I recently purchased a Smith and Wesson M&P Shield 9mm because of all the positive reviews online, and a few friends that own it couldn’t stop talking it up. I did my research, compared guns, saved the money and bought one (when I could find it). Found a good company to make me an IWB holster for it and so far I can’t say I have any complaints.
The other guns in the running were the Beretta Nano and the Walther PPS. I held each of the guns at my local gun store and just like everyone said both the Shield and PPS had gritty triggers. Something that when I read about I completely under estimated how much it really did feel like someone dumped a bucket of sand into the gun. Really frustrating! The salesman assured me that it will break in and feel great. Sure enough he was right. I have so far put about 100 rounds through the gun and it is nice and smooth.
Now to my question. I know that the Shield is smaller, lighter, more ergonomic, newer, holds more rounds...than the PPS. BUT, I don’t know how to explain it other than in Nutnfancy terms (yes I know his videos are ridiculously long, but I like his reviews). It just doesn’t have the second type of cool to me. I just don’t dig the gun. I can’t put my finger on it. I seriously try to find reasons to not like it and come up empty. The Walther on the other hand has the coolness factor to it. Once again, can’t put my finger on it…I just dig the PPS (even though I don’t own it. Forbidden fruit syndrome?).
Does anyone else have experience with both the PPS and the Shield? Why did you pick one over the other? And if you have the PPS, did that trigger smooth out after a 100 rounds or so?
The other guns in the running were the Beretta Nano and the Walther PPS. I held each of the guns at my local gun store and just like everyone said both the Shield and PPS had gritty triggers. Something that when I read about I completely under estimated how much it really did feel like someone dumped a bucket of sand into the gun. Really frustrating! The salesman assured me that it will break in and feel great. Sure enough he was right. I have so far put about 100 rounds through the gun and it is nice and smooth.
Now to my question. I know that the Shield is smaller, lighter, more ergonomic, newer, holds more rounds...than the PPS. BUT, I don’t know how to explain it other than in Nutnfancy terms (yes I know his videos are ridiculously long, but I like his reviews). It just doesn’t have the second type of cool to me. I just don’t dig the gun. I can’t put my finger on it. I seriously try to find reasons to not like it and come up empty. The Walther on the other hand has the coolness factor to it. Once again, can’t put my finger on it…I just dig the PPS (even though I don’t own it. Forbidden fruit syndrome?).
Does anyone else have experience with both the PPS and the Shield? Why did you pick one over the other? And if you have the PPS, did that trigger smooth out after a 100 rounds or so?