New M&P 380 Shield

**Hodgie** · February 6th, 2018, 10:14 PM

Well it looked promising until I saw they added a ridiculous grip safety, but hey the manual safety is optional.

The 9mm Shield is one of my all time favorite pistols but this looks like a swing and a miss to me and I bet S&W removes that grip safety within the 1st year of it's release or else they have themselves a big swing and a miss with most concealed carriers.

https://www.smith-wesson.com/firearm...l-thumb-safety unnamed.jpg

**Hodgie** · February 6th, 2018, 10:20 PM

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**HarryT** · February 6th, 2018, 10:48 PM

I thought the target market were people with weak hands, elderly, women, etc. who had problems racking the slide. Not for me but serving a portion of the market that will appreciate it

**Hodgie** · February 6th, 2018, 11:36 PM

Originally Posted by HarryT

I thought the target market were people with weak hands, elderly, women, etc. who had problems racking the slide. Not for me but serving a portion of the market that will appreciate it

Perhaps, but what does the grip safety do that will assist the elderly?

**jthrelf** · February 7th, 2018, 08:40 AM

Not a bad idea but agree the grip safety is just out of left field

**MARINE DIVISION TWO** · February 7th, 2018, 09:34 AM

Grip saftey blew it right off my have to get list. and if S&W wanted to alienate Glock owners they totally did it with their new POS 380. JMO/MDT

**KCJones** · February 7th, 2018, 09:40 AM

Originally Posted by Hodgie

Perhaps, but what does the grip safety do that will assist the elderly?

I don't get it either. What does the grip safety have to do with a more-easily-rackable slide?

**Jimmy_Chimichanga** · February 7th, 2018, 10:10 AM

I think most shield owners would prefer *anything* over the articulated trigger safety.

looks like less of a POS than the bodyguard .380, which isn't saying much.

**Pilot321** · June 28th, 2018, 04:24 PM

Originally Posted by HarryT

I thought the target market were people with weak hands, elderly, women, etc. who had problems racking the slide. Not for me but serving a portion of the market that will appreciate it

Unless it is locked breech, and it may be, the force to rack the slide will be high if it is a straight blow back.

**Gunsnwater** · June 29th, 2018, 03:58 AM

Originally Posted by Pilot321

Unless it is locked breech, and it may be, the force to rack the slide will be high if it is a straight blow back.

Well it is, so it isn't.

When my left wrist was sore, the grip safety was hard to work.

They recalled all the thumb safety ones. They are available both ways.

It's a nice gun .