For me I just don't get it. not at all. My wife has arthritis and Fibromyalgia and she racks her Shield 9mm no sweat and she is a small mid 50's woman. This .380 Shield is a stunt at best! WHY? Its bigger than a shield and if you can rack the .380 slide you can rack the 9mm shield slide. So my personal opinion is its a gun with no purpose and a major step back from the 9mm Shield!!