[Hoss in IL]

ellison, you picked a good one, wife and pistol!

We have all kinds of compact and sub compact 9mm's come through the gun store where I work. Of course, I mess with all of them see which ones I like the "best".

I think the Sheild, both 9mm and .40S&W, beats all of the others. They have MUCH better triggers than the LC9 and the Shield's thumb safety is more user friendly. The one on the LC9 switches off ok but is a little cumbersome to switch it up into "safe". It's made in America (so is the Ruger), which beats the XD and XDS, for me.

I shot a customer's 9mm shield and really liked it. I'm sure I'll end up buying one for my wife since she likes her S&W M&P 9c so much, the Shield will be much easier for her to conceal. They don't stay in the display case more than 4 or 5 days, somebody comes in, looks at them, and buys them.

You won't regret the purchase.

Take care