Just picked up my S&W Shield 9mm. Can't wait to shoot this little thing. Fits so perfect in my hand. Also got an Old Faithful Holster for CC.

Never held the compacts, but I have the 40 with no safety....

 

Is that a safety? If so why did you chose one with it?

Looks like a sweet gun, enjoy.

Never held the compacts, but I have the 40 with no safety....

 

Is that a safety? If so why did you chose one with it?

 

That's the sub-compact Shield. It's only available with a safety.

Just picked up two! Can't wait for them to ship

where did you find it? odds of finding a shield are about equal to getting hit by lightning.

Yes that is a safety, only available with one, doesn't really matter to me.

Oh man thats nice....

From Tony at TJ Sporting Arms. He is a forum vendor. He doesn't have anymore and has no idea when he is getting more in.

Carried a Shield at one time and loved it but traded it in on a Colt Defender that I was also briefly in love with. I am fickle that way. There are always guns that you regret selling and the Shield is one of them. As for the safety, every semi auto I own, with one exception, has a manual safety. A safety that relies on your brain assumes that you are not capable of mental errors and commonsense tells you that it is not true. No one bitches about manual safeties on the beloved 1911 but when it is on a different type gun they are all of a sudden a bad thing. Never could understand that. Does not take long to get used to swiping a safety off even if you forget. Just try to find documented cases where forgetting to take a gun off safe resulted in the owner's death. You will find many more stories of a manual safety saving lives. If I find one again, I will buy it on the spot. Stupid me found one of the first ones sold before they became scarce but I had too many small 9mm guns at the time and traded it.

I'm not saying why get one and don't get get one with a safety, never said that. I was simply asking the OP why he chose it with one? Simple enough? This is not a safety issue, I was simply asking because it might snag on something, which is another thing to worry about when confronted in a situation, right?

 

But like I said I never handled the compact or shield, or maybe I have but don't remember. I simply love my MP40 with no safety. My personal opinion. If and when I do get a carry piece, it most likely not have a safety.

TO EACH, HIS OWN

 

As you can tell on my signature I love S&W and even if you carry peice is a derringer as long as its a S&W I would love it.

Great pick up by the way!

 

Some people are just cranky!! Relax people!

Don't think the safety will catch on anything. It is recessed pretty good.

 

I plan on carrying it with the safety on. There are many thoughts on safeties, but I conceal carry and the holster I have, pictured above doesn't have a thumb break on it so it is possible for it to pop out in a crazy situation.

nice toy! have fun with it!