I agree, came to check on mags, saw this and can't help but post. I've shot a few courses and informal plate comps with the shield and it does fine. Some say "any gun will do" but I think that's overreaching. The shield is currently amongst the smallest "fighting" pistols out there, and I don't feel many limitations with it at all. Mostly just capacity. FWIW I've been carrying mine for 3+ years now.