S&W .380 Bodyguard

[ericire12]

Yes, S&W enters the .380 wars



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http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CustomContentDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10001&catalogId=11101&content=754501

The S&W Bodyguard 380 is a compact double action only 6-shot .380 Auto. Measured at ¾" thick, the little gun is hammer fired, has a second-strike capability and an Insight laser aimer installed inside the dustcover. The Bodyguard 380 was quite thin - very flat. The safety - it has a manual safety - is small, cannot be knocked "on" by accident. In fact, I never did get the safety on. The trigger is quite smooth and I found accuracy on par with the Bodyguard 38.

*Bane also talks about this on the video cast
http://www.downrange.tv/blog/?p=1402

[twyacht]

Now can they just make the ammo more available?

A little cheaper wouldn't be too bad either........

Love my Kel-Tec...

[ericire12]

Now can they just make the ammo more available?

A little cheaper wouldn't be too bad either........

Love my Kel-Tec...

Just picked up a boat load of personal defense ammo for my .32 Kel Tec...... Target ammo is easy to find as well

[twyacht]

I guess even though S&W picked up the Walther PPK/S .380 line, they wanted to get into the "mousegun" market.

Hoping the ammo market continues to settle down, before this admin "changes" something and we'll start all over again.....

[Neon Knight Anubis]

Why would anyone release a 380 now? S&W is a little behind the curb. Then again this is the same company that refuses to accept the best thing they could do for the company is to take out "the lock".

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[garand4life]

I think at this point S&W is just trying to keep in the game and take some market share from Ruger and Taurus. Their Semi autos don't have the lock except as an option. But just to show you may be right... look how long it took for S&W to catch up on the whole AR game.

[twyacht]

I think at this point S&W is just trying to keep in the game and take some market share from Ruger and Taurus. Their Semi autos don't have the lock except as an option. But just to show you may be right... look how long it took for S&W to catch up on the whole AR game.

Good point garand, another would be the M+P, the knee jerk reaction to the Glock by S&W was the Sigma, marginal at best when they first came out, and now a decent pistol, (still for right handers), BUT they got it right on the M+P line.

The S&W AR's are based on the the exact spec of the STAG line, and function as such.  Good ammo + maint. they go bang every time.

Not sure if it was "catching up" , or just trying to get it right in the market. References could be made about a certain Ruger SR9 that was "rushed" to market only to realize it wasn't quite "there" yet....

[Pathfinder]

Damn, S&W made no effort to bribe to to buy one either! Damn!!

[garand4life]

I think that a lot of this investigation is going to be found to be trumped up. My gut feeling anyway. Yes, the SR9 was another great example of trying to cash in on polymer. But I think the M&P and the SR9 in the end will be seen as following the natural evolution of service pistols. Especially since S&W already made 1911s.

[Overload]

Given the built in laser, will this gun be twice the price of their competitors ($450 vs $225)?  If they can get the price down below what the other 380s plus lasers would cost, they might get sales.