Ported vs Non Ported for Carry ?

[DuneHopper]

So Cabelas has a new M&P Shield that comes ported for slightly more $$.
So for carry what are the advantages or disadvantages ?

Thanks

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[Diamondback]

Good news: helps tame muzzle rise for short barrels and/or hot loads.
Bad news: much worse blast and flash; if used at night forget about seeing anything for a few minutes.

Bear in mind I have really light-sensitive eyes, but I personally would not want a comped sidearm if there's ANY chance I might be out with it at night. When I was spec'ing out a Longslide build in college and considering a comp, the last option to be dismissed was a King's bushing-comp, and it only stayed in the running because it could be quickly and easily swapped for a regular bushing as sunset drew near with just a quick trip to the john.

 

[Certaindeaf]

A Snickers bar will clog them holes when you least expect it.
probably

 

[Member 34319]

Sweet vents yo!


On a serious note, I've shot small guns with ports, I could not feel much of a difference. Much of the recoil isn't from the round leaving the barrel, it is from the weight of the slide going full battery rearward on a light little gun. They also add flash to the line of sight.

Comps, ports, and vents are great, but I think they are more suited for competition use then concealed carry.

 

[DirectDrive]

So Cabelas has a new M&P Shield that comes ported for slightly more $$.
So for carry what are the advantages or disadvantages ?

Thanks

I don't know why you would want to monkey with it for a carry piece.
A range toy or a competition piece, that's different.
And keep in mind that your carry piece could end up in an evidence locker for a long time.
Don't carry anything that you can't part with.

 

[No_Regerts]

A Snickers bar will clog them holes when you least expect it.
probably

I know how much lint and crap gets in my regular non-ported edc. Those holes just give more places for crap to build up.

 

[Stomper]

I know how much lint and crap gets in my regular non-ported edc. Those holes just give more places for crap to build up.

Dude, we're talking guns, not bellybuttons.

 

[Ura-Ki]

Diamondback and others have made the number one point on ports, on a CC weapon, those ports are going to flash and blind you when you most need to see, not good! I say skip the ports and run a standard set up and find a good couple of low flash loads speciffically for a short barrel and your good to go! If it dosnt allready have nite sights, spend the difference and add them!

 

[Diamondback]

I know how much lint and crap gets in my regular non-ported edc. Those holes just give more places for crap to build up.

Isn't that why Vandegrift had his Marines cover their muzzles with condoms before going ashore at Guadalcanal? lol

 

[DuneHopper]

So the question comes up why would S&W build a carry pistol that has obvious side effects to its use?
The Shield is fine left alone so why add these if they don't improve anymore then they hurt.

 

[No_Regerts]

Dude, we're talking guns, not bellybuttons.

I found a gremlin sized lint ball in a chicks belly button once. My OCD made me grab it with tweezers. Smelled foul.

 

[Diamondback]

So the question comes up why would S&W build a carry pistol that has obvious side effects to its use?
The Shield is fine left alone so why add these if they don't improve anymore then they hurt.

Because it's a marketing gimmick, and makes it a better gun for certain niches of "small-gun competition."

 

[Kruel J]

So the question comes up why would S&W build a carry pistol that has obvious side effects to its use?
The Shield is fine left alone so why add these if they don't improve anymore then they hurt.

Mark them up and sell them as "special".

 

[Diamondback]

I found a gremlin sized lint ball in a chicks belly button once. My OCD made me grab it with tweezers. Smelled foul.

Commence violent projectile vomiting in 3... 2... 1...

 

[Ura-Ki]

Back in the Sand Box, we shoved a soft ear plug in the muzzle of our pistols to keep the Sand and Moon Dust out of our barrels, worked a charm, just shoot and it comes right out with no issues and dosnt change POI! Alternately, a piece of electricians tape worked well too!

 

[DirectDrive]

I found a gremlin sized lint ball in a chicks belly button once. My OCD made me grab it with tweezers. Smelled foul.

Ugh....
Dood.....
Run !

 

[Ura-Ki]

I found a gremlin sized lint ball in a chicks belly button once. My OCD made me grab it with tweezers. Smelled foul.

Dude, you ate it?
That's Just nasty, don't care how many beers she required!

 

[No_Regerts]

Commence violent projectile vomiting in 3... 2... 1...

It wasn't so bad. I married her.

 

[DuneHopper]

It wasn't so bad. I married her.

lol

 

[No_Regerts]

lol

We refer to it as the...creature.