Body Guard 380 locking pin

[tnharley]

From what you described it appears that you had inserted the locking pin without the barrel being fully extended. It will fit but the slide won't be able to be locked out. You have to make sure the barrel is fully extended before putting in the lever. With it in the wrong position would explain why it is coming out.

 

[XxAM4ND4xX]

Has anyone had problems with the new Body Guard 380? I maybe the only one but there seems to be a problem with the slide locking pin. I cleaned mine before taking it to the range for the first time. Shot 46rounds without a hitch. On the 47th, the slide lock pin fell out and the slide, with a live round in the barrel, fell onto the shooting table. Cleaned it again and reset the locking pin as per manual. Tried it again. Pin fell out with the slide on the 7th shot. My dealer tried it and had the same problem on his 3 shot. Sent it back for repair. When returned, same problem. Locking pin keeps falling out. It's back in S&W shop for further repair.

It seems to happen more often with rapid fire. I don't think that the retaining spring is stiff enough, nor is the spring indent in the locking pin deep enough, to hold the pin in the lock position as the slide moves back and forth.

Any comments from other Body Guard 380 users?

Thanks in advance.

i know this post is old, but i just bought a s&w 380 bodygaurd yesterday, 3-12-16 didnt play with it much, went straight to the firing range put a clip in it and shot 2 rounds , the slide with barrel flew off with bullet still in it, spring went flying, lock pin everything just kind of blew to ****. the back end of the slide bent inward and cracked so now it wont even go on the gun. maybe i should have broke it down and put it back together before i shot it? maybe my fault some how, i dont know im kinda new at this shooting stuff but it was quite shocking ill send it in to get fix but im kind of scared to shoot it now even after it gets fixed!

 

[Old cop]

My no-laser BG .380, purchased last February, has over 700 trouble free rounds down range so maybe I just got lucky. I have to admit that reading these posts concerns me to the point of putting this little gun away in favor of my J frame. We'll see what happens . . . .

 

[garddogg56]

This thread concerns me too but on my new at Christmas time BG.380 with over 500 rounds thru her not one single problem

 

[Earthandrubble1]

Body guard 380 Locking pin

The locking pin on my body guard 380 flies out cussing the slide to drop out with barrel when pistol is fired. Very unsafe!! The has happened more than once. I’m calling Smith and Wesson
Tomorrow. Ive seen others have same problem and this is not uncommon. The laser also stoped working shortly after purchase too. I think the pistol is a piece of junk and I’m very sorry I purchased it.

 

[mrmike7189]

I've owned the M&P BG380 no laser since 2014. Before that I had the original with the insight laser. I had a few light strikes with that one. (Double strike capability solved that. )
I've put over 1500 rounds through this new gun . (I have not had one issue. )
Hoping S&W has solved all the problems....and now I hear about the slide stop issue...(which I did not know about. )
I will be watching this thread for more .
Hope for the best