Hopefully the SN is EABXXXX, and not the first series issued SN EAAXXXX. The EAB series is the new redesigned frame to address the issue of the take down pin backing out during firing. My BG.380 ran beautifully until at a class when a fellow shooter tried it out...the pin backed out on him. When I saw on another chat board devoted soley to the S&W BG.380 that another member had been reissued a new frame addressing the flaw ... time to send mine in. I got mine back with the SNEAB7XXX last Friday. Put 50 rnds through it that night. The .380 Bodyguard will be the .380 to go for once S&W gets the bugs out. It is extremely reliable, eats practically everything, way less recoil than the LCP very accurate, yet it is the same size as the LCP with a slightly longer grip. It will fit most holsters for the LCP w/CT laser.

If you have a SN EAA ... keep an eye on the take down pin. If it backs out, call S&W. They will email a Fedex label. Most likely you will receive a new frame and you will have to transfer through a FFL dealer (like buying a new gun) S&W will reimburse you for the transfer. Most are getting one or two extra mags for the inconvience. This gun is worth the aggravation.