Concealed Carrying The Shield

[hardluk1]

I have a fiber optic front sight on a 4" 357 DW revolver for years and that fiber rod still in the sight. have it in a .22 a 1911 and a couple kahrs. They are snappy pistols. Fiber rods all stay in place.

Shoot it as for a while till you get comfortable with it using both the standard a carry /defense ammo . make notes with the group. Then at Dawson Precision sells a front and rear sights in a several heights and widths and styles to help fine tune your bullet impact and to help you get the sight picture you want . They also have adjustable sight package so you can change for load or distance . If you should break a fiber optic rod its not a big deal to fix it . Lighter to heat a knife blade is all you need special in the field along with a few rods in your kit . When I first tried them I went from red to green .

 

[PastureOfMuppets]

Shoot the hell out of it then figure what you need.

Money spent on ammo and training is better spent on fancy bits.

A few reasons people could be better off with a laser sight, but it's a bit rare. I don't really care for night sights. I don't see the big deal.

 

[OldCat]

Spend the time to develop muscle memory of how to point and shoot because in a high stress (Personal Defense) situation aiming as at the range isn't very likely. Remember that there are no "ten" rings on an assailant, all you need to do is hit within a 12" circle at 21 feet or less.

 

[SidearmSam]

For a laser, nothing less than the Crimson Trace.

 

[27Veer]

Forget the advise about not adding Lasers or modifying a gun for legal ramifications. If you intend to shoot someone in a SD situation, and you do shoot them, then it was not by accident. You thought about it, even if only for a second, you aimed the gun, you pulled the trigger, and the bullet hit the target. Case closed, the mods or extra equipment does not matter, you intended to shoot the person. Now the prosecutor will decide if the shooting was SD or if other criminal charges should be made. I was LEO and we were taught to fire 3 rounds minimum, center mass. No thought of wounding the person, but ending the threat, whether that meant incapacity or death. In a life or death situation, who's life are you going to save, yours or the person that is the threat? Or are you just trying to "hurt somebody?"

My Shield 40 is highly modified, with a very short trigger pull, very short reset, and 3.5 pound trigger pull. Those modifications will not cause me any worse charges than if I used a stock Shield, if I intended to shoot someone. And why did I fire three shots? Because that is how I was trained in my LEO career. I needed to stop the threat to me, my family, etc.

If you "accidentally" shoot someone, and your modification might have caused the gun to fire, then you might face some type of negligent type charges, do to improper gun handling or improper modifications.

Bob

I've been one of Mas Ayoob's senior instructors and sponsor him when he comes to S/AZ and you are so correct in your statements. A modification that improves the ability for you to hit your adversary in a adrenalin dump situation will not come back to haunt you if you made a good shoot. A O J is what Mas teaches and when those three factors are filled then you should have the best tool you can have in order to save the life of innocents, including your own.

 

[Smoke]

JMO but unnecessary administrative handling increases the odds of a negligent discharge, it also increases the odds of you forgetting to load it some morning. If it's your carry gun leave it loaded.

 

[KF-NYC]

Fanilow,

Modifications are for the individual - a style difference. Everyone has their own special preferences. I agree with RobKarrob, SemporFiGuy and PastureOfMuppets. Shoot your Shield as stock - no changes for six months. Get comfortable with it so that you are satisfied with your shots on target. And if by chance you aren't hitting well, have some one you respect as a shooter test the weapon out. Normally, the pistol isn't the problem because 90% of the time the sights are on the money - 90 % of the time the weapon is more accurate than the shooter. After your muscle memory is ingrained, then start thinking about what modifications if any you need. Good luck.

KF