Bodyguard 380 Crimson Trace Problem

richr1226

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I have a S&W Bodyguard 380 with the Insight laser.
The laser has not been working properly. I contacted
S&W customer service and was told to return the laser
and they would send me a Crimson Trace laser in return.

I had the new laser within a few days. S&W customer
service was fantastic. When I tried to install the new laser
I could not get it to screw down properly in the frame.

I tried for a couple of hours to get the laser installed but
did not have any success. It seems that the new laser is
slightly larger than the insight laser and would not seat
properly to engage the screw.

Am I doing something wrong or are others having the
same problem? I know the screw goes in at a slight angle
but I could not get it screwed in no matter how much I
tried. Has anyone replaced the Insight laser with the
Crimson Trace laser? Thanks in advance for any advice
that might help.
 
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I have a S&W Bodyguard 380 with the Insight laser.
The laser has not been working properly. I contacted
S&W customer service and was told to return the laser
and they would send me a Crimson Trace laser in return.

I had the new laser within a few days. S&W customer
service was fantastic. When I tried to install the new laser
I could not get it to screw down properly in the frame.

I tried for a couple of hours to get the laser installed but
did not have any success. It seems that the new laser is
slightly larger than the insight laser and would not seat
properly to engage the screw.

Am I doing something wrong or are others having the
same problem? I know the screw goes in at a slight angle
but I could not get it screwed in no matter how much I
tried. Has anyone replaced the Insight laser with the
Crimson Trace laser? Thanks in advance for any advice
that might help.

I had the same problem. It was very difficult getting the screw stared and took about an hours worth of trying before I was able to get it done. Now it works great but I wouldn't want to have to do it again.
 
I did one. No advice except patience, patience, patience. It will work.
 
I sent my Insight BG in because I could not get the screw out. They replaced it with another Insight Laser, that works better than my CT BG. I have no beefs with Insight now.
 
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