Shield Appreciation Thread

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I like this better desu

I prefer my P238 but it's not better at that price point by any means.
Shield is great.

>>27773015
i carry the 9.
#1 selling gun in the store where i work
i think i sell like 10 a month working part time

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I agree OP, I'm actually emotionally in love with it.

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>>27773092
God dam, tell me about the customers, what type of people gravitate towards the shield?

I carry a Shield 9 for a backup, and for my CCW on off days. Only issue it's had is my girlfriend limp-wristing and garbage Winchester white box ammo. Other than that, it's been a great little underwear gun.

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>>27773126
What's you main cc?

>>27773116
mostly new carriers who I indoctrinate in the way of the shield. my job is awesome because it allows me to shape the opinions of new gun people to match mine :)

also most people who are looking for a carry gun and already know what they want just walk up and point to it.

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>>27773144
>it allows me to shape the opinions of new gun people to match mine :)

This really bothers me

My only complaint is the sights, needs either high vis or night sights.

>>27773144
>allows me to shape the opinions of new gun people to match mine :)

So you're the reason fudds exist.

>>27773342
dude, im considered the expert on ars and recommend 9mm for self defence. I dont create fudds

>>27773212
would be nice

Love my shield 9.

Want to take a p938 for a spin though

Compared to other Stryker fired pistols, the trigger is fairly good.
For being a relatively small fun, it does fit my hands surprisingly well.
The ammo capacity is fair.

The only cons I see is that the slide release is more of a slide catch, and you have to really release it manually. The safety is a bit stiff on mine, which is fine I suppose.

Overall I love it, would buy again.

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>>27773050
I like this even better

>>27773525
>the slide release is more of a slide catch

Yes, thats exactly what it is. Its designed to use the slingshot method, not to use the slide stop as a release

>>27773525
>slide release
REEEEEEEE
most guns refer to that part as a slide catch for a reason.

It;s my only gun so I love it. Buyers remorse about not trying the 9c doe

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>>27773050
Waltherfag here.
Shield > PPS
Grip doesn't tear flesh, trigger is actually very good, not just for a carry pistol, mags hold 1 more round at the same size, safety option available, won't break if the grip falls off.

>>27773531
>sig doesn't make an ultra compact with a da/sa
>tfw p239 is the smallest and even then, its still big for what it is

I'm probably going to get one over a shield anyways, I fucking love the da/sa on sigs

>>27773651
>>>>27773652
I'm used to using it to drop the slide, especially on my 4506.
The fact that it's intentional on this gun makes it okay in my opinion

Ruger LC9s pro
>sweet trigger
>lighter
>cheaper ($330 online)

I like mine for summer carry. Throw it in my pocket and good to go. I need a full size semi still, like a CZ.

>>27774030
>ruger
Thanks for the chuckle lad

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>>27774063

>>27773116

You can tell a prospective Shield customer as you have to get a gun store employee to hold the front door open for the customer as he enters and his massive balls drag 10' behind him on the ground.

>>27773015
I love mine but I don't really carry it year round. I carry a uspc in the winter.

>>27774137
Die in a fire, muzzie scum

My Ruger lc9s is cheaper and has better trigger. Desu senpai nigger-san.

>>27774030
Got mine for $300 months ago bruh

>>27774589
Cool bruh that doesn't mean a whole
lot considering sale prices, geographic location difference, panic season, etc

>>27773050
Did you get that at Toys R Us?

>>27773525
>The safety is a bit stiff on mine
>The safety
Why the fuck did you buy a M&P WITH a safety? That's like buying a state-restricted neutered AR when you live in a free state.

>>27773195
>anon just realizes life is nothing but influences and the illusion of free choice.

You'll get over it.

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>Not Glawk 43 master race

i can smoke the fuck out of your S&W shield with a couple of simple mods:

-Vickers Tactical Slide Stop Glock
-Pearce Grip +1 Magazine Base Pads
-Vickers Tactical Extended Magazine Catch
-Ghost 3.5 trigger connector
-Warren Tactical 2 dot night sights
-$0.25 glack trigger job

This thing is launching 124gr .355 projectiles at 1200 FPS out of the FRONT OF THE BARREL, the only place were they should be coming from.

>>27775257
>124gr @ 1200FPS out of 3.4" barrel
What powder or ammunition?

>>27775257
>buy m&p shield
>literally have to do nothing to it
>still 100% better than the glock

just keep convincing yourself that buying all that extra crap is making your shit pistol any better, it's just proof it's on life support

>>27775257
>muh glawk is beder
>but wit muh modz doh

1/10 for making me reply

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Works for me!

>>27773015
the XDs and PPS are far better than that piece of shit trigger that can suck on your moms flacid meat and balls

>>27775306
>>27775257
Samefag

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>>27773015

Gotta be the ugliest gun I have ever seen. Feels nice in the hand tho. I prefer Colt Defender and SIG 938

>>27773015

It's the 21st Century version of the J frame snubs that old fart cops insist on carrying but when your mag has more than five beans in the wheel your options look a lot brighter. In fact there are a lot of subcompact nines out there so the consumers are really spoiled for a small CCW

>>27775314
actually you are incorrect dumbass im not that guy though a complete stock glock is better than the shit shield

The shield is uglier than a 5th grader. I'd rather a Glock 43 or a Sig 938 any day of the cock.

>>27775354
>a Glock Forty tree I'd better than a Shield

Yeah ok m80

>>27775385
dude you havent shot a 43 have you...
and than you probably havent shot a PPs or an XDs all 3 are better options than a shield.. shield is shit tier man.

>>27774341
Cry harder, your tears fuel me

>>27775442
I have shot all three actually, they are all pretty comparable and it really comes down to personal preference, you're an idiot if you really think one is better than the other, that in itself is completely subjective

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I don't get it, I cc a glock 19 comfortably everywhere I go

A shield would be even more comfortable, but has half the bullets

Have fun running out of ammo shield fags

>>27775487
i mean not really look at the quality of the parts.. its very easy to tell by the workmanship that the PPS is the highest quality of the 4... especially in the trigger... i mean cmon man really..

waiting for palmetto state to sell them at $321 again.

>>27775302
>nra sticker on drawer
kill you'reself my man

>>27775257
10 lb trigger fuck face

>>27775275
He's either lying, or an idiot. Or both.

>>27775382
I bet you like how a Kia Soul looks too.

>>27775275
6.3gr of Power Pistol with 124gr Gold Dots averaged 1067 out of my Shield, 1200 might be possible out of a 3.4" with +P rounds.

>>27773015
Had one, tried it for a year and hated it.
The concealability was fantastic but i was never able to be as accurate as I am with my G26.
Great gun for some, but not for all.

>>27773212
I had the option of getting a model with night sights for $100 more, but I realized shooting with night sights in the dark is pretty much the same thing as shooting in the dark without them, except that you know exactly what patch of nothing you're gonna hit

>>27773015
i like the 43 better

just prefer it, i think theyre p much the same

>>27773015
I tried the shield, the Glock 26 and the XD Subcompact, did about 50 rounds each. XD Subcompact felt the best in my hands and I had consistently better groups with it. I also like that I don't need to put some weird mag extender or magazine gap filler to lengthen the grip.

>>27775883
Aslo tried a buddy's sig, I forget which one, I think it was >>27773531 though.

I shot as well with the Sig as I did with the XD and the metal is fuckin cool, but I couldn't justify spending double on it.

>>27775883
Odd, I don't even need an extended grip on my shield. PPS I needed one, XDs needed one, but I can get a full three finger grip on the shield no problem.

>>27774137
for when you get unexpected urge to jihad?

Only complaint about my shield is the way the trigger safety works. Don't really like that I have to pull the right part of the trigger to fire the gun. Going to replace it with the Apex flat trigger ASAP

>>27775908
Yeah I could get more of the third finger on the shield than on the XD with a short mag, but still not enough to actually have three fingers fully on the grip. For me the sweet spot is the XD with the extended mag in.

>>27775965
To each their own

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>>27775912
I got this for that :^)

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Does anybody actually here own either a p225/p6 or a p239?

>>27775506
Was just at 319 recently

>>27776009

>still has all the finish
>furniture is not beat-up 50 year old wood bleached to white by desert sun
>90 degree gas block
>no tape, stickers, paint, or cloth wrapping to be seen

0/10 would not jihad with

>>27776155
>90 degree gas block
Nigger what? It's clearly a 45 degree block

>>27776009
lol you gonna kill kuffar with that POS? baka senpai

>>27776235
I'm sad that I don't save bait pictures now

I love my shield but since winter is coming I'm thinking about pulling the trigger on a cz75 compact pcr. What's a good price on a new one of those, any wisdom out there?

Shield design is a little wonky, they unlock too fast. Go to a gun store, ask to see a shield- with the slide in battery, push straight down on the exposed part of the barrel, and it'll unlock.

>>27776047
>uspc
p239, my first gun actually. Awesome gun that just sits in my safe.

My biggest complaint with the shield is how much of a bitch it is to get the recoil spring into place. I break a sweat trying to put it back together after field stripping.

>>27776155
Sorry I tried
>>27776190
I don't plan on it , besides I have funner guns back home, my guns in America are just filler for the every other summer I go back to Bosnia and get to shoot all the select fire I want
>>27776312
I have a few guns I can do that with, that doesn't mean anything, I have 650 or so rounds through mine without a single issue
>>27776438
Only had this issue when it was new

>>27775511
Not him, but you're saying someone should die because their views don't conform to yours.

ISIS get out

My shield was $329 new. That's prob the biggest reason I bought it. And new funs. 300 bucks why the hell not.

>>27776047
>p6
Its fucking huge for its ammo capacity. Trigger also needs work..Get the 239 SAS, its fucking delicious.

>>27776520
Another worthless trip, this one a Muslim camel fucker no less

>>27776520
Yeah, and that means they all unlock too early, too.

>650 rounds
>proof of significant testing
>"I've driven my 3-mile commute every day for the past month, that means my car is indestructible!"

>>27775511
Nra life member here. You kill your self and you are not my man

>>27776633
I'm really bonered up on the 239 aesthetically, but

>same size as a 228/229
>almost half the capacity
>sits way higher in your hand too
>full height slide serrations not available in 9mm models

>>27775511
Make me.

Faglord.

>>27776670
So get a P228?
Most civilian gunfights are under 3 rounds so the 239 is fine.

Redpill me on the p320 subcompact

>>27776698
That's exactly what I did.
I'm with you on the 3 rounds thing, but that doesn't change the weirdo ergonomics of the 239.

>>27776646
>muh unlocking
Lol, many guns do that because the way the barrel and recoil spring work, this is pretty simple shit, the reason why I can do that on a lot of my guns is because the springs aren't too stiff and they are tilting barrels, the round is out of the barrel before it recoils so it's a nonissue

>>27775492
maybe practice and acquire better aiming skillz glockfag

>>27776765
>this function, indicative of a gun that starts unlocking the breech during unsafe pressure levels, is a non-issue

mhmm, sure

Have you never seen someone test the lockup of a 1911 by pressing down on the barrel? Also, please enlighten me on which of your other handgun models you've put less than 1000 rounds through do the same thing.

>>27776646
when are you going to pressing on top of the barrel in a defensive situation?

>>27776831
You're not gonna be pressing the top of the barrel down in any situation other than gauging how solid the lockup of a handgun is. Which the shield flunks with flying colors.

>>27773015
Shot one once. Didn't care for it. Felt flimsy, to small for my taste. I carry a Glock 19.

>>27776815
1911 quality varies, This means the force required will vary, with enough pressure you will unlock it, my arm strength and yours may vary, do you even into math?
I can unlock my VP9, and just tested it on my girlfriends ccp
>>27776854
This means nothing, I can unlock my vp9 with slight pressure in the right spots but under firing conditions it's a nonissue, go away nogunz

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>>27776854
>You're not gonna be pressing the top of the barrel down in any situation other than
autists are fucking retarded

>>27776940
I don't think you understand how much force it takes to bring a quality 1911 out of battery simply by pushing down on the barrel.

>>27776940
>uh this other gun does it too so
>I know, I'll call him a noguns! This makes me right!

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I love mine. Carry it everyday. Its also my official poo in loo gun.

>>27776970
I have handled 1911s and know how it is but that isn't a gauge for testing whether a handgun will unlock too early, go ahead and keep running in circles with your argument, the vp9 is made to be able to be unlocked very easily, I can do it with a single finger, your test of gauging whether a gun is unsafe by how easy it unlocks is pretty stupid because the action of physically causing it to unlock and it unlocking under firing circumstances are totally different

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>>27777055
I'm decently accurate with it as well pic related is my group at ~13 yards and it is my 2nd time shooting it.

>>27773461
I love mine. Never had any issues except a couple light strikes on one box of crappy ammo. besides that no issues. If you want to carry a single action gun theres no better option.

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>>27777055
>>27777101
Pic of distance

>>27773389
God what a cringeworthy post.

>>27777086
>you don't test for early unlocking like that
Yeah, you kinda do, there are more detailed tests to see exactly how bad it is but the thumb on barrel test is just to see if it's even an issue
>keep running in circles
You're right here with me, man
>VP9 was made to do that
Why is unlocking easily a feature, exactly?

>unlocking by hand and firing are different!
Yeah, they are, I'm not saying they're not

the second one has several thousand PSI being exerted by burning powder and hot gas, so I use the first one as a test

the entire M&P series has had early unlocking issues, the shields are no different

>>27777210
Some m&ps had issues with their springs and this was a few years ago, those issues have been fixed, and shields aren't having issues in the number that m&ps did, you aren't misleading anyone here chap

>>27777210
>>27777324
its not an issue, he is just a samefag that shits on shields in every thread, probably a paid shill, you can stop wasting your time because youre arguing a problem that doesn't even exist
https://www.google.com/search?client=ms-android-htc-rev&hl=en-GB&oe=utf-8&safe=images&q=shield+early+unlock&source=android-browser-type&qsubts=1446519449870&devloc=0#hl=en-GB&q=smith+and+wesson+shield+early+unlock

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I love mine. Just got it last week. The stealthgear AIWB makes it, though.

>>27777349
lel nope

I usually just lurk, but the shields aren't the hot shit everyone thinks they are

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I like my glawk 43. Like others have said... To each his own.

>>27776009

Plum folder... Gross.

>>27776189

And your dumb. Cause that is a 90 degree block.

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I like S&W singlestacks.

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>>27773015
I want one so bad OP

right now im CC'ing an ancient j-frame'd .32 because my next biggest piece is a full size .45

theyre so cute and nice

also ride or die nigga

What do you guys think about Springfield XD? I want to buy my first pistol soon for CC.

>>27777668
eat shit and die plum is fleek bruh /desu/ /smdh/

>>27773015
I personally went with the compact, but for deep carry, the shield is definitely my No. 1

>>27777133
checked

>>27773126
How recently have you fired wwb in it?

>>27774822
Believe it or not, there was a time when S&W made the shield only with the thumb safety.

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>>27779288
Sucks.

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P938 is GOAT. Sweet shooter and yet so fucking small. Rugged too - mine ate a whole mag that wasn't even seated; my glove had gotten pinched between the frame and finger extension and the only thing holding it in was my grip. Didn't have a problem unintentionally tripping the slide lock even with gloves on, btw

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>mfw I bought one in .40
I honestly love the round, wash me in you judgement.

>>27777055
>>>/pol/

>>27779439
How about Ruger's compact offerings?

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Why is there never any love for the CZ Rami... its 3" barrel and DA/SA... its the sex...

pic not mine.

>>27773015
I love this fucking pistol

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>>27781103
forgot pic

>>27774563

The only thing I hate about the LC9s is that the slide release doesn't actually release the slide, and mags are fucking expensive and hard to find. I hope yours is the Pro because safeties and mag disconnects on carry guns suck.

>>27776009
Recorded and reported to the FBI.

>>27775511
Anti gun no gun soccer aunt detected. Shut the Fuck up. Nra did more for gun rights than you could in a million years. Little Sandy cunt.

>>27780352
Because I've read tons of things about it being very unreliable

>>27779288

I have one. Is very good.

M&P shills hate it because muh made in Croatia.

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To be honest this is my go to cc firearm senpai

>>27775340
Who is she?

>>27779469

I love mine in .380. Shoots like a .22.

>>27775257
How much do you have to spend to make it better than a Shield?

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>>27773015
how am i doin senpai?

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>>27785306
this one better?

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>>27775257

>hey guise I bought a more expensive gun and then put another $200 in tactical upgradez becuase i'm 10th prestige and that makes my gun better

>>27773015

>Gritty as fuck slide
>biggest claim to fame is capacity
>lol .40 meme caliber
>all around a great example of how smith and wesson has gone downhill

Glock 43 master race

>>27782770
No we hate it because "muh grip safety."

>>27785472
>less capacity compared to the shield
>lol glock trigger
>glocky shit design
>Shield comes in 9 and 40.
>late design to the single stack 9mm market
>glock is better

You're funny. Glock is behind the curve.

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Not saying its the best but I love my XDS .45 with the 4 inch barrel for CC.

>>27787740
>xd in .45
>AWW YEAH CHECK OUT THIS FILTER AND MUH KNIFE BRAH
that pic is so fucking tryhard

>>27787740
Trade out that pinky rest for the 6 round mag.
That XD-s .45 with the 4" barrel is perfect!