I'm almost 70 yrs old and I have lots of pain in my hands and wrists. I decided to sell some guns to buy the S&W Shield EZs.I finally got out shooting them. The 380 is very good....low weight,easy to rack and loads magazines pretty good. The 9mm is good too..not as low in weight but it is better than the Shield 9mm that I sold to buy these. I hike a lot and these two make it better. Glad to have both of them!