Shield Plus 13 Round Magazine Problems - I’ve had 5 of these 13rd shield plus mags (1 with the gun & 4 extras ordered) that can’t be loaded with 13 rounds and still function in either of my 2 shield plus guns unless i load the mag with. I picked up my m&p shield plus the other day. I got it home, cleaned it up and loaded the magazines. I loaded the 10 round mag and the last round was pretty tough to get in. Bought my shield plus in fall of 2025. Purchased five more 13 round magazines for the shield plus in november 2025. Could only load the five 13 round. From a design perspective, i only see 2 ways to fix this issue, make the spacer stronger or to disengage it from the structure of the base plate like the gen 1 magazines or like. Happened with both 13 round magazines purchased at different stores weeks apart. After that loading was relatively easy. The only times i've had the slide fail to lock back is because my. Having difficulty getting more than 11 or 12 rounds into my 13 round shield plus magazine. I have disassembled it and it looks just like the photos in the instruction manual. I've tried rounds from. Not only is it hard to get that last round in, it's also really hard to insert the mag. Also a design issue. Shaving plastic out of a certain place. For anyone with a m&p shield plus who can't get 13 rounds into their mags, here is the easy fix. Has anyone else had this problem and/or are aware of a fix? It's a known issue.
I’ve had 5 of these 13rd shield plus mags (1 with the gun & 4 extras ordered) that can’t be loaded with 13 rounds and still function in either of my 2 shield plus guns unless i load the mag with. I picked up my m&p shield plus the other day. I got it home, cleaned it up and loaded the magazines. I loaded the 10 round mag and the last round was pretty tough to get in. Bought my shield plus in fall of 2025.