While I carry every day, at 72, my fear of getting into multiple magazine, multiple shot gun fights has gone down over the years. I am 99.9999999% sure my first shot will fire. I will need to make it count. Dan
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While I carry every day, at 72, my fear of getting into multiple magazine, multiple shot gun fights has gone down over the years. I am 99.9999999% sure my first shot will fire. I will need to make it count. Dan
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soon to be 78 yr. old CM9 BUG shooter ;IMHO , dry fire,shoot as often as possible, preferably in a match, load via slingshot , squeeze grip ball 50 reps each hand daily; I recently installed a new recoil assm. , and it was stiff through 7 stages ( 130 round count) . next match ,effort was much reduced .
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A lot of folks swear by the new S&W EZ pistols. Lady that cuts my hair went from a LCP to an EZ in .380. She could not rack the slide on the LCP, but can on the EZ.
I have never seen one in person, but they do appear to be larger than most .380 pistols.
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6.7" L x 5" H x 1" W....19.6 ozs. Big, bulky, heavy for a .380 IMHO.Originally Posted by kenemoore
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I had an EZ9, and I prefer to swear at it. If the shooter has hand issues, there is some likelihood that the grip safety may not disengage if not held perfectly. Not a good thing in a defensive pistol. I have zero issues with the grip safety on XDM pistols, but the EZ was a problem for me. If one is to get an EZ, I recommend getting the Performance Center version because it has a more prominent grip safety. I contacted S&W to see if I could get that version of grip safety to install in my EZ, and their answer was that all of the improved grip safeties were going into the PC models, and that part would not be available as an upgrade. Caveat Emptor.
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My wife had an EZ380 for awhile because of grip strength issues. They are very easy to rack. And being larger they are easier to shoot well for a lot of folks. But she's small and also a good shot even with smaller guns so it's been sold and she now has a Sig P238 and 938. They're both easily racked by her. Not as easy as the EZ, but much moreso than the P380, and the PM9 that she used to carry. And the EZ's do not lend themselves to concealability on a small person, as bb more or less said.
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I tried the EZ with my wife, she couldn't rack it. I haven't found one yet that she can rack. And some that I thought were super easy. She's strong and tough, just can't do the rack thing. She'll be sticking with the Smith 638 unless I maybe find one of those Beretta's with the tip up barrel. Not sure they made those in 9 and I really don't want to go down to 380 but will if everything else works for her.
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MK9 is a bear to rack. I use a grip strengthener every day for just that purpose!
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My CT380 was extremely difficult for me to rack with my old arthritic hands, so gifted the little gun to one of my sons.
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[QUOTE=TommyD;446981]MK9 is a bear to rack. I use a grip strengthener every day for just that purpose
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