Got the 9mm Ported Shield today. Range report & compared to regular Shield

[Have gun-will travel]

ported Glocks

That their C models didn't sell? Lol

Well that's not so .I have a 23c and a gen 2 17c.I also know several of my friends that have ported Glocks. I have fired at least 2000 rounds out of the 23c and nothing has gotten in my eyes or burned me anywhere. The blasts do not go strait up, they go out in 45 degree angles ,UP and AWAY from the body.So does the shield. I have also fired the Glock in close quarter drills with my arm tucked tightly to my body . Now I will add that of course I had on shooting safety glasses ( I'm not stupid) . But I felt nothing any different than shooting any other firearm in the same manner. The muzzle blast of my S&W 4516 is a lot worse.In my opinion the porting helps with getting off faster 2nd and 3rd shots keeping them on target.

 

[M5RahuL]

News Flash : So, shot another 250 rounds FMJ, then 100 rounds (mix of Federal HST, Speer Gold Dots and Hornady Critical Defense ) and not a single malfunction !!

All is well in my lil PC land

Now, back to the merits and faults of deploying the ported pistols in SD

 

[marathonrunner]

The only reason I would not go with a ported is the 35fps to 40fps loss of velocity.

 

[PaPow]

OMG, i wish people would just give it a rest about the shield ported guns.
What in the h.e.l.l do you think people did when they carried revolvers.
Talk about abusive blast... the shield porting is NOTHING compared to revolver flash.

And all this bull about OMG MY BULLETS ARE GOING TO GO SLOWER...
REALLY...???? Todays ammo is soooo much more effective & efficient.

PLEASE, give it a rest, good god.

And to "Mister X", quoting old stories/sayings, from years gone by, that some old comments from whatever guru, that dog wont hunt. Some of those names mentioned within those quotes, they`re OLD theories, old guns, old people, old writers. Things are far different today. Get over it.

 

[PaPow]

I'd rather not offer an opinion about the merits of a ported self defense handgun, myself never having owned or even fired one. However, I recently watched a You Tube review of the PC Shield by hickok45, whose opinion I would give a lot of credence to. His review of the PC Shield is actually a very solid review of the Shield platform in general:

There are FAR better people giving gun reviews than hickok45.
Hickok45 just likes to show you how good he can shoot... nobody really cares.
Hickok gets paid, gets free ammo, free guns from buds gunshop...so that they can get plugged for free.

Sootch00 and JustinOpinion do FARRRRRR better on reviews.
You`ll get alot more technical things out of Sootch00 & JustinOpinion.
And Sootch00 gets his test guns right from S&W, not from a mom&pop gunshop.

 

[Groo01]

Groo here
Don't like porting?????
Just shoot a revolver!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OOPS They are ported too.......[ BC Gap]!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Steve912]

You were doing pretty good there, but went a quote
"too far...".

Compensated Glocks--retention shooting is miserable, flash is increased, and I am aware of one organization that had reliability issues with them due to debris build-up. - Dr. Gary Roberts aka DocGKR
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[uncleted327]

There's undoubtedly a room in hell where you are forced to listen to ported gun haters, 9mm fanboys and people who still try and claim the 10mm is equal to a 41 Magnum.....

 

[Mister X]

There's undoubtedly a room in hell where you are forced to listen to ported gun haters, 9mm fanboys and people who still try and claim the 10mm is equal to a 41 Magnum.....

I can’t say I’ve ever really understood having an emotional reaction to any tool.

To me, ported guns are simply a poor weapon choice for certain possible civilian personal defense scenarios. Most “shooters” have no or relatively poor understanding of extreme close-quarter contact shooting. It’s because that particularly skill-set has more in common with H2H skills than it does shooting. To make matters worse, most of those who are considered the leading instructors on the subject aren’t really all that knowledgeable or gifted at it themselves. It’s certainly a neglected aspect of self-defense, but H2H and integrated close-quarter skills are the single area that I would adamantly recommend seeking out professional instruction in if you feel the need. Once you establish a basic understanding of the dynamics of actual force on force contact shooting, you are able to see why porting could pose some problems.

 

[Groo01]

Groo here
Been there took many classes ..
If you are looking at H2H range shooting ,,, you need a manual operated
gun not an auto, autos jam or fail to shoot at the slighted outside
prompting...
A revolver, DA or SA, a multy barrel or single shot being much better.
You can force the gun into the target as hard as you require and still have it function.
Autos need not apply.
PS At that point a knife or pushblade would be better.
Can't jam, can't run out of ammo, and does more damage.[ cuts going in-cuts coming out!!!]

 

[Buzzzer]

I don't particularly dislike ported barrels. I have, however, done enough shooting in darkness to know that muzzle flash will blind you temporarily, period, and without having a ported barrel. I think defensive ammo makers do a good job of keeping muzzle flash to a minimum on their products. However, if you just woke up out of bed and your eyes are totally adjusted to night vision you will be blinded for a few seconds. Not to mention the noise of the blast will deafen you temporarily as well.

I choose not to have any ported barrels in my care. This is just my choice as I have no problem with them. Let people buy what they want, it's not "your" money...

 

[Mister X]

Groo here
Been there took many classes ..
If you are looking at H2H range shooting ,,, you need a manual operated
gun not an auto, autos jam or fail to shoot at the slighted outside
prompting...
A revolver, DA or SA, a multy barrel or single shot being much better.
You can force the gun into the target as hard as you require and still have it function.
Autos need not apply.
PS At that point a knife or pushblade would be better.
Can't jam, can't run out of ammo, and does more damage.[ cuts going in-cuts coming out!!!]

What classes?

An autoloader definitely comes with some disadvantages in contact scenarios that need to be acknowledged. While proper training can indeed mitigate them to a significant degree, they are inherent and why I usually prefer a enclosed hammer revolver for my EDC.

Although a knife does possess certain advantages in close-quarters, I would almost always choose a firearm. Many people say otherwise, but I think it’s because they lack the understanding of how to properly use a firearm in contact situations and think the knife is intuitive or that whatever training they have(such as limited military training) will suffice. My training with the blade is actually much more extensive than my training with firearms, but I’d choose a non-ported snub revolver in a fight at clinch range.