. It was designed to function in a defensive pistol scenario, not a bullseye match.
I have been carrying S&W revolvers and pistols for a living since 1974, and I have to say this is one of the finest pistol designs S&W ever made!
That's just IMHO.
It is completely stock, and I have no intention of changing it. Yes, I know it could have a better trigger, but why? This is NOT target or match gun, it was designed to be a defensive pistol. It was designed to function in a defensive pistol scenario, not a bullseye match.
I have been carrying S&W revolvers and pistols for a living since 1974, and I have to say this is one of the finest pistol designs S&W ever made!
That's just IMHO.
