#SMITH AND WESSON EZ 9MM RANGE KIT MANUAL#
#SMITH AND WESSON EZ 9MM RANGE KIT PC#
#SMITH AND WESSON EZ 9MM RANGE KIT PLUS#

There’s also a small port that will allow sharper-eyed individuals to see a bit of the brass case if loaded. Users can easily feel in the dark if the chamber is loaded. The breech block is pinned into the slide and there is a loaded chamber indicator at the top of the slide. At the rear of the serrations the slide widens so that users can get a really good purchase on the slide if they use the slingshot method to charge the chamber. There are stylish fish scale-type cocking serrations at the rear of the slide. Smith & Wesson machines the EZ slide from stainless steel and uses its proprietary Armornite finish to blacken it. This is how the engineers were able to create a gun which requires about one half of the force needed to rack the slide. By lengthening the area under the barrel, Smith & Wesson is able to use a single, flat wire, recoil spring captured on a recoil spring guide. This is why the original gun uses a dual recoil spring system. S&W engineers realized that if they worked within the same footprint of the original striker Shield, they wouldn’t have enough spring mass for the gun to cycle correctly. You’ll notice from the pictures that the EZ Shield’s slide and barrel are slightly longer. The EZ Shields also share the original Shield’s comfortable 18-degree grip angle. It doesn’t take any effort at all to depress the grip safety and you’ll never notice it when shooting.

To prevent inertia type discharges, the EZ has a mechanical firing pin block that is pushed out of engagement when the grip safety is depressed. Once depressed, the grip safety pushes the trigger bar into engagement with the sear. The function of the grip safety is to prevent the gun from firing unless the shooter is holding the gun. You’re probably wondering about the safety of carrying a single action pistol cocked but unlocked, and this is where the S&W engineers made the decision to add a grip safety. This makes the EZ Shield a single-action semi-auto. Smith & Wesson’s engineers locate the hammer low in the frame where the reciprocating slide can easily cock it without too much resistance, which could negatively impact the slide’s velocity. Probably the biggest difference between the striker-fired Shield and the EZ Shield is that the EZ gun uses an internal hammer. But the new EZ Shields are very different guns from the striker-fired Shields, though externally they share some degree of similarity. I’ve used a first-generation S&W Shield for my EDC for about the last three years now and have been very happy with its accuracy and reliability. But before we get started with the new pistol, let’s take a look at how the EZ Shield differs from the original striker-fired Shield. Now, in mid-summer 2020 we have the new Performance Center enhanced gun. The gun proved to be immediately popular and a 9mm version followed in 2019. 380 Shield EZ, a pistol designed to solve that very issue. With a large segment of our population moving into their golden years, Smith & Wesson recognized the need for a semi-auto handgun whose slide could be easily racked.

#SMITH AND WESSON EZ 9MM RANGE KIT PLUS#

Boasting all of the features that made the EZ line so popular, plus the Performance Center’s refinements, the new pistol is destined to become a favorite with concealed carriers.

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#SMITH AND WESSON EZ 9MM RANGE KIT MANUAL#

The new pistol is available with gold, black and silver accents, with or without a manual thumb safety. Performance Center M&P9 Shield EZ Details

#SMITH AND WESSON EZ 9MM RANGE KIT PC#

Produced by the Performance Center, the new PC M&P9 Shield EZ features a flat faced trigger, ported barrel, tuned action and the innovative EZ to rack slide of the M&P Shield EZ pistols. Smith & Wesson just made a new addition to its popular line of Shield EZs.

Smith and wesson ez 9mm range kit