Ok, I'll chime in. Both of you are correct. Confused? I'll explain. The OP called S&W per badge 851's advice, got an answer he thought was suitable, and went with their admonition. Judging from the OP's initial post, he was already uncomfortable with the thought of firing +P rounds in his 649-1 so S&W's response only cemented what he thought was the correct answer all along. Nothing wrong with that, as there are plenty of standard pressure rounds that will "do the job."
On the other hand, it has been well established that unless there's a serious underlying problem (e.g. improper heat treatment, stress cracks invisible to the naked eye, pre-existing timing issues, etc.), firing +P rounds in a J-frame will not cause a catastrophic failure, nor will a firing a mere cylinder full of them necessitate a trip to the gunsmith. A steady diet of them will wear the gun out faster, but we're talking round counts in the thousands as opposed to tens or hundreds.
Me personally? I have no qualms shooting +P rounds in my personal Chief's Special. I have no illusions about it wearing out and going out of time faster with extended use of them, but I've never once felt it's "unsafe." However, since the Bodyguard in question isn't mine and I'm not the kind of person who's going to tell someone else what they "should" shoot in their own firearm, I think the OP is perfectly justified in his decision, and especially so since he'd be well served by any of the loads mentioned by badge 851... ...except for the BB rounds. You already know how I feel about those.
