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  • 45tex

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    I do own a Shield EZ in .380 and it really is easy to operate in every way. It's available in 9mm as well. Also a frame mounted safety is not required. But it is a single action gun so I like the safety.
    Just something to consider
     

    Sasquatch

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    Yeah. No( at least on the chainsaw technique) drop starting a saw is a big no. ;) Most of y’all know what I do for a living now and a bunch of y’all know what I did for a living before.

    Weren't you a porn star in your previous life, and now a lumber jack / male model now? :roflsmile:
     

    Glenn B

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    You do not need gloves, you do not need gadgets or gizmos, you do not need to rack from the front of the slide although all of them are certainly options. What you also can do is to safely rack the slide (finger outside of trigger guard, weapon pointed in a safe direction, etc...) with the safety in the off position, then put the pistol on safe once it has been loaded.
     
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    Dawico

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    Anybody else have this problem?: when I try to rack a pistol with a heavy recoil spring and a frame-mounted thumb safety in the "up" or safe position, the safety level often prevents me from racking the slide all the way back. Also, I have to take blood thinners and sometimes when I hit the safety lever when racking the slide it gives me bruise, or even worse, cuts my hand open (hate to bleed all over my pistol). I suppose I could leave the safety in the "down" position, but that kind of negates the reason for having one. I guess the other solutions would be to trade the current pistol for one without a thumb safety or trade it in for a double-action revolver.

    Suggestions?

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    Have you tried downloading the magazine by a round or two? Sometimes when the mag is full it puts a lot of pressure on the bottom of the slide.

    Could drop the mag after and fill it up.

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    tonelar

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    How are you gripping your slide? Either go with using the fwd serrations or rack it pointed in a safe direction with the safety off (trigger finger under the trigger guard).
     

    mad88minute

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    I do own a Shield EZ in .380 and it really is easy to operate in every way. It's available in 9mm as well. Also a frame mounted safety is not required. But it is a single action gun so I like the safety.
    Just something to consider
    This is what I came here to say. My son shoots the 380ez with ease.

    Then they came out with the 9mm version

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