BG 2 and sights

[drcotlar]

It seems I am not the only one with my new Bodyguard shooting to the left. Visually, I cannot detect any obvious deviations front or rear sights, though most of what I have read point to the rear sight as the problem.

Question one is how to determine which is the culprit, front or rear should it not be obvious? Question two is how the remedy the problem?

Thank you

 

[New2S&W77]

With reference to bullseye, drift sights...

F-front
O-opposite
R-rear
S-same

I chose to slightly drift both the front and rear to keep both as centered on the slide as possible.
Started with POI ~4" left at 10yds., now POA/POI are perfectly centered.

Good luck.

 

[geeollie]

Look up Wyoming Sight Drifter.
It is a neat little gadget to move sights.
You can do some moving without having a vice to hold the slide.

Also something like the Grace USA small brass hammer and a brass rod from the hardware store. Use the hammer and rod to tap the sights into place. Probably will need a vice to get this to work best. Some find it helpful to use a file to make on side of the brass rod flat. Gets into narrow sight channels better. And if you mess up, the hardware brass rod is not very much money compared to "brass punches".

 

[Cheyenne WYO]

I saw one YouTube reviewer comment that the gun is so small that it is difficult for the support hand to get a proper grip and apply the correct amount of pressure, which means that the strong hand is doing most of the work. That tends to push the gun in the direction of support hand which pushes shots in that direction. For a right handed shooter, that would be left.

My bigger issue is the ridiculously wide opening in the rear sight that makes any kind of precision very difficult. I doubt I will carry this gun until I can get some better sights on it.

 

[New2S&W77]

I saw one YouTube reviewer comment that the gun is so small that it is difficult for the support hand to get a proper grip and apply the correct amount of pressure, which means that the strong hand is doing most of the work. That tends to push the gun in the direction of support hand which pushes shots in that direction. For a right handed shooter, that would be left.

My bigger issue is the ridiculously wide opening in the rear sight that makes any kind of precision very difficult. I doubt I will carry this gun until I can get some better sights on it.

I suspected S&W was really thinking, so I investigated as to why the rear sight is as wide as it is. Turns out, IMO anyway... it's a good idea.
Using a rest, I pinned the front sight to the inside of both the left and right of the rear U sight. Just enough to not allow any space/light through. The results at 10yds. were, I was still able to hit a 9" paper plate. Obviously not center as would happen if centering the front sight exactly between the rear sight U, but for what the BG2's philosophy of use is, quick target acquisition and bang... I think it was a good move as our eyes/brain naturally want it centered, but S&W's thoughts were, perhaps..."get the post inside the U and fire."

 

[BLLefkay]

I align my front sight favoring the right rear sight because most like you folks, my trigger is sub par with micros! I’ve bench shot my gun, it’s the indian 95%!

 

[Cheyenne WYO]

I suspected S&W was really thinking, so I investigated as to why the rear sight is as wide as it is. Turns out, IMO anyway... it's a good idea.
Using a rest, I pinned the front sight to the inside of both the left and right of the rear U sight. Just enough to not allow any space/light through. The results at 10yds. were, I was still able to hit a 9" paper plate. Obviously not center as would happen if centering the front sight exactly between the rear sight U, but for what the BG2's philosophy of use is, quick target acquisition and bang... I think it was a good move as our eyes/brain naturally want it centered, but S&W's thoughts were, perhaps..."get the post inside the U and fire."

That's a great observation. That could well have been S&W's thinking, and that sounds consistent with the goals of most people carrying small guns. But, I want more than that. My standard target for all carry guns is the FAST Target printed on a piece of 8-1/2"X14" legal paper, with a 3"X5" head box and an 8" circle representing center-mass. My Glock 42 and Sig P365-380 can perform like much larger guns in both slow and rapid fire, even as the distance increases, and I just can't get close enough to the same point with the BG 2.0 at this time. Some of it could be learning the different trigger, but a lot of it is the sights, at least for me.

 

[ChongLi67]

+1 This tool is all you need for micro adjusting at the range. Worth every penny!! Just put some masking or painters tape on the sight or tool if you don't want to mar your sight.

Look up Wyoming Sight Drifter.
It is a neat little gadget to move sights.
You can do some moving without having a vice to hold the slide.

 

[Noffinater]

Mine was shooting to the left quite significantly out of the box. Measured the front and rear sights with digital calipers and they were dead center within a couple hundredths of a millimeter.

Drifted the front sight with a punch about 1-1.5mm and now it's bullseyes.

It seems I am not the only one with my new Bodyguard shooting to the left. Visually, I cannot detect any obvious deviations front or rear sights, though most of what I have read point to the rear sight as the problem.

Question one is how to determine which is the culprit, front or rear should it not be obvious? Question two is how the remedy the problem?

Thank you

 

[agksimon]

The rear sight of the original Bodyguard fits the Bodyguard 2.0 with minor fitting, which is to be expected with aftermarket sights. I installed the rear one from a Tru-Glo set and it has the bonus of having tritium dots in it.

I also changed out the front one, but that required a different set of sights.

 

[pocketsand]

The LCP Max rear sight drops right in as well. It has a slightly narrower notch, but I swapped it over primarily for comfort. The BG 2.0 rear sight is needlessly sharp and was very uncomfortable to carry IWB. It will likely help with clearing cover garments / pockets as well - less chance of snagging.