Shield Plus Malfunctions

[Burghguy724]

So I've taken my new Shield Plus to the range twice now. The first time I was shooting Winchester white box and had a light primer strike. The second time I was shooting Remington training ammo and had a stove pipe. Total rounds through it are around 150. I'm getting a little concerned about using this for EDC. I'm going to give it one more try at the range tomorrow and hope there are no hiccups.

 

[jurek]

So I've taken my new Shield Plus to the range twice now. The first time I was shooting Winchester white box and had a light primer strike. The second time I was shooting Remington training ammo and had a stove pipe. .

You have chosen not so great ammo for testing...

Winchester - check on their website, perhaps your ammo qualifies for recall replacement.
Remington - I experienced a lot of malfunction with this manufacturer and stopped using it. Not reliable at all (for me).

With the stove pipe, you may consider user error, not related to ammunition.

 

[Dave Lively]

Light primer strikes are not the fault of the ammo. But some ammo has hard primers that may not go off even if hit properly. That is rare but can happen.

Does all of your brass show light strikes or just the one that did not fire?

Do you have another gun to compare primer strikes with?

Small guns are more susceptible to limp wristing. Next time you go to the range grip the gun as hard as you can and see if that eliminates the stovepipes. Sorry if that seems condescending but since this is your first post here I am guessing you may be new to firearms in general and small semi-autos in particular.

 

[Muss Muggins]

Let somebody else shoot it before you get too concerned about the pistol itself . . .

So I've taken my new Shield Plus to the range twice now. The first time I was shooting Winchester white box and had a light primer strike. The second time I was shooting Remington training ammo and had a stove pipe. Total rounds through it are around 150. I'm getting a little concerned about using this for EDC. I'm going to give it one more try at the range tomorrow and hope there are no hiccups.

 

[cracker57]

some guns like x brand of ammo and others don't work so well. clean the gun well, lube it properly and give it some more rounds. it might take a while to break in.
any time someone is having a problem with their gun it is important to let others shoot it to see if they have the same problem.
Also remember it doesn't matter what practice ammo it likes or dislikes it the defensive ammo you will be carrying that matters.

 

[Richard Simmons]

Have you ran any self defense loads through it?

 

[Shield 9 WV]

What model Plus do you have? Base model, Performance Center 4.0 barrel, etc?

 

[Bumpus13]

My Shield Plus has been flawless so far, but I would have the occasional hiccup with my Shield 1.0

Problem was fixed by making sure the pistol was properly oiled. (It had dried up sooner than I thought it would)

Since this is a new pistol to you, make sure that you field strip it, clean any factory preservatives from it, and then add a drop of lube to the points where the manual tells you. You don't want it dripping wet, but dry will cause issues.


ETA: I'll also recommend getting a "second shooter's opinion" on the firearm. Sometimes we do things we don't notice at the time & inadvertently cause user issues.

 

[S&W Fan]

Hope you get it figured out. Fortunately my Plus has been flawless with everything I've tried however I have not tried Winchester but Remington, Federal and Speer run 100%.

 

[George_P_Burdell]

Winchester White Box - Failure to IGNITE

The first time I was shooting Winchester white box and had a light primer strike.

Winchester White Box is notorious for using excessively hard primers leading to what appears to be "light" primer strikes. I had this issue with my Ruger SR9c ... I changed ammo and the problem went away. I also saw excessively hard primers with the Belom brand of ammo ... I had eight !!!! rounds from a box of 50 not go bang on the first trigger pull. We tried the Belom in a hammer-fired pistol (Sig 226 or Sig P320 if I recall) and in a Ruger PC Carbine ... ran fine in both.

Remington - I've used the "brown box" Police / Military training ammo in several guns without issue, but have not tried it, yet, in my Shield Plus. I might run a box through the little Shield, just to see how it behaves. Here's the ammo I'm talking about:
Remington Overrun Military Pistol Ammunition B9MM3, 9mm Luger, Full Metal Jacket, 115 GR, 50 Rd/Bx - Able Ammo

Thanks for listening ...

 

[Ranger17]

Just an fyi that I have run thousands of rounds of Remington UMC ammo (115fmj) in my 1.0 Full size MP, Shield PC and now Shield EZ. Never had any issues. Not saying it cant of course but that ammo was basically my go-to for practice as it functioned well, was ok for ported use and pre-2020 was easy to find and low cost.
I think the Military packaging may be the same ammo, at least their cust service a few years back said it was basically the same. And repackaged to help on inventory.

Anyhow just wanted to note that Remington at least used to be good range ammo, I have not been able to get any of the new production yet so cant speak to those rounds.

 

[Paul in Nevada]

As stated above, strip it, clean it, lubricate according to the manual.
I would go a step further and remove the striker assembly from the slide. Flush the striker channel and striker assembly with brake cleaner and reassemble dry. You want these areas surgically clean. No lube.

 

[S&WIowegan]

I agree with comments above. Also, stovepipes can be caused by low powder charge in the round. Happens occasionally in cheap range fodder. That Remington ammo was most likely made during bankruptcy of Remington. The Federal ammo people now own and run Remington ammunition.