Any of you own one? What do you think? I'm buying my first carry gun and I am looking for something easily concealable in 9mm, with a manual safety, wide parts availability, and a light rail. I might also add a red dot at some point, which it accommodates
>>65616575You won't be concealing that I'd you start attaching shit to it. They're heavier and bigger than you actually think.
Even on a full size competition gun a scope makes the slide obnoxiously clumsy to work with and makes it cycle in a really unnatural way, are zoomers really putting optics on a gun they're tucking in their pants, how much youtube do I need to watch to think this is a good idea
It's too big to not just carry any compact of your choosing, and this is coming from someone who has carried a shield plus for years. The X only makes sense if you want to own ONE handgun, I could see this fitting that role, but so could a G19 or M&P9C.
>>65616575These are bigger than Sig Macros, and Macros are damn near on the edge of an all year carry gun. At that point just dress around a G19 or M&P compact.
>>65616715I do want to own ONE handgun. I'm broke with a shitty job, and I can hardly afford this. I just feel that I should work toward being able to defend myself - don't intend to carry it for some time and would plan on taking the requisite classes including medical and other forms of self defense>>65616664>>65616690The sight is a secondary thing. The main thing for me is a light because I don't drive and take the bus/walk at night often
>>65616575>what if we took a micro gun...and made it LE BIGGER for capacity and attachments and stuff!!!How long until retards come back full circle to full size handguns before going back to pocket pistols again?
>>65617075Not everyone is aware of every ripple and shift in the firearms industry. I'm just trying to see if it's a reliable gun that meets my criteria
>>65616664>>65617070If you wear baggy pants you can carry it in a pocket holster. But, adding a sight, I can guarantee you will have to open carry or wear a shoulder holster under a jacket.You MIGHT be able to get away with a very tiny light attached to the front, but you're really pushing it.I'd recommend just carrying the shield by itself in a pocket holster and carrying a small flashlight in your other pocket.
>>65617070Taurus GC3, unironically.
>>65617123Fugg, wrong pic.
>>65616575>>65616664>>65617070>>65617117Actually, nevermind. Ignore everything i just said. I just looked this gun up and thought it would just be a single stack shield with a ported barrel and an 8 round magazine.This thing is a double stack 10+ rounder with a 3.6" barrel. This is not going to fit in your pocket. So unless you plan on wearing a shoulder holster and jacket, you're not hiding it. In a shoulder holster your light and sight should be fine.
>>65616575>>65617128Try a bodyguard 2.0
>>65617128There is no reason you cannot IWB a compact with a light
>>65617143I can guarantee OP is going to be uncomfortable as fuck taking the bus and constantly walking with any 9mm on his waist or in his pocket. Especially because it's his first gun.If he wants to pocket carry, he should get the bodyguard 2.0. If he wants a 9mm with a flashlight and red dot, he should shoulder carry.
>>65616575Can't go wrong with M&P, they're the only series that got cheap plastic guns right and they actually work. I'd recommend going full circle and getting a pocket .380. It's the most simple and concealed way to carry and where most guys end up after wasting money on all sorts of other carry guns that are annoying to lug around everywhere. Once you go pocket carry you never go back, where as with belt carry you're always going to be switching it up trying to fix the discomfort and bulge which is just not fixable. It's a glaring daily inconvenience for something you'll never actually use. I've lived an incredibly dangerous life and never had to use mine.
>>65617127Got one for my girl. It really is "good enough"
>>65617127>>65617123I actually love this and the bigger g3 for having restrike capability. Makes dry fire practice simple and easy, idk why its not standard
I am a fan of mine, but have a few gripes:1. The rear optic lugs were cut to RMSc spec, not Holosun K-spec (they were too long, and my EPS Carry wouldn't sit flush). Had to take a diamond file to them and now it's fine.2. Irons needed to be drifted to be in-line with confirmed 25yd red dot zero. This is a fairly common occurrence on newer smith's. Fortunately it doesn't impact mechanical accuracy, but it shows something isn't milled perfectly straight.
>>65616575ruger rxm>>65617194this too, micro compact 9mms fucking suck to shoot and aren't that much smaller than a g19 sized gun. might as well go bodyguard 2 at that point
>>65616575CSX E-Series. Hammer fired micro 9 supremacy.
Thank you all for the guidance and ideas>>65617154Shoulder carry's not going to work, I live in a city where it's over 90 degrees a lot of the year and I will not be able to wear a coat or overshirt. Again, I don't really care about the red dot - it would just be a bonus to have the option>>65617143This is what I thought; when I held the Shield X it seemed pretty slim and concealable to me but since I have no experience I really don't know what to expect. I do have somewhat of a gut so I anticipate that helping, although maybe not with comfort>>65617194Maybe this is silly for a handgun, but I am concerned about supply chains and the general state of society and I would like to stick to 9mm because it might make it easier to find or trade for ammunition down the line. I know that's not very realistic but if I'm only going for one gun it seems smart anyway>>65618046I read some complaints about the irons, and about the slide. Any thoughts on the latter?
>>65618645I want to like it, but it just looks wrong.
>>65618645>csx in .30 sc fucking neverGod damn smith and wesson, god damn you to hell!
I own the first gen 9 shield, the babby sized one with a 8 round capacity, and I refuse to upgrade to one of the newer shields
>>65617075I carry a Shield Plus pretty easily with an optic as a 170cm manlet. If you think about it an extra cm in that direction isn't doing a whole lot, whereas on the other hand I use a flush magazine because the extended one DOES print quite a bit. The same bit about not mattering is probably true for a light as well.An optic is such a huge boost to practical accuracy under stress you should have always one on something you seriously intend to use
The shield series thumb safety will chew your thumb up. It's small and stiff. I don't know if cycling it a lot would help with that. But if you are going to go with 9mm, I agree with the shield x or shield plus. Otherwise, if you really want pocket carry, I suggest something in .380 like the bodyguard 2.0. It's really nice having a small, lighter recoil gun, with full grip. The shield series has a better aftermarket and better durability.
>>65617194>Owns at least 2 Bersa ThundersDisgusting.
>>65618696am still waiting for the Plus (new trigger from factory) Shield 45and no, Smith & Wesson : do not put a rail on the front of the subcompact pistol either
>>65617194>>65618997THUNDER STRUCK
>>65619020Youre gonna be waiting then. Anything that isnt polymer framed 9mm striker fired is being shelved
>>65618696I upgraded to a plus and immediately had to throw one of those triggers in my first gen. Freestone armory on ebay parts out new guns so I got that and the angled striker, and it's a real improvement.
>>65622661the original M&P trigger is what kept me from getting both the og Shield 9 or Shield 45 (<--which is what I wanted to begin with)
>>65617123>>65617127Based taurus G series enjoyer. I really want the new budget line GX2 for some reason
>>65622157>niggerss buying Bersas lol
>>65617194I wish there was a 9x18 ppk. .380 is just a soulless round.
>>65623382>x18Gross
>>65625446The chode is coming for you, whether you want it or not.
