With all the talk and articles about the .45 Shield, I've yet to hear or see anyone mention a Performance Center ported .45 Shield, but it sure seems inevitable to me. Anyone heard anything? I really don't want to spend the $$ for a .45 Shield now, only to see the Performance Center version come out in 6 months!
The other question I have is regarding my M&P .45. No matter how gently I squeeze the trigger, every time that gun goes off when I'm dry firing, the front sight moves slightly to the left. I am left-handed, but it does the same thing when I try it with my right hand. And I really am squeezing just as slowly as I can, honest!
Then, just a coupla days ago, I read an article that mentioned "front sight jump" being common to striker-fired pistols, which I had never heard before.
Front sight jump is more accurately labeled shooter caused error. Put that pistol in a machine rest and shoot it all day long, that sight won't jump at all. Practice practice practice, a lot of times the front sight movement as the pistol fires is caused by the fingers position on the trigger, your finger isn't pulling straight back at the point the sear releases, this is what causes the sight to move, if properly placed it won't move to the left or right.
Shield porting doesn't look anything like the trapazoidal Mag-na-port work we've had done, and S&W has everything they need to do this oval porting in their Performance Center (which may be why they refer to as "factory porting", BTW).
Where did you read this, and what lead you to believe it?
I`m confident that S&W PC will release the 45shield in a PC format. I hope the do, i`ll likely buy one. I looked at several 45shield standard models, and as usual, the triggers SUCKED on every one of them. The grip texture is VERY rough too. But theres ways to remedy that. I`m not a huge fan of rough texture...nerve damage in my hands, thank god for grip tape...lol.
We have owned both 9mm and 40 Shields and hated the trigger break but currently own a 45 Shield. I noticed right away when handling it in the Gunshop prior to buying it that it's trigger was noticeably better than the 9 and 40 that we had owned. Maybe I got lucky.
My 45 Shield has a better trigger than my wife's 9shield. It's as good as the PC Shields I've handled. The porting isn't that big of a deal to me so I'm good with a regular 45 Shield. I don't care for the fiber optic sights so that's not worth it to me.
I just saw that the Shield 45 is now listed in the Performance Center section of S&W's website. They list it in two versions. One with Hi Viz Fiber Optic Sights (11629/$609msrp), and one with Tritium Night Sights (11727/$742msrp). Does anybody know if there are any out in the wild yet or when the actual release date is/was ?
They`re out there, not many shops have them yet. I tried one out this week... better trigger than the standard 45 shield, but still has the famous S&W hitching in the trigger because the striker block still has a flat top on it. I ordered 2 of them when they first hit the s&w website, but after shooting one this week, i`m not quite sure i want them now. My LGS already has them both sold if i dont want them. The new M&P M2.0 has my interest, so i ordered 2 of those too. If the triggers suck on those too, they too, will stay at the local gunshop to be sold to somebody else in line thats wanting them.
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