I don't normally take actual backup guns to the backup gun match; it's usually some oddball old pistol. But today, I decided to bring out the new S&W Shield Plus in .30 Super Carry. It's actually exactly the sort of gun that the match is designed for. I chose to minimize the size of the gun by using the 13-round flush magazine instead of the extended 16-rounder.
I took the generous magazine capacity of the .30SC to heart and treated the little Shield Plus more like a service handgun than a backup carry piece, liberally dumping rounds at every target.Combined with the compact Sentinel red dot optic, this was a great combination - I nearly won the whole match!
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I carry a shield plus 9mm now, might have to try the .30. Seems like a nice upgrade and won't need to learn a new gun or buy a new holster.
I'm intrigued by this caliber like to see Sig or Springfield put this out in their platforms. How much of the negative comments out there are those not looking at performance and stating things like "I won't carry anything smaller than a 9mm". Just like people did for years on the
45acp. Or the person that carries a less than middle tier 9mm says "but with 9mm I can get +p+ ammo for it when theirs is loaded with hornady reduced recoil rounds. (Literally this happened on the day video dropped to supporters)