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My S&W M&P Shield is the off roster varient model via SSE purchase. I took it up to our mountain property, set up two targets, one at 5 yards and another at seven yards. On the very first seven shot magazine fired, the last shot failed to leave the slide open however it did expell the last spent cartridge. Grumble, grumble. The remainder of the shoot went flawless.
The first magazine had seven rounds, the rest of the seven round magazine reloadings only had six rounds as it was pure torture to press in the seventh. I'm a tall man and just a bit over 200 lbs with good sized hands but that seventh round was holding up my shoot as I had other pistols to work with.
I'm used to all metal semi-autos and this being my first polymer frame, the 9mm Shield was acting rather snappy which showed up on the two targets so I may need to figure out a different style of grip. I had many high and low piercings with several bulls, all of which were narrowed in within the vertical center line of both targets.
Ammunition used: Fiocchi 115 GRN FMJ. The reason I only shot 50 rounds is that when I picked up the new Shield, my LGS had no 9mm ammunition to sell but I did find some at another local LGS-two box maximum so I have one left for the next shoot, next month.
Based on short usage, I do like this pistol and I hope the recoil and magazine springs will loosen up SOON.
The first magazine had seven rounds, the rest of the seven round magazine reloadings only had six rounds as it was pure torture to press in the seventh. I'm a tall man and just a bit over 200 lbs with good sized hands but that seventh round was holding up my shoot as I had other pistols to work with.
I'm used to all metal semi-autos and this being my first polymer frame, the 9mm Shield was acting rather snappy which showed up on the two targets so I may need to figure out a different style of grip. I had many high and low piercings with several bulls, all of which were narrowed in within the vertical center line of both targets.
Ammunition used: Fiocchi 115 GRN FMJ. The reason I only shot 50 rounds is that when I picked up the new Shield, my LGS had no 9mm ammunition to sell but I did find some at another local LGS-two box maximum so I have one left for the next shoot, next month.
Based on short usage, I do like this pistol and I hope the recoil and magazine springs will loosen up SOON.
fifty bucks??
And since I just 'want' instead of 'need' I'll wait
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