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The standard Shield EZ earned its reputation by being the pistol people could run when other guns fought them. Stiff slides, hard-to-load magazines, snappy recoil, the EZ took all of that off the table. This Performance Center version keeps everything that made the original work and adds the upgrades most owners would want anyway: a factory ported stainless steel barrel with an Armornite finish, matching ports in the slide to cut muzzle flip, and lightening cuts that trim weight up top for faster follow-up shots.
.380 ACP is already a gentle round, and once you add barrel porting to the mix, this thing barely moves. The sights settle right back on target between shots, which builds confidence fast for newer pistol owners and makes range sessions more fun for everyone else. The Performance Center flat-face aluminum trigger breaks clean with a tactile, audible reset, and the HI-VIZ Litewave H3 sights combine tritium and litepipes so you get a bright sight picture in daylight and a glowing one after dark. No batteries, no fuss.
The internal hammer-fired design is the secret behind the easy-to-rack slide, and the two included 8-round magazines have load-assist buttons so topping off doesn't wear out your thumbs. A grip safety and manual thumb safety give you layered control, the tactile loaded chamber indicator lets you see and feel whether a round is chambered, and the Picatinny-style rail up front takes a light or laser if you want one. At 18.5 ounces with a 3.8 inch barrel, it carries light without feeling like a toy in the hand.
This pistol shines for anyone with reduced hand strength, folks newer to handguns, or experienced owners who just want a soft-shooting carry piece they'll practice with regularly. A gun you enjoy shooting is a gun you'll train with, and that matters more than any spec sheet.
Yes, and that's the whole point of the EZ line. The internal hammer-fired design means the recoil spring doesn't have to be as stiff as a typical striker-fired gun, so the slide takes noticeably less effort to pull back. Combined with the load-assist buttons on the magazines, it's one of the most user-friendly semi-autos on the market for people with limited hand strength or arthritis.
The ports vent gas upward through matching cuts in the barrel and slide, which pushes the muzzle down as you fire. In a light .380 like this, the result is very little muzzle flip and quicker follow-up shots. The tradeoff is a bit more flash and noise near the ports, which is normal for any ported pistol.
It comes with HI-VIZ Litewave H3 Tritium/Litepipe sights front and rear. The litepipes gather ambient light for a bright sight picture during the day, while the tritium inserts glow on their own in the dark. That gives you a usable sight picture around the clock without batteries.
Yes, this model (MPN 12717) includes both a manual thumb safety and a grip safety on the backstrap. The grip safety disengages naturally when you take a firing grip, so it doesn't add any steps to your draw. There's also a tactile loaded chamber indicator so you can see and feel whether a round is chambered.
| UPC | 022188879308 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | |
| Manufacturer Part Number | 12717 |
| Action | |
| ATF Type | Pistol |
| Barrel Finish | Black |
| Barrel Length | 3.8" |
| Caliber/Gauge | .380 ACP |
| Capacity | 8 + 1 |
| Color | Black |
| Length | 14 |
| Magazine Included | 2 x 8-Round |
| Model | |
| Number of Magazines | 2 |
| Package Height | 2.4 |
| Package Width | 6.9 |
| Product Type | Pistol |
| Safety | Grip/Thumb |
| Shipping Weight | 2.6 |
| Sights | HiViz Litewave H3 |
| Sights Type | HiViz Litewave H3 |
| Slide Description | Lightening Cut/Serrated |
| State Restriction (CA) | NO DIRECT SHIP TO CALIFORNIA |
| State Restriction (Guam) | NO SALE TO GUAM |
| State Restriction (PR) | NO SALE TO PUERTO RICO |
| State Restriction (VI) | NO SALE TO VIRGIN ISLANDS |
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