BG 2.0 and priorities . . . .

[ImDrRich]

Why make it right when you can just color it?

 

[geeollie]

Uhumm well, ahhh

 

[GnarlsR2]

I don't see anywhere on Lipsey's site that they have tested the BG2?

purple crushed orchid cerakote?

How about Rambo Radical Red?

 

[MSD2343]

And good luck if you ever want to try selling those pastel colored pistols.

 

[dben002]

And good luck if you ever want to try selling those pastel colored pistols.

Might go large in San Fran

 

[dsk]

Lipseys and Talo seem to be out of ideas when it comes to their distributor exclusives. Give me a gun with features not found from the factory, not some stupid gawdawful color combination nobody would want to be seen out in public with.

And how well does Cerakote stick to plastic, anyway?

 

[Beju]

The Internet magnifies the people who have problems, even if the majority are perfectly happy with their purchase. FWIW, the people I personally know with BG 2.0s have been quite satisfied with them, and they shoot a lot more than the average person. One guy got an early production BG 2.0, the others got them more recently.

As for lazy distributor color exclusives, they keep doing this year after year because gun stores keep ordering them. Gun stores keep ordering them because people keep buying them.

 

[STORMINORMAN]

I think I'll hold out for paisley...?

Cheers!

 

[Cheyenne WYO]

I wouldn't want a Cerakoted frame or the purple color. But, I dislike the thumb safety on the gun more than the color.

 

[GnarlsR2]

I wouldn't want a Cerakoted frame or the purple color. But, I dislike the thumb safety on the gun more than the color.

They've been making semi-autos with thumb safeties for umpteen years. Why can't they figure out how to make a thumb safety work with a thumb instead of 2 hands and a brass hammer!

 

[ImDrRich]

They've been making semi-autos with thumb safeties for umpteen years. Why can't they figure out how to make a thumb safety work with a thumb instead of 2 hands and a brass hammer!

They do. Take a good look at the manual safety on the Sig P365. It easily flips on and off with a flick of your thumb. If they can do it . . . .

 

[dsk]

The thumb safety is my only real gripe with the BG 2.0. Everything else on it I either like or can live with. But the thumb safety is a complete joke as it's hard to disengage and nigh impossible to re-engage with the shooting hand.

That and they need to fire the guy who puts the sights on. Got a picture of him right here.

 

[GnarlsR2]

The thumb safety is my only real gripe with the BG 2.0. Everything else on it I either like or can live with. But the thumb safety is a complete joke as it's hard to disengage and nigh impossible to re-engage with the shooting hand.

That and they need to fire the guy who puts the sights on. Got a picture of him right here.

I understand the logic and desire for a manual safety.

Grabbing my 1978 Colt 1911 45ACP Mark IV Series 70, my thumb felt for the manual safety, and I can flip it easily off, slightly less easily back on.

Five years ago I bought my first P365 Micro with a manual safety, The second time at the range with it, I put up my paper target, I got my new hole-puncher out of the bag, popped in a mag, sling shotted it, and stood at the lane ready to go. I pulled the trigger and nothing happened. For about 5 seconds, I could not figure out why. I realized the manual safety was on. That was a little slap in the face for me. I felt a little stupid.

I understand training, practice, dry fire, muscle memory, and all that other stuff. I decided that a manual safety is one more thing that my mental state of mind and my physical dexterity will have to work correctly in an instant before firing a round in a defense situation. I got home from the range and immediately ordered a non-thumb safety grip module.

Over past 5 years I've gotten active in my shooting hobby. After the purchase of my BG2 in the beginning of August, and finding out what's not right with this gun, manufactured by one of the most legendary firearm manufacturers in the world, is really difficult to understand.

Reading 1000s of posts on the BG2, it's obvious that there is general consensus, by very knowledgeable and avid gun owners and those who EDC, what features are most desirable. Why did S&W NOT gather the facts with a market study on what the consumer wants and design and produce a handgun with that list of features?

The rear sight notch is wide to make it easier to find the front sight? That may be logical, but I can't find the rear sight! A couple of white dots would help.. HELLOOOO!

At the instant you need to fire the gun in a defense situation manual thumb safety is the most important component on any handgun. Why would S&W design a manual thumb safety that cannot be quickly flipped off in a split second easily?

What kind of minds are running the show at S&W?

By the way… After performing my own gunsmithing to fix the guide rod, drifting the front sight to correct the POI, adding a Talon grip, verifying it will shoot 8 different ammo without a failure, I still love my little BG2… especially in my pocket inside my Muddy River Tactical kydex holster. When I walk it does not remind me that it's there.

 

[agksimon]

At the instant you need to fire the gun in a defense situation manual thumb safety is the most important component on any handgun. Why would S&W design a manual thumb safety that cannot be quickly flipped off in a split second easily?

I'm wondering if S&W added a manual safety for states that require them. I've seen safeties so loose they went on and off by themselves. I personally don't want manual safties on my guns.

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

Why make it right when you can just color it?

I don't see anywhere on Lipsey's site that they have tested the BG2?

purple crushed orchid cerakote?

How about Rambo Radical Red?

And good luck if you ever want to try selling those pastel colored pistols.

Might go large in San Fran

Lipseys and Talo seem to be out of ideas when it comes to their distributor exclusives. Give me a gun with features not found from the factory, not some stupid gawdawful color combination nobody would want to be seen out in public with.

And how well does Cerakote stick to plastic, anyway?

The Lipsey family, headquartered in BATON ROUGE LOUISIANA has built one of the largest firearms businesses in the country. They started out as a Baton Rouge sporting goods store named Steinberg's which I remember well.
Purple is a rather popular color down here............Not many people have the balls, pride or wherewithall to rock purple guns-those that do, I salute. Those who don't, I pity.
(in my best Ed Ogeron voice) GO Tigers!

 

[WR Moore]

Now if the whole gun were an "unusual" color, it might have some use besides decoration. If someone claims you pointed a gun at them, have the cop ask "What color was the gun?"

 

[dsk]

I'm wondering if S&W added a manual safety for states that require them. I've seen safeties so loose they went on and off by themselves. I personally don't want manual safeties on my guns.

That's the problem I had with my M&P 2.0. The thumb safety was so loose that I kept engaging it under recoil, so I had to remove it.

 

[halfmoonclip]

IMHO, in this day and age of widespread striker guns without a manual safety, the manual safety on a P365 or a BG2.0 is for administrative use...I engage the safety when putting mine in a lockbox, or putting it on the shelf above my bunk at camp.
Striker guns aren't 1911s.
Always felt the MS on a P365 or BG2.0 is like Baby Bear's porridge, just right in terms of resistance to movement.
Moon