M&P 380 EZ Thumb Safety

[Carlgoodguy]

Has anyone attempted to remove the thumb safety off of their EZ? Is this even possible?

 

[D Brown]

I hope this isn't seen as an odd question. Why are you trying to remove the thumb safety from your 380 EZ?

 

[Deadeye Dick]

Personally I would rather have a grip safety than a thumb safety.

 

[Inusuit]

This is always a controversial topic, so this is just my opinion. I would never remove or alter a safety device on a handgun I carried for self defense. There may not be any documented cases where such removal was used against a defendant, but I don't want to be the first. My carry guns are used exactly as they came out of the box.

 

[D Brown]

The primary reason for my question in Post #2 is that the 380 EZ is offered WITH and WITHOUT an ambidextrous manual thumb safety. If the OP has negative feelings about said safety, why did he purchase the model that had one?

Simple solution; trade it in on the model without the thumb safety. No harm, no foul.

 

[Carlgoodguy]

I guess I could trade or sell the EZ with the thumb safety and try to find one without one. The reason why I ended up with the thumb safety model was pure economics. $298 plus a single gun safe. Shopped around and found no one could match this price. Figured if I could remove the thumb safety and insert the frame plugs I could have the best of both worlds.

 

[bedbugbilly]

I bought the thumb safety as I wanted it for when others shot it and for at the range. When carrying, I just leave in in the off position and it doesn't present any problem at all. I carry OWB in a kydex holster - trigger/trigger glad is covered. I do the same with my 9 mm shield.

 

[Maddmax]

I bought the thumb safety as I wanted it for when others shot it and for at the range. When carrying, I just leave in in the off position and it doesn't present any problem at all. I carry OWB in a kydex holster - trigger/trigger glad is covered. I do the same with my 9 mm shield.

Same reason here. That thumb safety has come in handy when letting "new" shooters try it out. My wife's EZ and mine both have the thumb safety and the grip safety was the main (along with the EZ slide) were the big selling points for her. My other M&Ps only have the trigger safety.

I've also noticed the grip safety "seems" to help eliminate some of the limp wristing with newer shooters (being you do have to have a better grip on the handgrip).