I was fortunate to have a good friend loan me his S&W Shield to shoot recently. I really like this pistol. It is an easy gun for anyone to shoot. I have short fingers and I can work everything on this pistol without problems. I do have a problem reaching the magazine release on the XDS for example. Overall, I think the Shield is one of the best subcompact pistols on the market. My dealer received 20 yesterday and in 2 hours they were gone.
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