Are the barrels ported on the PC version or just the slide? Other than be slightly lighter would only a ported slide make a difference?Just scored my first ported pistol (actually, a ported 9mm slide for my shield .40) but havent had a chance to shoot it. What are your thoughts and/or experiences with ported barrels?
No.Are the barrels ported on the PC version or just the slide? Other than be slightly lighter would only a ported slide make a difference?
Thanks, Im looking forward to seeing for myself!I have a ported 3.1" Shield Plus and an unported 3.1" SHield Plus
There IS a difference, but it is not that great. You can tell, but honestly, just barely... I mainly bought the gun because it was a PC version. I wanted the better trigger and better sights.
Hmmmm interesting. I wonder if that has to do with barrel length, and leverage?My wife's Shield is a 1.0 PC 9MM with the ported barrel/slide. My 1.0 Shield as a standard model. I have never really noticed a difference.
On my 1.0 5" PC 9MM I can see the difference right off the bat. Very easy to see/tell the decrease in muzzle rise when you fire it.
Sorry, I wasnt very clear. Both barrel and slide are ported. I doubt a ported slide without a ported barrel would have much effect.Are the barrels ported on the PC version or just the slide? Other than be slightly lighter would only a ported slide make a difference?
On another forum, someone put their ported Shield barrel in an unporter slide, and they destroyed the slide. I think it took several shots, but still a dumb thing to do. They posted picsSorry, I wasnt very clear. Both barrel and slide are ported. I doubt a ported slide without a ported barrel would have much effect.
Lol, they didnt really think that through. I would imagine the blast would also ruin the frame.On another forum, someone put their ported Shield barrel in an unporter slide, and they destroyed the slide. I think it took several shots, but still a dumb thing to do. They posted pics
I think that is Blazer 9mm that has that warning on the box. Dunno if it is a real issue though or just lawyer stuff.I read not long ago a warning (I think from a manufacturer) about using certain jacketed or plated bullets in a ported barrel because the jacket can sheer off and eject out the ports. I have no experience with ported barrels. Any truth to that? Has anyone experienced this problem?
I shot a bunch of Blazer Brass thru my ported one before I found out about that. I never had an issue. But who knows if I have been breathing in a ton of lead.I think that is Blazer 9mm that has that warning on the box. Dunno if it is a real issue though or just lawyer stuff.
My understanding was that the problem was the jacket material ejecting out the ports as shrapnel. Very small of course.I shot a bunch of Blazer Brass thru my ported one before I found out about that. I never had an issue. But who knows if I have been breathing in a ton of lead.
Yes; those ports bear no resemblance to comp ports, which is what most shooters probably think of…My understanding was that the problem was the jacket material ejecting out the ports as shrapnel. Very small of course.
Not sure that I understand. Can you explain to a noob the difference between the types of ports?Yes; those ports bear no resemblance to comp ports, which is what most shooters probably think of…
Hey Steve!Not sure that I understand. Can you explain to a noob the difference between the types of ports?
Ahhhh. Now I understand. Thanks Rick. I was picturing the ported barrel.Hey Steve!
Compensated pistols have a compensator (usually not removable) mounted to the muzzle of the barrel; to expand and direct the gasses upward to negate/lessen the recoil effects that want to push the gun upward and backward during the recoil impulse. Compensators are usually mounted in front of the muzzle end of the slide.
The ports on a Shield are small cuts/holes in the barrel, with corresponding cuts in the slide; that provide an offset of the upward recoil impulse.
As I’ve stated here before; my old ported PC Shield’s ports effects weren’t that noticeable during slow fire. But, when shooting fast (2-3 shots per second); the pistols just hung nicely in place. There was negligible upward recoil impulse.
