Havitnotneedit
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You're an S&W engineer and the higher ups come to you with the instructions to design a new carry pistol. You are specifically told not to worry about marketing, caliber statics, or what the new fads are. You are given free rein to design basically what you would consider the ultimate carry gun to be. What would you do?
I was thinking about my new Shield 45. I never gave any thought to this pistol. My first thought after hearing about it was "why would I want a bigger Shield with less ammunition?"
Then, when one caught my eye at the gun shop next to a 9mm Shield, I thought "that's barely bigger than my 9mm Shield but is chambered in 45. I need it."
I have always liked the 9mm Shield, but always thought it may be too skinny for my hands. In fact every time I've gotten caught up in the single stack fad, I usually eventually go back to my double stacks. Yes, capacity is one factor, but not the main reason. Double stack handguns just feel better, and are usually more accurate, in my hands. I have no problem concealing a 2.0 4", but have to admit the comfort difference with a Shield IWB is amazing.
After feeling the pleasant difference in just a small profile size increase from the 9mm to 45 Shield, I got to thinking that my dream IWB gun would be somewhere in thickness between a 2.0 Compact and a 45 Shield. I'm wondering how many rounds of 40/357 Sig one could cram into a magazine the size of the 45 Shield magazine, or one even slightly wider.
I think if I was that engineer, I would try my best to make a pistol with the same grip length and width (maybe slightly thicker?) as a 45 Shield, with a four inch barrel, that could hold 8-9 rounds of 40/357 Sig and 10-11 rounds of 9mm in a flush magazine. Maybe even a 10mm version?
What would be your ideas?
I was thinking about my new Shield 45. I never gave any thought to this pistol. My first thought after hearing about it was "why would I want a bigger Shield with less ammunition?"
Then, when one caught my eye at the gun shop next to a 9mm Shield, I thought "that's barely bigger than my 9mm Shield but is chambered in 45. I need it."
I have always liked the 9mm Shield, but always thought it may be too skinny for my hands. In fact every time I've gotten caught up in the single stack fad, I usually eventually go back to my double stacks. Yes, capacity is one factor, but not the main reason. Double stack handguns just feel better, and are usually more accurate, in my hands. I have no problem concealing a 2.0 4", but have to admit the comfort difference with a Shield IWB is amazing.
After feeling the pleasant difference in just a small profile size increase from the 9mm to 45 Shield, I got to thinking that my dream IWB gun would be somewhere in thickness between a 2.0 Compact and a 45 Shield. I'm wondering how many rounds of 40/357 Sig one could cram into a magazine the size of the 45 Shield magazine, or one even slightly wider.
I think if I was that engineer, I would try my best to make a pistol with the same grip length and width (maybe slightly thicker?) as a 45 Shield, with a four inch barrel, that could hold 8-9 rounds of 40/357 Sig and 10-11 rounds of 9mm in a flush magazine. Maybe even a 10mm version?
What would be your ideas?
and a holster from hip to ankle... just need a fancy design to bend at knee level 
