I got a call Firday from a friend at a LGS who said they just put out ten of them. I had decided to wait a while to let any issues get worked out and allow pricing to come down before buying one. I made the mistake of going in to take a look at them. I bought one yesterday morning, leaving five left in stock, and took it to the range that afternoon. I, along with a friend, fired a total of 428 rounds through the gun.
The Shield ran flawlessly even though I attempted to induce malfunctions. It was accurate and shot very tight groups (we were shooting at close ranges though ) although it did shoot a little to the left for both of us. I did not bring an allen wrench for the rear sight so I was unable to make adjustments at the range. I will go back and and adjust the sights today. By the way, I do not like the standard sights and look forward to putting night sights on the gun. I much prefer the Ameriglo Operator rear (yellow) and the orange Hack or CAP front (green) and have them on all of my carry guns.
I like the way the gun feels and shoots with the 8rd mag. To me there is a bit more torque with the short mag, it is manageable but not as enjoyable to shoot with. I still plan on carrying a G19 for most applications upon retirement, for now I'm stuck with the .40.
I shot the following ammo through the gun without issue: 115 AE ball, 115 Blazer ball, Win 124 NATO ball, 147 AE ball, 124 Fed Tactical Bonded, 124+P T Series, 124+P Gold Dot, 147 T Series and 147 HST. I would carry the 147 HST given the choice, our issue round in 9mm is the 124 Tac Bonded.
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