Honest Outlaw on the S&W Shield Plus: Why He Stopped Carrying It

Is the S&W Shield Plus still the everyday-carry micro a lot of people swear by, or has Honest Outlaw moved on? He walks through why he stopped carrying the Shield Plus.

What he covers: his long stretch carrying the Shield Plus, what changed for him, and the reasons he is setting it down. Specs, reliability notes, and any gun he names next are his, not ours.

Here’s our take. Buy the Shield Plus if you still want a thin 13+1 micro for deep concealment and a deep holster and parts market behind it. Skip it if you have already outgrown that size class, or if you want a factory Carry Comp or optics-ready package instead. Watch his reasons before you treat “stopped carrying” as a hard fail for everyone.

We stock the Shield Plus he is talking about. On the shelf: the Shield Plus 9mm 13+1 (thumb safety). Related: the optics-ready Shield Plus (no thumb safety) and the Shield Plus Carry Comp. Complete firearm. Indiana FFL transfer through Wulfy’s. Ask us for current fees.