The 12 Days of 380mis, Day 4: Smith & Wesson M&P Shield EZ 380

[@stephen.mcguire]

Great stuff! Thanks for sharing. My first pistol, bought in 2020 was the 380EZ, carried it and even have a dove tail Red Dot mount on it. Loved it and paid an arm and leg for ammo in 2020-2021 even for FMJ. I did have some issues with reliability but likely it was ammo or user related. Though I did see others have issues in training classes using it as well. It's a safe queen now and goes to the range when I want to introduce new shooters to firearms.

[@08jollymon]

Nice series. Just a note: the S&W EZ series (.380, 9mm & Equalizer) are short recoil, tilt barrel actions - hence the low felt recoil and lower required spring force for easy racking. Thus is true also for the Ruger Security 380, which is a great compact!

[@William-n1b]

The EZ was a groundbreaker when it was released. Still perfectly serviceable for a lot of people.