BG 380 has returned and is functioning properly. No more light strikes in about 250 rounds and the primers show much deeper firing pin hits than previously.
I tested Hydra Shoks, Gold Dots and Hornady Custom/American Gunner as well as 50 rounds of AE. After about 40 rounds of Hydra Shoks I had a failure to feed so I switched to Hornady and Gold Dots and had no issues whatsoever with either in a combined 140 rounds. I’ll likely use the Hornady since they seem to perform well in tests, though I wouldn’t be afraid to use the Gold Dots either.
I tried to limp wrist the gun but couldn’t get it to fail as a result. It was easy to keep a magazine inside 5 or 6 inches while shooting as quickly as possible at 5 yards, even with the awful factory sights. That’s acceptable to me. I’m sure many of you could best me on this.
Next up I’ll get some night sights and a few more magazines. Eventually I may try some magguts.
I tried this gun very last in my search for a DAO hammer fired pocket 380 because people generally speak poorly of the trigger. Turns out I really like the trigger. Go figure!
My new BG380 is heading back to the mothership due to no locking back on an empty magazine. It's really not a big deal. Plenty of micro 380s dont lock back. Beside one light strike the last range trip it's been flawless. The laser has held zero and has been a constant companion over the last month.
Thw trigger has smoothed considerably. While i prefer the clean short and even break of a striker fired gun on my hip, the bg is a solid performer.
ShootingTheBull410's .380 tests on YouTube:I tested Hydra Shoks, Gold Dots and Hornady Custom/American Gunner as well as 50 rounds of AE. After about 40 rounds of Hydra Shoks I had a failure to feed so I switched to Hornady and Gold Dots and had no issues whatsoever with either in a combined 140 rounds. I’ll likely use the Hornady since they seem to perform well in tests, though I wouldn’t be afraid to use the Gold Dots either.
Jeb Stuart
Yep, I knew once you tried a CM9 you would love it! When I went looking for a micro 9mm. I had it narrowed down between the Nano and the CM9. Both were well designed and built guns but the CM9 just felt better in my hand than the Nano did.
Enjoy your new pocket pistol acquisition!
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I had the same issue out of the box. Turn around time to and from the mothership was about two weeks. It's feeling much better now.My new BG380 is heading back to the mothership due to no locking back on an empty magazine. It's really not a big deal. Plenty of micro 380s dont lock back. Beside one light strike the last range trip it's been flawless. The laser has held zero and has been a constant companion over the last month.
Thw trigger has smoothed considerably. While i prefer the clean short and even break of a striker fired gun on my hip, the bg is a solid performer.
How often is it not locking back?
Definitely let them know about the light strikes. They swapped the barrel and slide on mine and now you can clearly see the firing pin is making deeper indentations on the primers. Hopefully they can fix all your issues in one go.I don't think there is a pocketable autoloader I would consider an out of the box slam dunk. All of mine have run pretty well. I've had more ftf out of the LCP II than any of them. I love the way the gun looks and shoots, but its just not been as reliable as my old lcp, Pico, or BG380. I think the Pico would get the nod for me. I never had one issue with mine.
I will say that the light strikes of the BG are a bit concerning. However, I have never had one that didnt ignite on the second pull. I think in a SD situation I would probably put the trigger about 27 times in 3 seconds not really counting clicks and booms. Even the slide not locking back isn't an issue for me, really. So far, my laser is still spot on at 10 yards where I dialed it in. That's after a month of pocket carry in a soft holster never coming out except to change my jeans or to be left when going into secure buildings. I do like the gun quite a bit, and it seems really well made.
I really like the Kahr triggers. But for pocket carry, I want something without any energy stored in the action. With pocket carry, the gun is often pointing at somebody when I am sitting down, and I don’t like the idea of that. Just my own personal preference. I prefer a revolver or a true DAO hammer fired auto loader. The BG380 has both a DAO hammer setup and a firing pin block. I reckon that’s as safe as I can get for an auto loader.SteadyD, I recently and finally bought the Kahr CM9, Just a fantastic gun and not much bigger than the Body Guard. It has a wonderful trigger, mild recoil and only about 3 or 4 ounces heavier than the body guard and shoots 9mm ammo. Mine has shot flawlessly with the first 400 rounds of mixed ammo. I only wish I had bought one earlier in the many years I have shot Pocket guns and Micro 9mm. At only 15.8 ozs there is noting I have shot so far that compares to it in size and weight and mild shooting. I do not think there is another 9mm out there in the 15oz weight range. Yes, I love the Nano, but the Kahr is 4 oz lighter.
And for $50.00 you can get a front night sight.
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