claydoctor
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It may be easier to rack but it's slightly larger than the 9mm Shield I carry. I'm a few years yet from racking problems, so I'll stick with the.
9mm for now.
9mm for now.
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What do you all think about the Smith & Wesson M&P 380 EZ?
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ice monkey
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Making the slide rack more easily is a good thing. On any gun. But I’m not sure if that’s where this pistols real value exists. Being able to empty a mag on target, shooting as fast as you can... man, that’s a sweet deal. Even if it’s a “lesser” caliber. Three strong hits vs one in any caliber with a pistol is insurance!
Sure there’s guys who can unload a .45 on target quickly, but they are rarer than people on gun forums might think.
That’s my thoughts. I’d carry it. I carry a 42. I’d carry the Smith.
Sure there’s guys who can unload a .45 on target quickly, but they are rarer than people on gun forums might think.
That’s my thoughts. I’d carry it. I carry a 42. I’d carry the Smith.
chrisintexas
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What is causing the last round to stovepipe? For a pistol this big, and round comparatively anemic, it should have more than 8 rounds, don’t you think?
MoArk Willy
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"What is causing the last round to stovepipe?"
If it's not a mechanical issue more often than not it's the lack of a firm grip.
Both lightweight pistols and lower velocity ammo is prone to stovepipe if you aren't holding on tight enough.
If it's not a mechanical issue more often than not it's the lack of a firm grip.
Both lightweight pistols and lower velocity ammo is prone to stovepipe if you aren't holding on tight enough.
More rounds would make it thicker, defeating the point.What is causing the last round to stovepipe? For a pistol this big, and round comparatively anemic, it should have more than 8 rounds, don’t you think?
There are comments about stovepipes in the mag on the ez....I have three mags that operate just fine through many hundreds of rounds. In fact the pistol has performed flawlessly since I put it into operation and I consider it totally reliable. This is a really fun pistol to shoot.
We do have one of the early model thumb safety guns that is listed on the recall list that we have not sent back yet. This one does stove pipe regularly. What we see is after the second to the last round is fired and ejected the very last round follows it up unfired and stove pipes. Standing straight up bullet pointed towards the sky.
With this gun it doesn't happen every time but probably about 50% and it happens with both magazines. So I do not know if this is a byproduct of the problem from the recall of if this is a whole different issue. But I too have been hearing that the newer releases do not exhibit this habit.
With this gun it doesn't happen every time but probably about 50% and it happens with both magazines. So I do not know if this is a byproduct of the problem from the recall of if this is a whole different issue. But I too have been hearing that the newer releases do not exhibit this habit.