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Miscellaneous => The Water Cooler -- General Discussions => Topic started by: Jack_F on June 05, 2014, 11:58:54 PM

Title: M&P Shield to be offered without safety
Post by: Jack_F on June 05, 2014, 11:58:54 PM

http://www.gunsholstersandgear.com/2014/06/05/no-safety-smith-wesson-shield-a-reality/

Title: Re: M&P Shield to be offered without safety
Post by: tracker on June 06, 2014, 12:02:03 AM

What a great deal; I can leave my thumb safety to the off position and look just like the new guy. These people are brilliant.

Title: Re: M&P Shield to be offered without safety
Post by: DDGator on June 06, 2014, 09:56:23 AM

Actually this was my one major complaint about this pistol.  It doesn't need a thumb safety.  While I can ignore it -- that is not ideal, and leaves open a potential for a problem with accidental engagement.   I think this is a nice move for S&W and I would definitely buy mine sans safety. 

Title: Re: M&P Shield to be offered without safety
Post by: tracker on June 06, 2014, 04:36:16 PM

I'll keep mine with the safety on it because it has a very smooth and excellent trigger. I wasn't serious about carrying it with the safety off but some people do that. It would surprise me if the new safetyless model had a decent trigger on it but that can be corrected by a competent pistol smith.

This latest move of marketing genius should clear the existing inventory before the new models appear with no thumb safety:

http://www.handgunsmag.com/2014/04/14/smith-wesson-now-shipping-non-microstamped-mp-shield-pistols-california/