I inherited my Shield. I believe it's from 2016. It has the 3.125 barrel. It came with Two Eight round mags and a Seven round. With the Two Eight Round mags and a 442 in my pocket with a speed strip, I don't feel a need for the Plus.
The Shield plus doesn't do anything that my 6906 won't do....
Randy
I ain't buying any of the new ones with the "swinging dingus" in the trigger' I hate those style triggers.......Might as well buy a block if you like such.
Glad I got my 3 Shields 9-40-45 with the ORIGINAL trigger.
Talon Grip Pro fixes that.
I'm not upgrading, I'm adding to my collection. I think a lot of people do that, or they just want to try something new.