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surprise_i'm_armed wrote:

tomtexan wrote:I went to the gun show in Tyler today and found three dealers offering the Shield for sale. One guy had a price tag of $499. That was $50 over the suggested retail. Another dealer had his for sale at the MSRP of $449. He wouldn't come down off of his price. The third dealer had his at $399 but had sold it already. I left the gun show and proceeded on to Academy and they were sold out. Said they sold them as quick as they come in at $399. I then went to Gander Mountain and they had one at $449. I asked them if they would price match Academy and they did.[/quote]

So, did you actually buy one? If yes, is yours a 9 or a .40?

SIA

Yes, I did buy the one Gander Mountain had for $399. It is a 9. I don't think the. 40 is available yet.

I went to the gun show in Tyler today and found three dealers offering the Shield for sale. One guy had a price tag of $499. That was $50 over the suggested retail. Another dealer had his for sale at the MSRP of $449. He wouldn't come down off of his price. The third dealer had his at $399 but had sold it already. I left the gun show and proceeded on to Academy and they were sold out. Said they sold them as quick as they come in at $399. I then went to Gander Mountain and they had one at $449. I asked them if they would price match Academy and they did.

Bashful wrote:I picked one up yesterday... and I've run 250 rounds of FMJ and 25 Critical Defense JHP through it without a bobble. The trigger has a more positive reset than my M&P 9c, but not quite as pronounced as my Glock. I think this one will be a winner. I've got a Kydex OWB holster ordered for it, and I should have it late this week. I'm afraid that my G26 is going to see some more safe time than before.

If you don't mind my asking, what did you have to pay for the new Shield and which store did you purchase it from?

MoJo wrote:S&W is pretty good at debugging new models, I would still wait a while before sinking my money into one of these. They will be hard to get for the next few months let someone else be the beta tester. I want one too but, I'm willing to wait 6-12 months.