Question for those of you that own the Shield, Compact and Full Size
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SoCalDep
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I'm sorta the other way. I have a 9mm Pro, three M&P 9mm's (personal gun, issued gun, and range issued gun), and a 9C. I will buy a Shield as soon as it gets approved, but I will definitely keep the 9C.
I have shot a little less than a thousand rounds through our test Shield so I'm not unfamiliar with the pistol. The 9C is my main carry gun, and will stay that way. With the 9C and one spare full-size magazine I have 30rds on me. With the Shield and one mag, I'd have 15 - 16. There are times, however, that the 9C is still a bit on the large side (Church, around the house, etc.) and the Shield will fit that role perfectly.
So yes, I think there is a place for all three versions.
I have shot a little less than a thousand rounds through our test Shield so I'm not unfamiliar with the pistol. The 9C is my main carry gun, and will stay that way. With the 9C and one spare full-size magazine I have 30rds on me. With the Shield and one mag, I'd have 15 - 16. There are times, however, that the 9C is still a bit on the large side (Church, around the house, etc.) and the Shield will fit that role perfectly.
So yes, I think there is a place for all three versions.
Mumbleypeg1
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And I think you are right. I also think you will find it to be a lot of fun to shoot. I put more rounds through my M&P 22 than all the others combined. It's cheaper to shoot and it is so much fun that you won't want to put it down, especially after you find a few extra mags for it. The .22 is also a reasonably good trainer for the FS and the c, but not as much so for the Shield.
Riflemann
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The only one I don't have is the compact M&P40.
I have a M&P40 Shield, 4.25" M&P40, 5" M&P40L Pro CORE, and will not rule out a compact to fill the list. I love all my 40's and shoot them all very well.
I have a M&P40 Shield, 4.25" M&P40, 5" M&P40L Pro CORE, and will not rule out a compact to fill the list. I love all my 40's and shoot them all very well.
Soldiernurse
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Yea, I'd love to be in my 40's, again.
roostershooter
Member
It's all personal preference. I have the exact same pistols as Rifleman with addition to the 9mm versions, and I don't like the Compact models. If I'm going to carry a Compact model it is going to be concealed and the Shield fits that bill best. I don't feel the Shield there, and I did carry a 40C for a short while, and wasn't impressed at all, so I traded it.
muta4warrior
Member
I have all three in 9mm and while the Shield and compact are both nice. If had to buy all over again, I would not have gotten the Shield as it is almost the same as the compact but with less mag capacity. That said, I still use the Shield as my everyday CCW carry piece just because I had a really nice IWB Kydex holster made for it and is a bit thinner in the grip area, so it does conceal a little better.
FloridaFeMan
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Elaborate please.
I started off with the 40c before they released the shield series. It is a very comfortable and somewhat compact gun. I could see it being used for C&C but not me personally. It is rather thick which is also why its comfortable. I honestly hate the external safety on the Compacts and FS M&P's but I cannot use a firearm without it, thanks to years of Army brainwashing about thumb safety my brain is just now prewired to flip a thumb safety anytime I draw my firearm and if its not there my brain just goes into red flag mode. Which is why I got the shield for the safety which I love btw. It is so subdued into the case of the firearm when its down that if you didn't want to use it, you would never need to know it was there, but when its up in the safe position it is just so smooth and easy to flip down. I would sell my full size 40 which I rarely use because I hate the big bird wing like safety on it and buy a new one with a shield style safety. Between the Compact and Full size there is essentially zero difference except the size. Do you need a slightly smaller version of a firearm you already own? That is entirely up to you, because they do not offer any different configuration options between the two and the Shield is just way easier to carry concealed. If you got bigger hands, you will probably need to put some sort of grip sleeve on the shield or hold it tightly because the grip is slender and its odd the first few times you go to the range.
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