I picked it up my BG380 about a week ago from Nicks Sports Shop in Palmer, MA. I finally got a chance to put some rounds through it. Actually, 200 rounds through it. All I can say is WOW. For a handgun that weighs this little it has little recoil and very little flip to it. My Sig P232 has more.
I had 2 types of ammo. 100rnds of WWB .380 and 100 rnds of Aguila 90 grn .380 jacketed hollow points. Not a single hickup. Every shot fired and cycled fine. The slide locked back on the last round and it placed all the brass in a nice neat little pile.
The laser is a novelty. Although I can turn it on with my trigger finger, if I am drawing it to use it, I am not going to waste the time to turn it on. But the laser is dead on. If S&W offered one without the laser, in turn reducing the weight even more, I'd pick another one up.
It is not a perfect gun. There are two issues I have with it. One is the 10 mile trigger. It truely breaks a fraction of an inch from touching the grip and it's a heavy pull. The second is, the magazine release has to be pressed to get the magazine to slide in.
Because of the 10 mile trigger I don't see a big need for the slide safety. I guess if you were just going to toss it in a pocket without a holster it would be a good idea to engage it, but holstered? Ehh... one less step to bring it into action.
Accuracy? I can say the sights and laser are right on. But because of the trigger pull, one handed, I was able to keep the shots in about 3" at 15'. It's not a bullseye gun, but a bad guy 10' away is going to be hurting.
I think S&W has worked the bugs out of it. The first productions ones had all sorts of issues. The laser breaking, the take down lever fly away, the trigger not resetting. But mine being a much later production model (Serial # EAP****) is working flawlessly.
If you are looking for a light weight CCW, I'd recommend taking a look at it.
I had 2 types of ammo. 100rnds of WWB .380 and 100 rnds of Aguila 90 grn .380 jacketed hollow points. Not a single hickup. Every shot fired and cycled fine. The slide locked back on the last round and it placed all the brass in a nice neat little pile.
The laser is a novelty. Although I can turn it on with my trigger finger, if I am drawing it to use it, I am not going to waste the time to turn it on. But the laser is dead on. If S&W offered one without the laser, in turn reducing the weight even more, I'd pick another one up.
It is not a perfect gun. There are two issues I have with it. One is the 10 mile trigger. It truely breaks a fraction of an inch from touching the grip and it's a heavy pull. The second is, the magazine release has to be pressed to get the magazine to slide in.
Because of the 10 mile trigger I don't see a big need for the slide safety. I guess if you were just going to toss it in a pocket without a holster it would be a good idea to engage it, but holstered? Ehh... one less step to bring it into action.
Accuracy? I can say the sights and laser are right on. But because of the trigger pull, one handed, I was able to keep the shots in about 3" at 15'. It's not a bullseye gun, but a bad guy 10' away is going to be hurting.
I think S&W has worked the bugs out of it. The first productions ones had all sorts of issues. The laser breaking, the take down lever fly away, the trigger not resetting. But mine being a much later production model (Serial # EAP****) is working flawlessly.
If you are looking for a light weight CCW, I'd recommend taking a look at it.