Recent content by josh2415

I have a friend who's an engineer in the gun mfg industry who said that it would be difficult to take the Melonite finish off the slide, as the chemical permeates into the metal, and that the underlying SS would be soft. Cummings Custom Refinishing, on the other hand, said that they can...

I like the look of pistols with a stainless steel slide. I know that the BG has a stainless slide - has anyone tried bead-blasting or polishing off the Melonite finish? I've found nothing on the interweb of this being done to the BG. Pros/cons?

If you want to pocket carry, the Bodyguard 380 is hard to beat - surprised no one has mentioned it.

I'm a lefty, and my main issue is with safeties - I simply don't buy firearms that are R controls only. Love my SR9c with ambi-controls, and LCP with no safety. Sent from my HTC Glacier using Tapatalk 2

I shoot left and have a BPS - it's been a very versitile, reliable shotgun for both upland game and deer (w/ rifled barrel & scope). With a 22" shotgun barrel and a 4 rd mag extension (for 7 rd total cap), it becomes my home defense long gun in the off season. Can't go wrong. Sent from my HTC...

1. Ruger LCP 2. S&W Bodyguard 380 3. Boberg XR9s 4. Keltec PF9 5. Ruger SR9c

Hi. New to the forum and to S&W. Will be picking up a new Bodyguard 380 this afternoon. Have been around firearms since I was a kid, and have carried an LCP for the past couple years. Though the Ruger is super easy to carry, don't like the sights and the laser options, so decided to get a BG...