Your opinion on Bodyguard 2.0 vs LCP Max?

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I need a pocket pistol terribly. I want a 10+1 380 that I can truly throw in a draw string shorts and go out with the family.

I've been looking at the LCP Max and the BG 2.0

I really, and I mean really want to like the BG 2.0 but I've seen and read so many issues (same issues, not numerous). They are dead triggers and really poor accuracy.
 
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The most serious problems that existed at introduction seem to have been fixed. If you want to shoot at distances more than 7 yards with accuracy, you may have to adjust the sights. Check the pistol out in the LGS before you buy it to make sure there is nothing wrong with that specific gun.

Have you held a BG2.0 in your hand? It's an amazing little gun.
 
Have you held a BG2.0 in your hand? It's an amazing little gun.

No, I need to hold both the LCP Max and the BG 2.0

From the videos I have seen I do like that the BG 2.0 allows you to get a higher purchase on the pistol.

Is the accuracy "issues" having to do with the sights or the pistol itself?

I understand this is the comp version but this really put me off
 
His complaints in the video have to do with accuracy in shooting at longer range. That is one problem that has not been fixed in the BG2.0 or the BG2.0 comp version. If you decide you want to adjust the sights, I would suggest you try the front sight which is much easier. Or take it to a gunsmith.

Not all BG2.0s have misaligned sights but many do. The sights seem to be all over the place but often the pistol shoots to the left.

The problem may be with the pistol barrel or slide alignment but it can be corrected by altering the sights.
 
Have had Zero problems with LCP Max.
Really can’t shoot it that well at longer distances.
Probably a combo of it and me.
But I bought it for larger targets at closer range.
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I have both. Both are accurate and have been reliable for me. The big difference is, at the range, I can shoot as many rounds as I want through the
BG 2.0 very comfortably. With the LCP MAX, I have to put it away after about 20 or 30. I’m 74 with arthritic hands and the BG 2.0 was a godsend for me.
 
No experience with the Bodyguard because S&W was so late to the party I'm already heavily invested in 2 Max with tons of magazines holsters etc.
 
BG 2.0 very comfortably. With the LCP MAX, I have to put it away after about 20 or 30. I’m 74 with arthritic hands and the BG 2.0 was a godsend for me.
This. Had an LCP Max, wasn't fond of the ergos, and the trigger, repeatedly, bit me. It sits higher in the hand as well.
The 2.0 is an ergonomic wonder, whether the low bore axis or what, but it is amazingly soft shooting. Have the 1.0 version as well, and the newer gun is night and day different in recoil.
As regards the sights, a lot of it must depend on the shooter's hands. Mine have shot left, as have others. But a left handed buddy's gun shoots to the sights. Go figure.
I have replaced the rear sights with the ones from the BG1.0, which gives a much better sight picture.
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After purchasing and shooting the BG2.0, there's no comparison between the two. The LCP Max was hard to control because of the high bore axis and crappy trigger. I can easily hit an 8" gong at 25 yards with the BG2.0 (different sights installed). I sold the LCP Max, knowing I'd never use it again.
 
After purchasing and shooting the BG2.0, there's no comparison between the two. The LCP Max was hard to control because of the high bore axis and crappy trigger. I can easily hit an 8" gong at 25 yards with the BG2.0 (different sights installed). I sold the LCP Max, knowing I'd never use it again.

What sights did you go with? To me it seems this might be the key to this handgun.
 

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