S&W Bodyguard .380
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2012 12:36 am
I personally like the .380 round. I believe it has its place. I tried the old Kel Tec .380 when they first came out, but just not impressed with its reliability. After the Ruger LCP .380 came out I bought one and some time later I purchased another. My wife liked the LCP so she confiscated one to use from time to time. The Ruger LCP does fit at times during certain activities I attend.
After several .380's I think that I have really found one I like. The S&W Bodyguard .380. I read how the screw that holds down the battery cover to the laser would back out and eventually cause a problem. I read how people were having trouble with the firing pin breaking. Smith and Wesson would fix these problems and sometimes it worked and sometimes it would have to go back again to customer service. So after a very long wait and understanding these problems had been repaired I bought one several months back.
I took out the screw from the battery cover and put some blue loctite on it (just in case), put it back in the safe, and forgot about it for a few months. I will say the trigger is horrible and I do not like the thumb safety. I would take it out of the safe ever once and awhile and dry fire it. After several hundred times of dry firing (by the way the firing pin did not break) it made the trigger a touch better, but nothing great.
I took it to the range and ran 100rds through it with absolutely zero problems. I decided to take it back out today and I fired 50 rounds of Speer Lawman through it. I fired 100 rounds of Winchester through it. Then I fired 25 rounds of Hornady Critical Defense through it. Once again ZERO malfunctions. The trigger became a little better, but still not a target pistol.
The things that caught my attention was the slide stop and the fact it does lock open after the last round. The sights are dovetailed and are very usable although XS Big Dots would be excellent. It does have the integral laser that is a seller for some, but I do not use it. It also has a stainless steel guide rod.
The target below is at 25 feet and remember I shake like I have parkinson's.
After several .380's I think that I have really found one I like. The S&W Bodyguard .380. I read how the screw that holds down the battery cover to the laser would back out and eventually cause a problem. I read how people were having trouble with the firing pin breaking. Smith and Wesson would fix these problems and sometimes it worked and sometimes it would have to go back again to customer service. So after a very long wait and understanding these problems had been repaired I bought one several months back.
I took out the screw from the battery cover and put some blue loctite on it (just in case), put it back in the safe, and forgot about it for a few months. I will say the trigger is horrible and I do not like the thumb safety. I would take it out of the safe ever once and awhile and dry fire it. After several hundred times of dry firing (by the way the firing pin did not break) it made the trigger a touch better, but nothing great.
I took it to the range and ran 100rds through it with absolutely zero problems. I decided to take it back out today and I fired 50 rounds of Speer Lawman through it. I fired 100 rounds of Winchester through it. Then I fired 25 rounds of Hornady Critical Defense through it. Once again ZERO malfunctions. The trigger became a little better, but still not a target pistol.
The things that caught my attention was the slide stop and the fact it does lock open after the last round. The sights are dovetailed and are very usable although XS Big Dots would be excellent. It does have the integral laser that is a seller for some, but I do not use it. It also has a stainless steel guide rod.
The target below is at 25 feet and remember I shake like I have parkinson's.
), will be taking a closer look at it again. The slide locking open after the last round is key.