S&W Bodyguard light strikes

Thunderchicken · Sep 11, 2020

I took my Bodyguard to the range for the first time in a few years and fired half a box of S&B .380. Had four or five light strikes—each fired on the second try. I looked at the first one and there was a very teeny dent in the primer. Any suggestions other than a thorough cleaning including the firing pin and replacing springs?

Thanks for any thoughts.

jar · Sep 12, 2020

Try a different brand of ammo before doing anything.

JTQ · Sep 12, 2020

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FL-NC · Sep 12, 2020

jar said:
Try a different brand of ammo before doing anything.

Some of those euro rounds can have really hard primers.

earlthegoat2 · Sep 12, 2020

Still clean and change springs if this is going to used as a defensive weapon. I want no doubts about whether my gun is going to fire or not.

czhen · Sep 12, 2020

Clean very well, check for crude on firing pin channel, try anothers ammo.
S&B is known for hard primers.

Outlaw75 · Sep 12, 2020

That's a known issue with the Bodyguards, due to their short hammer fall.

5-SHOTS · Sep 12, 2020

It's a well known issue with the Bodyguard to the point that extra power hammer spring kits are available. I recommended to install one of those.
On youtube there are a bunch of videos showing the issue. hickok45, expecially in his second video about the Bodyguard, has alot of light primer strikes during live shooting.

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