PSA! Check your shield EZ for cracks on breech face

[kbm6893]

LOL … famous last words.

Maybe for some but not for me, at least not for too much powder or too little. I drop the charge, weigh it, grab a case which is primer up in the reloading block so I know there’s no powder, and visually check it to be sure there is no powder before I add the weighed charge and immediately seat a bullet. Been doing that since I started 8 years ago on my single stage press and will never change my technique. If something works I stick with it. I don’t even change my powders, and I even use the same powder for all pistol and a separate hopper for rifle powder so no chance of mixing up powders either.

 

[Thor179]

Happened to My 87 YR old Dad!

So due to my dads Arthritis I begane looking at revolvers for him. The Gun store recommended the EZ. I Looked at them and purchased the .380 model, my cousin bought the same one. My dad wanted the 9mm and picked it up yesterday. we went into the range and fired 2 mags worth of ammo we purchased at the same time. The disaster as the slide would not go forward. I popped out the mag and cleared what I thought was a jam. THen the range master tried, no luck. when the S&W expert came out he pointed to the missing left side and cracked right side. the gun 10 minutes old is now heading back to S&W. We have these so I can spend time shooting with my dad. He is 87 and it was bad enough it took 2 months for the legal process but now this! I hope to hell he does not drop dead before it gets back. I will be inspecting my .380 under a scope today. Guess I need to carry a back up as well from here on out.