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I'm cheap. But I kept thinking that I was sometimes barely getting a good grip on my Shield when I dry fire practice and when I practice drills with live ammo and shooting. I know many others have posted these same minor mods but I wanted to add my impressions. If you carry a Shield, these two modestly priced accessories will improve your groups and give you peace of mind about accidentally losing hold of your pistol.
1. Pierce Grip Extensions.
One of the number one complaints about the Shield is that it is thin and can be hard to hold correctly because it is so narrow. As with any subcompact, your pinky is typically hanging out in space. I added these Pierce Grip Extensions to all of my mags. They don't increase capacity but I carry the gun with one in the chamber and with a spare eight rounder. As they say, if you need more than 16 rounds, you are probably in a gunfight, not merely stopping a threat so I feel fairly confident carrying around sixteen rounds. I love how this extension helps me to grip the pistol better and it has tightened my groups because it now seems easier to get all of the geometry correct to make it so my hand can grip the gun straight. I used to typically pull all of my groups to the left of the bullseye. Now they are closer, if not right on. These sell for $7.03 ea. on Amazon as an add-on https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
2. Talon Rubberized Grip Wrap
I would never stipple but I did want more grip so I decided to try the Talon that so many have on their Shields and other plastic fantastics. It wasn't too difficult to apply and so far, I like the increased grippage without permanently marring my gun with stippling. Well worth the money, I think it was $17.99 on Amazon.
So to summarize my micro review, buy these, put them on your Shield, carry with confidence, the improvements in comfort and confidence that you are holding your Shield in the best way possible to achieve accuracy are well worth the $25.00.
1. Pierce Grip Extensions.
One of the number one complaints about the Shield is that it is thin and can be hard to hold correctly because it is so narrow. As with any subcompact, your pinky is typically hanging out in space. I added these Pierce Grip Extensions to all of my mags. They don't increase capacity but I carry the gun with one in the chamber and with a spare eight rounder. As they say, if you need more than 16 rounds, you are probably in a gunfight, not merely stopping a threat so I feel fairly confident carrying around sixteen rounds. I love how this extension helps me to grip the pistol better and it has tightened my groups because it now seems easier to get all of the geometry correct to make it so my hand can grip the gun straight. I used to typically pull all of my groups to the left of the bullseye. Now they are closer, if not right on. These sell for $7.03 ea. on Amazon as an add-on https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
2. Talon Rubberized Grip Wrap
I would never stipple but I did want more grip so I decided to try the Talon that so many have on their Shields and other plastic fantastics. It wasn't too difficult to apply and so far, I like the increased grippage without permanently marring my gun with stippling. Well worth the money, I think it was $17.99 on Amazon.
So to summarize my micro review, buy these, put them on your Shield, carry with confidence, the improvements in comfort and confidence that you are holding your Shield in the best way possible to achieve accuracy are well worth the $25.00.
I agree with the OP 100%
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