{"id":1173,"date":"2023-05-19T12:39:47","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T12:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/?p=1173"},"modified":"2023-05-19T12:39:47","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T12:39:47","slug":"my-hybrid-edc-shalotek-compensated-p365-slide-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/?p=1173","title":{"rendered":"My Hybrid EDC: ShaloTek Compensated P365 Slide Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154458-01.jpeg\" data-caption=\"\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"695\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154458-01-696x695.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154458-01-696x695.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154458-01-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154458-01-700x700.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154458-01-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154458-01-768x767.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154458-01-1536x1534.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154458-01-2048x2045.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154458-01-1068x1067.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154458-01-1920x1917.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154458-01-421x420.jpeg 421w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154458-01-560x559.jpeg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" alt=\"\" title=\"20230310154458-01\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/div>\n<p>I spent much of the \u201922-23 winter carrying a  instead of the  that I\u2019ve been carrying as my EDC since early-ish 2018. The additional capacity was great, sure, but it was the optics cut and flatter-shooting, compensated slide that got me to switch.<\/p>\n<p>But\u2026the longer grip is harder to conceal. In preparation for warmer weather and lighter clothing, I connected with <a href=\"https:\/\/shalotek.com\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ShaloTek<\/span><\/a> and built myself a hybrid gun.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154514-01-scaled.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-538519\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154514-01-700x468.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154514-01-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154514-01-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154514-01-1536x1027.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154514-01-2048x1369.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154514-01-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154514-01-696x465.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154514-01-1068x714.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154514-01-1920x1283.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154514-01-628x420.jpeg 628w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154514-01-560x374.jpeg 560w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154514-01-700x468.jpeg\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-538519\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154514-01-700x468.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154514-01-700x468.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154514-01-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154514-01-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154514-01-1536x1027.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154514-01-2048x1369.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154514-01-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154514-01-696x465.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154514-01-1068x714.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154514-01-1920x1283.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154514-01-628x420.jpeg 628w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154514-01-560x374.jpeg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Optics cut and integrally compensated, I chose <a href=\"https:\/\/shalotek.com\/sig-sauer-slide-p365xxlc-sentinel-edc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">a Sentinel EDC slide<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154517-01-scaled.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-538518\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154517-01-700x468.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154517-01-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154517-01-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154517-01-1536x1027.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154517-01-2048x1369.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154517-01-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154517-01-696x465.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154517-01-1068x714.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154517-01-1920x1283.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154517-01-628x420.jpeg 628w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154517-01-560x374.jpeg 560w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154517-01-700x468.jpeg\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-538518\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154517-01-700x468.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154517-01-700x468.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154517-01-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154517-01-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154517-01-1536x1027.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154517-01-2048x1369.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154517-01-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154517-01-696x465.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154517-01-1068x714.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154517-01-1920x1283.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154517-01-628x420.jpeg 628w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154517-01-560x374.jpeg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>ShaloTek offers multiple optics cuts and I went with the Shield footprint that works with the  series and quite a few other optics like the extremely popular .<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154500-01.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-538524\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154500-01-700x700.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154500-01-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154500-01-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154500-01-768x769.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154500-01-1534x1536.jpeg 1534w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154500-01-696x697.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154500-01-1068x1070.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154500-01-419x420.jpeg 419w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154500-01-560x561.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154500-01.jpeg 1883w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154500-01-700x700.jpeg\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-538524\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154500-01-700x700.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154500-01-700x700.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154500-01-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154500-01-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154500-01-768x769.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154500-01-1534x1536.jpeg 1534w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154500-01-696x697.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154500-01-1068x1070.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154500-01-419x420.jpeg 419w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154500-01-560x561.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154500-01.jpeg 1883w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One reason I went with this particular slide is that it\u2019s compatible with all the factory guts, including the factory barrel. Well, it <em>would<\/em> have been had I gone with ShaloTek\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/shalotek.com\/sig-sauer-p365xc-integrally-comped-slides\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">P365XC slide<\/span><\/a>. In my case I decided to be weird and use a SIG P365XL barrel instead of the shorter, original P365 barrel, which meant using the ST <a href=\"https:\/\/shalotek.com\/sig-sauer-p365xxlc-integrally-comped-slides\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">P365XXLC<\/span><\/a> slide. Long slide, short frame. Big time hybrid style.<\/p>\n<p>At $290 the XXLC slide isn\u2019t cheap (though it\u2019s very well-priced in the aftermarket slide market), but the ability to re-use most of the parts I already owned is nice.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154512-01-scaled.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-538520\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154512-01-700x468.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154512-01-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154512-01-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154512-01-1536x1027.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154512-01-2048x1369.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154512-01-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154512-01-696x465.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154512-01-1068x714.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154512-01-1920x1283.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154512-01-628x420.jpeg 628w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154512-01-560x374.jpeg 560w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154512-01-700x468.jpeg\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-538520\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154512-01-700x468.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154512-01-700x468.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154512-01-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154512-01-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154512-01-1536x1027.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154512-01-2048x1369.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154512-01-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154512-01-696x465.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154512-01-1068x714.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154512-01-1920x1283.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154512-01-628x420.jpeg 628w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154512-01-560x374.jpeg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can just see the muzzle of the factory P365XL barrel glinting inside the top port there in the photo above. ShaloTek creates a compensator by extending the slide just slightly past the barrel and machining in a few gas ports and a bit of a \u201cbaffle\u201d at the business end to help capture and redirect gasses.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154510-01-scaled.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-538521\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154510-01-700x468.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154510-01-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154510-01-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154510-01-1536x1027.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154510-01-2048x1369.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154510-01-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154510-01-696x465.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154510-01-1068x714.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154510-01-1920x1283.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154510-01-628x420.jpeg 628w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154510-01-560x374.jpeg 560w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154510-01-700x468.jpeg\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-538521\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154510-01-700x468.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154510-01-700x468.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154510-01-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154510-01-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154510-01-1536x1027.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154510-01-2048x1369.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154510-01-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154510-01-696x465.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154510-01-1068x714.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154510-01-1920x1283.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154510-01-628x420.jpeg 628w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154510-01-560x374.jpeg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Venting high-pressure gas upwards pushes the muzzle downwards.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154507-01-scaled.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-538522\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154507-01-700x468.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154507-01-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154507-01-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154507-01-1536x1027.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154507-01-2048x1369.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154507-01-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154507-01-696x465.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154507-01-1068x714.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154507-01-1920x1283.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154507-01-628x420.jpeg 628w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154507-01-560x374.jpeg 560w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154507-01-700x468.jpeg\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-538522\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154507-01-700x468.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154507-01-700x468.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154507-01-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154507-01-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154507-01-1536x1027.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154507-01-2048x1369.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154507-01-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154507-01-696x465.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154507-01-1068x714.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154507-01-1920x1283.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154507-01-628x420.jpeg 628w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154507-01-560x374.jpeg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For over two months now (would have been sooner, but I\u2019ve been on a custom Cerakote kick on my personal guns and that process took a while) this has been my EDC, almost always with the flush-fitting, factory 10-round magazine inserted rather than the extended one seen in some of these photos.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154503-01-scaled.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-538523\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154503-01-700x468.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154503-01-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154503-01-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154503-01-1536x1027.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154503-01-2048x1369.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154503-01-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154503-01-696x465.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154503-01-1068x714.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154503-01-1920x1283.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154503-01-628x420.jpeg 628w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154503-01-560x374.jpeg 560w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154503-01-700x468.jpeg\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-538523\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154503-01-700x468.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154503-01-700x468.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154503-01-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154503-01-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154503-01-1536x1027.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154503-01-2048x1369.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154503-01-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154503-01-696x465.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154503-01-1068x714.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154503-01-1920x1283.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154503-01-628x420.jpeg 628w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230310154503-01-560x374.jpeg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Obviously I\u2019ve become a big fan of carry optics. While it\u2019s a wash for me inside of 15-or-so yards, it absolutely increases my accuracy capability and confidence beyond that.<\/p>\n<p>Before committing the new hybrid gun to my holster I spent a couple range sessions familiarizing myself with it and ensuring its reliability and accuracy. No issues.<\/p>\n<p>The fit and function of the ShaloTek slide were flawless right out of the gate. No apparent change in accuracy vs. the factory slide (I\u2019m the usual amount better with it due to the red dot), and the fit of the barrel in the slide and the feel when cycling it, etc., is identical enough to that of the factory slide that I can\u2019t perceive a difference.<\/p>\n<p>What I can feel, however, is a difference in muzzle rise \/ flip and my palm dyno suggests slightly lessened felt recoil. The original P365 was generally considered \u201csnappy\u201d by most shooters, and it likely still is here but it has certainly been muted a little.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s hard for me to compare directly against the SIG X-Macro\u2019s factory ported slide, as that gun has a full-length grip. I want to say that the skinnier, dual-port design on the top of that slide may be slightly more effective at producing a vertical jet of gas pressure than the ShaloTek\u2019s single, thicker gas port on the top, but I think ShaloTek has done a very good job adding minimal slide length while integrating compensation and a tapered muzzle shape for easy holstering (something I\u2019d appreciate on the X-Macro, which shaves Kydex as it enters and exits most holsters).<\/p>\n<p>I did the extended-length slide partially for looks and partially to get a little more weight out over the nose to further help the gun shoot extra flat, fast, and soft. Watch this space, though, as I think I\u2019m going to pick up an XC slide (the one that uses the original, 3.1-inch P365 barrel rather than the 3.7-inch XL barrel seen in this article) to see how it shoots and carries compared to this XXLC one. They\u2019ll be easy to swap back-and-forth while on the range, and if they perform equivalently I may just switch to the shorter one to save whatever small amount of weight and length it\u2019s worth.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230518_104430-01-scaled.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-538532\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230518_104430-01-700x525.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230518_104430-01-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230518_104430-01-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230518_104430-01-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230518_104430-01-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230518_104430-01-150x113.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230518_104430-01-696x522.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230518_104430-01-1068x801.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230518_104430-01-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230518_104430-01-560x420.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230518_104430-01-80x60.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230518_104430-01-265x198.jpeg 265w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230518_104430-01-700x525.jpeg\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-538532\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230518_104430-01-700x525.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230518_104430-01-700x525.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230518_104430-01-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230518_104430-01-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230518_104430-01-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230518_104430-01-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230518_104430-01-150x113.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230518_104430-01-696x522.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230518_104430-01-1068x801.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230518_104430-01-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230518_104430-01-560x420.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230518_104430-01-80x60.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230518_104430-01-265x198.jpeg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Overall I\u2019ve been very pleased with the ShaloTek slide! Fit and finish were absolutely flawless and it has run like a top for me. It allowed me to mount up an optic \u2014 something I\u2019ve always itched for on my P365 \u2014 and my carry gun now shoots flatter and faster than ever.<\/p>\n<p>There are tons of options to choose from on <a href=\"https:\/\/shalotek.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the ShaloTek website<\/a>, and it looks like they\u2019ve now branched out from slides into SIG pistol frames and more. Thankfully they make it very clear in the description of each slide precisely which factory components (barrels and recoil springs, primarily) are compatible with which slide length, making it easy to create a hybrid franken-gun like mine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/my-hybrid-edc-a-shalotek-compensated-p365-slide-review\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I spent much of the \u201922-23 winter carrying a instead of the that I\u2019ve been carrying as my EDC since early-ish 2018. The additional capacity was great, sure, but it was the optics cut and flatter-shooting, compensated slide that got me to switch. But\u2026the longer grip is harder to conceal. In preparation for warmer weather [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1174,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1173","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-reviews"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1173"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1173\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/americangunpeople.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}