My wife has had a BG for a while now. She shoots it extremely well, reloads fast and has never complained one bit about the mag hanging up without depressing the mag release. After reading threads like this I'm just so freaking glad I have her to go to the range with rather than some of you...
Oh, I don't discount the safety features already built into the weapon at all. It's just that while pointing the muzzle at the family jewels and my femoral artery at the same time, I'm not going to discount force majeure either. :D
I picked up a Shield 9 last week and agree the trigger is sweet. I think it depends on how you carry it. I would not "Appendix" without the safety on or with a difficult holster that I for some odd reason had to use. I have a desantis OWB for it that in some cases I would be comfortable carrying...
My wife carries a small J frame 38 or most of the time a BG380. She has the same issue with holsters as most ladies do with shoes but she does use the flashbang a lot.
I just picked up a Shield 9 mm last week myself. It shot nice and straight for me. I had very similar group size at ten yards right out of the box and it being new to me.
On the left impact issue. About 25 years ago I had handgun training in the service with the M9 Beretta. I shot left with the...