I have a Shield 9 and an M&P 9 full size. I really like the Shield. I like the trigger. Runs everything I feed it no problem. It's pretty accurate, especially for a small gun. Recoil is very manageable, though I probably wouldn't want Shield .40 for snappiness. I shoot the full size more accurately than the Shield, but obviously it's a longer barrel and sight radius with less recoil. I have never had an issue the safety engaging or disengaging when I don't want it to. I put some Ameriglo Idot pro sights on it and love them. Much better than the stock sights. Only negative in my mind is capacity.
I'm looking at the Shield as well, how hard was it to replace the sights with the Ameriglo's did it require a sight pusher tool? Those night sights they offer for the Shield look like the way to go, that front pin is nice and easy to see.
I'm looking at the Shield as well, how hard was it to replace the sights with the Ameriglo's did it require a sight pusher tool? Those night sights they offer for the Shield look like the way to go, that front pin is nice and easy to see.
Only issue I had with mine (9mm) was that the front sight white dot fell out.