Trouble choosing - Shield versus M & P 9c. Thoughts?

[icemn]

Got rid of my 9c. Replaced it with the shield 9. Much easier to carry and conceal.

 

[hardluk1]

Keep the shield for when dressing lite like when a t-shirt is just right then buy a 4.25" full size in stead of a compact when wearing a cover or square bottom shirt is practical . 6' tall and 210lb a full size should be no problem with any kind of cover if I can at 5-9 and 225lb .
I can wear a 4.25 full size one under a Guayabera or other square bottom shirts that hang a little loose .

Current CC a sig p320
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[Fred_G]

Got rid of my 9c. Replaced it with the shield 9. Much easier to carry and conceal.

Had a Shield and 9c I carried in Jason Winnie OWB holsters. Sold the Shield, if I am not carrying my 1911's, I carry the 9c. Like the extra ammo.

Kinda ironic, as my 1911's have 8+1 and 9+1 capacity...

Both the Shield and 9C are good guns. Don't think you can really go wrong with either, just have to pick one. I like the 9C because I sometimes take classes that are for the higher capacity guns.

 

[motorcyclejoe]

There is only one correct answer

Buy both, I did. There are advantages and disadvantages to both. They are both great guns. Sometimes you will want to carry the 9c, other times the Shield. No big deal. Guns and motorcycles are just like women - one will never due...

 

[RussC]

I pocket carried my Shield for 2 years. I thought the Shield was a pocket gun until I purchased a Taurus TCP 380 stainless. 12 oz loaded vs 24 oz loaded is a no brainer for pocket conceal and if money is not a concern you can purchase $2 per round machined 380 ammo that will deliver penitration and wound cavity in ballistic gel comparable to hollow point 9mm.

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[LiftNw8]

I have both a 9c and a full size, the 9c is going to be my carry gun once I get my permit. I never even thought to try the shield mostly because I was thinking capacity.

 

[micocyco]

O.K. First, this is how I carry - on the belt. I'm 62, 6', 210. My normal carry is a Smith Model 36 snub. I don't like in the belt, etc. Carry on my right side and usually cover with a shirt tail or jacket. I can't remember the brand of holster I'm using - Bianchi maybe? - but it pulls the revolver in tight to my side and I have never had a problem printing.

The only semi-auto I have is my SR9. I sometimes carry that in a holster I made (I do leatherwork as a hobby) and it carries on the belt, high, canted forward. I've never had an issue with that printing either.

So . . . I thought I was "set" on a 9mm Shield. It would take the place of my Model 36 - exchanging 5 for 7 +1. The main reason is that I'm in MI half the time and southern AZ the other half - 40 miles north of the border and "things" do happen. When out on the less populated roads, etc., I'd just feel better having a few more rounds.

I have always been a revolver guy but am comfortable with the switch to semi - and i'm set on the 9mm as what I want.

My problem is that as I look and research, I've seen some videos where they have compared the Shield to the 9c. Yes, I know . . the 9c is double stack, a tad thicker (I believe around .30, a tad longer and a tad higher. But, more rounds with the double stack.

So . . . thoughts on which one? The 9c will run around $100 more based on MSRP, more rounds, thicker, longer, higher - but - for on the belt carry under a shirt tail or jacket, if the SR9 doesn't print, I'm thinking the 9c wouldn't either. In the end . . . is there anybody out there who owns both the Shield and the compact size who could give me their thoughts on it as far as "carry" - especially if they carry on the belt?


I would consider both the Shield and the compact a SD gun - certainly not "range" guns - i.e. good accuracy at 7 yards or so.

Are there any "issues" with a compact that they are prone to? I'm right handed so the ambi of the compact doesn't really come in to play. I have looked to see what holsters there are for the compact and it seems like there are more choices out there for the Shield. I'd rather buy one than make one. I have carried a Combat Masterpiece (pre 15) numerous times so I'm sure the compact thickness is less than the cylinder budge of a CM.

Just in a quandry - thoughts? Is there a good reason to buy one over the other?

LCP for pocket carry great little gun, sometimes you just need small.
M&P9c for IWB carry always with outer shirt, love this pistol.
Stainless steel 1911 45 acp for open carry.

 

[hardluk1]

Looks like the OP cut and run !!