M&P bodyguard light striking.

[garddogg56]

Dan your list of in use firearms is simular to mine except I have a Savage dbl 20"10 ga home defence and a SD9VE IN NIGHT STAND,66-1 is my woods gun,no AR or AK BUT I love my Laser BG.380 over 1500 rounds without a hicupNow your want list, I didn't like the Colt,hated the G42+Remington.380,,gave my son my 642 after I trusted the BG...I do own a P238 SAS and I shoot it great flawless most accurate.380 I ever shot but I'm not confident yet with cocked and lock,she is a quality piece,you should try a Ruger LCP Gen II My wife has one shoots great and handles well with a Ruger 7 round mag..ALSO don't over look a Shield very nice shooter.Good luck with your quest.

 

[ThrowinRocks]

I almost picked up a BodyGuard until I watched three videos of light primer strikes and the magazines falling out while firing. I prefer my carry gun to be capable of eating any and all ammo with no issues. My Shield 9mm has never had one issue so it stays on my hip.

They need to discontinue the BodyGuard to save a lot of embarrassment but it's really to late for that.

How can you call an unreliable gun a BodyGuard?

 

[comiskeybum]

Noting wrong with them. Relax.

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[gonerydin]

Go out and buy a gun that has no negative videos. Good luck! [emoji3]


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[comiskeybum]

Mine has two light strikes and one FTE all in the same bag of ****ty steel ammo. But yeah I don't trust it. Please....

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[Coaltminer]

Bodyguard 380 Light Strikes

Didn't have that problem, but it would never feed the last
round in either magazine. Back to S&W, came back ok for the most part, but still fails to feed once in awhile regardless of its position in the magazine. A carry gun it ain't. But I've gotten very good with it and it's a blast to shoot! IMHO, I think the recoil spring is a bit heavy and the slide isn't making it all the way back, overriding the cartridge. Thought about hacking off a coil. 1100 rds. and the thing isn't reliable. Wishing it was isn't going to make me believe it's a self defense pistol. Anyone else work on the recoil spring? I'm curious, wouldn't do it unless I had another on hand.

 

[dixie-cup-dan]

I almost picked up a BodyGuard until I watched three videos of light primer strikes and the magazines falling out while firing. I prefer my carry gun to be capable of eating any and all ammo with no issues. My Shield 9mm has never had one issue so it stays on my hip.

They need to discontinue the BodyGuard to save a lot of embarrassment but it's really to late for that.

How can you call an unreliable gun a BodyGuard?

The BG is a quality piece. It's hands down the highest quality polly mouse gun on the market. The problem is that it's got a bad rep for not being reliable. S&W needs to put out a gen-2 with the light striking nonsense resolved ASAP, or they're going to get locked out of the mouse gun market for a long time because of this gun.

If S&W made a gen-2 bodyguard 380 that didn't have the light strikes in the near future I would buy another one, but considering that it is rumered that Beretta is working on a polly mouse gun that's going to be DA/SA, I got a feeling it's going to own this market if it's reliable and comparable in size and eright to the BG, LCP, or Kel-tec.

 

[ThrowinRocks]

The S&W M&P Bodyguard is the 2nd gen. The original was just called the S&W Bodyguard.

 

[comiskeybum]

There is a new version coming along with the new compacts for shot 18. No its not confirmed, but its talk among a lot of reps.

 

[dixie-cup-dan]

The S&W M&P Bodyguard is the 2nd gen. The original was just called the S&W Bodyguard.

The guts are identical. The M&P Bodyguard has a different frame, and that's it.

When I say 2nd gen, I mean like a Glock or Ruger mark series where they actually make the gun functionally different besides just the look.

 

[ThrowinRocks]

The guts are identical. The M&P Bodyguard has a different frame, and that's it.

When I say 2nd gen, I mean like a Glock or Ruger mark series where they actually make the gun functionally different besides just the look.

I don't think the Glock would be a good example. lol
What is functionally different from the Gen1-4?

You can reverse the mag release on the Gen4

 

[dixie-cup-dan]

I don't think the Glock would be a good example. lol
What is functionally different from the Gen1-4?

You can reverse the mag release on the Gen4

Frame dimensions
Universal accessory rail
Slide
Trigger assembly
Extractor
Sights
Adjustable back-strap
Magazine
Spring-loaded bearing
Firing pin safety and spring
Firing Pin
Striker
Trigger Bar

There are probably a lot more differences, but that's just off the top of my head. The original BG and M&P BG are essentially 99% interchangeable. They improved nothing outside of the looks and feel. A true 2nd gen completely re-engineered BG would address the biggest problem with the gun in that it seems to light strike.

Honestly, I think they should start from scratch and make the BG a DA/SA. If Beretta does it well, that's where the market for micro 380's is going to go IMO. Might as well jump on it before everyone else does.

 

[ThrowinRocks]

Frame dimensions
Universal accessory rail
Slide
Trigger assembly
Extractor
Sights
Adjustable back-strap
Magazine
Spring-loaded bearing
Firing pin safety and spring
Firing Pin
Striker
Trigger Bar

There are probably a lot more differences, but that's just off the top of my head. The original BG and M&P BG are essentially 99% interchangeable. They improved nothing outside of the looks and feel. A true 2nd gen completely re-engineered BG would address the biggest problem with the gun in that it seems to light strike.

Honestly, I think they should start from scratch and make the BG a DA/SA. If Beretta does it well, that's where the market for micro 380's is going to go IMO. Might as well jump on it before everyone else does.

Accessory rail came in on the Gen3 and 4. Back straps on the gen4 and I put Gen3 trigger assemblies in my Gen4's all the time. How can they not interchange?

If you want to get technical the slide changed dimensions on the Bodyguard. I don't think you'll see a DA/SA on a pocket pistol. Lighter triggers = more chances of a ND

 

[dixie-cup-dan]

Accessory rail came in on the Gen3 and 4. Back straps on the gen4 and I put Gen3 trigger assemblies in my Gen4's all the time. How can they not interchange?

If you want to get technical the slide changed dimensions on the Bodyguard. I don't think you'll see a DA/SA on a pocket pistol. Lighter triggers = more chances of a ND

You said gen1-gen4

Those are the things that I could think of off the top of my head that have changed between those models.

Also, DA/SA means the first shot is DA. How is that going to increase the chances of a ND over a gun that is DA only. My CZ's have a long 11lb DA trigger on the first pull. A Beretta 92 has also has an 11lb DA first pull. If you were in the Army in the last 30+ years, I would imagine you have at least some experience with said pistol. They don't go bang on accident like a striker fired pistol.

 

[ThrowinRocks]

Yeah you're right. I see where that was going and it doesn't contribute to the issue.

I should've steered clear.