https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2019/6/20/smith-wesson-ships-3-millionth-mp-shield-pistol/
The S&W Shield was released in spring of 2012. In spite of having nearly 8,000 in distributor and dealer hands at the time of announcement, demand quickly outweighed supply. By late summer and early fall the guns were often selling well above MSRP of $449.99, and many shops had a waiting list for one. I decided to start looking and found 2 right away in my area. The closer shop had one for $599.99. The other which is a bit over an hour away had one for $439.95. I took the drive
It was my EDC for a while and I shot a good 1000 rounds that first year, and again the second. Still carry it sometimes and shot it quite a bit. I figure I have fired around 4000 trouble free rounds through it and everything is tight. The exterior has held up really well. It's hard to tell its not a new gun.
The S&W Shield was released in spring of 2012. In spite of having nearly 8,000 in distributor and dealer hands at the time of announcement, demand quickly outweighed supply. By late summer and early fall the guns were often selling well above MSRP of $449.99, and many shops had a waiting list for one. I decided to start looking and found 2 right away in my area. The closer shop had one for $599.99. The other which is a bit over an hour away had one for $439.95. I took the drive
It was my EDC for a while and I shot a good 1000 rounds that first year, and again the second. Still carry it sometimes and shot it quite a bit. I figure I have fired around 4000 trouble free rounds through it and everything is tight. The exterior has held up really well. It's hard to tell its not a new gun.