I don't really see the rail as a problem.
However I have noticed that there is a moderately sized segment of gun owners that really do just own one pistol or go into it wanting to own only one pistol.
Add to the cost of a Shield the cost of a better trigger and night sights and then consider your personal needs. If you want to pocket carry, and I don't know that either the Shield or the P365 is optimal for pocket carry, the reduced size with added capacity of the P365 may be worth a couple hundred to you. That and I want to get reports on shootability from some besides the professionals, but it sounds like the Sig is a far better shooter for most.
I don't know if I would want to shoot it out of such a small gun as either the 365 or the Shield, but is the Shield rated for +P?
In time we'll see if the SIG is really worth it, but I'm not currently seeing any reason normal people at the moment should choose the sig over the shield.
I'm not currently seeing any reason normal people at the moment should choose the sig over the shield.
I feel like SIG Sauer has pretty good brand recognition.
But remember this Sig is attempting to position itself as the "you only need to own one gun" type gun for a lot of people.
I don't see its [the rail] existence as an issue. I see its use as dictating the role of the pistol to something it no longer excels at by specification.
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