I believe is the shooter not the gun. Mine is on par with my g26. And i been familiar with m&p for a few days vs few years with glock. I love my shield so it deserves new sights. Apex trigger kit. I don't give all guns the special treatment. Gun has great recoil. Feels great in hand. And fit and finish is superb vs other polymer sub compacts i.e. Keltec. Shield is now in my carry rotation although my primary go to gun is the Walter ppq right now. But in terms of slim sub compacts it has surpassed. Khar cm cw series. Ruger lc9. Taurus slim. Keltec pf9. Nano.. Never shot the pps so can't say pps or the new Sig 938 but it all seems the shield is just getting started.