cola490 Posted December 25, 2017 at 10:52 PM Share Posted December 25, 2017 at 10:52 PM Received a nice gift card from Santa, am thinking of the Shield in 45apc. I have shot one and am impressed, my only concern is how such a light gun will hold up in the long run. Anyone have one with a good amount of rounds down range? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeper13 Posted December 26, 2017 at 01:45 AM Share Posted December 26, 2017 at 01:45 AM Gratz on your new present. This is a great firearm, the trigger and grip are awesome. Anytime friends have issues shooting the 9mm, I give this gun and wallah they hit the bulls-eye every time. I have 900 rnds thru mine, but they are reloads. They are loaded about 98% of a factory round. Hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cola490 Posted December 26, 2017 at 08:52 AM Author Share Posted December 26, 2017 at 08:52 AM Gratz on your new present. This is a great firearm, the trigger and grip are awesome. Anytime friends have issues shooting the 9mm, I give this gun and wallah they hit the bulls-eye every time. I have 900 rnds thru mine, but they are reloads. They are loaded about 98% of a factory round. Hope this helpsThanks for the info. I do believe I will head to my LGS today or tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not me Posted December 26, 2017 at 10:32 AM Share Posted December 26, 2017 at 10:32 AM Great CCW, I have both .45 and 9mm. Reliable and I don't think they would wear out any faster than any other modern striker fired pistol. I find the grip texture too rough to be comfortable IWB, but a grip overlay fixes that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cola490 Posted December 26, 2017 at 11:18 AM Author Share Posted December 26, 2017 at 11:18 AM Great CCW, I have both .45 and 9mm. Reliable and I don't think they would wear out any faster than any other modern striker fired pistol. I find the grip texture too rough to be comfortable IWB, but a grip overlay fixes that.Thanks, thats what I was looking forward to hearing. I have one in 9mm and it is my main carry gun. I just have a urge for a 45apc and the Shield seems like the way to go w/o breaking the bank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomG Posted December 26, 2017 at 04:20 PM Share Posted December 26, 2017 at 04:20 PM Great CCW, I have both .45 and 9mm. Reliable and I don't think they would wear out any faster than any other modern striker fired pistol. I find the grip texture too rough to be comfortable IWB, but a grip overlay fixes that.I also have the Shield 9 and 45. (I actually have two Shield 9). Agree with everything you say here. I added a Pachmayr grip for the 45. Works great. Both versions shoot fantastically Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonymous One Posted December 26, 2017 at 05:04 PM Share Posted December 26, 2017 at 05:04 PM If you are in the southwest suburbs, Mike Bethman of Seven Sigma Arms is great to deal with. He has the 45 Shield in stock fort $419.00. http://www.armslist.com/posts/5940524/chicago-illinois-handguns-for-sale--smith---wesson-m-p-shield--45acp-with-thumb-safety Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cola490 Posted December 26, 2017 at 05:16 PM Author Share Posted December 26, 2017 at 05:16 PM If you are in the southwest suburbs, Mike Bethman of Seven Sigma Arms is great to deal with. He has the 45 Shield in stock fort $419.00. http://www.armslist.com/posts/5940524/chicago-illinois-handguns-for-sale--smith---wesson-m-p-shield--45acp-with-thumb-safetyThanks for the info. I am in Lake County, far north burbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomG Posted December 26, 2017 at 08:27 PM Share Posted December 26, 2017 at 08:27 PM If you are in the southwest suburbs, Mike Bethman of Seven Sigma Arms is great to deal with. He has the 45 Shield in stock fort $419.00. http://www.armslist.com/posts/5940524/chicago-illinois-handguns-for-sale--smith---wesson-m-p-shield--45acp-with-thumb-safety Thanks for the info. I am in Lake County, far north burbs.FWIW, I got mine for $359 in July from Brownell's. Plus a $75 rebate (that took 4 months to receive). Keep looking for good deals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cola490 Posted December 26, 2017 at 08:34 PM Author Share Posted December 26, 2017 at 08:34 PM I think the rebate deal is over. A day late and a dollar short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomG Posted December 26, 2017 at 10:42 PM Share Posted December 26, 2017 at 10:42 PM Yes, the $75 rebate deal is over, but there is always a new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not me Posted December 27, 2017 at 12:16 AM Share Posted December 27, 2017 at 12:16 AM Yea I have a few Shields too . Was hard to not buy them for like $250 for that price I decided spares would be good to have...Look around there are deals to be found. I think I saw Shield .45 for $319 the other day. Mags can be found cheap too if you're quick when they are on sale. I think for .45 I bought 5@ $18 each from PSA or gun mag warehouse. So far I prefer the CYA kydex holster best out of the options I've tried. I don't like hybrid holsters though because due to my travels I like to be able to easily remove the holster and still have positive retention. I have been carrying Shield 9mm more lately because I put a TLR-6 light on it, it rides in a Tustler kydex IWB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDW Posted December 27, 2017 at 04:44 AM Share Posted December 27, 2017 at 04:44 AM Received a nice gift card from Santa, am thinking of the Shield in 45apc. I have shot one and am impressed, my only concern is how such a light gun will hold up in the long run. Anyone have one with a good amount of rounds down range? Great pistol. IMO, shoots nicer than the 9MM version. IMHO 339 with free shipping to your FFL @GunBuyer tonight. Link sent via PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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