Anyone With S&W M&P 40 SHIELD Experience
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Pistolero
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The Shield is a nice gun, but that one in .40 is a real hard kicker. A friend has fired
the 9mm Shield, .40 Shield and .45 Shield. His opinion is the .40 is way too unpleasant
to consider. He's rather use the .45.
I have not fired any of them, but IME, the .40 has much worse recoil than either 9mm or
.45 ACP in any of the guns that I have fired in these calibers.
I have a S&W M&P, the full sized double stack. I put the Apex sear in and it really improved
the trigger from good to very good. Of all the plastic guns, the S&W M&P, which the Shield
is basically the short, single stack version, is the only one which I found that I could stand.
IMO, the grip angle on the Glocks, combined with their triggers make them just non-starters
for me.
Bill
the 9mm Shield, .40 Shield and .45 Shield. His opinion is the .40 is way too unpleasant
to consider. He's rather use the .45.
I have not fired any of them, but IME, the .40 has much worse recoil than either 9mm or
.45 ACP in any of the guns that I have fired in these calibers.
I have a S&W M&P, the full sized double stack. I put the Apex sear in and it really improved
the trigger from good to very good. Of all the plastic guns, the S&W M&P, which the Shield
is basically the short, single stack version, is the only one which I found that I could stand.
IMO, the grip angle on the Glocks, combined with their triggers make them just non-starters
for me.
Bill
Hawk
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See, I'm just the opposite. The Shield doesn't point right for me. And as for the triggers, I've replaced most of the triggers on my glocks. The carry guns have a heavier trigger, as to prevent nervous discharges and the hunting and target guns got the lighter triggers.
The only Glocks that got my attention with recoil is the high end 10MM loads in the Glock 20. They are a handfull, but not too much to handle.
I don't shoot the really high end loads when practicing. As a reloader, I can reload and shoot mostly mid range. But I want the extra power to be available, if I need it.
I understand each person is different and has different hands, senses and opinions. That's what makes for horse races.
The only Glocks that got my attention with recoil is the high end 10MM loads in the Glock 20. They are a handfull, but not too much to handle.
I don't shoot the really high end loads when practicing. As a reloader, I can reload and shoot mostly mid range. But I want the extra power to be available, if I need it.
I understand each person is different and has different hands, senses and opinions. That's what makes for horse races.
462
California's Central Coast Amid The Insanity
My choices were limited somewhat by budget, but more so by politics. Both guns were within the budget, and though the 45 Shield would have mated perfectly with the .45 ACP Randall, which will also be included on the license, state politics dictated otherwise.
Besides the Glock's grip becoming more comfortable with familiarization, being able to buy it at the Blue Label* program's reduced price had a lot to do with my decision. The MSRP is $599, the sale price would have been $549, but the Blue Label price was $425.
*From Memorial Day to Labor Day, Blue Label pricing is available to a non-active duty and non-retiree veterans. All that was required was to give the dealer a copy of my DD 214.
Besides the Glock's grip becoming more comfortable with familiarization, being able to buy it at the Blue Label* program's reduced price had a lot to do with my decision. The MSRP is $599, the sale price would have been $549, but the Blue Label price was $425.
*From Memorial Day to Labor Day, Blue Label pricing is available to a non-active duty and non-retiree veterans. All that was required was to give the dealer a copy of my DD 214.