Shield

[Road Rat]

Well, I got a nice surprise today.

My son came out to help with a couple of things and we spent some time in the backyard range.

I checked out my AR with the newly installed Ruger trigger. Nicely moved from 8 1/2 pounds down to 5 1/4. Nice change.

He then broke out his EDC - a S&W 40 Shield........
He said he only bought it because Buds sent him an email that it was on sale....... so, wth, he bought it.

He said he was extremely upset when he found out it did not have a hammer....... He likes the option of pulling the hammer back OR not.

Any way, the first time he fired it he was sold. Great firearm.
I have been reading about "striker fired" handguns for a long time and had no idea what that entailed.

After a while I put the AR down and took hold of the Shield. First shot I was - What was that - it fired with hardly any movement of the trigger. I fired a few more and was sold.... I have no use for one but that was sweet. Back at the house it measured right at 6 lbs......

Even with the .40 cal recoil was manageable..... NICE carry!!

 

[jbtrucker]

Never fired a 40 but have had my 9mm five years and still going strong

 

[Pine_Worker]

You should post this in the M&P Pistol section, probably get many comments there.

 

[Road Rat]

Nah, I was just looking for other comments. This way it will just fade away. Not important............ just wondering why no comments. Now, I see they have their very own section. Thanks

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

It looks like I am the only person impressed with the 40 Shield.......

I wonder why!! Over 100 looks and no comments/inputs/etc.??

I like my 40 Shield, my 4006 and my 40 sig 229. I shoot my cast bullets in all of them.

 

[Funflyer]

My first Shield was a 9mm, then the 45 soon followed but hadn't considered the 40.

I finally got the chance to experience the 40 when a friend bought one as his first gun purchase ever. I won't lie, I really didn't care for it. Accuracy was decent, about the same as the 9 but was much more difficult to get back on target during rapid fire. I can empty a mag from the 9 in a few seconds while keeping most rounds within what I consider an acceptable group for self defense, and am even better with the 45. The 40 just didn't give me confidence like the other two, even after more range visits and practice.

I recently bought a Kahr CM40, and surprisingly that little pistol is more pleasant to shoot and much more accurate for SD than the 40 Shield was (for me anyway). Even though it only holds 5+1, or 6+1 with the extended mag, I made it my sole EDC.

 

[Targets Guy]

Very happy with the 9mm Shield.

 

[S&WOkie]

I have been a fan of the Shield for many years. It is pretty close to the perfect carry gun for me.

I prefer 9mm though and have never shot one in .40 cal..

 

[Cornhusker]

I have the 9mm, .40 and .45 Shields, and while the .45 is my favorite, I like them all.
Mine are Gen 1 so the triggers aren't quite as nice as the 2.0, but for what they are used for, they shoot fine.
More accurate than a guy would think.
The .40 is the snappiest of the lot, and after a box or two, I'm pretty much done shooting it for the day, but I actually shoot it better than the 9mm.

 

[Ziggy2525]

Don't know about the .40. I have a 9mm 1.0. I like it a lot. Totally dependable.

The thing that sorta stuns me is it's a really great pistol and after the S&W Veterans rebate you can pick up a 1.0 Shield in the $250 (or less) range. Those are near Taurus prices for a darn good pistol.

 

[NCW Ray]

I've been carrying/shooting a Shield 40 for over 5 years. I do my annual LEOSA recerts with it and have never not qualified. It has never malfunctioned on me, it's a great ccw.

 

[panther]

I'm not normally a big fan of the 40, but I do like the Shield in 40. It, and the Walther PPS in 40, are very handy and easy to shoot.
They are great carry guns, and a lot of fun at the range.

 

[oink]

I have a 9 Shield. It's a good gun. I'd buy a 40 if it was a super cheap one somebody was dumping because 40s are out of style. But I have more carry guns than I can use. However, I happen to like 40 cal. Never found it "snappy" or having recoil to fret about. I like my G23 just fine.

 

[Gene L]

If you have a Shield, I recommend a UPlula loader. I can''t get more than 5 rounds in my magazine with my thumb, and that's painful after about round three.

Mine is 9mm...a good, convenient pistol. Just really hard to load by hand, unless you work out a lot.

 

[LVSteve]

Nice gun. Wrong caliber.