LCI delete

[Sapperforward]

I jailed an M&P shield yesterday. I found a stupid good deal and had to take it. I wasn't having any luck getting a non California model so I bit the bullet and got the Cali model with thumb safety. First order of business is removing the mag disconnect and than doing an LCI delete. I found that Apex sells two versions of a modified LCI for the Shield, one a low profile and the other a no profile version.

I already ordered the no profile. I was just wondering if anyone else here had done it and what they thought of the final product. I can't stand the factory LCI at all. https://store.apextactical.com/WebDi...Details/192083

[Cokebottle]

I put the low profile on my boss's Shield and he loves it, feels like it's a totally different gun.

He claimed that the LCI was throwing off his sighting, and if I look carefully at mine, I can see that it carried the same line slightly to the right, IOTW: The LCI "made" him shoot left of target.
I've not found it to be an issue at all. I don't even notice the thing when sighting.

The mag disconnect bothers me because it adds a tedious step during teardown, and it can also pose a safety risk should a round be chambered and needed and for whatever reason the mag drops.

[saudadeii]

Here's an earlier thread with pics.

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=1058200&highlight=lci+apex+shield

[Sapperforward]

I'm glad I ordered it. Now I just need the pistol to get off lock down so I can install it, right after I take out the mag disconnect.

Thanks for the link by the way.

[1CavScout]

I think a Shield is going to be my next gun (since I don't trust my XDs9 anymore). I shot a friends, and the LCI did not bother me. That said, I will probably change it out. The mag disco and the safety might go as well.

[10rounds]

I installed the No Profile LCI on my Shield recently. The only bad thing is the exposed cut out on the chamber afterward. Still happy to get rid of the factory LCI though.

[EspoMan]

I think a Shield is going to be my next gun (since I don't trust my XDs9 anymore). I shot a friends, and the LCI did not bother me. That said, I will probably change it out. The mag disco and the safety might go as well.

Why don't you trust the XDS9?

[1CavScout]

Why don't you trust the XDS9?

Took it out the other day because I was switching my defensive carry ammo. I ran three different types of ammo through the gun with light primer strikes on all three. The gun was clean and had just been removed from it's carry holster.

I took the gun apart and moved the striker back and forth and it seemed to fix the problem, but I don't like a gun that can't be trusted when needed. If it had been filthy I could probably work with it, but that was not the case.

I am going to send it back to SA to have them look at it, but I will probably never carry it or my XDs45 again. I am back to my Glock 19, and need another single stack 9mm now.

[jdben92883]

What do you find more appealing with the Shield than a G43? Not trying to start an argument, just curious.

I have an XDs that's been fine...like it a lot more than the non-CA Shield I had. Putting Talon grips on it definitely tamed the factory pineapple your forced to grasp. Haven't shot it very much though, so I'm curious about what happened to yours.

Took it out the other day because I was switching my defensive carry ammo. I ran three different types of ammo through the gun with light primer strikes on all three. The gun was clean and had just been removed from it's carry holster.

I took the gun apart and moved the striker back and forth and it seemed to fix the problem, but I don't like a gun that can't be trusted when needed. If it had been filthy I could probably work with it, but that was not the case.

I am going to send it back to SA to have them look at it, but I will probably never carry it or my XDs45 again. I am back to my Glock 19, and need another single stack 9mm now.

[EspoMan]

Took it out the other day because I was switching my defensive carry ammo. I ran three different types of ammo through the gun with light primer strikes on all three. The gun was clean and had just been removed from it's carry holster.

I took the gun apart and moved the striker back and forth and it seemed to fix the problem, but I don't like a gun that can't be trusted when needed. If it had been filthy I could probably work with it, but that was not the case.

I am going to send it back to SA to have them look at it, but I will probably never carry it or my XDs45 again. I am back to my Glock 19, and need another single stack 9mm now.

Ahh ok. I've never owned or shot an XDs but my XD9 has been flawless.

[1CavScout]

What do you find more appealing with the Shield than a G43? Not trying to start an argument, just curious.

I have an XDs that's been fine...like it a lot more than the non-CA Shield I had. Putting Talon grips on it definitely tamed the factory pineapple your forced to grasp. Haven't shot it very much though, so I'm curious about what happened to yours.

I like the G43 but not sure I want to deal with getting an off roster gun. My friends CA Shield has been a good gun for him (he carries it daily, and he brings it out to the range all the time. It's been 100% reliable). I actually like the way my XDs feels better, but now in the back of my head I will question the gun.

[SheepDog78]

Good choice on the Shield, good choice on the no profile block. I have the same set up and love it, one of my favorite pistols to shoot. Easy to carry too.

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[hermosabeach]

I have one "modern" pistol with the LCI

I actually like it

The mag disconnect, I don't need

[benjamac]

What do you find more appealing with the Shield than a G43? Not trying to start an argument, just curious.

I have an XDs that's been fine...like it a lot more than the non-CA Shield I had. Putting Talon grips on it definitely tamed the factory pineapple your forced to grasp. Haven't shot it very much though, so I'm curious about what happened to yours.

For me, price and availability.

I would buy a G43, but I'm sure as ***** not paying close to $1k for a stock glock, and a CA shield is cheap and readily available. It shoots well, and if you feel like investing any cash into it, you can overcome all the niggling little "faults" people talk about. And some people are even lucky enough to get good triggers from factory- something NO glock has.

[wsmc27]

I put the low profile on my boss's Shield and he loves it, feels like it's a totally different gun.

He claimed that the LCI was throwing off his sighting, and if I look carefully at mine, I can see that it carried the same line slightly to the right, IOTW: The LCI "made" him shoot left of target.
I've not found it to be an issue at all. I don't even notice the thing when sighting.

The mag disconnect bothers me because it adds a tedious step during teardown, and it can also pose a safety risk should a round be chambered and needed and for whatever reason the mag drops.

Weird, I don't even notice the thing when shooting our (sadly CA) Shield 9.

I, as with all of you, hate that mag disconnect booosheeet

Anyway, OP congrats and enjoy. Nice little gun.

Cheers