M&P 380 Shield EZ Gun Review

Am Shooting Journal ^ | 3/15/2019 | T Engel

[w1n1]

I'd like to carry a semiauto, but I use a revolver because I just can’t rack a slide.
If I had a dollar for every shooter I have heard singing this sad song over the years, I’d be a woman of means and influence.
In days of yore, I might have pointed my doubters – usually women and seniors – toward a SIG P238, a Walther PK 380 or, more recently, a Glock 42. But each of those came with caveats related either to cost (SIGs are pricey), functionality (Walthers are a pain to break down) or usability (for better or worse, beginners are skittish about Glock's lack of a manual external safety – thankfully, most of them eventually get over that!).
Now, however, I smile slyly and trot out Smith & Wesson’s most recent contribution to the concealed carry market – the M&P 380 Shield EZ.

EARLY REVIEWS OF this slim little handgun expressed shock that Smith&Wesson would serve this particular segment of the gun market (i.e. those who aren't avid shooters and are simply looking for a "simple" self-defense tool). One reviewer even admitted that he initially thought S&W had designed a solution to "a problem that didn't even exist."
Clearly, these gun writers have never sold firearms or taught shooting classes, because the EZ achieves the enviable goal of addressing virtually every complaint I have ever heard about semiautos since I began teaching concealed carry classes in 2005 and working behind a gun counter five years later.

The "gun snobs" may look down their noses at the EZ, but those of us trying to teach beginners, women and senior citizens are rejoicing. Just the fact that a gun manufacturer is paying precise attention to this segment's wants and needs is wonderful – that the gun actually performs as promised is even more significant. Read the rest of this M&P 380 Shield EZ review.

[CaptainAmiigaf]

The single strips on either side have lasted so far for FOUR years. Look at the sides of the slide for scratches, dents, boo-boos and other signs of real abuse and your’ll see why. In a carrying case, a holster or even tucked between your pants and a belt, it’ll last way longer than one would think.
When the gun looks like it LOST the Battle of the Bulge, then you better have some spare tape on hand.
Oh, I really liked you posting an actual picture. I bet EMERY strip sales went up. And the idea really does make things 200% easier.