I have no complaints about the handling of the Shield, other than it shoots an inch or so to the left for me. Might be the way I hold it. Before I was carrying an LCP .380. It always functioned, but never any fun to shoot more than a couple of magazines in it. I put the heaviest recoil spring I could order in it, that tamed it some. Shot my Concealed Carry qualification with it after the spring, it was an improvement.