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So, I found this on Facebook tonight… I don’t know if it’s real, or where it was originally published, but I really hope it’s  real. The safety was the thing that made the S&W Shield not as good as it could have been, and hopefully S&W has been listening. I went so far as to work on prototyping an extended safety for the Shield (here and here) but if I can get a Shield without …

Earlier this week I mentioned that I’ve been considering making an extended safety for my S&W Shield 9mm because the standard safety is miserable. The JB Weld that I used to add material to the extra safety lever has mostly cured (I didn’t have a lot of hardener, so it took a bit longer than I expected), and I had time to install it. It’s not big, just a hair bigger than the standard safety: …

If you’ve been reading Triangle Tactical for any length of time, you’ll know that I’ve had a love/hate relationship with my S&W Shield 9mm for some time now. It’s a good pistol, but I absolutely hate the safety. If I had it my way, the pistol wouldn’t even have it, but since it has a safety, I feel the need to use it just in case it were to get bumped into the on position …

This past Sunday, Sean from NCGunBlog.com, Ben, and I all met at the Wake County Firearms Education and Training Center to put the Springfield XDs 9mm, S&W Shield, and Walther PPS up against each other. The three of us talked about the shootout on Episode 68 of the podcast, but as the week has went on I’ve come up with some additional thoughts on the three pistols: Grip: I found while shooting the three pistols, …

I’ve received more questions about this topic than any other topic, ever. Some say the Shield is thinner, others say the XDs is bigger and heavier. As far as overall size, the two pistols are really close. I took a picture of each pistol (same focal length and all that mumbo jumbo) and laid them on top of each other. I lined them up by the back edge of the front sight, and they are …

This is part one in a series of posts on turning a run of the mill S&W M&P Shield into the ultimate concealed carry pistol. The first thing that needed to be addressed with the Shield 9mm was the trigger. I was happy with the weight of the trigger from the factory, but it was gritty, and had a false reset that is common with many of the M&P pistols. My first stop when looking …

I’ve been complaining about the thumb safety on the S&W Shield since it was first released, and now having owned it for a couple weeks, I feel comfortable saying that it’s too small. In the above picture, you can see that it even has a lower profile than the slide stop. (Safety on the left, slide stop on the right) Why would they do this? I can only think that making the safety lever smaller …

Local gun shops are dangerous places for your wallet, especially when the guys behind the counter know you well enough to know your taste in guns. This afternoon I stopped in to Carolina Gunrunners in North Raleigh to consign a pistol that I don’t shoot anymore, and we got to talking about the XDs recall and Mike suggested that I should buy a S&W Shield to carry while the XDs is off getting repaired. I’d …

This pistol looks like a winner! Still hoping for an optional thumb safety, but man, it looks nice! All the details can be found on S&W’s website here: http://www.smith-wesson.com/wcsstore/SmWesson2/MP_Shield/index.html 9mm Product Page here. .40 Product Page here.

Alright, this appears to be the same photo presented on my other post about the Shield, however, this one does not have the background removed, and gives us a little better look at the pistol. Very hard to tell the width of the pistol from this picture, but I’m really hoping that it is a singlestack 9mm, and I really, really hope it is available without the thumb safety.