Comments on: S&W’s New BODYGUARD Line

By: Craftiestwolf

Craftiestwolf — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:26:49 +0000

Try this video, it shows you what you are doing wrong. If your are not getting good groups its probably how you handle your gun. This video has a chart which describes what your doing wrong depending on which direction you are missing your targets.

By: Daryl

Daryl — Mon, 02 May 2011 03:44:20 +0000

I just bought a bg.38 and took it to the range for the first time today. 100 rounds no misfires, after laser was set it shot 3″ groups at 5, 7 and even 10yds. I do have a problem with the stock sites. From a rest, aiming dead center the bg.38 shot 4″high and 5″left. This was confirmed by shooting 3 seperate groups of 3 rounds. This is unacceptable to me. If the laser goes down the sites are unreliable and that causes a liability issue. I have emailed S&W about this. I am waiting to hear back.
All things considered the bg.38 is accurate, lightweight, balanced and seems to be a reliable weapon. I also shot winchester white box ammo along with hornady critical defense rounds although I am looking into speer gold dot .38+p short barrel specific rounds.

By: Frank

Frank — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:27:32 +0000

I bought one of the .38s and have been shooting it along side of my older Charter Arms Off Duty and I have not had one misfire, no problems with it at all. I have at least 500 rounds through it. It does hurt the hand after a while, but I don’t plan on shooting it much more on the range except for the occaisional pratice. Fun little gun to shoot. Ammo was Winchester White Box and Remington JHP. I actually bought the gun for my wife but I’m keeping and going to purchase another for her.

By: ld

ld — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 23:25:49 +0000

I have fired 100 rounds through my bg38. Not one misfire. About have of that was cheap target round reloads I wanted to use up. guess I must have been lucky and got a good one:)

By: Dennis

Dennis — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 23:14:12 +0000

Took my bodyguard 38 out for first time to shoot and one out of every five misfired. Sellier & Bellot .38 Special FMJ was ammunition. Every miss fire had a soft hit on the primer, and when refired would work. I am going to try a different ammunition and also try and see if it is the same cylinder each time. I bought this to keep next to the bed at night and carry concealed in ankle holster. I just can not feel good about a revolver that might not work when really needed.

By: Scottr

Scottr — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:38:05 +0000

I haven’t shot Serbian .38 Special, but I’ve shot ammo from around the world in revolvers, even in [gasp!] Rossi and Taurus. In only a minuscule fraction of a percent was ammo the reason the gun didn’t go bang. If S&W is saying that the Serbian .38 they have inspected is out of spec I -might- believe them, but if they are saying that non-US made ammo is not recommended for the .38 BG then they probably have a bad revolver design.
The .38 BG certainly seems cheap, and not in a good way. The LCR feels like a Korth next to the BG.
And don’t get me wrong, S&W revolvers are the best production revolver made and I own more than a few. But S&W has stumbled with more than one product change or introduction in the last 10 years. I hope I can remain a S&W fan, and buy American-made firearms from an American company.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 17:20:32 +0000

Someone mentioned misfire; I have found the BG revolver to be picky on ammo—-NO foreign rounds, please! I even sent mine back to S&W, thinking the gun was defective. But, as soon as I switched to American-made ammo, at their suggestion (specifically Winchester white-box) I’ve had not even one misfire. Watch out for ammo made in Serbia….

By: jeep

jeep — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 15:13:31 +0000

In response to your comments Zach…..I almost purchased a bodyguard revolver yesterday and after reading the reviews posted I’m glad I didn’t….I own several S&W revolvers that I’ve purchased in the past and they are built like tanks….I hope this new approach to the market with cheaper materials isn’t going to be a trend from our beloved S&W manufacturer…I’m alarmed at all of the negative reviews online!
I swear up and down that I have the finest revolvers ever made by S&W and I am going to hold back on thinking about purchasing any of these new style light weight wheel guns until years after the first one hits the market…..I learned this lesson from a Taurus 22 mag revolver that I purchased 6 months ago that would not release the ejection rod after 6 rounds were spent. Luckly the owner of the gun shop let me return it for a Walther.

By: zach

zach — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:28:40 +0000

I actually sold my glock 22 to purchase the famed smith and wesson. I bought the bodyguard 38 on friday. been real busy and finally shot it last night…. misfired on the 2nd shot, and the cylinder completely locked after firing all 5. the cylinder release on top is plastic and cheap. On my lunch break today, i returned it for a GLOCK 27 model. enough said

By: ericire12

ericire12 — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:51:12 +0000

Actually, the word “bodyguard” makes me think of that stupid Kevin Costner/Whitney Houston movie