Fantastic carry pistol - best combination of a carry/range gun made IMHO. I own the model with the thumb safety. Bought it after trying my FIL's and falling in love with it.

what is the typical price difference btw the 1.0 and 2.0? i saw a model that was two toned i liekd for around $450 which seems to be consistent

Carried one for several years with a couple hundred rounds down range. Eventually traded it away for a pocket gun.

I sold my XD to get the Shield, so now I have a Shield and a Kel Tec P-3AT and it's kind of the best of both worlds. If the Shield is too big, I carry the 3AT. If it isn't, then I take the extra firepower and better ergonomics with me.

I’m lucky that I get to carry at work. I’m a catering manager and spend 10+ hours most days in a kitchen. I carried IWB with the shield for over a year, and it drove me crazy. Too much sweating, moving around at a fast pace, and getting in and out of vehicles. Switched to poket carry with an LCP and couldn’t be happier with it. Now I carry on 14-16 hour shifts and never even feel it.

I used to have a Shield 9mm and I had no complaints with it. I have, however, learned of an issue with some of them within the past few months. We had two officers buy Shield 9mm's and bring them to the range to qualify. Both of those guns were somehow shredding the bullet jacket and making their targets look like they were hit with bird shot. We tried different types of ammo with the same results. It felt like there was a small bur at the inside edge of the muzzle/bore and I assume that's what was causing the problem. One of the guys sent his to Smith and Wesson and they sent it back with a new barrel and no problems. I'm not sure what the other guy did. I'm confident it's probably a rare problem, but definitely not an internet problem (I saw it personally).