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The Smith & Wesson M&P .380 Shield EZ.<\/p><\/div>\n

Smith & Wesson has completely re-thought their M&P series with the new polymer-framed, hammer-fired M&P .380 Shield EZ. Their latest pistol is a low-friction, low-recoil pistol chambered for .380 ACP with personal protection in mind.<\/p>\n

Small pistols pose problems for many shooters. Either the recoil is so sharp that users back away or the guns function so tightly that only a handful of people can use them. At a certain point with small guns there’s no end to both problems.<\/p>\n

Smith & Wesson is leading into these issues head-on with the new Shield EZ, a mid-size single-stack pistol built for concealed-carry and self-defense. Since the M&P EZ isn’t a smaller handgun, it shouldn’t be snappy like other .380s can be and is impressively easy to load and rack.<\/p>\n

It’s so easy to handle people are likening the M&P EZ to rimfire pistols as far as loading and slide manipulating goes. The magazines even have an external slider to make loading that much easier.<\/p>\n

“When we set out to design the M&P380 Shield EZ pistol, our goal was to deliver an all-around, easy to use personal protection pistol — from loading and carrying to shooting and cleaning,” said Jan Mladek, Smith & Wesson general manager.<\/p>\n

“Throughout the development process, we focused on key areas that customers told us were important-the ease of racking the slide and loading the magazine, said Mladek. “We have incorporated both of these new features into the M&P380 Shield EZ pistol, allowing consumers of all statures and strengths the opportunity to own, comfortably practice with, and effectively utilize this exciting new pistol.”<\/p>\n

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Note the solid, single-piece trigger.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Picatinny-style equipment rail for lights or lasers.<\/p><\/div>\n

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One way Smith & Wesson makes the EZ a cinch to rack is that the new pistol uses an internal hammer-fired action. Another feature is the slide’s deep serrations at the rear of the slide. The last set of serrations are oversized and act like a racking tool.<\/p>\n

The M&P EZ has a solid 8+1-round capacity and an above-average 3.6-inch barrel for improved ballistics. Its overall size and weight put it in the same class as many single-stack 9mm pistols with a full-length grip and unloaded weight of 18.5 ounces.<\/p>\n

The M&P EZ incorporates a very large backstrap-length grip safety in place of a more common passive trigger safety. Smith & Wesson also offers the EZ with and without an ambidextrous manual safety.<\/p>\n

See Also: One of the Year’s Best Pistols: the M&P 2.0 Compact<\/a><\/h2>\n

For some shooters these features can make the gun safer to carry outside of a molded waistband holster. It also means that the design can use a solid, single-piece trigger that will fire even without perfect trigger finger placement.<\/p>\n

Otherwise the EZ is a Shield pistol to its core. It has the same stainless steel slide and barrel assembly with Smith & Wesson’s Armornite nitride finish. It has most of the M&P 2.0 features including ergonomic grip and grippy but unaggressive frame. And it comes with real 3-dot sights.<\/p>\n

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Includes (2) Easy to Load 8-Round M&P380 Shield magazines.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Easy to rack slide.<\/p><\/div>\n

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While it’s true that a gun with this set of features is going to be a niche pistol, it’s a niche that few manufacturers are building for.<\/p>\n

A lot of people will argue that slide manipulation is a matter of technique, but for some shooters no amount of technique can reliably overcome a full-power slide. And for others even with loading tools magazines can be difficult. The M&P Shield 2.0 EZ was literally designed to cater to a select crowd, expanding what is for some, a very limited market.\u00a0 MSRP is $399.<\/p>\n

***Shop GunsAmerica.com<\/a> today for your new M&P Shield<\/a>***<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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