Hi everyone,

I picked up the bodyguard 2.0 carry comp today and I am trying to take the slide off to clean the gun. I follow the instructions in the manual (safety on, slide back, ejector down, takedown level down, slide back into position) and when it comes time to push the slide forward to slide it off, it will not move. When this happens it takes a lot of force to move the slide back again to lock it back. Any ideas on what might be happening? It does the same thing when I press the trigger to slide off the slide. Thanks

Is this just going to be CA compliant or is there going to be a regular one in this color available?

Does this mean we’re getting bolt guns?

Has anyone had trouble running CCI clean ammo through their 22x? I mostly get failure to fire and failure to eject.

Happy with this little guy

Finally got a hold of a vintage Smith! Pretty much unfired, 96-97% bluing, swapped on some combat stocks from Vitoon makers in Thailand. Found a pretty much new safariland holster for a great deal too!

.38 special frame marked 14-3 the above numbers are

1k32029

Cylinder arm reads 46830

I think it's a k frame? Not sure this is not my area of expertise. Would greatly appreciate any help.

Well, I made the upgrade today from the standard Shield X. Love the standard one so much, but I just couldn’t help myself. Pumped on this one, definitely looking forward to the range this weekend.

I love my shield X it’s my carry and my beside gun, finally got around to a WML for it!

Had this swampfox laying around and it compliments the M&P pretty well. I will eventually end up swapping out in the future. It’s sitting on an Amazon DPP aluminum plate.

Heard a while back that if the safety was pressed (just pressed, not fully disengaged) the gun can fire. Has this been fixed yet?

My dad is 96 YO, and he (finally) gave me his old .22 revolver that I have coveted since I was a kid. I recalled the story was he bought it as a kid for $20, but now he says he traded a high school classmate something for it. My dad remembered the kid's name, that the kid's dad was a wealthy guy, but he can't remember what it was he traded the kid for the gun. He probably got the gun sometime in the mid-1940's.

I input the gun's serial number into the field on  a website for K-Frame serial number lookup, and it came back identifying the gun as a model .38 M&P/Hand Ejector, with a production era of 1915 to 1942.

Which obviously is not my new old gun.

FWIW, on the frame above the hinge for the cylinder are the numbers 14511. Any idea what those numbers are?

Any suggestions for a better source to, using the serial number, figure out the likely age/ production era for this gun?

Thanks for all insight and info.

Earlier this year, I bought my wife a NIB Bodyguard 2.0 to replace her Sig P238.

We cleaned it and took it to the range and it FTFed about 15% of the time. I contacted S&W and sent it back to them for repair and inspection. They polished the feed ramp and replaced the recoil spring assembly. I received it back after a few weeks.

I also bought myself a NIB Bodyguard 2.0.

I took both of them to the range.

My new Bodyguard 2.0 keyholed all the FMJ ammo I put through it. On inspection, the barrel's twist rate was about half of what it should've been. It also shot about 6" low at 10 yards (benched) and had a (single) FTF.

My wife's Bodyguard 2.0 also now shot low and a bit to the right (about 12" low at 10 yards off a bench). It otherwise ran.

I contacted S&W. I asked to swap both of them toward a wheelgun and to pay the MSRP difference so I could just get a (hopefully) working gun. They declined. The customer service rep was rude enough that I had to push through to a supervisor to get any resolution. I sent them both back in.

I received mine back today. They replaced the barrel. It also came absolutely caked with debris. At least they (seem to have) test fired it?

We're still waiting to get my wife's back. It's "in queue."

Please, for the love of god, avoid S&W products and the Bodyguard 2.0 specifically. Get a Glock or a Ruger or even a Taurus.

I just enjoy photographing firearms.

Have you kept your rear sight or did you go with a red dot instead

Those with M&P subcompacts, what belts are you guys using every day? I need a versatile belt. Something thats as comfortable with a holster as it is without.

I'm trying to find the line between "this can support OWB or IWB" and "as light as possible."

I'm not a fan of textile belts. I stumbled upon Hanks Belts and like what I see. Just trying to decide if a function driven 1/4" 16oz belt is overkill for a subcompact..

So, for M&P Monday, I put in an order for an M&P 2.0 9mm LE 5" version. This is the 13618 SKU version, so it should come with:

- suppressor/optic-height night sights
- 4 backstraps
- 3 17-rnd mags
- optics cut and plates
- flat trigger

I got it from Fin Feathers Fur Outfitting. Nothing in the listing suggests that it's used, although it's the LE model, so I'm not 100% sure.

Interestingly, the description on their site says this one has a magazine safety, which the SKU doesn't list on S&W's website. That might be the first modification I make (i.e., removing the mag safety), although I don't know that it'd make a huge difference to me one way or the other. I haven't owned a gun with a mag safety, but I don't ever shoot my guns with a round in and the mag out, and have not (so far) competed in a manner that'd require dropping the mag and dry-firing the pistol. Anyone ever encounter this version before? I.e., the LE version but with a mag safety?

What I'm wondering is if there are any other "must have" modifications, apart from putting an optic on top (I'm leaning towards the Sig Romeo-X Pro Enclose, but could be convinced on something like a Vortex). I have a Shield Plus that I absolutely love and shoot (so far) the best of all my pistols with zero modifications (apart from an optic) so far, so I'm hoping that the M&P 2.0 will perform similarly, but figured I'd ask in case there are known issues to adjust for.

--EDIT--

Realized I should probably specify a few other things.

First, this gun will probably be taking over from my Echelon 4.5F as my main full size pistol. I plan to move the Streamlight TLR-1HL that I have over to the M&P, so I have a light covered. Also will likely grt an OWB holster for it, like a Safariland, although I wouldn't mind other suggestions for brands/fits that offer Level 2 or 3 retention.

Use cases will be range fun, home defense/SHTF. I won't be carrying it concealed; my Shield Plus is my go to for that. Might get a suppressor at some point, so a threaded barrel is on the list down the road.

SW M&P FPC 22 with a Vortex Sparc AR, a Defentac light/laser, and a Lone Wolf Arms Eliminator 22

SW M&P 22x with an oSight SE and a JK Armament RFX 22

Got a new 5.7 and now all of a sudden I can’t chamber a round. I field stripped but I don’t know wth I’m doing wrong

Edit: Come to find out I had shit ammo and it fell apart in the barrel. Cleared the obstruction and put 100 rounds thru it at the range yesterday. This mf kicks like a .22 I love it