I have a S&W Bodyguard 380 that I really like, but that I have had continual reliability problems with. It is a few months old, and it back at S&W for the third time, this time for failure-to-fire.
I have been reading and studying about this gun a lot recently, and it seems that many guys make big improvements to them by completely disassembling them and cleaning up any rough spots on the moving parts. There are detailed videos and documents that walk one through this.
I am considering doing this even if my gun appears to finally be fixed by S&W. If S&W can't address my reliability issues, I think this may help get me there, along with installing a stronger aftermarket hammer spring to address the light strikes.
I am an experienced gun owner and mechanically adept, with a fairly decent workshop.
I have no interest in changing any of the factory design. For example, I won't try to lighten the trigger or change its characteristics except to possibly smooth it out a little, along with the other internal components.
The instructions on how to do this work always say to not actually remove any metal, but just to carefully polish it up. This doesn't really make sense to me, because my understanding is that any time you smooth out rough parts or polish them, you are in fact removing at least a tiny amount of metal.
I am interested in the opinions and suggestions of anyone experienced with this type of work, as far as how to proceed.
Thanks for any help!
David
I have been reading and studying about this gun a lot recently, and it seems that many guys make big improvements to them by completely disassembling them and cleaning up any rough spots on the moving parts. There are detailed videos and documents that walk one through this.
I am considering doing this even if my gun appears to finally be fixed by S&W. If S&W can't address my reliability issues, I think this may help get me there, along with installing a stronger aftermarket hammer spring to address the light strikes.
I am an experienced gun owner and mechanically adept, with a fairly decent workshop.
I have no interest in changing any of the factory design. For example, I won't try to lighten the trigger or change its characteristics except to possibly smooth it out a little, along with the other internal components.
The instructions on how to do this work always say to not actually remove any metal, but just to carefully polish it up. This doesn't really make sense to me, because my understanding is that any time you smooth out rough parts or polish them, you are in fact removing at least a tiny amount of metal.
I am interested in the opinions and suggestions of anyone experienced with this type of work, as far as how to proceed.
Thanks for any help!
David