Much like the common error I have come across online. I believe I pressed the grip safety while reassembling my 9mm EZ after cleaning. However mine appears to be stuck in a different position. My slide is stuck about an inch forward from the normal position. I have tried tapping to no avail. Please help with any tips for this issue. I will try to attach a picture.

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try hitting the back of the slide forward hard using the pam of your hand.. that clearing my problem

As Guido74 posted.
If hand doesn't help, use soft (rubber or plastic) hammer or magazine (better be full to get weight).
If you worry about slide finishing, put cloth on the slide.
You need few taps from the back to release the slide from jamming.

That position at the picture is not different. The slide can be jammed whenever grip safety lever finds place in the slide.

Remove the slide fully..
Try cocking the hammer first
Also make sure the recoil spring assembly is on the barrel/slide correctly..
Put the slide back on the rails without gripping the grip safety & move it back & lock the slide with the slide lock lever upwards, Throw the disassembly lever back upward & work the slide a few times, All with the magazine removed..

Let us know IF this helped you out

Have you read the manual on the 9mm EZ YET?

There is a warning about not gripping the grip safety before installing the slide as this pushes the firing pin safety lever upwards blocking the slide from being installed fully..

Welcome to the Forum BigCamp85

Great 1st Post as the answer will help others with the same issue..
Congrats on the 9mm EZ
Gary/Hk

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The slide is stuck, as of now. It will not come off, I can pull it back, but not far enough to lock it. I have read the manual, but I believe I may have hit the grip safety by mistake while reassembling.

Thank you all for the information and for welcoming me to the group.

The slide is moving as much as grip safety lever allows, being stuck in slide's groove.
Because of its construction, do not force the slide into the rear. Only tapping from the back and sliding it forward will fix the problem.

try either lifting slightly or pressing down slightly the slide. Keep hands and fingers away from safety grip..

The Shield EZ's have 'flats' on the sides of the flange at the rear of the guide rod that must be aligned vertically for the slide to be assembled or disassembled. The .380 Shield EZ has a shaped guide rod that indexes in the hole in end of the slide that helps position the guide rod so that these flat edges are somewhat 'automatically' indexed properly; even so they can rarely seat a little cockeyed and make it hard to remove the slide. HOWEVER, the 9mm Shield EZ's guide rod end is simply round and it is much easier for the guide rod on these to get seated 'off of vertical' causing your problem. It's a pain, but the way to clear it is to work the slide vigorously back and forth and repeatedly trying to make the guide rod align properly enough to allow the slide to come off. With respect to advice already offered, I ,personally, would be very careful attempting pounding the rear of the slide with a hammer/mallet in hopes of forcing it. The problem is metal parts/surfaces out of alignment (a design weakness that allows this to happen in the first place ) between the slide and the rear of the guide rod. Patience and repeated attempts are the solution. Careful positioning of the rear of the guide rod during re-assembly and refraining from depressing the grip safety when dis-assembling is the key.


EDIT - After thinking about it, I suppose one could also try retracting the slide a bit and IF enough of the end of the guide rod could be grasped (with taped pliars, perhaps?) and rotated a bit to align the flats, that would also work.

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Guys...
I know everybody wants to help (hopefully), but this problem has nothing to guide rod, slide or other part of the gun - just small grip safety lever stuck in the slide. This is a failure hundred times described by S&W.

The only way how to clear it was already posted by Guido74 .

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There is nothing more to be done.

No force needed, repeated attempts to remove the slide worked eventually. Buddy tried a few times and removed it without even knowing the issue. I definitely will be more careful in the future. I appreciate the time and effort from everyone. Successful removal did not take beating or excessive force.

Thanks again.

NFrameFred

Method that worked, just noticed your comment after it was fixed. Thank you still.