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wagdog said:
I thought about getting a 36 at one point. It's pretty thick in comparison w/the shield in 45. I love glocks, don't get me wrong, but they all seem thick to me and can't seem to break that blocky mold. Glock, IMO, have never been too serious about concealment.

Curious if you've had a chance to check out a shield in 9mm? They are downright svelte.
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I have owned a shield 9. I hated it. It does not fit my hand and actually physically hurt to shoot. That's a testament yo the shitty grips too though that Prages even mentioned. The 36 shouldnt be that much if any thicker than a shield 45. They're both single stacks. The 30, absolutely.
M&P 9c, brilliant gun. I have long(er) fingers and large(er) hands. Tiny guns don't work for me really.
The Glock 43 even feels terrible in my hand. Just too small.
I carry a G29.

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MonkeyZero said:
I have owned a shield 9. I hated it. It does not fit my hand and actually physically hurt to shoot. That's a testament yo the shitty grips too though that Prages even mentioned. The 36 shouldnt be that much if any thicker than a shield 45. They're both single stacks. The 30, absolutely.
M&P 9c, brilliant gun. I have long(er) fingers and large(er) hands. Tiny guns don't work for me really.
The Glock 43 even feels terrible in my hand. Just too small.
I carry a G29.

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The shield and other smaller frame guns work pretty well for me. I can see how the shield wouldn't work for some. I had someone over this weekend with meat cleaver sized hands and he could barely hold the thing.

I googled up some "shield 45 vs glock 36" pics - the glock definitely looks a bit bigger/fatter. I have a G26 that I like quite a bit, fwiw. Super dependable.

That 29 is quite the hand cannon - 10mm is a great round. I could see owning one.
 
Lerxst said:
Those plastic factory Glock sights are about the worst thing ever...don't know how anyone deals with them long-term.
I've got meprolight 3 dots on mine currently.
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I gave mine a paint job recently - will post pics later this week.
 
The 29 is indeed a hand cannon but totally controllable. Its by far my favorite all around handgun.
And yes, Glock factory sights suck. I ditch them immediately.
I'm running an 85 grain Liberty Defense round in my 29. Yes, not a typo. 85 grain. Lowers recoil and shoots a laser beam out to 50 yards if you do your part.
Normally a higher grain round shoots softer but these things are just sweet out of the short barrel.

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MonkeyZero said:
I have owned a shield 9. I hated it. It does not fit my hand and actually physically hurt to shoot. That's a testament yo the shitty grips too though that Prages even mentioned. The 36 shouldnt be that much if any thicker than a shield 45. They're both single stacks. The 30, absolutely.
M&P 9c, brilliant gun. I have long(er) fingers and large(er) hands. Tiny guns don't work for me really.
The Glock 43 even feels terrible in my hand. Just too small.
I carry a G29.

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Curious thing about the Shield grips. The 9mm never bothered me at all. The .45, though, feels like the grip is made of 100 grit sandpaper.

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Prages said:
Curious thing about the Shield grips. The 9mm never bothered me at all. The .45, though, feels like the grip is made of 100 grit sandpaper.

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See, I felt the 9 was sandpaper. Ive never held the 45.

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MonkeyZero said:
See, I felt the 9 was sandpaper. Ive never held the 45.

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Maybe it depends on how old the gun is. The 9mms we have aren't bad at all. We bought them in October 2015.

The grip on the .45, though, is really rough and downright painful without the Hogue grip on it.
 
Prages said:
Maybe it depends on how old the gun is. The 9mms we have aren't bad at all. We bought them in October 2015.

The grip on the .45, though, is really rough and downright painful without the Hogue grip on it.
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That could be true too. I had one when they came out. Weird thing is my dad and brother have same sized but meatier hands than me and love the shield 9. Lol

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MonkeyZero said:
Just finished building and duracoating this last night...
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How do you like Duracoat? I've thought about it for some smaller projects. I've only had firearms cerakoted in the past.
 
JC777 said:
How do you like Duracoat? I've thought about it for some smaller projects. I've only had firearms cerakoted in the past.
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Ive found it to be as durable (for my uses) as cerakote and a much simpler process to apply. Im not in a war zone or throwing my guns around so it holds up really well.
Prep is the key as with anything. If the surface is clean and blasted or sanded good it goes on super easy.
I didnt even blast that one. Just degreased with stripper and alcohol and went at it. Its rock solid.
3 week cure time is a bit off putting but worth it.
You can reassemble in a day but hard use needs to wait until it hardens fully.

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MonkeyZero said:
Ive found it to be as durable (for my uses) as cerakote and a much simpler process to apply. Im not in a war zone or throwing my guns around so it holds up really well.
Prep is the key as with anything. If the surface is clean and blasted or sanded good it goes on super easy.
I didnt even blast that one. Just degreased with stripper and alcohol and went at it. Its rock solid.
3 week cure time is a bit off putting but worth it.
You can reassemble in a day but hard use needs to wait until it hardens fully.

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Do you use the rattle can or airbrush? Have you tried the Self Lubricating.
 
I use a preval. Similar to rattle can but allows you to control the amount of hardener so you can get more gloss or matte to your liking. I haven't used the self lubricating.

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JC777 said:
Interesting config. I like the center dot. I actually prefer the i dot sights to 3 dot.
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Yeah, the center dot was on a whim, I figured I'd try it and see how it goes. I do plan to get better sights at some point.

The i dot - that's like a dovetail rear sight with a line in the center? I might like that.
 
wagdog said:
Yeah, the center dot was on a whim, I figured I'd try it and see how it goes. I do plan to get better sights at some point.

The i dot - that's like a dovetail rear sight with a line in the center? I might like that.
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Yeah. It used to be standard on Sig. A few other use it, Kahr, Beretta but only on the M9.
I couldn't figure out why I had such a hard time moving to 3 dot but looking back at all the early pistols that I had, they all had a variation of the i dot.
 
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