Please recommend cleaning kit for a Smith & Wesson Shield EZ 380. Ordering online how can I know that a cleaning kit has a brush for a 380? Thanks so much.
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.380 is a 9mm short so you can use the 9mm brush to clean it.
Today I used this kit to clean my Sig Rose 380.
I keep one of these small kits in my range bag.
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9mm boresnake, hoppes#9 and a scrap cotton shirt!
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How much kit do you want? There are endless options. If you own other size calibers, you may want to buy a kit that handles them all. I use Hoppes bore snakes after every use, but don’t go nuts cleaning as it is a waste of time and supplies. Firearms are much tougher than that.
I have kits which I rarely use (every 1000+ rounds or so). Otis FG-211 BX, Hoppes black oil.
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Hard to recommend, each of us uses what works best in our opinion… so it’s very personal.
Some of us prefer bore-snake, other rod with brush - so you need to decide what will work better for you.
If you go with rod kit - look for rod with rotating handle. In addition, be sure the kit is equipped with regular nylon brush and any kind of pick.
Just look for anything for 9MM - it works ok with 380.
Good luck 
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Off topic, my sister was looking at the Sig Rose 9mm. How do you like the .380 model?
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@Karacal I also use the USCCA kit. Very complete and handy.
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Thx so much.
I will look into that. Thx.
It’s a more complicated decision than I thought. Thx.
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Will have to figure out which I’d prefer. Good to know that 9MM works for 380. Thx.
Don’t know yet. I just picked it up today and it’s my first pistol. I’m told it’s a good pistol for beginners.
Thx Tom.
H3ll just go to WallyWorld and bring about $ 7 and get a great one, in a little blue plastic box with a clear top and it’s got it all, snake , solvent and Rem-oil or sumtin similar. Spend a Whopping 12 bucks and really get one ! Screw ordering, I’m starting to get a bit a disheartens with that, But that’s just me.
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It’s good enuf for anyone
A .380 is what I carry 95% of the time and I’ve got prolly 8 9mm’s, I even carry my .32 if not the .380. I feel safe with all of them but since I have health problems I can’t carry a big gun anymore and what the Brand claims this “ sub compact guns are a joke,
Thanks.
I have the bigger version of this kit, it has shotgun sized brushes and swabs. Works just fine.
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It is the softest 380 I have ever shot. Slide is easy to rack for those of us with bad hands. Getting the Vaultek with it was a big plus. 
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