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Shield 45 / HYVE
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I looked at those on their website. The thing about the Shield .45 is that it's built for concealability. Even with the factory 7-round magazine, you start to lose some of that concealability.
With the factory 7-round mag, you get 7+1 capacity. In .45acp, that's a good bit of firepower. As just an ordinary shooter who carries for personal protection, I'm satisfied with that number of rounds being on tap.
And at $28 each, plus shipping, I think the HYVE extensions are way overpriced.
You asked for opinions. Mine is that they aren't worth it for the money, and I know absolutely nothing about any potential reliability.
I just ordered two for the .45 shield and two for the 9mm shield.
Yes they are not cheap, depends on a personal choice there.
They will be used as backup/spare mags and not carried in the pistol for me.
I talked to the company several times before ordering. They are also coming out with a new trigger for the shield soon.
More to follow, they should be here next week.
Yes they are not cheap, depends on a personal choice there.
They will be used as backup/spare mags and not carried in the pistol for me.
I talked to the company several times before ordering. They are also coming out with a new trigger for the shield soon.
More to follow, they should be here next week.
understood
That would be used as a secondary magazine. I have some positive results with the HYVE on my G43. I am waiting for magguts to make their internal mag extensions, They add a round without extending the magazine. All internal parts, They have worked well with my Shield 9mm
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That would be used as a secondary magazine. I have some positive results with the HYVE on my G43. I am waiting for magguts to make their internal mag extensions, They add a round without extending the magazine. All internal parts, They have worked well with my Shield 9mm
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I returned my Hyve for the Shield 45, they would not reliably cycle rounds in either the 6rd and 7rd magazines
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They took the return and said they'd continue testing their customer service is great, I think it's a matter of needing a higher tension spring/longer spring.
I'll hold out till more testing is done, but honestly, 6+1 and then a 7rd backup mag, is plenty of firepower for me for edc. I would like 7+1 in a flush mag though, simply because 15 is better than 14
I'll hold out till more testing is done, but honestly, 6+1 and then a 7rd backup mag, is plenty of firepower for me for edc. I would like 7+1 in a flush mag though, simply because 15 is better than 14
