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Old 07-01-2020, 09:34 PM
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Five months she's been at the mothership still not fixed righton five different occasions customer service had been making excuses,twice there supervisor was to call me back none did .They charge my gunsmith $148.00 in order to get it returned to him,as I said the laser wasn't fixed and they claimed they did a bunch of work NONE marked on the receipt Sooo I call customer service and explained what happened after listening to the music for 40 minutes he said his supervisor will call me back,but he never did I'm going to try again tomorrow.
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Old 07-02-2020, 01:24 PM
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I bought 2 BG 380 from Cabelas at the same time. BOTH were defective and had to be returned. Not a good sign of quality when BOTH guns are defective. You pull the trigger, hammer goes back but does not release. Both guns have been sent back to S & W for repair. Not interested in buying any more S & W if this is what you get.
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Old 07-02-2020, 10:40 PM
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Mine has been great till my gunsmith sent it to S&W long story short they didn't fix what they claimed to have and they charges my smith 148.00 to get it back...... should have been covered under warranty... but five months....unreal
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Old 07-05-2020, 10:11 AM
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She ran good,new mag release didn't drop,right side of laser doesn't work.
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Old 07-05-2020, 06:27 PM
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Fortunately mine works fine, but after 150 rounds, I have to tap the rear roll pin back in with a punch.
Never had to do that with any other guns, just the Bodyguards .
(and I've owned 3 of them over the years)
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Old 07-08-2020, 09:57 PM
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Today after listening to the hold music at customer service I had the service rep tell me after nothing got fixed on my BG380 that they are charging my gunsmith 148 dollars because he sent the gun to them broke down.......for the fourth time I asked to talk to a supervisor they said one would call back and once again none did...WHAT IS UP WITH THEM PEOPLE IN mASS......Any one else have this much trouble with S&W customer service??

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Old 07-08-2020, 10:12 PM
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I have tried to like the BG380. It has features I want and it is a nice looking little gun. It would be perfect for me - if I could get one that worked. (I’ve owned three. ALL have been totally useless.) I’ve returned one of them for repairs and it was returned to me more unreliable than when I sent it. I wish I had never seen these silly things. I guess I was a victim of my own optimistic nature and misguided confidence in S&W to be able to manufacture something as simple as a little pocket .380 that actually works. Keltec seems to be able to do it, for about half the price.
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Old 07-09-2020, 07:47 PM
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Don't get me wrongM29 this gun has run flawless for 5 years and over 2K rounds.my problem is S&W customer service and getting answers from there reps.this is amazing that there supervisors won't give me a call,this has been going on for quite some time..May have to drive down there to get answers...
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She ran good,new mag release didn't drop,right side of laser doesn't work.
With this clarification, I can understand your frustration.
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Old 07-10-2020, 10:13 PM
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Thanx Bruse for many years I've never had problems with CSbut I've heard some horror stories NOW I'm living one.
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All is well thanx for the help and suggestions

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Old 07-23-2020, 10:26 PM
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The Smith & Wesson "mothership" left this planet a long time ago. I'm not sure when, but it's gone. Apparently taking the good customer service along with it.
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Old 07-24-2020, 06:34 AM
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Just got my BG380 back form S&W after almost exactly 6 weeks. They told me up front it was 4 to 6 weeks.....so no problem with the timing. I received the gun back with a list of what they did....and one of the items I didn’t understand, so I called them back to inquire what the repair/replacement was.....and unfortunately nobody seems to be able to answer that for me.

Aside from that, it was a good experience.
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Old 07-24-2020, 08:52 AM
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Had a BG380 a couple years back. Shot fine, but I did not like it so sold it within a month. No regrets.
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