Thread: How many people CCW here?

Dry fire the S&W revolver a lot; my 686+ was heavy and gritty until I dry fired and real fired the heck out of it, smoothed out very nicely! There are also companies that make reduced power rebound slide springs and whole trigger/mainspring kits to reduce/clean up the trigger pull.

I picked up a S&W 327 PC 2", 2.5" 386 PD (Both titanium cylinder, scandium frames). The 327 got a new SS cylinder because the previous owner had flame cut the front of the Ti cylinder and the 386 is still at S&W. The Ti cylinder is defective and the brass is extremely difficult to remove after firing, will most likely get a new SS cylinder for it. The 386PD was 18oz with the Titanium is OK with 38 Special +P and brutal with the Ahrends grips with anything more. I put the rubber grip that covers the backstrap from my 686+ 3" steel gun from this past Spring onto it, much better now! The 327 isn't bad at all with 125gr .357 magnum Golden Sabers or the Speer Gold Dot 135 Sort Barrel .357's or other mid level .357's. Full magnums it's a handful! The 327 had some light strike issues as well, but those seem to be fixed now and is in my CCW rotation.

Also picked up a new 9mm Shield this week for smaller CCW piece when I am not packing a 1911 or .357 revolver (L frame or N Frame)

I've heard a lot of good about S&W automatics, but I can't get past the bad taste they put in my mouth years ago with the 39 & 59 (i think) series of pistols. I could throw a rock more accurately than those models & at that time S&W customer service was lacking to say the least. This Shield has a lot of guys talking, maybe Smith got it right this time...

Originally Posted by shooter74743

I've heard a lot of good about S&W automatics, but I can't get past the bad taste they put in my mouth years ago with the 39 & 59 (i think) series of pistols. I could throw a rock more accurately than those models & at that time S&W customer service was lacking to say the least. This Shield has a lot of guys talking, maybe Smith got it right this time...

They tested the shield as the walther PPS. With the only changes being the trigger, mag release and interchangeable backstrap. I love the pps ive had for a few years, it even says made in springfield mass on it.