XDS vs 2.0 Shield?
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XDS vs 2.0 Shield?
When I was looking a slim carry gun last summer, a lot a people told me to get a Shield. When I tried a friend's gun I didn't like the trigger, so I went with a XDS 9mm. I now have a M&P 2.0 Compact and love the trigger on it. Anyone think it's worth trading in my XDS for a 2.0 Shield? (Of course, it would also make my entire collection S&W)
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Re: XDS vs 2.0 Shield?
Not sure the Shield 2.0 has the same trigger. I'd recommend shooting one first, and if you like it, why not?
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Re: XDS vs 2.0 Shield?
nobody knows any better than you on how something feels to you & when it comes down to a carry choice your the one that makes that decision.dustymedic wrote:When I was looking a slim carry gun last summer, a lot a people told me to get a Shield. When I tried a friend's gun I didn't like the trigger, so I went with a XDS 9mm. I now have a M&P 2.0 Compact and love the trigger on it. Anyone think it's worth trading in my XDS for a 2.0 Shield? (Of course, it would also make my entire collection S&W)
if the weapon feels comfortable in your hand than you'll feel comfortable with it on your side, both are great choices from a reliability stand point that is not a issue.
personally i have had both the XDS 9 & 45 & currently carry Shield 45, not saying anything against the XDS models just saying i prefer the feel & control of the Shield.
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Re: XDS vs 2.0 Shield?
With the XD-S, be sure that you can operate the gun single-handed - both the dominant hand as well as the non-dominant hand.
This should include single-handed malfunction reduction.
This should include single-handed malfunction reduction.
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Re: XDS vs 2.0 Shield?
Is there something about the XDs that makes this more difficult than the Shield?TSiWRX wrote:With the XD-S, be sure that you can operate the gun single-handed - both the dominant hand as well as the non-dominant hand.
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Re: XDS vs 2.0 Shield?
Grip safety on the XDs
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Re: XDS vs 2.0 Shield?
Yeah, it has a grip safety. And? It's not the same design as the XD / XDm where the grip safety has to be depressed to manipulate the slide, if that's what you are getting at.Brian D. wrote:Grip safety on the XDs
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Re: XDS vs 2.0 Shield?
Didn't know the grip safety functioned differently on the XD-S than on the other XD variants. I guess Allen can explain what he was getting at for himself then.
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Re: XDS vs 2.0 Shield?
That's a very good question, JustaShooter, and I should have elaborated in my response above - thank you for calling me out on it.JustaShooter wrote:Yeah, it has a grip safety. And? It's not the same design as the XD / XDm where the grip safety has to be depressed to manipulate the slide, if that's what you are getting at.Brian D. wrote:Grip safety on the XDs
The slide is allowed to reciprocate fully on the XD-S without the grip safety fully disengaged - and I think this is a huge improvement over the standard XD-line's setup - but it still will not fire. However, this ability to cycle the slide successfully during single-handed manipulations may give the shooter a false sense of success with the follow-up shot being a no-go because they never realized that the grip safety was not fully disengaged, i.e. that the pistol was ill-seated in the shooter's hand to begin with (and that the grip is unlikely to "improve" during such manipulations.
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Re: XDS vs 2.0 Shield?
I've had the XDS since last July, and there was a learning curve on with the safety.
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