Danno man, part of that is so you can carry while wearing something other than jeans or other belt accepting pants/shorts. You can throw on a pair of sweats and still have an IWB on you and run to the corner store or take the dog for a walk. You also don't have to worry about your holster...
Yeah, the page is a bit hard to get over, but if you go to the top and click "products", there is a better break down of the products. I plan to get the total package at the (slightly) discounted rate.
Complete Holster System
I do like the versatility of it though.
I have no idea. I just asked them about the standard M&P as that is what I will be getting next month. I doubt that there are any molds out for them yet, so I think kydex holsters for the Shield may still take a while to come to market.
So I just got an email from Lynch Combat Systems (Lynch Combat Systems) and they said that they now have moldings for M&P's. Here is the email they sent me:
Yes we absolutely plan to produce the M&P line and it will be the next series we offer.
There are molding options for the following...
It is not hard to release the safety while drawing if practiced. The anti-safety warriors probably never had to draw their weapon under any more stress than the timer in a controlled sport match. I have seen enough trained soldiers instinctively go to the trigger under duress to know that a...
Shooting Padre, you are right about the M&P safety being too easy to actuate. I like a 1911 style safety that has a definitive lock when snapped on or off.
While deployed in Iraq, I saw several times where Joe's hand would grab the grip of the rifle, finger in the trigger guard and on the trigger after initially taking fire. If not for the manual safety, there would have been many more ND's. Some of these Joe's were seasoned and well trained, but...
Lefties shoot to the right often as their grip tightens right when the trigger breaks, it torques the pistol over to the right. Righties torque it to the left. Dry fire while maintaining a good front sight focus and press the trigger as you normally would and you can see if you are squeezing...