A coaxial cable connector for coupling a coaxial cable to an equipment port, the coaxial cable including a center conductor surrounded by a dielectric material, the dielectric material being surrounded by an outer conductor, the coaxial cable connector comprising: a tubular post having a first end adapted to be inserted into the prepared end of the coaxial cable between the dielectric material and the outer conductor, and having a second end opposite the first end thereof; a coupler having a first end rotatably secured over the second end of the tubular post, and having an opposing second end, the coupler including a central bore extending therethrough, a portion of the central bore proximate the second end of the coupler being adapted for engaging the equipment port; a body secured to the tubular post and extending about the first end of the tubular post for receiving the outer conductor of the coaxial cable; a resilient, electrically-conductive shield having a generally circular inner segment comprising an inner surface having an aperture and being disposed about and in contact with an outer surface of the body, and having further at least one cantilevered beam attached to the inner segment and angularly extending from a plane of the inner segment, wherein the at least one cantilevered beam exerts a spring-like force on the coupler, and wherein the shield provides an electrically-conductive path between the body and the coupler, and wherein the shield remains captured and secured and provides the electrically-conductive path independent of the tightness of the coaxial cable connector, and wherein the coupler comprises a rearward facing annular surface, and wherein the at least one cantilevered beam exerts a spring-like force on the coupler at the rearward facing annular surface; characterized in that the at least one cantilevered beam is provided by a pre-formed cantilevered annular beam being arcuately shaped and joined by at least one joining segment to the inner segment forming a slot between the respective pre-formed cantilevered annular beam and the inner segment, wherein the slot between the respective pre-formed cantilevered annular beam and the inner segment does not break through one side of the respective cantilevered annular beam thereby forming a respective double ended cantilevered annular beam; the shield in plated with a conductive material and the at least one cantilevered beam of the shield has an outer surface with an edge, wherein the edge has a knife-like sharpness, and wherein the knife-like sharpness of the edge and the plating of the shield provide a wiping action of surface oxides on the coupler of the coaxial cable connector. a tubular post having a first end adapted to be inserted into the prepared end of the coaxial cable between the dielectric material and the outer conductor, and having a second end opposite the first end thereof; a coupler having a first end rotatably secured over the second end of the tubular post, and having an opposing second end, the coupler including a central bore extending therethrough, a portion of the central bore proximate the second end of the coupler being adapted for engaging the equipment port; a body secured to the tubular post and extending about the first end of the tubular post for receiving the outer conductor of the coaxial cable; a resilient, electrically-conductive shield having a generally circular inner segment comprising an inner surface having an aperture and being disposed about and in contact with an outer surface of the body, and having further at least one cantilevered beam attached to the inner segment and angularly extending from a plane of the inner segment, wherein the at least one cantilevered beam exerts a spring-like force on the coupler, and wherein the shield provides an electrically-conductive path between the body and the coupler, and wherein the shield remains captured and secured and provides the electrically-conductive path independent of the tightness of the coaxial cable connector, and wherein the coupler comprises a rearward facing annular surface, and wherein the at least one cantilevered beam exerts a spring-like force on the coupler at the rearward facing annular surface; characterized in that the at least one cantilevered beam is provided by a pre-formed cantilevered annular beam being arcuately shaped and joined by at least one joining segment to the inner segment forming a slot between the respective pre-formed cantilevered annular beam and the inner segment, wherein the slot between the respective pre-formed cantilevered annular beam and the inner segment does not break through one side of the respective cantilevered annular beam thereby forming a respective double ended cantilevered annular beam; the shield in plated with a conductive material and the at least one cantilevered beam of the shield has an outer surface with an edge, wherein the edge has a knife-like sharpness, and wherein the knife-like sharpness of the edge and the plating of the shield provide a wiping action of surface oxides on the coupler of the coaxial cable connector.