Ridgerunner665
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If you look up reviews on the Bodyguard 380 they're all over the place, plenty of people love them and plenty hate them.
After having mine a few weeks and putting a fair amount of rounds through it, I also have an opinion... so I thought I'd share it... this might get long winded.
It has functioned 100% for me, no jams of any kind, but I haven't tried every brand of cheap ammo on the market either, I've just used Winchester White Box and Hornady Critical Defense. I do reload but I have no plans to reload for 380, no plans really to shoot it enough to make it worth it.... it's a "carry a lot and shoot a little" gun for me...I have others better suited to fun on the range.
I guess I'll cover the part most hate first... the trigger.... it's a long heavy double action only that takes some effort to master, that is both a blessing and a curse... the blessing is that its not cocked at rest, not partially, not half, not anything... it cannot fire without pulling the trigger, period... and that trigger isn't likely to get pulled all the way back by accident... the hammer isn't held under spring pressure and it has a firing pin block as a drop safety... it isn't going to fire like a P320, either because a spring let go or it was dropped.... just can't happen in the BG 380.... that is the only kind of gun I want in my pocket... the curse is, its takes some effort to master.
The safety...I could take it or leave it on this pistol, but I kinda like it being there. On mine, it dang near takes a screwdriver to pry it to the "safe" position, it's really tight and not likely to get turned on by accident.... but it moves to the "fire" position quite easily with a swipe of my thumb (ala 1911), not difficult at all.... though I do keep it off myself, I've taught myself to swipe it during the draw anyway.
Fit in my hand... well, it doesn't... but since I have to carry a gun this small, I've learned how to make it work in my pretty large hands... it'll never be comfy to shoot, but it is sweet to carry and simple to truly conceal.
Accuracy... this, it has in spades! The thing is capable of way better accuracy than a pistol this small should be... given enough time to aim appropriately, I can tear up paper plates at 25 yards quite handily.... but that's not what its for... quick, close combat accuracy is plenty good enough for a couple rounds in the face to end things if the need arises.
More to come... supper is done.
After having mine a few weeks and putting a fair amount of rounds through it, I also have an opinion... so I thought I'd share it... this might get long winded.
It has functioned 100% for me, no jams of any kind, but I haven't tried every brand of cheap ammo on the market either, I've just used Winchester White Box and Hornady Critical Defense. I do reload but I have no plans to reload for 380, no plans really to shoot it enough to make it worth it.... it's a "carry a lot and shoot a little" gun for me...I have others better suited to fun on the range.
I guess I'll cover the part most hate first... the trigger.... it's a long heavy double action only that takes some effort to master, that is both a blessing and a curse... the blessing is that its not cocked at rest, not partially, not half, not anything... it cannot fire without pulling the trigger, period... and that trigger isn't likely to get pulled all the way back by accident... the hammer isn't held under spring pressure and it has a firing pin block as a drop safety... it isn't going to fire like a P320, either because a spring let go or it was dropped.... just can't happen in the BG 380.... that is the only kind of gun I want in my pocket... the curse is, its takes some effort to master.
The safety...I could take it or leave it on this pistol, but I kinda like it being there. On mine, it dang near takes a screwdriver to pry it to the "safe" position, it's really tight and not likely to get turned on by accident.... but it moves to the "fire" position quite easily with a swipe of my thumb (ala 1911), not difficult at all.... though I do keep it off myself, I've taught myself to swipe it during the draw anyway.
Fit in my hand... well, it doesn't... but since I have to carry a gun this small, I've learned how to make it work in my pretty large hands... it'll never be comfy to shoot, but it is sweet to carry and simple to truly conceal.
Accuracy... this, it has in spades! The thing is capable of way better accuracy than a pistol this small should be... given enough time to aim appropriately, I can tear up paper plates at 25 yards quite handily.... but that's not what its for... quick, close combat accuracy is plenty good enough for a couple rounds in the face to end things if the need arises.
More to come... supper is done.
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