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Baby rock or 380 EZ shield!
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<blockquote data-quote="Youngers Bend" data-source="post: 3134723" data-attributes="member: 39827"><p>I bought an EZ in March soon after seeing my first one. I got the version without the thumb safety. I would love to see S&W beef it up into a 9mm version. Old high school wrestling back injuries have caused my to switch to appendix carry much of the time. That engaged grip safety is the only way I've found to quickly and safely reholster. </p><p></p><p>The gun has an excellent trigger and is a pleasure to shoot. One of the magazines consistently failed to feed the last round, stove piping in the ejection port. Then after between 200 & 300 rounds the magazine started functioning flawlessly. All of my shooting had been done with various brands of ball so far. I do have some XTPs that I'll use once I get a chance to test fire them. You have to be very careful selecting .380 hollow points. Most that do actually expand penetrate so shallowly that you're better off using ball. The only consistent performer I've come across are the XTPs loaded by various brands. They tend to expand reliably but expansion is small enough that acceptable penetration is achieved. </p><p></p><p>Don't underestimate .380 ball. Confederate guerrillas in the Trans-Mississippi West gave Union troops the blues for years. Their preferred weapon was a .36 cal. 1851 Navy Colt, which is ballistically similar to .380 ball.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Youngers Bend, post: 3134723, member: 39827"] I bought an EZ in March soon after seeing my first one. I got the version without the thumb safety. I would love to see S&W beef it up into a 9mm version. Old high school wrestling back injuries have caused my to switch to appendix carry much of the time. That engaged grip safety is the only way I've found to quickly and safely reholster. The gun has an excellent trigger and is a pleasure to shoot. One of the magazines consistently failed to feed the last round, stove piping in the ejection port. Then after between 200 & 300 rounds the magazine started functioning flawlessly. All of my shooting had been done with various brands of ball so far. I do have some XTPs that I'll use once I get a chance to test fire them. You have to be very careful selecting .380 hollow points. Most that do actually expand penetrate so shallowly that you're better off using ball. The only consistent performer I've come across are the XTPs loaded by various brands. They tend to expand reliably but expansion is small enough that acceptable penetration is achieved. Don't underestimate .380 ball. Confederate guerrillas in the Trans-Mississippi West gave Union troops the blues for years. Their preferred weapon was a .36 cal. 1851 Navy Colt, which is ballistically similar to .380 ball. [/QUOTE]
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