Idaho45guy
03-29-2021, 09:18 PM
Stopped by the LGS and was pleasantly surprised to find Lil' Gun and Trail Boss powder available.
Was also surprised to see the brand new S&W Shield Plus 9mm on the shelf...
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This is supposedly S&W's answer to the Hellcat and P365 and holds 13 rounds of 9mm.
Along with the increased capacity, it has a groundbreaking trigger for S&W, which is sort of an Apex rip-off flat trigger. Whatever it is, it is very nice with I would guess about 4.75 or 5 lbs weight. It feels about half a pound lighter than the P365 I handled alongside of it.
I asked to see the model with the manual safety, to accurately compare it to my P365 with a manual safety.
The Shield Plus feels great in the hand and is the same height as the P365 with a 12-round magazine inserted. However, with the 10-round magazine inserted in both the Shield and the P365, the Shield is taller. It is also longer by about 3/8" as well, so the P365 is superior as far as overall size is concerned. The P365 also comes standard with night sights, while the Shield only has 3-dot sights.
However, the worst part of this new pistol were the controls. I could not release the slide of the Shield using the lever. Too stiff. Likewise, the safety was completely useless. Not only was it poorly placed and too small, it was so stiff that I had to completely change my grip and struggle to get it to come off.
Perhaps the controls will loosen up with use, but I would not carry this gun in it's current condition.
Price on the new Shield was $509, while the P365, with night sights, was $499.
I was in no way tempted to buy this pistol, but I'm sure the S&W fanboys will love it.
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Was also surprised to see the brand new S&W Shield Plus 9mm on the shelf...
280486
This is supposedly S&W's answer to the Hellcat and P365 and holds 13 rounds of 9mm.
Along with the increased capacity, it has a groundbreaking trigger for S&W, which is sort of an Apex rip-off flat trigger. Whatever it is, it is very nice with I would guess about 4.75 or 5 lbs weight. It feels about half a pound lighter than the P365 I handled alongside of it.
I asked to see the model with the manual safety, to accurately compare it to my P365 with a manual safety.
The Shield Plus feels great in the hand and is the same height as the P365 with a 12-round magazine inserted. However, with the 10-round magazine inserted in both the Shield and the P365, the Shield is taller. It is also longer by about 3/8" as well, so the P365 is superior as far as overall size is concerned. The P365 also comes standard with night sights, while the Shield only has 3-dot sights.
However, the worst part of this new pistol were the controls. I could not release the slide of the Shield using the lever. Too stiff. Likewise, the safety was completely useless. Not only was it poorly placed and too small, it was so stiff that I had to completely change my grip and struggle to get it to come off.
Perhaps the controls will loosen up with use, but I would not carry this gun in it's current condition.
Price on the new Shield was $509, while the P365, with night sights, was $499.
I was in no way tempted to buy this pistol, but I'm sure the S&W fanboys will love it.
280489
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