In classes I’ve run or been a part of, many people have shot the Shield as well or even better than larger handguns. It also shoots really well, and the grip angle is very comfortable and intuitive. Like the original, you get some surprisingly usable three-dot sights, and a very nice 8+1 or 7+1 capacity depending on whether you’re using the flush-fit mag, or the one with the extended grip that lets you get your pinky firmly on the gun. So, the scallops are meh, the trigger is alright, why buy it and why is it on this list? They do make it easier to rack the slide from the front, or do a super tactical press check. Beyond that, you get some scallops on the front of the slide that I absolutely despise the look of, but that’s personal preference. This is the biggest improvement other than the trigger. The new version also includes a vastly improved texture that is miles better than the original. It’s now more than acceptable, and certainly better than it was. On the new Shield, the trigger is actually good. Like, “how did you let this out the door, Smith and Wesson?” kinds of bad. I’m generally forgiving of cheaper, defensively-minded pistols having sub-par triggers, but on the original Shield (and original M&P in general) the trigger was bad.
The first and most obvious place was the trigger. The original M&P Shield was a runaway bestseller when it came to market, but there were some things that a lot of owners, myself included, thought could be better. Īlright, so now we know why the single-stack 9mm is so popular, let’s look at the best single-stack 9mms out there. In short, I’m not wearing a longer/heavier shirt to cover a full-size handgun and sweating my ass off, when I can just carry a smaller and lighter handgun. I’ve been that poor asshole working security in the sun for hours with no cover but a ballcap, and buddy, if I’d had to wear something to conceal a handgun completely from view during that time, I’d have walked home. That’s just a fact, and any soldier, cop, or security guard that’s been posted up outside in the sun for hours will back me up. The truth is, if you’re walking around hot and sweaty and uncomfortable for hours, you’re going to be less observant, and less prepared to respond quickly to a threat. Yeah, yeah, modify my tactics, wear something different, whatever. I live in the South and live a pretty active lifestyle as well, with lots of hiking and other outdoor activities involved, so I’m typically in a t-shirt and shorts for most of the year, so I want something that’s not going to print under that kind of material. You guys know if you see me at Starbucks (and actually recognize me, which is unlikely) that I’ll almost certainly have a gun on me, but nobody else in line that’s never read my stuff needs to know that. I don’t need a full-sized handgun, I need a gun that carries in a way that is both comfortable, and well concealed.
I don’t wake up with any possibility of purposefully and intentionally walking into harms way. I’m not a police officer, nor am in the military. Most of the time, I don’t feel the need to carry “more gun”. I just talked about preferring the additional capacity of a 9mm, so why limit myself to the lower capacity of a single-stack? No disrespect to you Old School shooters still carrying a 1911, but maybe give a 9mm a try. 40 S&W are out there, yes they’re good cartridges, but they can’t top the shootability and capacity of a 9mm. You probably already know this, but I’m going to go over some of the benefits of a single-stack 9mm to give you some things to think about as we go through this list of best single-stack 9mm handguns.įor me, and my purposes, I pretty much only carry 9mm pistols.
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