Doug M.
Member
"Ugly" is a non-issue. A personal defense firearm is not erotica. It is a tool for serious use. If you care about "looks", your priorities are Adam Frank Union.
The "dingus" on the trigger is not a safety in the usual sense. It is there to ensure that only a conscious trigger press activates the firearm. The grip angle issue is not trivial - one should not be carrying a firearm that does not work for them. Glocks work for 90% or more of the population. If they don't work for you, don't have one. They are generally reliable. They may not be tolerant of careless/stupid handling. No one should ever be tolerant of such. NDs are the responsibility of the shooter, not the firearm. I have been carrying a compact (M26, then M33) in a Kramer pocket holster for 30 years or more. I carried them as BUGs in LE. They work. That's what matters.
I'll admit I like my Shield with RDS, and if I were not already well equipped in Glocks and their accessories, might consider the M&P pistols as "better". I have some number of Glocks and magazines, including a Wilson AR9 set up for Glock mags (in most ways a poor fiscal choice, but it does work).
There may be other platforms out there that serve the purpose just fine. Go ahead and carry one. Changing platforms for the newest is not generally wise. It is your right, but from a fiscal and psychomotor skill adjustment, less than prudent. I have a Sig 239 that I like reasonably well, but I am highly unlikely to buy another Sig product; maybe another of the old metal models. I sure as hell would not have a 320.
The "dingus" on the trigger is not a safety in the usual sense. It is there to ensure that only a conscious trigger press activates the firearm. The grip angle issue is not trivial - one should not be carrying a firearm that does not work for them. Glocks work for 90% or more of the population. If they don't work for you, don't have one. They are generally reliable. They may not be tolerant of careless/stupid handling. No one should ever be tolerant of such. NDs are the responsibility of the shooter, not the firearm. I have been carrying a compact (M26, then M33) in a Kramer pocket holster for 30 years or more. I carried them as BUGs in LE. They work. That's what matters.
I'll admit I like my Shield with RDS, and if I were not already well equipped in Glocks and their accessories, might consider the M&P pistols as "better". I have some number of Glocks and magazines, including a Wilson AR9 set up for Glock mags (in most ways a poor fiscal choice, but it does work).
There may be other platforms out there that serve the purpose just fine. Go ahead and carry one. Changing platforms for the newest is not generally wise. It is your right, but from a fiscal and psychomotor skill adjustment, less than prudent. I have a Sig 239 that I like reasonably well, but I am highly unlikely to buy another Sig product; maybe another of the old metal models. I sure as hell would not have a 320.
