New 9mm shields

[fdw]

I looked at the 9mm for a long time and I'm mostly a 9mm guy but when the 45 came out and I held it I was sold.... rent a 45 and shoot it.

Honestly my 45 shield is one of the most accurate handguns I own, go figure.

 

[bnolsen]

I would keep the g43 it is a fine gun, very accurate easy to shoot and doesn't need any improvements like the shield, had one and regret selling it.

Wow, my experience with a shield 1.0 (stock, manuf may 2017) has been nothing but very good.

Last time at the range I fired a pps m2 LE edition and let him fire my shield 9mm and taurus pt111 g2 millenium pro. The shield trigger was definitely the equal of the pps, I liked the larger dots on the pps. He was seriously wanting to go buy a shield himself after that.

He was also flat floored by the replacement trigger I put in my pt111 (he had a stock pt111 with him as well).

 

[Luger9x19]

Joeyg, if you haven't made up your mind on what to get, you might take a gander at the Walther PPS. It's supposed to be pretty good with a superior trigger.

On sale, $299 with free shipping:Walther PPS M2 9mm

My buddy bought the PPS M2 a few weeks ago and I was able to shoot it side by side with my Shield. While the Shield is great, that PPS M2 is a very fine pistol.

As far as accuracy issues go, I'm always a bit amazed how some people seem to believe that their concealed carry pistol should be a match-grade pistol, capable of sub MOA groups. The reality is these pistols were designed to be compact, reliable, and reasonably accurate. They were designed to be close quarters defensive pistols, NOT a sniper rifle. Yes, they should be held to a reasonable accuracy standard, which in the case of both of these pistols, they surpass the accuracy for a defensive pistol.

Couldn't have said it better myself.

 

[TENWOLVES]

I wish I could say wich one I like better, but I really can't, I have an XDS 9mm, Kahr PM9, Walther PPS M2, S&W PC Shield 9mm, and a 2.0 interrogated CT Green laser, and a Glock 43, and I like something about them all, no problems with any of them so far, all these makers are putting out some really nice single stack 9mm, and they're reliable...if you are limited to just one gun, I would suggest you try as many as you can before making up your mind...now we have another small 9 coming out and should be a fine gun also, and that's the Sig P365, not a single stack but comes in at the same size, holds 10 +1 and 12+1 with the optional magazine, can't wait to see and handle this one..

 

[Shield 9 WV]

Great resurrection of a year-old thread focusing on combat shooting and the front sight when the OP asked about choosing between a G43 and a Shield. ????

Good advice is never wasted.

As a rookie Shield9 owner, I'll take all the good advice I can get. I intend to try that front sight technique.

 

[greeenteeee]

As far as accuracy issues go, I'm always a bit amazed how some people seem to believe that their concealed carry pistol should be a match-grade pistol, capable of sub MOA groups. The reality is these pistols were designed to be compact, reliable, and reasonably accurate. They were designed to be close quarters defensive pistols, NOT a sniper rifle. Yes, they should be held to a reasonable accuracy standard, which in the case of both of these pistols, they surpass the accuracy for a defensive pistol. The standard they were designed for is MOA, that's Minute Of Ambush.

What's a reasonable expectation for these in the 3" barrel segment? I ask knowing that it's all on the shooter, so I'd like to know what I should work towards.

What I can say about the Shield is that when it was new to me I couldn't hit the 6" plates at 10 yards but now I can hit them pretty consistently. Groupings on paper... well I only do Bill Drills with it and sometimes the groupings are better with my Shield than my G19.