There are no alternatives with the revolver and you do indeed have to mind the revolver B/C gap in certain instances-such as with how you grip the weapon and holding it against the torso, but there is no need to cant the revolver when shooting from retention as you have to do with an autoloader. Disrupting vision is the primary concern and you would have to hold the revolver pretty much completely sideways and abnormally high to remotely become an issue with venting towards the face and eyes.
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There are no alternatives with the revolver and you do indeed have to mind the revolver B/C gap in certain instances-such as with how you grip the weapon and holding it against the torso, but there is no need to cant the revolver when shooting from retention as you have to do with an autoloader. Disrupting vision is the primary concern and you would have to hold the revolver pretty much completely sideways and abnormally high to remotely become an issue with venting towards the face and eyes.
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If ifs and buts were fruits and nuts we would all have a merry Christmas. The two small vents on a shield are on the side were the gas comes up in a V not straight up. The pistol would have to be held cocked to one side as well. And having shot my PC in the dark I guarantee you there is NO vision loss. Like I stated before my S&W 640 357 mag has way more muzzle flash. Oh yeah I really like that gun as well. Seems 100% of the people on this site who own Shield PCs love them. A very small percentage of people who don't own them are the distractors. Haters gonna hate.
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I bought my new M&P 9 Dhield PC two days ago entirely based on the sights. I had bought a standard 45 Shield a week before, and my 70 year old eyes forced me to spend $120 replacing the standard sights. The 9 Shield PC only cost $70 more than the standard one. That more than paid for the sights.
When I shot it, I considered the trigger and ported barrel to be minor pluses (my 45 Shield has a pretty good trigger itself). I really didn't notice any negatives with the port. Anyone who thinks the port vent on the Shield is dangerous should NEVER shoot a .357/.44 Magnum revolver. Or even stand behind someone who is shooting one.
I'm extremely satisfied with the pistol.
I have to admit I didn't even realize it had a ported barrel untill late in my inspection. Many new guns now have fake porting slots.
When I shot it, I considered the trigger and ported barrel to be minor pluses (my 45 Shield has a pretty good trigger itself). I really didn't notice any negatives with the port. Anyone who thinks the port vent on the Shield is dangerous should NEVER shoot a .357/.44 Magnum revolver. Or even stand behind someone who is shooting one.
I'm extremely satisfied with the pistol.
I have to admit I didn't even realize it had a ported barrel untill late in my inspection. Many new guns now have fake porting slots.
