what's up guys I'm John Ryan from the
junk elite so we were getting a lot of
enquiries on why I like the Glock 43 so
much and we've got some other inquiries
asking about the Smith & Wesson shield
so me and maybe some Palm Beach tactical
switched guns for about a month and shot
the shit out of them and so we're here
to do a review on
5:43 and Smith and Watson's Smith &
Wesson shield not that shield bro
alright so after carrying this thing for
a month
the shield this shield not your fucking
trashcan shield I actually like this
thing I'm comfortable with it I hit with
it it does seem a little less snappy the
controls do stick out a little bit or
the mag release sticks out a little bit
more only thing that I do not like about
this is well two things one it's not a
glock so but the only thing I don't like
it I'm not saying as bad as the trigger
reset but that's just because you know
maybe I just need to get used to it and
then you know everybody knows I like
Glock the reason I like Glock is because
I carried it overseas you know for work
for about nine years and I still carry
it everyday so you know I just I trust
it you know I mean so you know if it's
not broke don't fix it however I do like
this I'm just you know I'm more
comfortable with that
obviously I was gripping it a little
high because I wasn't getting slide
locks well my my mags but I do like this
thing in
I think I am a little more probably I'm
still gonna carry my Glock but you know
I'll write buy one of these and I don't
keep at it and see what do you think I
think the shield is uh the greatest of
comeback ever
yeah yeah definitely very accurate easy
to shoot easy to reload easy to
manipulate I shot the 43 and it's also a
very good gun the controls are a little
bit smaller then I would like them to be
also the grip length we have these Tarin
extensions here but the grip length is
also a little bit shorter so I prefer
that of shield yeah well I mean I just
liked 43 because like I said one I trust
Glock you know I've been trusting for
years but the reset on these things just
for me it's just a lot crisper this
seems to have a little bit more play in
it right and I'm kind of trying to guess
where that reset is um well let me get
my shield back there yeah well there it
is if it's shit out of here no I'm just
kidding ah very good gun so yeah I use
but I mean I have to use these magnetic
centers on both 43 and the shield so I
can get a full grip if you can't grip
the gun then I mean you're not gonna
make an accurate shot that's for damn
sure
this is what Plus this is nine plus one
and I think this is ten plus one so you
get an extra round out of that but I
mean all in all both very good guns I
like pretty much everything about that
shield I just not a big fan of the reset
and the trigger and you know I'm not a
big fan of aftermarket triggers right
you know that's just my take on it
so we wanted to talk about the shield
and the 43 out of the box so the shield
comes with two magazines one is a seven
round flat base pad version and then you
get extended eight round model so the
extended eight round allows you for a
full handed grip the forty-three comes
with two mags
they're both six round mags one is a
flat base pad and one has a pinky
extension mentioning is that the shield
comes with iron sights whereas the 43
has plastic sights this one obviously
has the upgrade but we're talking about
out of the box gun yeah again I'm just
gonna stick with my Glock just cuz
that's what I shoot best and that's what
I trust but you know six got that new 65
or something so when we get our hands on
one of those it's a double stack I think
it's about supposed to be the same size
as these that could be a game changer no
shit so we will see about that we will
see alright you did mess though which
one did you miss way the 43 yeah well
yeah keep training so we wanted to talk
about some of the shield variants there
is a thumb safety model available for
those who wish to carry a safety on
there and we have a Performance Center
model that has a ported barrel outside
from the factory as well as fiber optic
sights so that's even softer shooting
than the standard shield 43 is come in
four different colors dark earth OD grey
and black there is also a tan shield
model so
you hate Glock so much do you carry this
in this shop well I don't I don't he
sucks okay
I love my okay I just love but I also
very much and we carry both of these
pistols in all of their variants had
Tommy second you got anything to say
