Shield + 2 J's = G17 + 1 J (I hope)

[KP]

Hubcap,

I have a few years on you but I'm a green hand with insufficient handgun experience to offer any meaningful suggestions. New York reloads are prohibited here. In 2013, I got my first pistol - a 9mm Shield which I now carry with a spare magazine. Although I have a small frame, the Shield is a little thin for me (Glock 26 way too thick!). I have a S&W 637 that I generally only shoot at the range. It came as a surprise to me that I liked the DA trigger. So as soon as I become more proficient with the Shield (as of now my accuracy begins to suffer beyond 15 yards), I intend to move to a DA/SA auto loader for EDC.

LSP972, I wish you a speedy and complete recovery. In another post I recall you had mentioned you were scheduled for surgery. Couldn't send you a supportive comment because I wasn't registered and I didn't know whether I'd join up. A year and a half ago, I had surgery. Well, I'm above ground, but I have to make adjustments in living with some bad residual effects. Hang in there, I'm hoping you will be alright.

[LSP972]

Thanks, Hoss.

Like the man said as he passed the 57th floor on the way down from the roof... "So far, so good!"

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[VolGrad]

I think no matter what you decide on carrying a gun of any kind is better than carrying no gun at all.

Given the shit some give in other threads about inferior guns I found this statement a little amusing. Don't get me wrong - I wholeheartedly agree with this statement. I just found it amusing.

[Tamara]

Given the shit some give in other threads about inferior guns...

I would offer that "A Shield will probably solve most any situation Joe or Jane CCW Toter find themselves in," and "A Shield is not as capable a carry gun as a full-size M&P," are not mutually incompatible statements.

I carry Glock 19/17-sized guns because I can. If a situation arises (or the time comes) that I can't, I'll adjust and drive on with whatever I can carry.

I hope that's not taken as "shit giving".

[VolGrad]

I would offer that "A Shield will probably solve most any situation Joe or Jane CCW Toter find themselves in," and "A Shield is not as capable a carry gun as a full-size M&P," are not mutually incompatible statements.

I agree with this statement as well.

[Nephrology]

Given the shit some give in other threads about inferior guns I found this statement a little amusing. Don't get me wrong - I wholeheartedly agree with this statement. I just found it amusing.

Well, as a medical student who shoots for fun, I can't really claim to the highest of speeds or lowest of drugs, and my non-Operator level advice probably reflects that.

[Gewehr3]

I've found the Shield to be more accurate, and have better triggers than full-size M&P9s. Shield's carry more rounds than the 1911s and revolvers that had been used by the police and military for over a century. It's no slouch.