Bodyguard 2.0 Carry Comp

[White Shadow]

Another new gun that is getting broken in. Picked up a non-safety version of the S&W Bodyguard 2.0 Carry Comp. Besides the port it has improved sights over the basic version. My thought is to have it eventually take over from my Ruger LCP Custom for pocket holster carry. Longer sight radius, better sights, better trigger, and 12+1 capacity vs the 6+1 on the Ruger.

Out of the box it wasn't dry and it wasn't lubed - it had some sort of tacky gunk in it. Maybe an anti-corrosive? Got that all cleaned out and it's properly lubricated now. Had the known very stiff slide out of the box. Lots of cycling it and storing it locked open has helped.

Probably run about 75 rounds through it so far. Good sights, nice recoil impulse for how tiny it is, do have to be very careful to not pull left with the short pull length. It is oddly picky about ammo. It seems to run Magtech FMJ RN just fine, but won't feed Fiocchi FMJ RN. All of the issues seem to be with feeding. If it feeds, it runs.

I've watched a bunch of videos there are some ammo brands / models it just won't feed. It is going to get a long testing and break in period before I place any trust in it and I definitely won't switch up any carry ammo without a long test run.

The videos did lead me to some reports of occasional problems with the recoil spring ends. Seems like S&W kind of fumbled that part a bit. I replaced the factory spring with a Galloway Precision spring at the OEM rate - problem avoided.

Nothing visually special about mine so I just grabbed a stock photo.

[Hawg]

Maybe polish the feed ramp ? Might also work it self out after a few break in rounds?

[White Shadow]

Wouldn't hurt trying. I assume a lot of the gun's fussiness comes from it's weird two part feed ramp. I assume S&W did that for a reason.

[Texas PO]

Maybe after the break in period it will work itself out. Every S&W I ever had shot good right out of the box, don't recall one that had a coating on it. How does it feed PP rounds? I have to trust a pistol 100% before it goes into my carry rotation.

[White Shadow]

I have only run FMJ through it so far. With the popular opinion being that this gun in particular needs a longer break in period I haven't run anything but FMJ through it so far. I figured no sense in putting the more expensive stuff through it so early in the process. I'm optimistic based on the videos I have seen as in general it has been shown to run with everything I keep around other than the Fiocchi FMJ.

Next time I get it out I plan to run it longer and get a fair number of rounds through it and the extra mags I purchased. I will update afterwards.

[White Shadow]

I ran 100 rounds of Magtech FMJ RN through it at lunch time with no hiccups.

[SparkyPrep]

A damn fine lookin' piece there!

[bigwheel]

A damn fine lookin' piece there!

Tis mighty purty. Bet there are some higher capacity magazines available for it. I snagged a couple of 15 rounders for my Taurus which comes 11+1. They work great and gives a little pinky rest where they hang out the bottom of the magazine well. Allows a person to shoot a 50 round session without having to reload any magazines..which is a biotch to do. Near impossible without a reloader gizmo.

[White Shadow]

I haven't looked for any higher capacity magazines beyond the larger factory 12 rounders as I'm planning on using it for pocket carry. Those S&W factory mags are a pain to load without the Uplula. I keep that thing handy.

[White Shadow]

Ran about another 75 rounds through it yesterday ( wife and daughter helped expend that ammo ). Did have one malfunction, but it was the ammo. This is the first case I've had of Magtech and got that because of the known issues with Fiocchi and this gun ( Fiocchi and Speer Lawman have been my typical range ammo ). That one shot felt super light and it failed to eject. Was light enough I field stripped the gun so I could get a clear view through the barrel to make sure the projectile cleared.

Otherwise no issues. Getting a bit better with not pulling it left. I will eventually try to find a better ball ammo that gun likes. The Magtech runs dirty on top of having that one light load. The Fiocchi I have complete confidence in that it will perform as designed.

[Hawg]

Sounds like its working itself out pretty well!