Bodyguard .380 Light Strikes ??

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kymasabe

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My daughter bought a Bodyguard at the Tampa Gun Show today, we gave it quick clean and lube and took to the range and....had 5 or 6 light strikes out of the 100 or so that we shot today. Certainly not very good for a little carry gun.
Were shooting Remington, the gunsmith on site said to try PMC and MagTech before panicking, said some of the GB.380's were ammo picky. Anyone had this problem before? Or should I just order the heavier hammer spring from Galloway Precision now?
 
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My Bodyguard.380 had light strikes as well, even after Smith “serviced” it. At least they were fast.

I ditched mine after its own maker couldn’t fix it. A heavier striker spring might work, although as I recall the trigger is too heavy to begin with.
 
Mine is also prone to them. That trigger doesn't develop enough inertia, making it out of sintered tungsten carbide and a slightly heavier spring would help. It is also prone to stovepipes with certain ammo as the recoil spring is a bit heavy.replacing trigger spring with heavier one, main spring with lighter one, and it should work.

The only light strike failures I have had were with cci primers, and they left itsy bitsy dimples. Primer depth was always right. Draw your own conclusions.
 
I'm absolutely disgusted that the thing was released with such a rate of failure. People may die. Cops should never carry it. There will be a recall in the future, probably, and the upcoming lawsuits won't be fun.
 
Well, took the BG380 to the range again, blew thru a box of pmc and box of magtech without any light strikes. Magtech felt like it has more recoil, and reliably locked the slide open on last round, pmc fired reliably as well and locked the slide back often but not everytime like magtech.
 
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"A heavier striker spring might work, although as I recall the trigger is too heavy to begin with."

The Body Guard 380 is actually a hammer fired gun.

Might try some ammo from Federal. They are known to use softer primers.
 
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