Bodyguard 2.0 with safety

[RUT]

>>What did work was Talon rear slide grips<<

Yet it's hard to get some people to go this route. It's a cheap fix folks.

 

[tarheel13]

Yes! I've been thinking the same thing. You never know what circumstances you will be in but in many cases you may see trouble coming and have time to "pre-stage". I don't have a manual safety. I pocket carry with an Alabama Holster front pocket holster which has a thumb ledge. You can have three fingers on the grip and push off the ledge to have the pistol partially out of the holster without showing any outward sign that you are preparing to draw. I can imagine that many folks with other carry methods wait until it is too late to begin drawing.

I hate replying to my own post, but in this case it seems reasonable. We were discussing the covert or pre-stage draw where you have your hand on the pistol but this is not obvious to the bad guy. This works very well with a Bodyguard 2.0 carried in the pocket. Massad Ayoob discusses the same point (which he calls the surreptitious draw). In this case he demonstrates the use of the technique with a shoulder holster but pocket carry would also apply. And so would cross carry at the waist from concealment, like an open jacket.

 

[GnarlsR2]

My wife had problems racking the slide on her BG2. The overhand rack with the support hand did not work. What did work was Talon rear slide grips. Both my wife and I could not believe what a difference it makes. I don't really think the recoil spring in the BG2 is too strong. I think they need to change the grip surface on the rear of the slide.

Cutting 3/8" off each end of the guide rod spring, and adding the Talon grip to the rear of the slide made a big difference.

Why is my BG2 harder to rack than my 1978 Colt Mark IV Series 70??