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Have been wanting the new Smith & Wesson 9mm Shield for concealed carry but was on a waiting list to get one....
Found a great deal on a Smith & Wesson 9c Compact and bought it not knowing when the Shield might come in.
Well,, 2 weeks after it did show up and I bought it as well......
Finally took both of them out to the gun range (TCGC) for a side by side comparison.
I shot the Shield first, feels nice in your hand, recoil is very controllable for such a small slim gun.
At 25 yards, accuracy was actually quite poor.
But this gun is designed for concealed carry which would most likely be at much closer range in a real life situation.
It comes with one short 7 round magazine and one extended length 8 round magazine.
It didn't really make a difference to me on gripping the gun, I guess my hands are on the small side.
Obviously the short clip would be easier to conceal.....
Next, I shot the 9c Compact.
The grip is much more natural and comfortable since this is a wider double stack gun.
The barrel is slightly longer and it showed in much better accuracy at 25 yards.
It comes with 2 12 round magazines, one with a flat bottom plate and one with a finger extension bottom plate.
I really like the the way the finger extension feels and shot it mostly this way.
So,,, what does it come down to....
When you hold the two next to each other,, they are actually almost the same size...
The Shield is slightly shorter but just as tall, the main advantage is the slim single stack design.
I think I actually like the 9c Compact better all around though...
I have custom IWB holsters made for both from the guys at MK Tactical in Hillsboro.
Concealing the Shield might be slightly easier but I'm still on the fence between the two.....
Need to go out and shoot them some more and get more familiar with each....
Updates soon.......
Found a great deal on a Smith & Wesson 9c Compact and bought it not knowing when the Shield might come in.
Well,, 2 weeks after it did show up and I bought it as well......
Finally took both of them out to the gun range (TCGC) for a side by side comparison.
I shot the Shield first, feels nice in your hand, recoil is very controllable for such a small slim gun.
At 25 yards, accuracy was actually quite poor.
But this gun is designed for concealed carry which would most likely be at much closer range in a real life situation.
It comes with one short 7 round magazine and one extended length 8 round magazine.
It didn't really make a difference to me on gripping the gun, I guess my hands are on the small side.
Obviously the short clip would be easier to conceal.....
Next, I shot the 9c Compact.
The grip is much more natural and comfortable since this is a wider double stack gun.
The barrel is slightly longer and it showed in much better accuracy at 25 yards.
It comes with 2 12 round magazines, one with a flat bottom plate and one with a finger extension bottom plate.
I really like the the way the finger extension feels and shot it mostly this way.
So,,, what does it come down to....
When you hold the two next to each other,, they are actually almost the same size...
The Shield is slightly shorter but just as tall, the main advantage is the slim single stack design.
I think I actually like the 9c Compact better all around though...
I have custom IWB holsters made for both from the guys at MK Tactical in Hillsboro.
Concealing the Shield might be slightly easier but I'm still on the fence between the two.....
Need to go out and shoot them some more and get more familiar with each....
Updates soon.......
