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shotgunshooter3
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New EDC rig
shotgunshooter3
Posts: 6,116 Senior Member
Picked up an M&P9 Shield today LNIB from a local shop, and a Bladetech IWB holster to carry with. I bought this gun to fill the EDC role that my fullsize M&P9 Pro Series has filled up to this point.
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My criteria were pretty straightforward:
9mm or .45 ACP
Concealable IWB under just a t-shirt
Readily available accessories
The M&P fit the bill quite nicely, and this one came up at a price I felt was fair. My impressions so far are favorable, though it does shoot consistently 3" to the left from 5-10 yards (easily fixed). With the 7tds magazine I have to put my pinky under the grip, but I still find it comfortable. Good trigger, no hiccups so far, and most importantly I can conceal it to the casual observer with just a t-shirt, as demonstrated below.
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Loaded with Hornady Critical Defense (115gr FTX), I think it will work nicely.
As a side note, my fullsize M&P9 now wears a Streamlight TLR-1 and serves as the "house gun."
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My criteria were pretty straightforward:
9mm or .45 ACP
Concealable IWB under just a t-shirt
Readily available accessories
The M&P fit the bill quite nicely, and this one came up at a price I felt was fair. My impressions so far are favorable, though it does shoot consistently 3" to the left from 5-10 yards (easily fixed). With the 7tds magazine I have to put my pinky under the grip, but I still find it comfortable. Good trigger, no hiccups so far, and most importantly I can conceal it to the casual observer with just a t-shirt, as demonstrated below.
ImageUploadedByTapatalk1388878900.420301.jpg
Loaded with Hornady Critical Defense (115gr FTX), I think it will work nicely.
As a side note, my fullsize M&P9 now wears a Streamlight TLR-1 and serves as the "house gun."
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"Slow is smooth, smooth is fast, and speed is the economy of motion" - Scott Jedlinski
"Slow is smooth, smooth is fast, and speed is the economy of motion" - Scott Jedlinski
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As an aside, I'd either epoxy in place or (what I did) completely remove the spacer on the 8 round mag. It has a tendency to ride up the body of the magazine, fine at the range, but not really something you want to deal with if you NEED to reload the gun.
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I'll be interested to hear how the Bladetech works for you.
"Slow is smooth, smooth is fast, and speed is the economy of motion" - Scott Jedlinski
Words of wisdom from Big Chief: Flush twice, it's a long way to the Mess Hall
I'd rather have my sister work in a whorehouse than own another Taurus!
Can you post pics?
On just about every polymer gun I've ever dealt with you can see light between the slide and frame, and the Shield is pretty full-proof as far as getting back together goes.....if you can freely rack the slide and the action works, I'm 99.9% sure that everything is fine.
However, if you didn't notice it before, and you are noticing it now, it's always better to be safe than sorry.
Naw, it's OK.. when the Sawbones shines a light in my ear it comes out the opposite ear :guns::roll2:
Words of wisdom from Big Chief: Flush twice, it's a long way to the Mess Hall
I'd rather have my sister work in a whorehouse than own another Taurus!
Dr. Your Shield is fine. I took mine out of the safe to double check and when backlit I can see light also. Only reason to take that gun back to the LGS is if your range is co-located. Enjoy your new puchase.
Diver: Thanks for the reassurance.
Just trying to sidetrack Murphy's law before it blows up in my face.
Good selection.