S&W SHIELD Plus Carry Comp vs. SHIELD PC

[@lynnduerksen8445]

Very enjoyable review! I'm in the process of getting used to my +CC. I did not do well with the iron sights to the point I thought they came from the factory way off to the left. I had a professional shooter at the range try it out and he hit 15 rounds in 5 holes, all but two in the bullseye. So, the reality is: "The problem is me!" I have a red dot on it now and will get that zero'd in this weekend. It is a beautiful gun but right now I'm shooting my Equalizer better. Will continue to work with it. I bought a Primary Arms 21mm Micro Reflex sight. Couldn't afford another EPS Carry. Hope it does well.

[@hollowpointdefense]

The Plus carry comp is a good gun. Just a bit snappy, but that is par for a small compact gun. I went to the red dot because my eye sight is diminishing as I get older (can't focus on the front sight like I did in the past). I would say that 80% of shooting issues are shooter induced for the most part. I believe you will be fine.

[@romans6two338]

You can't go wrong with any S&W firearm or Shield for that matter. I haven't shot the comp, but I appreciate your honesty. When I first saw it I thought cool, but that muzzle blast going straight up will be brutal. I like the regular Shield Plus with an optic.

[@hollowpointdefense]

The SHIELD carry comp does have a snappy feel to where you don't want to shoot a lot. I typically go thru 100 to 200 rounds per gun when I do shoot.

[@josephchillemi186]

Why is the carry comp more snappy isn’t the ported barrel suppose to help that ? I don’t know which to get

[@hollowpointdefense]

Ported barrels don't always lessen the recoil. This is a small gun so it will be minimal on recoil control. From where I stand, this porting only keeps the barrel rise down to some degree. It does not do much for the actual recoil force going to the rear.

[@ba2724]

Maybe a dumb question, but is the Shield Plus 15-round magazine compatible with the FPC? Or vice versa (the 17- or 23-round mags into the pistol)? I have the FPC and am debating getting either the 2.0 comp carry or a Shield Plus. Thanks.

[@hollowpointdefense]

No, completely different magazines. SHILED and FPC magazines do not interchange at all.