I wouldn't have thought I could enjoy a plastic fantastic this much, but this Shield 9mm is going into the rotation. 200 rounds of partial boxes of 5 different types of ammo. This is the second 100. The dropped rounds in the 8 ring are the result of shooter fatigue at about the 150 round mark. Only 7 yards, but when my next ammo shipment comes in I'll see what it can do at farther distances.

It boxes almost the same size as my 642 and is flatter.

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I need ammo, not a ride.

I think that's a good picture of what you want in a carry gun.

That mirrors my experience. The fact that energies of 147 grain 9mm defensive rounds out of the Shield exceed those of the 158 grain 38 Special +P ammo I carry in my 442 or 638 revolvers, AND that I can stand to put hundreds of rounds through the Shield in a session but can only tolerate a dozen or so revolver shots from my 38 carry revolvers before having to drop back to "cowboy" loads for the sake of my hand and wrist, made it a pretty easy decision. The additional benefit of starting with 8 or 9 in the gun and reloading 8 more in a heartbeat, compared to 5 in the gun that have to be ejected and then replaced with 5 from a speed strip, was icing on the cake. And ONE of these days I'm going to take the Shield to an IDPA match and try it in the class that has been created for these little guns, something I can't do with a snubby revolver.

I continue to be amazed at how comfortable the Shield is to shoot despite its diminutive size. (I have the same experience with the Shield 45, even though I've only rented one on a couple of occasions - I gave up anything larger than 38 Special/9mm years ago in deference to my ageing joints, but the Shield 45 is such a pleasure to shoot that I am continually fighting the urge to "just go get one.") And the short range accuracy is always a delight.

I get the same enjoyment out of it too, the .45 Shield is just as much fun and just as tolerable as far as felt recoil. Haven't blown out a target like that (only 50 rds at a time the last few trips), but grouping is good out to 10 yds.


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