i spotted a s&w shield 9mm and picked it up this afternoon. fte!

cajun47 · June 12, 2013, 02:59 PM

$500 + tax. only ammo i have is a few gold dots for sd and some steel case herters 115 gr that worked fine in my glock 19. went in the back yard and shot 2 gold dots and some steel case. on the 3rd steel case ammo, using the 7 round mag, it failed to eject. is this normal break in or should i be worried?

i noticed the mags are a little hard to click in the mag well and they stick out about 1/8" maybe. is that normal with the shield?

yes i stripped the gun and cleaned/oiled before i went shoot. i shot 16 rounds total. 1 fte.

the mags go in real easy with the slide locked back.

tjhands · June 12, 2013, 03:26 PM

I wouldn't sweat it. For two reasons:

1) it's new and it's tiny. It may need a break-in period.

2) it choked on crappy ammo.

southjk · June 12, 2013, 04:45 PM

Mine had a few FTE's early on but smooth sailing since.

jfrey · June 12, 2013, 06:09 PM

Haven't had one failure to anything since I got either of mine. They are great pistols.

spanishjames · June 12, 2013, 10:07 PM

Sounds like you got a lemon. I'll give you $100.00 for it and dispose of it properly

Kevin_d77 · June 12, 2013, 10:19 PM

I have had zero problems or malfunctions in both of our Shields. Shoot it some more and if there's an issue S&W has great CS.

Edit: the white dot on my front sight popped of on the 3rd magazine in but they sent me a new sight immediately and haven't had any problems since.

Kreyzhorse · June 13, 2013, 06:25 AM

Shoot some better ammo through it. I'd guess that will solve your problem.

southjk · June 13, 2013, 08:30 AM

Quote:

Edit: the white dot on my front sight popped of on the 3rd magazine in but they sent me a new sight immediately and haven't had any problems since.

Mine popped out also after about 800 rounds. I know they'd send me a new one but i fixed it with liquid paper.

June 12, 2013, 02:59 PM	#1
cajun47 Senior Member Join Date: May 28, 2007 Location: swamp people Posts: 539	i spotted a s&w shield 9mm and picked it up this afternoon. fte! $500 + tax. only ammo i have is a few gold dots for sd and some steel case herters 115 gr that worked fine in my glock 19. went in the back yard and shot 2 gold dots and some steel case. on the 3rd steel case ammo, using the 7 round mag, it failed to eject. is this normal break in or should i be worried? i noticed the mags are a little hard to click in the mag well and they stick out about 1/8" maybe. is that normal with the shield? yes i stripped the gun and cleaned/oiled before i went shoot. i shot 16 rounds total. 1 fte. the mags go in real easy with the slide locked back. Last edited by cajun47; June 12, 2013 at 03:09 PM.

June 12, 2013, 03:26 PM	#2
tjhands Senior Member Join Date: January 20, 2005 Posts: 1,718	I wouldn't sweat it. For two reasons: 1) it's new and it's tiny. It may need a break-in period. 2) it choked on crappy ammo. __________________ "If the sole purpose of handguns is to kill people, then mine are all defective." - Uncle Ted Nugent

June 12, 2013, 10:07 PM	#5
spanishjames Senior Member Join Date: April 27, 2010 Posts: 553	Sounds like you got a lemon. I'll give you $100.00 for it and dispose of it properly __________________ Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable." -Sydney J. Harris

June 13, 2013, 06:25 AM	#7
Kreyzhorse Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2006 Location: NKY Posts: 12,463	Shoot some better ammo through it. I'd guess that will solve your problem. __________________ "He who laughs last, laughs dead." Homer Simpson

June 12, 2013, 04:45 PM	#3
southjk Senior Member Join Date: December 5, 2012 Location: Memphis Posts: 468	Mine had a few FTE's early on but smooth sailing since.

June 12, 2013, 06:09 PM	#4
jfrey Senior Member Join Date: May 16, 2008 Location: Coastal South Texas Posts: 557	Haven't had one failure to anything since I got either of mine. They are great pistols.

June 12, 2013, 10:19 PM	#6
Kevin_d77 Senior Member Join Date: May 13, 2012 Location: SW FL Posts: 953	I have had zero problems or malfunctions in both of our Shields. Shoot it some more and if there's an issue S&W has great CS. Edit: the white dot on my front sight popped of on the 3rd magazine in but they sent me a new sight immediately and haven't had any problems since.