looking to buy a S&W shield 9mm 45 both with no thumb safety

since Smith & Wesson  has a $75 mail in rebate for the shields I was wondering if any local stores have them in stock at a good price? I been looking online and I found some but they are way over priced. even buying online and paying for shipping and the ffl paperwork will still be cheaper. so if anyone that has seen some shields at a good price let me know.

Have you checked with Quantico Tactical?

yes Quantico tactical wanted $350 for the shield. but it was better than some of the other local shops where they wanted $380-$400 or more. funny how they got mad when I asked them if they could lower their price and they acted like I insulted them. so I went ahead and ordered a 9mm from palmetto state for $319 and $330 for a 45 from four winds technology. the cheapest was $300 from wittaker arms for all shields 9mm 40s&w and 45acp but they were sold out.... but they might get some more sometime later this week.

So while you saved $30 bucks by ordering online it will cost you just as much, but probably more as buying from QT, after you add in transfer fees and shipping.

QT has always had the best overall price on anything I want and that is even after figuring in the hour and twenty minute drive for me to get there from Central Virginia.

QT only had the shield 45 thumb only and I wanted without the thumb so I would not been able to buy that. but the palmetto state was free shipping and from four winds shipping was only $7.77. FFL dealer that I use all the time only charges $20 for the paperwork but if you are doing more than 1 firearm it is still $20 total not $20 per firearm if you do all the paperwork on the same day some I'm out about $28 for shipping and FFL paperwork. plus I would have over an hour drive 1 way to get to QT and on top of that I would have to pay sales tax for each firearm which would be $40. so by going to QT it would cost $70 more plus gas which would cost $15-$20 and sit in all that traffic where a hour+ drive back home is now 2-3 hour drive back home.

whittakers guns is just having a sale this week only for $299.99 for shields which started April 1st. I already called them to see if they were getting any more in and they did not know and to call back later this week to see if they got any in.

Also keep in mind that a fair amount of the guns at QT (Sigs, and S&W) are First Responder only guns and they won't sell them to civillians.

Are dealers allowed to have both guns from that program and non program guns?

Are you going to be at the Salem gun show April 29th-30th?