I have shot a few M&P shields, nice gun. If one is going to carry a .380 they should seriously consider carrying a 9mm, as the nine can be had in a gun quite close to the size of a lot of .380's.
Today's nine is not the nine of yesteryear, it is good round now. You can get 9mm ammo that is close to the .367 SIG, 40 S&W and the famous .357 Magnum in ballistics.
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