UPC: You save. Rating Required Select Rating 1 star worst 2 stars 3 stars average 4 stars 5 stars best. Email Required. Review Subject Required. Comments Required. Current Stock:. Quantity: Decrease Quantity: Increase Quantity:. The hammer is visible through a slot in the rear of the slide. There is no way to thumb cock it. The long, double-action trigger pull is backed up by a manual safety on the left side of the frame. The trigger pull, which is similar to that of a revolver, allows the user to carry the Bodyguard.
The safety lever sits toward the rear of the receiver and is nearly flush with it. In my opinion, the manual safety is best used as an extra precaution to help prevent unauthorized firing. I have been carrying my sample Bodyguard with the safety off. However, while at home, I have been putting it out of reach with the safety on and then checking and removing it before it is carried again. It is an easy habit to adopt. The slide and barrel of the. The rear sight is drift adjustable for windage, and the front sight features serrations to break up glare — something not normally found on micro handgun sights.
Located at the muzzle end of the receiver, above the trigger guard, the built-in ambidextrous Crimson Trace laser can be operated by the index finger of either hand. Push once for on, again for pulse and again for off. Shot hundreds of rounds with different mfg ammo and still problems. I still believe there may have been a manufacturing issue with this model.
Keep your mags clean. Look for a BG replacement spring. Buy a few extra mags. But, keeping the BG clean is the big thing! Look for a mag with more capacity and a finger extension this will make your BG shoot better and also will fit most peoples hands better. Wes, I will take your advice and try with new mags. I did bot the 10rnd but it FTF a lot so I discontinued it. Anyway is only for the range I do not think is made for CC.
If it continues with the problem there is no other way than to return it, as Art says if you cant trust the gun there is no way to have it for CC. I looked at a number of fired and unfired rounds and they all show a strike mark right at the edge of the primer and some marks right on the brass. Some primers may not ignite and some will. Thanks for this review.. It does NOT mean price. If you mean price then stick with that. I purchased by Bodyguard as an off duty gun, especially for the summer months with a pair of shorts.
Qualified with it with no problems. After I began carrying the gun in both a hip and ankle hoslter, I noticed that the magazine kept disengaging from the grip.
I would check on it periodically throughout the day in its holster and notice that the magazine was not secured in the grip which for a personal protection weapon is a serious problem upon potentially drawing and firing. I then took the gun to the range to qualify again.
Everytime I fired, the magazine would drop out on the first shot. I thought perhaps it was because it was a smaller weapon and my thumb was accidentally striking the magazine release so I gave it to my rangemaster, who also experienced the malfunction. The customer service representative was a pleasure to deal with and the pickup from Fedex was a breeze. My suggestion…watch your magazine and ensure that its securely in the grip.
If not, send it back for repair. I believe that the mag disconnect is a design flaw. I had the same mag drop issue in the first 2 trips to the range.
Here goes: I used a Dremel tool to grind the mag release nearly flush with the grip and the problem is solved. The mag button is steel, I recommend putting some bluing on it to prevent corrosion if you take it as far as I did. It took some time and unfortunately some alteration , however I am very happy with this for EDC now.
PS — If you take any new gun to a range and fire it without stripping and lubricating out of the box, you are asking for trouble. Guns sit for months on shelves in boxes and need proper lubrication before you start firing away IMHO. Same story here. Good luck and keep us posted. Got mine from SW with new laser and bottom trigger part. I like the gun but man, a bit of a lemon. If you are going to use the laser sight I would suggest that you use a bore sighter and adjust your laser sight to the bore sight.
This needs to be done about evry to shots as the laser will move on you. Compared to my old Grendel. I hope that none of you that are having problems got your gun and took it out of the box and tried firing the You need to field strip it and any place metal contacts metal that you polish any friction spots. Clean it up!
Apply lube at any contact spot spareingly. Keep all lube away from the laser! Make sure you polish the feed ramp! Take about ten rounds of different makes of bullets and try them.
I have found that hollow points feed the best. You have to work at it to get the best results. This includes mags and extended grips. Good luck and treat the gun as if your tuning it up for your best friend! I have had one for a couple years. The trigger breaks in quite nicely once you get a couple hundred rounds through it. Once you get used to the trigger, the accuracy of this phenominal. Purchased a bodyguard about a year ago.
Constantly jammed on the last or second to last round in the magazine. After I got it back, same problem. Sent it back in and they replaced the slide, magazine and other components. Got it back and still the same problem. The button for the laser was traffic cone orange, but the one in the picture appears to be gray. Was the one I was looking at a previous model to this one or a later version. Also, you mentioned that it was shooting low from the sights.
Can these be adjusted to correct this issue? The Bodyguard with the traffic cone laser button is the new model. I picked mine up just as the new ones were coming out. The gray one is a gen 1. The orange is a gen 2. That is what my local armorer told me was the difference between the two. I have the gen 1. Un-holster and fire. Unfortunately, my experience has not been good. I purchased the Bodyguard new yesterday from a reputable gun store. I had it less than 24 hours! I would expect this from a cheap handgun made in a garage.
It seems to me that they should have let me return the gun to the dealer and get a new one. Sorry to hear about your experience George. With any mass produced item there are bound to be duds.
Unfortunately, it appears you got one. However, they have a solid reputation for customer service. Let us know how things turn out. You will begin to think more of your weapon as you fire it. The only thing negative I found when I first started firing it was the long trigger pull and the strong spring at the release of the mechanism when it fires.
You will adjust….. George, Thanks for posting on your experiences. Every mass produced product eventually has a dud, and unfortunately you got one. We had a similar experience with our Benelli M1 Super 90 Entry shotguns.
It is a violation of Federal law to do so. I was trained to keep my trigger finger off the trigger until ready to fire. I have to press the slide eject button to insert a mag, I did not notice this in teh gun shop is this normal? Jack, if you are having to press the magazine release button just to insert a magazine then something is wrong.
You should be able to insert a magazine without any other function. We have the same issue with my mother-in-laws bodyguard. Just bought it for Christmas. The mag will slide in about halfway and stop. You must bust the mag release to allow it to slide completely in place. I was just about to post saying my BG had the same issue with the mag lever having to be pressed to insert the mag, but I think my issue is that I am used to how effortless my Glock 31 mag slides in.
On the BG, give the mag a good firm push and it should glide right in there with no need to press the release lever. Sean, thanks for the information. This will hopefully solve the other posters problems. Great to know! I had the magazine insert issue. I just took an empty magazine and racked it in and out …say 30 times.
Problem solved. When I first gut mine the magazine was difficult to get in but after doing it many times the catch seems to be broken in. It slides right in now. No way! I bought this little beauty for my wife to carry. It shoots great and operates good. Is there a fix for this or is it normal? Bruce, The slide should lock back when the last round is fired. Watch your wife as she shoots, and see where her hands are on the pistol.
It sounds like a hand or finger is gripping the frame next to the slide lock lever, causing the lever to be depressed. So when the last round is fired, the lever is depressed allowing the slide to go forward. I will do that but will have an armourer look at it anyway. Better safe than sorry. Thanks for the info.
I followed the stretched spring advice…noticing that any FTF was on my last round. Upon disassembly of the mag, I found the rectangular shaped spring had two coils interlocked, effectively shortening the spring. That must have been a factory assembly issue. So I corrected it and stretched it. Thanks for the advice. I had an issue with reassembling the pistol. After several tries, I found the issue. Gun is used by my wife for concealed carry.
I took her to the range for training with TMJ plus four defensive ammunition types. Hi everyone, I bought a non laser Bodyguard for my wife as a CCW and she loves it with one exception, The slide is almost impossible to rack even after several hundred rounds being fired through it. Instead of racking the slide with a thumb and forefinger of your weak hand, place your palm over the entire slide weak hand and push towards the rear of the gun, while your strong hand pushes from the butt of the gun towards the muzzle.
Thanks for the tip. I can now easily rack the slide using myleft thumb and forefinger when using them to hold the slide and then using my right hand to push gun forward. It makes a huge difference. After firing rounds through my BG the webbing between my finger and thumb was red and sore. Any suggestions? Sometimes gripping a pistol lower allows more upward recoil which can then cause the irritation you describe. That could result in more movement during shooting.
I am female, and my son bought me this gun after we got our concealed carry license this past year. One of my other guns, a Walther PK. It makes me sad because I love the size and laser feature, but that trigger pull length is just way too long for me!! Karol I must agree.
This can be good and bad. The good is it helps prevent negligent discharges making the shooter pull the trigger longer and more deliberately. The bad is a really long, and often heavier trigger pull. I work a detective assignment, so I wear business attire, and I still carry it.
However… The trigger pull is long. I liked that, so that it would reduce the chance of an AD in my pocket.
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