Picked up a new Shield at Wabash Valley Armory on Thursday for $450.00.
Took it out yesterday and me and 3 other guys put around 150 rounds through it. It functioned flawlessly other than the slide not locking back a couple of times with some really weak Steel Challenge loads.
A variety of ammo was shot including 147gr Hydra Shoks, 147 fp loaded minor for USPSA Production division, 125 cast, 115 cast, Winchester white box, 95 rn cast and 95 Montana Gold hollow points loaded for Steel Challenge.
Prior to going to the range I wrapped a 1" wide strip of grip tape around the grip, not unusual for me as I have yet to hold a polymer pistol grip that was tacky enough for me.
Everyone was quite impressed with its accuracy as we were consistently hitting 10 and 12" plates at 18 yards. OOTB it shoots a little left for me but elevation was good. A little drift on the rear sight should take care of that. Double tapping a 12" plate at 10 yards was relatively easy. We had Pendulum, a SC stage, set up. That is the reason for the 2 distances involved.
The trigger breaks at a little over 7 pounds, pre travel and reset are comparably short for this type of pistol. No doubt that I'll do some work here but it's not because I need to.
The 8 round mag with the filler fits my hand well, the 7 round flush fitting mag is just a little short for me. I'll probably pick up a couple more 8 rounders.
Disengaging the thumb safety was intuitive for me as I prefer 1911 type pistols, more effort was required to engage it, but not enough that I considered it an issue. The slide release was quite stiff, I expect it to loosen up with wear but, we'll see.
Overall, I really like this pistol. The more I shot it the more I liked it. It's slim design and relatively light weight make it ideal for a guy my size to carry inside or outside the waistband.
Took it out yesterday and me and 3 other guys put around 150 rounds through it. It functioned flawlessly other than the slide not locking back a couple of times with some really weak Steel Challenge loads.
A variety of ammo was shot including 147gr Hydra Shoks, 147 fp loaded minor for USPSA Production division, 125 cast, 115 cast, Winchester white box, 95 rn cast and 95 Montana Gold hollow points loaded for Steel Challenge.
Prior to going to the range I wrapped a 1" wide strip of grip tape around the grip, not unusual for me as I have yet to hold a polymer pistol grip that was tacky enough for me.
Everyone was quite impressed with its accuracy as we were consistently hitting 10 and 12" plates at 18 yards. OOTB it shoots a little left for me but elevation was good. A little drift on the rear sight should take care of that. Double tapping a 12" plate at 10 yards was relatively easy. We had Pendulum, a SC stage, set up. That is the reason for the 2 distances involved.
The trigger breaks at a little over 7 pounds, pre travel and reset are comparably short for this type of pistol. No doubt that I'll do some work here but it's not because I need to.
The 8 round mag with the filler fits my hand well, the 7 round flush fitting mag is just a little short for me. I'll probably pick up a couple more 8 rounders.
Disengaging the thumb safety was intuitive for me as I prefer 1911 type pistols, more effort was required to engage it, but not enough that I considered it an issue. The slide release was quite stiff, I expect it to loosen up with wear but, we'll see.
Overall, I really like this pistol. The more I shot it the more I liked it. It's slim design and relatively light weight make it ideal for a guy my size to carry inside or outside the waistband.
