S&W Shield

This was a complete surprise to me - I don't follow the public gun press and had no inkling that this single-stack M&P minigun was in the works, and I will have one.  Yes, I will have one, or two.  My M&P Compact has been my daily carry of choice for going on the last year, and I couldn't be more satisfied, so in this case less will be more.  It will likely fill the niche of the Kahr CW9, which I just haven't shot enough to be considered broken in or road-ready.  Once it's up to speed, it may go to the Princess of Power.

I'm overdue for a top-end gun - I had promised myself 8 years ago that if I was still around in 5 years I'd go for a Nighthawk or Wilson 1911, then S&W went back into the revolver business and I was considering the 1922 or the M&P R8, but maybe I should just get a 6-pack of these.  And carry them all in one of those vests like Billy Connolly wore in The Boondock Saints.  I wonder if it would hold up chambered in 357 SIG?

M&P Shield

Editorial Comment: The management of GLOCK ought to be pooping themselves.  After S&W sorts out the inevitable teething pains with this pistol, GLOCK will find out just how much business they could have had years ago if they had introduced a line of singles stacks, instead of just the G36 ( I see they still have the same sucky website they've had forever).  I've had, and still have, a number of GLOCKs and was an early adopter.  They are great guns, but as a company they've coasted for the last 2 decades, and now they'll see their once-massive market share slip even faster.