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Should I?
Been thinking about a Shield. Sportsmans Warehouse has them on sale, 9x19, Shield 2.0 with safety and Crimson Trace laser for $349. Don't really want the safety or the laser but the price seems pretty good.
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Can you remove the laser and sell/dispose of it to get some of your money back? If so, and if you can live with the safety, why not? For my own purposes, I like the thumb safety and I would prefer a Shield .45, FWIW.
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Safety delete is pretty easy too for an armorer. If the 5” 2.0 with safety had been cheaper than the no safety, I would have bought and deleted.
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Bought a Shield 2.0 no laser a bit back for $287.99 shipped. Just keep watching prices and you will find one without a laser and no safety for the price you want.
Depending on your holster of choice, the laser may make it more difficult to find a holster.
I did not want the integral laser for that reason, as well as a few others reasons.
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Sportsmans Outdoor Warehouse is a good place to do business with in my experience. Keep watching their site and you'll find what you want in time, and the price should be pretty good.
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Just do it! I did! The integrated laser is very tastefully done! lol
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Yes, you should. I have two Shields, one in .40 & one in 9mm, but both are the first generation. Anyways, both have the safety, which is easy to sweep off with the thumb, and are the best carry guns I have.
Their quality is superb, and they have never had nary a hiccup on the range.
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DON'T BE PUSHED BY PRICE, INTO A PISTOL THAT YOU DON'T WANT....
EXERCISE SOME VIGILANCE, AND PATIENCE, AND YOU WILL EVENTUALLY FIND JUST THE BARE BONES MODEL THAT YOU DESIRE, AT A BARGAIN PRICE......
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YAA!!!!!! WHAT HE SAID!!!!!!!!!!
Be patient and don't fall in love with the idea of something such that you will "settle". Deals always come and go.
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Quote:
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Can you remove the laser and sell/dispose of it to get some of your money back? If so, and if you can live with the safety, why not? For my own purposes, I like the thumb safety and I would prefer a Shield .45, FWIW.
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No. Laser is integrated into the frame.
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Only you can make the choice keep us posted
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For my own purposes, I like the thumb safety and I would prefer a Shield .45, FWIW.
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My thoughts EXACTLY! I do have a Shield 9, but really want to add a 45. 
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I too have the Shield 9mm and also 40 S&W. Neither has the laser, both are carry guns, didn't see a need for a laser on a carry gun. Very reliable firearms, no problems with either.
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I like the safety on my shield. It's pretty positive and I don't think it could get accidentally engaged. The only thing I use the safety for is if I holster it in my IWB holster while wearing the holster. I'll then engage the safety to holster and then immediately disengage it. I don't carry it with the safety engaged but I do like it a lot for that one purpose.
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