Finally found the Shield!

915A · January 14, 2013, 06:38 PM

So I stopped in a local shop, and to my surprise was the Shield. So now that I have got it out of my system I can relax lol! It didnt blow me away as I would have thought it was going to. It was light, and felt good in the hand. But I guess from all the hype I was expecting more. The wife wanted something smaller for her, and the Sig P290rs fit that bill nicely. I compared them side by side and the Sig just felt better. Probably because it fit the profile we were after more. So would it be wrong of me to buy it and flip it for a profit, lol!(Not that I would) But wouldnt mind checking out the .40 version.

tristar viper · January 15, 2013, 04:58 AM

Sig 290 is great. And if you find someplace that has a couple, let me know. I can't seem to find the RS model anywhere local.
Right before all this gun buying lunacy hit, I had a dealer all lined up, he told me there were 290's in the warehouse and he could get me one in 2 days. Well, I screwed around, and then the New Town shooting happened, and then when I finally called him back he said "sorry, none left, I can order you one but I can't guarantee a delivery date".
He isn't even able to get a call back from the Sig rep these days.....it's crazy.

DocHopper · January 20, 2013, 02:55 PM

I found mine friday. Shield 40.

posigian · January 20, 2013, 08:24 PM

I've been very fortunate the last couple months. Local shop runs a waiting list for the shield but if you put down a deposit it moves you to the top of the list. Got the Wife's Shield just before Christmas and then put another deposit down for mine. I picked mine up just about 3 weeks ago and we both love them. Not too small - not too big. Only regret is that we got them in 9mm and I wanted 40cal. The Wife didn't like the feel of the 40 and I wanted to keep ammo supply simple to avoid mix ups so I went with the 9mm as well.

AdrianVall · January 20, 2013, 09:19 PM

Found me a shield in 9mm a couple weeks ago. Got so excited, I bought it on the spot. Took it home, played with it more, and was NOT impressed. Didn't like the feel. Felt very cheap to me. I ended up selling it and made a quick $40 on it.

DocHopper · January 20, 2013, 11:33 PM

Here is my new 40. Trying to decide though and it getting more difficult. I bought to resell. It feels really good.

DATL · January 20, 2013, 11:43 PM

I want one bad! A friend has one- and I didn't think it felt too cheap at all. I compared it to many of the pocket nines even though I suppose it's a little larger than the LC9, Kel Tec, and a few others. But when comparing to those I thought it felt rather nice. I have a Khar MK9 for CC but it's just so heavy IWB.

January 14, 2013, 06:38 PM	#1
915A Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2012 Location: Colorado Posts: 464	Finally found the Shield! So I stopped in a local shop, and to my surprise was the Shield. So now that I have got it out of my system I can relax lol! It didnt blow me away as I would have thought it was going to. It was light, and felt good in the hand. But I guess from all the hype I was expecting more. The wife wanted something smaller for her, and the Sig P290rs fit that bill nicely. I compared them side by side and the Sig just felt better. Probably because it fit the profile we were after more. So would it be wrong of me to buy it and flip it for a profit, lol!(Not that I would) But wouldnt mind checking out the .40 version. __________________ "I have a very strict gun control policy: if there's a gun around, I want to be in control of it." Clint Eastwood Last edited by 915A; January 14, 2013 at 08:30 PM.

January 20, 2013, 08:24 PM	#4
posigian Senior Member Join Date: May 31, 2000 Location: Great Lakes State Posts: 115	I've been very fortunate the last couple months. Local shop runs a waiting list for the shield but if you put down a deposit it moves you to the top of the list. Got the Wife's Shield just before Christmas and then put another deposit down for mine. I picked mine up just about 3 weeks ago and we both love them. Not too small - not too big. Only regret is that we got them in 9mm and I wanted 40cal. The Wife didn't like the feel of the 40 and I wanted to keep ammo supply simple to avoid mix ups so I went with the 9mm as well. __________________ Posigian I AM THE NRA

January 15, 2013, 04:58 AM	#2
tristar viper Senior Member Join Date: August 8, 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 889	Sig 290 is great. And if you find someplace that has a couple, let me know. I can't seem to find the RS model anywhere local. Right before all this gun buying lunacy hit, I had a dealer all lined up, he told me there were 290's in the warehouse and he could get me one in 2 days. Well, I screwed around, and then the New Town shooting happened, and then when I finally called him back he said "sorry, none left, I can order you one but I can't guarantee a delivery date". He isn't even able to get a call back from the Sig rep these days.....it's crazy.

January 20, 2013, 02:55 PM	#3
DocHopper Member Join Date: April 15, 2012 Location: South West Missouri Posts: 27	I found mine friday. Shield 40.

January 20, 2013, 09:19 PM	#5
AdrianVall Senior Member Join Date: February 11, 2010 Location: West Palm Beach, FL Posts: 144	Found me a shield in 9mm a couple weeks ago. Got so excited, I bought it on the spot. Took it home, played with it more, and was NOT impressed. Didn't like the feel. Felt very cheap to me. I ended up selling it and made a quick $40 on it.

January 20, 2013, 11:43 PM	#7
DATL Senior Member Join Date: January 21, 2012 Posts: 113	I want one bad! A friend has one- and I didn't think it felt too cheap at all. I compared it to many of the pocket nines even though I suppose it's a little larger than the LC9, Kel Tec, and a few others. But when comparing to those I thought it felt rather nice. I have a Khar MK9 for CC but it's just so heavy IWB.