Also live in ILLINOIS...Shield vs. XDS...
I was an FFL in the 90's and have been a NRA Instructor since '94 as well as USAF SP Veteran. So my comments are not from a novice. I just bought 2 9mm Shields, I had one on b/o with my local guy since mid-last-yr. He finally said he probably won't see...
Good but Not Premier
I got the MP22 as a lead-in to the sigma, storm, glocks that we train students with, I wanted something more similiar to what they already have or are going to buy. Previously we only started them on a 22 revolver or the Ruger MK line which as you all know does not transfer...
Here is my two-cents worth. The orig. SW40F/9f [gen. 1 Sigma] had its flaws like any other firearm. I was an SP in the USAF in 88-92 and we occasionally had an issue with the M9/92F's. As an FFL when the Sigma came out I was impressed and I shot one side-by-side with a Glock and personally...