Bodyguard 2.0 sights / ammo questions

[Deke Thornton]

I just took my new BG 2.0 to the range for the first time, and left with two somewhat contradictory problems to solve.

Like everyone else, mine came out of the box printing low left. Fortunately I'd been expecting that and brought my punch set. I drifted both the front and rear sights (left and right, respectively) and it looks really weird now, but shoots center.

I had four types of ammo with me: Fiocchi Range Dynamics, Magtech, Sellier & Bellot and Hornady Critical Defence. The ball ammo all printed a good 4" low at 10 yards, but the Critical Defence was pretty much centered.


The two problems are:

-Where can I find an adjustable rear sight to get my training ammo to hit center?

-If I do that though, the CD will end up hitting high and that's the stuff that really needs to hit where I'm aiming.


I was thinking about switching to a different defense ammo that matched the ballistics of the ball ammo, but then they're all printing low. Shooting exclusively CD through the gun is prohibitively expensive. I put about 150 rounds through it today and although the factory sights aren't target sights, they're adequate for the intended purpose of the weapon. I don't dislike them enough to change them at this point, other than the fact I'm gutshooting all my silhouettes.

Does anyone shoot CD in their BG 2.0, and if so, have you found a ball ammo that matches the ballistics of the CD to train with?

Should I forget about the CD entirely and use a different defense ammo that hits in the same place the ball ammo does, and just remember to always aim high?

 

[Cphobes]

I'd be interested to see a photo of the sights. Do you place the front sight OVER the target or BELOW the target?

 

[Deke Thornton]

I'd be interested to see a photo of the sights. Do you place the front sight OVER the target or BELOW the target?

I use a center hold, which works well on all my other pistols. Even if I was using a 6 o'clock, the POI is substantially below that.


I realized last night as I was falling asleep that my problem has a simple, elegant solution: do nothing.

As long as I can print tight, centered groups consistently with ball ammo, even if they're low, I know that my carry rounds will hit center. I won't be shooting matches with this gun, so the fact I can't hit bullseyes with the ball ammo is irrelevant. I measured the tagets and the average POI for the ball was 3" low, I'll probably re-calculate against the Hornady in a month or so when the gun and I both settle in.

Otherwise, I quite like the pistol. Of the three ball ammo types I tried I had two stovepipes with Magtech, but it was in the first 25 rounds out of the gun so that may just have been teething problems. Still, I got slightly tighter groups with Fiocci and S+B which may be attributable to my being more used to the trigger by the time I fired them, but I'll stick with those for training anyway. The Hornady printed a substantially tighter group, it's clearly made to tighter tolerances.

 

[geeollie]

I mostly use Blazer to practice and as long as it is centered, a little low is fine for me.
The best thing you are doing is shooting your new gun.