The Comparison I Have Been Wanting. Max 9, P365, Hellcat, Shield+

[Reinz]

I held a Shield Plus yesterday. To me it is not in the same class as the 365 or Hellcat, of which I own both. The Plus just just looks and feels bigger.

I’m not knocking the Plus at all, other than they missed the boat on using standard 3 dot sights; I just don’t think it compares with the others.

 

[JR24]

I held a Shield Plus yesterday. To me it is not in the same class as the 365 or Hellcat, of which I own both. The Plus just just looks and feels bigger.

I’m not knocking the Plus at all, other than they missed the boat on using standard 3 dot sights; I just don’t think it compares with the others.

That makes the shield more enticing to me. The 365 is way too thin and the Hellcat right on the edge of too thin for me. I'm gonna have to look at one of these soon

 

[sparkyv]

Pretty honest review. I too, am sticking with my P365.

I'm sticking with my p365.

 

[Buckeye63]

I held a Shield Plus yesterday. To me it is not in the same class as the 365 or Hellcat, of which I own both. The Plus just just looks and feels bigger.

I’m not knocking the Plus at all, other than they missed the boat on using standard 3 dot sights; I just don’t think it compares with the others.

https://www.handgunhero.com/compare/taurus-g3c-vs-smith-wesson-m-p-9-shield-plus

The Shield Plus size reminds me of a G3c
And the G3C is a 12+1 out of the gate ...
And with the G3C mag base plate trimmed the would be closer

 

[Hangingrock]

I had the opportunity to examine and handle a S&W Shield Plus this morning. My EDC is a Shield. The Shield Plus increased capacity, different trigger and grip area/surface texture. That's what stood out to me. My EDC is a Shield, I'm satisfied with what I have thus not that interested in the Plus version. Others will see it differently and that's to be expected.

 

[jnichols2]

I don't watch videos of table top opinions where all I see is hands on a gun and no shooting, or shooting simply inserted in as background filler while the mouth at the table never stops.

They are especially bad when showing assembly. At the most difficult part, they lift the gun for a better look, out of camera range. Then they say "see, that wasn't so hard".

 

[CapnMac]

And, really, this is all down to the subjective nature of all handguns.
Let's say it was possible to send any two of the four to everyone in this thread and let them blaze away.
Some of those people might, only might, change their EDC.
Most probably wouldn't as the pistol they choose as an EDC will have a "history" with them. Some affinity that gives them the reflex confidence to carry that one arm on an everyday sort of way.
It's about the confidence ,the relationship, the surety that says "Can hit a cellphone-sized target under stress with the ammo in it" sort of way.
Which is entirely subjective.
What works for Person A may be totally unsuitable for Person B.
Which is not much help for Person C.
And has been part of the Tao of Handguns for quite some time.

 

[1942bull]

And, really, this is all down to the subjective nature of all handguns.
Let's say it was possible to send any two of the four to everyone in this thread and let them blaze away.
Some of those people might, only might, change their EDC.
Most probably wouldn't as the pistol they choose as an EDC will have a "history" with them. Some affinity that gives them the reflex confidence to carry that one arm on an everyday sort of way.
It's about the confidence ,the relationship, the surety that says "Can hit a cellphone-sized target under stress with the ammo in it" sort of way.
Which is entirely subjective.
What works for Person A may be totally unsuitable for Person B.
Which is not much help for Person C.
And has been part of the Tao of Handguns for quite some time.

you just wrote all that has to be written. Good job.

 

[CapnMac]

Demolition Ranch guy is his punk kid who never got a job and is rebelling against the straight-laced father, lol.

He is a Veterinarian in real life. Graduated from Texas A&M.

John Carricker '83 DVM, was a year behind me at A&M. He and Matt are very similar in many ways (if at differing levels of video production experience).
It's still fascinating that Demolition Ranch and Dude Perfect started at about the same time, nearly the same place, and by pushing boundaries of the possible--both at exactly the right time in the YT universe.