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Try different ammo

 

Apparently, you missed the part where I stated the Ruger Max I have has never suffered a light strike and cooked off all the bodyguard light strikes, but the 2.0 suffers from them constantly?? Also, I've never heard of a 500 round "break-in" period to fix the following issues: failure to eject, a failure to feed, light strikes, and the slide locking closed, (recoil spring?). But if this is the case, Smith and Wesson should put this info in the owners manual, which it is not.

 

Mine has fired every round of the couple of hundred I shot but it will not fire the laser cartridge either.

 

I actually bought 3 laser end caps, (the part that holds the 3 batteries and where the striker hits) for my .380 laser cartridge from iTarget Pro, because the rubber where the striker hits had a small dimple in it from the LCP Max striker hitting it over and over, and the bodyguard 2.0 could never actuate the laser, however the Ruger Max always actuated the laser. After installing a new end cap on the laser cartridge, the .380 laser cartridge now works in the Bodyguard 2.0. Unfortunately, the 2.0 is now back at Smith Wesson to rectify my light strike/failure to fire issue.

 

How did you end up resolving this? I’m dealing with the same issue and thinking about reaching out to SW for help.

 

It took 6 weeks to get mine back for the "light strikes" and the paper inside the returned box said "no issues found". When I took it to the range to test again, I experienced 2 light strikes out of 50 rounds fired. I then placed the light strikes (with a dimple on the primer) in my LCP Max which cooked both off so it's definitely not the ammo. A friend has a Bodyguard 2.0 with an extraction issue and a recoil spring issue, which might be related to the extraction issue. Her gun feels like it's locked/seized up when the slide is racked, so it might be a problem with the recoil spring/guiderod, which also might be linked with her extraction issues.

 

Just put 100 rounds through mine today. It was the beginning of my break in. Went to take it apart again to clean i noticed a roll pin by the take down lever was coming out. It's actually sharp and will not go back in at all. Guess this is going to S&W so the pin can be fixed/replaced.

 

I am having the light strike issue as well. Also having a return to battery issue. Every mag i have to bump the back of the slide 2-3 times to put into battery. At this point I fail see see the glowing performance I read of these....and yes it's "broken in". 300 frustrating rounds of magtec, pmc. Federal, and Remington all of which have issues. It has been cleaned and oiled. Also tried polishing the feed ramp. Nothing helps.

 

For not going back into battery, I think it's either a problem with either the recoil spring or feed ramp. A small suggestion, try polishing the feed ramp, which is in 2 places on the gun. A feed ramp is on the frame and the other one is on the barrel. You'll see them wen you match them up. As far as the light strikes goes, I just sent mine back to SW for a second time. First time it came back NOTHING WRONG. PASSED RANGE TEST. bs. It's not the ammo as my Ruger Max has never suffered a light strike. I really don't get all the positive rave reviews for this gun either. I've had trouble wit mine since I got it.

 

A friend and I both bought the BG2.0; mine has been flawless, but his wouldn't fully return to battery. We looked in the chamber and mine was smooth, whereas his had a lot of tool marks in it. We used a Dremel with a carbide impregnated 10mm flat end bit to clean up the chamber and it now runs completely trouble free.

 

What brand of ammo if you don't mind me asking?

 

I just purchased the 2.0 and had the same issue. Even when the gun was empty I had no striker on a dry fire. I emailed Smith and and they said to send it back for evaluation.

 

Just got mine back. This was the second time I sent it in to SW for "light strikes". All the return paper said was issue- problem with light strikes. There was no explanation on what they did, tests, firings, etc. I have yet to bring it to the range to test it out, but when I do, I'll bring along my Ruger LCP Max in case I get another light strike, I'll put it in the Max. I really don't want to start carrying this yet as it's unreliable.

 

I just got mine recently it's been going well, although I only fired about 150 rounds through it there was only one round that had a light strike, I ejected the round and reloaded it, and it worked the second time, I'm not sure if it was the ammo or gun, I will use it some more and see.
My original BG with laser that ran good for a while then I started having light strike problems sent it in to S&W got it back and still experience the same issue; I ended up trading it in.

 

Yes.... I bought some range ammo and brought out my BG 2.0. Roughly 1 or 2 per mag were light strikes. I put the same ammo through my Ruger Security 380 and they all worked fine. I just received a batch of Magtech 124 grain JHP and ran 50 rounds through the BG 2.0 today and they all cycled just fine.

So.. I'm interested in what S&W said after you got your BG 2.0 back. Did they agree the firing pin was short or did they say "No problem"?

I have seen heavier springs available for the Bodyguard and other article which claim these will fit in the Bodyguard 2.0. Of course you add 1 -1.5 pounds of pull to a trigger that is already not exactly a fine instrument. I am inclined to leave it alone and just accept that some ammo has harder primers that wont work well in the BG 2.0.

 

My problem sounds a lot like what ya'll are having. If you open the slide and drop a shell in the slide will not close completely. The shell seems to keep tbe extractor claw from grabbing the edge. However if I rack a shell from a mag it workes just fine. I even bumped the slide to try to get it to grab the manually fed shell, and it wouldn't budge. Anyone else with this problem?

 

I'm going to go out on a limb and wager the pistol is not designed for rounds to be hand fed. So the extractor claw isn't going to snap over the rim. It's designed such that the bullet is intended to slide up underneath the extractor claw as the round comes out of the magazine.

 

Actually, what's happening is the cut in the barrel where the extractor fits into, isn't big enough to allow it to open enough to get around the cartridge case rim. The cartridges are meant to be loaded from the magazine, where the extractor can pivot open enough to get over the case rim.

 

I have noticed the same thing. It is like the extractor moves horizontal so that a case can slide under it, but it will not move out and back. I haven't had any trouble of it feeding from a mag.

 

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I just took my 2.0 out for the first time today, 100 rounds of monarch brass with 4 light primer strikes. Put all 4 in my lcp max and it fired them. Going to try some different brands and see what happens!

 

Took my 2.0 to the range for the first time today. Gave up after 12 light strikes in the first 20 rounds.

 

Apparently it only has issues with Detroit Ammo. I have other guns that shoot it completely without issue but the Bodyguard and hard primers don't mix.

 

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I've had 5 intermittent light strikes with new BG 2.0, in 250 rounds. Either I get perfect hard primer strikes or just a small dimple, nothing in between. Doubt ammo is the problem, same boxes of ammo fire in 380 EZ and LCP Max. When I get light strikes, no other symptoms, fully in battery.
Shoot both 10 & 12 round magazines equally, but all 5 light strikes using the 12 round magazine. Everything else reliable.
Edit: Unsure if magazine related, but Smith Wesson sending me a new 12 round magazine to test. If 10 round magazine fails too, it will have to go back for repair.

 

I just bought a 2.0 and had 6 light strikes out of 25 rounds.

 

Bought a used bodyguard 2.0. Not sure of round count on it. Everything functions perfectly during dry fire. Went to range with some Fiocchi Range Dynamics and had 6 failure to fire out of 12 rounds. Some of the rounds when reloaded went off the second time and the others just left another dimple.

 

Took my brand new Bodyguard 2.0 to the range today using Magtech 95gr 380 Auto. Ran 100 rounds of which 35 to 40 were light strikes. I was able to eventually fire all the light strikes but some took 4 retries to work. I was only able to get through 10 rounds uninterrupted ONE time. It should be noted that I did not clean the gun before firing, however, after about 10 light strikes, the RSO at the range put some oil on the slide.

 

I guess the BG 2.0 truly are ammo picky. I bought some federal, Winchester, magtech, 95g and pmc 90g. Will try them out this week to see how it goes.

 

I recently bought a Bodyguard 2.0 and also feel that both the recoil and the striker springs are a little on the weak side compared to most other pistols I have.
I've had a LCP Max for about a year now and it definitely has a stronger recoil spring and puts deeper dents in the primers.
So far I've not noticed that anyone is making extra power recoil and Striker springs for the Bodyguard
I like everything about the bodyguard other than the spring issue.