So a bit longwinded but I would like to give a bit of backstory first so I apologize in advance; I'm 27 now, and up until February of this year I had never shot a handgun, but had grown up with some farm land where I enjoyed rifles and especially shotguns. I had been out of shooting all together since my late teens when a couple buddies talked me into going to a local indoor range with them to shoot pistols. Immediately I was hooked and a couple weeks later bought my own first pistol, the SR22. Originally I bought it as a range toy and had 0 interest in carrying. But then I took it with me in the car for a craigslist sale in a shady part of town. From that moment on it was a constant companion in my car and I became increasingly interested in getting my cc license, and took the class back in August. Since that time ive been handling /researching /shooting so many guns it gives me a headache, but I do finally feel that I have outgrown my little sr and have learned quite a bit with it, and have become quite the handgun shooter along the way.
Anyway, my friends and the Internet had me all convinced to go Glock, and although they never felt quite 'right' to me in hand I nearly purchased one. Thank God I didn't. This past weekend I shot my friends 27 and 19. I actually shot very well with them, but I still disliked the feel of the grip in hand. My friends kept telling me I would get used to it; I don't want to get used to a gun, I want it to fit.
Then another friend showed up with his brand new 9mm Shield, and I fell in LOVE. I had noticed them, read about them but never really paid attention since they were so hard to find. My second mag ever through the gun was about a 2" group all at the bullseye at 7 yards. And it felt amazing in hand. More so then any other gun ive handled, this felt perfect and I shot very well with it and only expect to get better.
Now the huge downside, I still cant find one anywhere. I called around and did find one in stock locally but it was a) in .40 and b) had a nasty markup. I would really, really prefer to have it in 9mm, but if I can find one in .40 at a decent price I would probably jump. How snappy are they in .40? I'm not adverse to recoil as a shotgunner but I also don't want something that's miserable to shoot. Someone also told me the. 40 isn't as reliable; truth to that? I am aware of the mag drop issue.
I would appreciate help you can provide or opinions on being patient for the 9 or leaping on a .40.
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Anyway, my friends and the Internet had me all convinced to go Glock, and although they never felt quite 'right' to me in hand I nearly purchased one. Thank God I didn't. This past weekend I shot my friends 27 and 19. I actually shot very well with them, but I still disliked the feel of the grip in hand. My friends kept telling me I would get used to it; I don't want to get used to a gun, I want it to fit.
Then another friend showed up with his brand new 9mm Shield, and I fell in LOVE. I had noticed them, read about them but never really paid attention since they were so hard to find. My second mag ever through the gun was about a 2" group all at the bullseye at 7 yards. And it felt amazing in hand. More so then any other gun ive handled, this felt perfect and I shot very well with it and only expect to get better.
Now the huge downside, I still cant find one anywhere. I called around and did find one in stock locally but it was a) in .40 and b) had a nasty markup. I would really, really prefer to have it in 9mm, but if I can find one in .40 at a decent price I would probably jump. How snappy are they in .40? I'm not adverse to recoil as a shotgunner but I also don't want something that's miserable to shoot. Someone also told me the. 40 isn't as reliable; truth to that? I am aware of the mag drop issue.
I would appreciate help you can provide or opinions on being patient for the 9 or leaping on a .40.
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) I was fortunate enough to see a 9mm Shield in a LGS a week later. Needless to say, I didn't let it pass. I paid $459 plus tax and DO NOT regret it one bit. It may be a premium price, but the Shield is a premium quality handgun. I have a little over 250 rounds through mine with out a single problem and there is never a time when it isn't on my hip. I even have two friends who I let shoot it, and now they're in the hunt for one! Don't give up looking; check and check often with your LGS and the big box retailers and when you see one DO NOT let it pass!
