turbo38gn
NES Member
I'll start this off by saying, WOW, .. again!! I'm an M&P fan, always have been, since my 1st purchase of an M&P40FS, loved it out of the box. Had no problem with the trigger, but kept hearing about the new Apex sear coming out at the time, so I purchased one, again, WOW, what a difference. But the reality is I shot the gun fine before finding out about the 10lb trigger. By practicing trigger control out of the box, I was able to be proficient with the factory trigger. Since that 1st M&P, I have purchased just about every M&P model made. When the Shields were coming out, I had to get the 1st one available.... same result as the M&P's... loved em. 1st the 9mm then the 40 Shield, which I have been pretty much carrying since they came out.
Fast forward to talk about a 45acp Shield coming out, I knew I had to have one... well, I picked it up this morning, couldn't get to the range fast enough. So I go home, give it a quick clean, lots of oil inside and out. Load up my gear and off I go... let me tell you, right out of the box, it was a tac driver at 10yds... I shot 100 flawless rounds. The mags were a lot tight loading up for the 1st few times but loosened up after several mags. The trigger was the typical 10lbs, but seemed to break better than other stock Shields with an audible reset if you are a reset guy.. makes no difference to me.. As for the target, when I took my time resting my arm on the bench, I shot the 1" bullseye out. Bottom line, this gun shoots way better than me, and the recoil, kick was dam good and manageable, no problems there.
To sum it up, I just cleaned it, looking for a holster it fits .. cause I just acquired a new carry gun!! Then I'll give the 40 Shield a quick clean up and in the vault it goes next to it's brothers, a 40 FDE Shield and a 9 Shield. Anyone looking for a 45acp to carry would be missing out if they bypass taking a run at this amazing little gun. It cost me $440 plus tax out the door and a paper to fill out and send into S&W for a $75.00 cash rebate!!!!
Oh ya, I don't think I'm going to do an Apex kit either, no doubt I can get the trigger pull down to 4-5lbs with it, but I think I'm going to put 4-500 rds through it 1st and see how it performs..
I knew there was a reason for buying 500rds of 45acp ammo, besides it being a good price .. last week
Fast forward to talk about a 45acp Shield coming out, I knew I had to have one... well, I picked it up this morning, couldn't get to the range fast enough. So I go home, give it a quick clean, lots of oil inside and out. Load up my gear and off I go... let me tell you, right out of the box, it was a tac driver at 10yds... I shot 100 flawless rounds. The mags were a lot tight loading up for the 1st few times but loosened up after several mags. The trigger was the typical 10lbs, but seemed to break better than other stock Shields with an audible reset if you are a reset guy.. makes no difference to me.. As for the target, when I took my time resting my arm on the bench, I shot the 1" bullseye out. Bottom line, this gun shoots way better than me, and the recoil, kick was dam good and manageable, no problems there.
To sum it up, I just cleaned it, looking for a holster it fits .. cause I just acquired a new carry gun!! Then I'll give the 40 Shield a quick clean up and in the vault it goes next to it's brothers, a 40 FDE Shield and a 9 Shield. Anyone looking for a 45acp to carry would be missing out if they bypass taking a run at this amazing little gun. It cost me $440 plus tax out the door and a paper to fill out and send into S&W for a $75.00 cash rebate!!!!
Oh ya, I don't think I'm going to do an Apex kit either, no doubt I can get the trigger pull down to 4-5lbs with it, but I think I'm going to put 4-500 rds through it 1st and see how it performs..
I knew there was a reason for buying 500rds of 45acp ammo, besides it being a good price .. last week
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