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[–] • 2 pts

Everyone - EVERYONE - should have a good carry gun, and this is a very good carry gun. There are other carry guns out there - check them out and find the one which fits you well.

But this is a good gun. I have a Shield and I like it a lot. Specifically, I like how thin it is. Not the highest capacity, but damn it's thin. Makes for very comfortable carry.

If you don't have a carry gun, go get one NOW.

[–] • 1 pt

I have a Gen 1 Shield 9, I carry it when I need to pocket carry or otherwise need to minimize printing. Great, reliable handgun. The Gen 1 is only 8+1 so I carry a spare mag when I ride SEPTA. I think the later gens of the Shield 9 have a higher mag capacity? someone check me

[–] • 1 pt

I have a shield plus and I like it a lot. It carries well, shoots well enough for its short barrel and doesn't weigh much.

But holy fuck the safety is just AIDS. It's small and hard to manipulate. I hate it so much I rarely use it. If they have the gun a decent safety, it'd be a solid 10/10 for me.

[–] • 1 pt

I haven't had an issue manipulating the safety on my (gen 1) Shield 9, but dumb question, can't you just carry it with the safety off and run it like a Glock? My gen 1 has a two-part trigger that functions as a trigger safety, again like a Glock.

[–] • 0 pt

You can. That's how I typically carry it. I just find it hard to sweep with my thumb while drawing. I much prefer something with more girth. Something that seems it was out there on purpose and not the result of an engineer drilling a whole into the frame to extend a minute internal lever after the design was already completed.

You should look into upgrading. The trigger on the plus blows away that trash hook on the gen 1.

[–] • 1 pt

That's pretty cool. Nicely written review too.