Can't make a decision!!! Glock 43 or S&W 9 M&P Shield

[romans1212]

I know that it is instinct for some folks to choose an external safety. I believe that the problem is that you will look at it prior to shooting. Your response is to say that you can carry your gun with the safety clicked off. Granted, but I still believe that you will look at it before you fire or - at a minimum- it will cause you to hesitate. That is why Glock's trigger safety is best. There is nothing to think about. When you are ready, place your finger on the trigger and pull. If you don't pull the trigger, a Glock will not fire. In a defensive scenario when your endorphins are screaming, You will appreciate not having the distraction of an external safety.

IMHO...

 

[mc30707]

anyone mention an XDS 45, got one and it replaced my shield 9

 

[MR003510]

I know that it is instinct for some folks to choose an external safety. I believe that the problem is that you will look at it prior to shooting. Your response is to say that you can carry your gun with the safety clicked off. Granted, but I still believe that you will look at it before you fire or - at a minimum- it will cause you to hesitate. That is why Glock's trigger safety is best. There is nothing to think about. When you are ready, place your finger on the trigger and pull. If you don't pull the trigger, a Glock will not fire. In a defensive scenario when your endorphins are screaming, You will appreciate not having the distraction of an external safety.

IMHO...

I like it. Very well said!

 

[romans1212]

I like it. Very well said!

Thank you sir

 

[Shortcut]

Owned both. Sold the shield love the glock 43. Favorite carry gun shoots great and well it's a Glock

 

[Madrox]

 

[Bronski]

I know that it is instinct for some folks to choose an external safety. I believe that the problem is that you will look at it prior to shooting. Your response is to say that you can carry your gun with the safety clicked off. Granted, but I still believe that you will look at it before you fire or - at a minimum- it will cause you to hesitate. That is why Glock's trigger safety is best. There is nothing to think about. When you are ready, place your finger on the trigger and pull. If you don't pull the trigger, a Glock will not fire. In a defensive scenario when your endorphins are screaming, You will appreciate not having the distraction of an external safety.

IMHO...

Sure, you'll hesitate. If you have never trained with your gun at all.

"If you don't pull the trigger, a Glock will not fire." 100% WRONG
So nothing else in this world can push the trigger on a Glock? Not a stick, a dog claw, a rock, bushes, other peoples fingers?

Your theory of someone hesitating before disengaging is like claiming that it's too difficult to let off the gas pedal before disengaging the clutch in a car. It's all one fluid motion. Once you do it many, many, many times it becomes automatic (muscle memory).

Train, train, train some more. When you think you've got it......Then go back and train again.







BTW, You don't carry with the safety disengaged "clicked off".


well, unless your Cyrus

 

[MR003510]

Sure, you'll hesitate. If you have never trained with your gun at all.

"If you don't pull the trigger, a Glock will not fire." 100% WRONG
So nothing else in this world can push the trigger on a Glock? Not a stick, a dog claw, a rock, bushes, other peoples fingers?

Your theory of someone hesitating before disengaging is like claiming that it's too difficult to let off the gas pedal before disengaging the clutch in a car. It's all one fluid motion. Once you do it many, many, many times it becomes automatic (muscle memory).

Train, train, train some more. When you think you've got it......Then go back and train again.







BTW, You don't carry with the safety disengaged "clicked off".


well, unless your Cyrus
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So, when your doing whatever it is that you do, your gonna tell me that you can carry your weapon on you, and have to worry about sticks, dogs, etc... to the point that your weapon could possibly go off? Other people's fingers...? Now let me say, just me. That if I hand someone my weapon, it will be unloaded and rd out of the chamber with me holding the ammunition on me and magazines. If some fingers go to touch my weapon without my permission then we got a fight on our hands, period. So, make sure you have a good holster so that you know sticks, rocks, dogs, bushes, and anything else you can think of doesn't make your weapon go off without you making it. If it does, then you are a very irresponsible person that shouldn't carry a gun. BUT yes, know your weapon and always train! Some people don't drive a manual transmission. I can all day, but this is about firearms... Use a good holster, so all this can be avoided

 

[Burdy]

The holster is your manual safety. In my house, if a gun is holstered, it's loaded and ready to fire with nothing more than a pull of the trigger. If it's not holstered, it's unloaded.

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[JkEnder]

Haven't shot the shield, so I'm handicapped, but I wouldn't hesitate to spend my next $480 on a G43. Great shooter! Also, the Springfield XD-S 3.3 wasn't as jumpy as I expected. Might be worth a look.