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[wastickslinger]

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[FC]

I have a 638, I carry it a lot! The J frames are great little guns, that is a decent price for one with a laser too.

[B.G.hunter]

The .380 or the .38spl? The .380 is one of the best in its class.  The 38spl I think there are better guns on the market.  The cylinder lock up seems kind of cheep. 

[hunting4sanity]

I'd have your wife test out the trigger pull, there may be others that will work better for her.  Obviously you don't want a pocket-gun to have a real light trigger pull, but mine (380 auto) has a very heavy and long trigger pull, that's my only complaint with the gun.

[Biggerhammer]

If your talking about the .380, I looked at the Kel-Tec, BodyGuard and the LCP several weeks ago and for me I liked the Ruger LCP. I liked the LCP's size, I liked it's simplicity. The Kel-Tech wasn't as polished, rather crude in manufacture as compared to the BodyGuard and the LCP. I have friends that carry Kel-Tech .380's as their backups and they have functioned great and shot well for what they are(Pocket Rocket).

After handling them, I decided on the LCP with the laser. I zeroed the laser for the average distance across a room. It is VERY accurate with the Hornady Personal Defense ammo. The trigger is a long heavy pull, but it's just one of those things a sacrifice for a compact backup pistol.

 

[K357**]

I have one of the S&W Bodygaurds...It's a little snappy... Why don't you try a Kel-Tec PF-9.. I have one of those to.. Great little carry/cancel piece and very comfortable to shoot. Plus there reasonably priced..  

[jbender]

The bodyguard is a nice little gun.  Its trigger is a little stiff but I like the gun.  The Ruger is a nice gun as well but you will pay more.  The price you listed is not bad.  Law enforcement price on that is $399.00 which is the cheapest I have found so thats pretty close.

[300rum]

I have two of the Bodyguard .380's.  The worst thing is the trigger (of course) as are all concealment type pistols that haven't been worked on.  Between the two they have 400+ rounds down range with no issues.  My wife carries hers in her purse all the time.

The trigger is a very long steady pull, not "hard" just long and steady, but with time you can overcome its drawbacks and when you do you will find that it is a very accurate little pistol.  I can mow down a plate rack at 15 yards with an occasional extra round,  I think that's pretty good for what it is.  Dryfire is the biggest way to get used to the trigger, it should be dryfired a lot. 

If you don't like the trigger, and many women don't at first (5 in my case), try this trick.  Put up a couple of full milk jugs at say 20 feet or so (or use steel but get back farther, the point is to make it easy to hit), have the gals go head to head to see who can hit their jug first.  Don't go guy/gal, they don't like that.  With a little competition, ask them if they can remember the trigger and they will probably forget about it.  Similar idea, when they need it they will forget about the trigger.  Again, dryfire helps out a lot here. 

I like the safety, it is a very "positive" on/off and manipulated easily by my wife and other gals who have shot it.  I think that it is a good idea on a purse gun.  The mags are very easy to reload which for a women is nice, those double stack Glock mags can be tough on the 17th round!

The Laser is accurate.  My wife has to rotate the pistol ever so slightly to turn it on but it is manageable.  I don't know if it would get turned on in a gunfight but like I told my wife, if every you are in a situation where you are holding someone at gunpoint, it might not be a bad idea to just turn it on so you don't have to worry so much about the sights.  We don't really train with the laser. 

I haven't had any jams at all.  The only issue I had was light primer strikes on cheap ammo but the all fired on the second strike.  I like the Hornady Critical Defense ammo, accurate enough and no feeding problems.

If I remember right I bought them for $350 or so apeice.  I might be wrong though.  PM me if you want and I will let you know where I got them.       

[Biggerhammer]

It is the .380. I also fondled the the Ruger LCP with no laser, it was $350. I liked the size better but overall I liked the Smith better.

I gave 349.00 for mine with the laser new in Wenatchee at Hooked On Toys. They want 279.00 for a new LCP without the laser. They still had a couple non laser LCP's in the case last time I was in there.

[high country]

I have a bodyguard on me 90% of the time. It is quite accurate and reliable. I leave the safety off.

[woodywsu]

Ruger has a better trigger