DenverGP
04-21-2014, 16:25
I got my CCW last year, and have been carrying my ruger SR9c or RIA 1911 everywhere since the day I got my permit. Finally talked the wife into applying for her permit.
We tried out a bunch of rental 9mms at blucore. We were looking at smaller single stack guns she'd be able to conceal pretty well, but more importantly shoot well. Her and my favorite ended up being the M&P Shield. Shot it really well, almost as good as the sr9c that I've been shooting for year. She shot the shield better than our sr9c.
We checked the shield at a few other shops as well, just to get a better sampling of the trigger to make sure new ones would feel as good as the rental. We looked at the new one at retail shop at Blucore, Grand Prix Guns and Cabellas, and liked the trigger on those just as much, but their pricing was high. Found it online for $379 (plus 25 for the background check/transfer) compared to $450 or higher at all the shops. Last shop we checked was Green Mountain, and they had it for $399. Cost a little more buying it there due to tax, but the wife likes the instant gratification of buying in the store, and they were definitely offering a fair price.
So we walked out of Green Mountain on Friday with a new Shield 9mm. Got it home, cleaned and froglubed it, and got it to the range on Saturday. 100 rounds thru it without a single malfunction of any sort. The sights are simple 3-dot setup, but because the rear sight notch is a little deeper than the sr9c, I was able to get a good sight picture a lot quicker with the shield. The recoil spring is definitely very stiff, as are the magazine springs. Hopefully they'll loosen up a little with some shooting.
Got home from shooting, and had the talon grip I had ordered the day before was waiting in my mailbox. How the hell are they so quick? Got the grip installed, and it feels great. I've got talon grips on my sr9c as well, and love them. Looking forward to running another couple boxes of ammo thru the shield, including some SD rounds.
Still waiting on word back from Jeffco on her permit, then she'll start carrying on a regular basis.
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h408/DenverGt/Shield%209mm/P1040716_sm_zps7001b0e5.jpg
(pic before the talon grips and a little excess froglube)
We tried out a bunch of rental 9mms at blucore. We were looking at smaller single stack guns she'd be able to conceal pretty well, but more importantly shoot well. Her and my favorite ended up being the M&P Shield. Shot it really well, almost as good as the sr9c that I've been shooting for year. She shot the shield better than our sr9c.
We checked the shield at a few other shops as well, just to get a better sampling of the trigger to make sure new ones would feel as good as the rental. We looked at the new one at retail shop at Blucore, Grand Prix Guns and Cabellas, and liked the trigger on those just as much, but their pricing was high. Found it online for $379 (plus 25 for the background check/transfer) compared to $450 or higher at all the shops. Last shop we checked was Green Mountain, and they had it for $399. Cost a little more buying it there due to tax, but the wife likes the instant gratification of buying in the store, and they were definitely offering a fair price.
So we walked out of Green Mountain on Friday with a new Shield 9mm. Got it home, cleaned and froglubed it, and got it to the range on Saturday. 100 rounds thru it without a single malfunction of any sort. The sights are simple 3-dot setup, but because the rear sight notch is a little deeper than the sr9c, I was able to get a good sight picture a lot quicker with the shield. The recoil spring is definitely very stiff, as are the magazine springs. Hopefully they'll loosen up a little with some shooting.
Got home from shooting, and had the talon grip I had ordered the day before was waiting in my mailbox. How the hell are they so quick? Got the grip installed, and it feels great. I've got talon grips on my sr9c as well, and love them. Looking forward to running another couple boxes of ammo thru the shield, including some SD rounds.
Still waiting on word back from Jeffco on her permit, then she'll start carrying on a regular basis.
http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h408/DenverGt/Shield%209mm/P1040716_sm_zps7001b0e5.jpg
(pic before the talon grips and a little excess froglube)