I love the BG 2.0 except for the
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geeollie
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I agree on your sentiment of WHY? I'm not complaining but asking WHY?
XS Sights makes a few variations on their rear sights. Several would allow the back plate to remain exposed. However, they said they will not be making this variation for the BG2.0.
I have not taken my rear sight off. Will the rear plate that secures the striker remain in place when the rear sight is removed? That could be a factor.
XS Sights makes a few variations on their rear sights. Several would allow the back plate to remain exposed. However, they said they will not be making this variation for the BG2.0.
I have not taken my rear sight off. Will the rear plate that secures the striker remain in place when the rear sight is removed? That could be a factor.
geeollie
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agksimon
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I've cleaned striker channels with polymer safe gun cleaning sprays to wash them out and then blow them out with 125lbs of compressed air. Seems to work pretty good.
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That 'edge' was no doubt included, to allow emergency racking. Replacing the BG2.0 rear sight with the BG1.0 makes the issue go away, and gives a better sight picture.
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The rear sight retains the rear slide plate. One less thing to make/go wrong. Not sure how much cleaning the striker actually requires. With the slide off, move the striker. No graunch/no grit? Good to go. Suggestions of solvent, and then a blow out with air, make sense to me. I give mine a couple shots of air, through the FP hole, every time I clean it.
Moon
I don't have enough rounds (<200) to clean the striker and channel. The design of the striker, spring and channel looks like it can be easily cleaned with a non-residue gun cleaner and blown out with some canned air or compressed air.
How often should I clean my striker and channel depends upon which handgun I'm looking at and which expert I ask. The striker and channel on my P365 is not open like the BG2, and to properly cleaning it will require removal of the backplate, striker, and associated springs and little parts.
For my CC or EDC carry for defense, I will feel better if I properly clean it around 500 rounds.
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geeollie
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I am probably controlled by my own "feeling better about it" when it comes to cleaning a striker.
Just for comparison I checked my P365XL and P365 Micro. They both have noticeably sharper front sights.
I understand about the "feeling better about it" thing. When it comes to my defense firearms, I can definitely be labelled with several ripe adjectives and the infamous OCD personality defect.
I have a Kahr P380, and that little rascal requires constant cleaning of the striker channel to prevent brass shavings and powder residue from cushioning the striker and causing misfires. Hopefully the BG 2.0 does't have the same problem.
. . . and that would be the solution in this case. There is no way I'm going to remove that rear sight every time I want to clean that channel.
