I used to work over there and tried that same Dickey's once before. Your assessment is correct: not very good and way overpriced. They have multiple locations too which kind of boggles my mind.
I will add one thing though that may save you some coin if you go the XDS route. I had 4 extended 7 round mags for mine. All 4 of them would send the 2nd or 3rd round vertically causing it not to feed properly and jam. Without fail, every single time. I tried multiple brands of ammo and even...
I prefer the XDS. The grip is a cheese grater, I'll admit that but spend $19 on a rubber Talon Grip and it makes it a completely different gun. The PRP spring kit was also a very nice $20 investment.
I've only shot a Shield once and it wanted to jump out of my hand more than the XDS for some...
"Request a conference" was actually my plea. The judge was a really cool guy and I'm pretty certain he was pro-2A (more on that in a minute). The judge explained the proceedings for the day for all the traffic scofflaws and said you have 3 choices: you can either plead guilty, pay your fine...
I've done the "conference" before in Canton. It's the in-between pleading guilty and paying the full fine and not-guilty and requesting a jury trial. They lowered my fine from $190 to $50 (to cover court fees).
So I'm moving next weekend. Does anyone in the Canton or Alpharetta/Cumming area (exit 12 or 13 on 400) have any boxes they would like to get rid of? I'll come pick them up. It would be much appreciated! Thank you fellas!