Bodyguard 2.0 Hard to Field Strip

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Finally got to buy a Bodyguard 2.0 today. As with all new guns I wanted to field strip and clean and lube.

Following the manual it looked to be the about same as my Shield plus.

Locked the slide back and flipped the takedown lever down. Tried to push the ejector down with a pen . It did not want to move .

I finally got the slide to go forward off the frame .

When I went to re assemble the slide would not go completely to the rear . The ejector had fallen forward past the 2 detents .

I was able to put the ejector back into position on the detents but it wasn't easy. Ten minute job turned into 2 hours.

Anyone else having issues? Now I am not sure if I am doing something wrong or is there something out of whack.

Anyway can't shoot it till the weekend to check for function. Bad way to start out I really want to like this thing
 
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Not a sear deactivation lever. Per manual use a pen to press the ejector down . Does not seem to work.

Please link to a video
 
lunger said:
Not a sear deactivation lever. Per manual use a pen to press the ejector down . Does not seem to work.
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Patience used to be a virtue... With firearms it's a necessity.

Haven't read the manual in some time but I'll bet it says to use caution when lowering that lever... should be just parallel with the slide when lowered. It was easy to do on my Shield Plus.
 
My 2.0 is already back to the factory for repairs.

Same issue, slide jams and won't pull all the way to the rear.

I figured out that the flat coils on the recoil spring get squirrely as the spring compresses and snag the flat edge of the recess at the end of the slide the spring is supposed to compress into.

This seems like a design flaw from my point of view.
 
My takedown lever/ejector was easy to push down with a finger tip.

Using a tool might exert too much pressure and would be hard to get a feel for how hard too push and how far.

I also don't use anything to push it back up. Just stick an empty mag in it and it positions it perfectly.
 
Lock the slide back and push the ejector down before moving the takedown lever. The slide will then come right off. Reassembling, yes an empty mag will lift the ejector back to it's normal position.
 
That's how it is Supposed to work. mine won't

Mine definitely did not move with finger pressure. I think the reason it jumped the detent was I really had to push hard

As DRankin describes the slide won't return all the way to the rear when re assembling. This makes it unable to lift the take down lever or insert a mag. After a lot of wiggle and fumbling it went all the way to the rear and the take down lever could be lifted

Something is just not right. Going to the range this weekend . Will see if anything loosens up. If not may have to go back to factory
 
Based on my range experience with the Bodyguard 2.0, it won't loosen up or get better. In fact, don't be surprised if it gets worse.

I think the more you force a spring into a hole that it does not want to conform to, the more the spring will deform and under-perform. The recoil from firing the gun is brisk enough to overpower the hang-ups in the spring.

Where you are likely to see increasing issues after your range session is running the slide at slow or moderate speed by hand.

Please report back. Let us know.
 
agksimon said:
The instruction manual says to pull the trigger as the slide goes forward. I do that and it comes off every time just fine.
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Not true. I had to figure it out myself to pull the trigger.

Nowhere in my manual does it say this . In fact they say to engage the safety. All the illustrations show the safety in the up position . This lead to a lot of my initial frustration . Sure would have been nice if S & W would have included this key piece of info.

I have since freed up my ejector by working it back and forth with solvent and compressed air. Seemed like something was keeping the spring loaded " ball" from releasing from the detent.
Anyway it now moves with finger pressure. Before it took a major push with a plastic pen causing it to jump past the detent.

A least now I can field strip fairly easily. This weekend off to the range .I have my fingers crossed.
 
lunger said:
Not true. I had to figure it out myself to pull the trigger. Nowhere in my manual does it say this .
A least now I can field strip fairly easily. This weekend off to the range .I have my fingers crossed.
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I checked my manual and you're right, it's not in there. I now remember I saw it in a YouTube video. Very easy to do.
 
DRankin said:
My 2.0 is already back to the factory for repairs.

Same issue, slide jams and won't pull all the way to the rear.

I figured out that the flat coils on the recoil spring get squirrely as the spring compresses and snag the flat edge of the recess at the end of the slide the spring is supposed to compress into.

This seems like a design flaw from my point of view.
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I think mine is possibly developing a similar issue. My recoil spring on the end that goes into the front of the slide is starting to deform . The first coil is slightly out of whack.

Does not want to compress when re assembling after barrel is installed. After each shooting session it is becoming more difficult.

So far it has not affected function. If it gets any worse may have to call S&W.
 
Turn the takedown lever, release the slide (gently) and pull the trigger and you are good. I’m guessing that the thing with the ejector is a legal CYA in case someone decides to take down after putting a loaded round in the chamber???
 
Regarding the Bodyguard 2.0, anyone having a problem with it shooting very low and to the left? Not a grip problem. A buddy shot mine and did same thing. Have to aim very high and right of a steel silhouette at 7 yards. Somewhere I saw some are leaving factory with rear sight off. Please help. Thanks
 
Jim1948 said:
Regarding the Bodyguard 2.0, anyone having a problem with it shooting very low and to the left? Not a grip problem. A buddy shot mine and did same thing. Have to aim very high and right of a steel silhouette at 7 yards. Somewhere I saw some are leaving factory with rear sight off. Please help. Thanks
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Mine is dead on and the sights are perfectly aligned.
 

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I know nothing about rear sight adjustments on pistols. I may have to call Smith-Wesson tomorrow 🤷🏼‍♂️
 
All they had to do was keep the internal hammer DAO that made the original BG a winna. Simple-just like Ruger did with the LCP MAX. Hell it even fits most of the LCP II holsters!.
But NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
They had to reinvent the whole *%&^$ wheel and turn it into a little shield-comparable in size to the P365.
 
I found it interesting that they say push the ejector down before disassembling. I always have my striker in tension because I dry fire a lot - I release the slide and disassemble after pulling the trigger. The other way per manual works but mine gun is seldom in that position.
 
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