My Shield's safety

[squeeze]

Have not owned my Shield very long so while at the range with it today I decided to try the safety.
I was aiming at the target and flipped the safety on. Sure enough; couldn't pull the trigger. So I flipped the safety off; still could not pull the trigger. After on and off a few times (keeping it pointed down range of course) I still could not pull the trigger. I ended up having to rack the slide and eject a bullet before I could fire it. I didn't mess around with the safety any more and it performed perfectly.
When I got home I searched through the manual for a clue as to why I could not fire it after taking the safety off. I found nothing.
I am sort of new to hand guns so did I mess up or not understand how the safety works? Thanks for your help.

[caliberetta]

Can you replicate the problem?

[riderr]

User error. Shield's trigger safety prevents the trigger from working if you don't press the tip of the trigger. Your finger was too high on the trigger, engaging/disengaging safety had nothing to do with it. After you jerked the slide, the finger position moved and you were able to shoot.

[kjv146]

doesn't sound like a problem with shields i've heard of before. I agree, see if you can replicate the proble with snap caps.

[ElDub1950]

Flip the safety on/off firmly a few dozen times then load some snap caps and test it thoroughly. If it ever happens again .. assuming you're fully disengaging it .. get it repaired. Primarily because if 'something' isn't right in your gun, you don't know if/when it might break/fall off/get worse and make your gun a paper weight.

Your choice whether you want to deal with warranty or just get it fixed locally.

[Capybara]

I have the same Cal standard Shield and mine has never done that. I run a lot of dry fire drills and it always works perfectly and I train with the safety on while it is holstered, flipping the safety off upon presentation. I would definitely do what the others suggest (try it at home with snap caps) and if there is a problem, send it back to S&W stat for repairs. Assuming it is your CCW pistol, you really shouldn't have to think about finger on trigger position in a high stress, life or death situation.