The Shield and other S&W news

[crracer_712]

I own a LC9 and a SR9c, but I still bought a shield. I like guns, like to compare, like to shoot.

 

[Lost Lake]

I heard S&W had 3,000 of these at press release. Those will go quick.

The LE edition will take a few months to produce and get the program set up but will include 3 mags and a discount. S&W is not taking orders for LE guns yet.

I also heard the M&P22 is being put into the LE program!

 

[mooner]

My guess is that market research told them that being the smallest wasn't necessarily the biggest concern. I think this will conceal well and also be very pleasant to shoot.

 

[M29since14]

I don't know - I can see the value of the safety lock on the Shield. If Kahr hadn't made their crazy safety lock upside-down on the PM9, I would have paid the extra freight to get one with a safety.

It might be too bad the gun isn't a little smaller and lighter, but I consider the PM9 a minor handful, so this one in .40 might be a plenty to handle. Either the Shield or the Kahr are really too heavy to put in a pocket, so if they end up on the belt, the small difference in size and weight may not be a distraction. I will be interested to see one.

 

[xICEMANx]

I was able to get my hands on one at Cabela's yesterday. They didn't have them on display but the sale guy brought one out for me to play with. The grip seems very thin, like thinner than my CM9. However, the gun was heavier, and longer. The trigger is much improved(dry fires) than the regular M&P. I was seriously tempted to buy it until I saw the price. $449! I sware that's MSRP! I'm probably going to pass on this as I don't see it as an upgrade to my CM9. I did buy a new Walther PPQ. Now that is one sweet pistol!

 

[joes4570]

I bought one and think its going to be a very nice carry pistol, could be shorter in the butt for my tastes but I'm sure most of the market does not agree with me.
As for the name Shield makes it sound more like a condom than a pistol.

 

[jshull]

I got one bought, should be in thursday, l plan to run 500 rounds the day I get it. I will give a full report!

 

[pyper22]

May be a good idea.I bought a 3rd Gen 19 at steal.It had the dipped extractor and after 450 rounds I had FTE's galore.
Life's too short to deal with garbage.I sold it to my gunsmith and warned him about the problems.I've had my 2nd gens for years and never a problem.Thousands upon thousands of rounds.

what is a dipped extractor.? are you saying MIM. vs steel

 

[GaryS]

It's a single stack 9mm or .40, your choice. In other news, S&W is reportedly(hearsay) starting a 3rd Shift to keep up with demand.

IIRC from what we were told on the tour, they run two 12 hour shifts, but I don't know if that's factory wide or just on the CNC machines. That's seven days a week as the workers get every other weekend off.

That was as of Thursday, but again I don't remember if that's the whole factory or just the machine shops.

 

[pyper22]

Thanks for posting the pic. Interesting little pistol. I hope they sell them without the goofy extended mag. Why make a tiny concealment pistol and then add grip length to it with an extended magazine? I like the single stack idea, wonder how many rounds it will hold. I'd like to see a side by side pic with a Glock 33.

i agree about the extended pinky thing it would only be good for the range, but we need to shoot the pistol as they are .

 

[rilkil23]

People can complain all they want about strikers and names but it seems like S&W is doing a great job as a leading manufacturer. I am a member of a Ruger, Glock, and general interest carry forum and S&W is getting a lot of positive press from this launch. I think S&W did a fantastic job on the launch and it will benefit everyone in the future for other new products coming to market. Guns are available and accessories are already under production. Sorry to find the positive in the recent S&W release

 

[GaryS]

I agree. It was a great move to have guns already sitting in stores waiting for the official release. Accessories will be released for sale within a few months from the authorized "partners" and not all that long after from other companies.

People can complain all they want about strikers and names but it seems like S&W is doing a great job as a leading manufacturer. I am a member of a Ruger, Glock, and general interest carry forum and S&W is getting a lot of positive press from this launch. I think S&W di a fantastic job on the launch and it will benefit everyone in the future for other new products coming to market. Guns are available and accessories are already under production. Sorry to find the positive in the recent S&W release

 

[Bat Guano]

Looks good, but the Kahr CW45 I picked up a few months ago is equally slim, only slightly longer and higher, holds 7 rounds, and has an excellent trigger. It's also very accurate, and the muzzle is cavernous.

Smith could well have a .45 Shield in the works, too...

 

[J D Allen]

M&P shield

Impact guns has the 9mm and the 40s&w models. I'll wait for the bugs to be worked out. I like the 40s&w at 19oz.

 

[vipermd]

It does not appear to have the "infernal" lock, and with the similar trigger group as ( sigma + M&P ) the external safety, is low, and out of the way and really is there for Ma,Ca,etc.,to keep lawyers happy.

 

[tapmot]

I thought they were bringing back the 4506 in honor of Vic Mackey, the lead character on "The Shield". If they are going to make a single stack M&P, I am sure it will be a huge hit, and it will trounce Glock. People have always wanted a single stack Glock. Those baby Glocks are too fat. I don't like striker fired guns, but if they make that with a manual safety or a mag disconnect (even better if they had both features for me), I will own one.

You had better get ready to purchase a Shield, because it has the manual safety like a 19ll, sweep down, some have mag disconnect from what is in the booklet. It has everything a Glock does not have like a fully supported chamber, and the above items plus the flat magazine. Enjoy your new "Shield".

 

[RobzGuns]

Impact guns has the 9mm and the 40s&w models. I'll wait for the bugs to be worked out. I like the 40s&w at 19oz.

... and... It doesn't look like there are any bugs to be worked out.