In wildly unpredictable move, S&W new j-frame bodyguard 2.0
_____________________________________________ Proverbs 3:31 "Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways."
April 15, 2026, 09:57 AM
BigSwede
So, just updated sights?
My wife and daughter picked the Bodyguard for carry, they love them
April 15, 2026, 10:19 AM
cslinger
Easy change, keeps them on the hype train and makes folks look at the brand on the tubes and the grames etc. Less about the gun more about the marketing IMO.
Take Care, Shoot Safe, Chris
April 15, 2026, 10:48 AM
Jim Watson
Been out a while. Cylinder turns the wrong way, awkward top cylinder latch, but it has a LASER.
April 15, 2026, 11:43 AM
parabellum
ick
April 15, 2026, 12:16 PM
92fstech
quote:
Originally posted by parabellum: ick
I have zero personal experience with the polymer Bodyguard revolvers. They may very well be wonderful guns. But this is exactly what comes to mind every time I see one.
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April 15, 2026, 02:50 PM
4MUL8R
Ruger LCR like
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April 15, 2026, 02:58 PM
1KPerDay
So not only are all S&W guns now named the M&P, we have multiple Bodyguard 2.0s also.
That's a great idea
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April 15, 2026, 04:56 PM
Scoobaru
I have had the misfortune to shoot the first version. It feels nothing like a Smith & Wesson to me. The trigger was awful, it was not accurate, and it feels cheap as hell. As Para puts it...
Ick.
April 15, 2026, 08:21 PM
wrightd
Ick was my first thought as well, but can't claim it since Para beat me to it.
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April 15, 2026, 09:08 PM
92fstech
quote:
Originally posted by 1KPerDay: So not only are all S&W guns now named the M&P, we have multiple Bodyguard 2.0s also.
That's a great idea
Yep. And they're chambered in .38 Special and .380...two calibers that casual gun owners are already prone to confuse. They've also got the Shield, Shield+, ShieldX, etc...its like they're intentionally trying to make it confusing.
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April 16, 2026, 07:37 AM
RogueJSK
I guess I see what they were going for, addressing some of the main complaints of the J frame like the heavy trigger pull and nub sights, plus removing the lock and adding in an ambi cylinder release.
But in a world where micro compact 9mms exist that are the same size or smaller, with even better sights, an even better trigger, better capacity, easier reloads, and a more potent round, I still think it'll be a hard sell.
So now they have new buyers who won't want it when they can have a micro 9, and as evidenced by the sentiment here, old J frame fans who won't buy it because it's not what they know.
Alienating both new and old buyers is not exactly a recipe for sales success.
Perhaps it's time to simply let the J frame fade into history, rather than straining to try to keep it relevant in modern times.
April 16, 2026, 08:18 AM
RichardC
quote:
Originally posted by RogueJSK:
Perhaps it's time to simply let the J frame fade into history, rather than straining to try to keep it relevant in modern times.
'Taint.
April 16, 2026, 08:53 AM
RogueJSK
April 16, 2026, 09:38 AM
92fstech
quote:
Perhaps it's time to simply let the J frame fade into history, rather than straining to try to keep it relevant in modern times.
Blasphemy!!!
But this is the way to do it, not that fugly plastic thing...
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April 16, 2026, 11:41 AM
2000Z-71
I’ll agree with the, “Ick”. Kinda looks like the product of a hot sweaty night with a bottle of Boone’s Farm and a Ruger LCR and a Keltec. It just looks cheap. I’ve been intrigued every now and then by the Ruger LCR but this new one from Smith looks like it’s cobbled together, it just doesn’t look like an integrated design.
I do think that revolvers can be modernized, but this ain’t it. I like the idea behind the UC series by Smith of adding better sights and a better trigger. I have nothing against a polymer grip frame, but this just looks cheap and added on. I also like what Lipsey’s has done with bringing back the Night Guard series. Lightweight material in a revolver that’s more shootable than a j-frame. I’ve got my name in with my LGS for a 386 and I’m really hoping they bring back the 310 Night Gaurd.
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April 16, 2026, 01:28 PM
HRK
Had a Ruger LCR I pocket carried for a while, just didn't care for the way you had to reset the trigger, there is no short reset you had to be sure you let the trigger back out all the way.
April 16, 2026, 07:15 PM
SigSentry
I'm good.
April 16, 2026, 07:30 PM
cslinger
quote:
Perhaps it's time to simply let the J frame fade into history, rather than straining to try to keep it relevant in modern times.
You shut your dirty whore mouth!!! .
In all seriousness I haven’t carried a J in a while but there are rare occasions where it just works. It looks like Wallet in a pocket and still has a place now and then for me. Not that plastic abomination above of course.
Take Care, Shoot Safe, Chris
April 16, 2026, 09:56 PM
wrightd
quote:
Originally posted by RogueJSK:
I guess I see what they were going for, addressing some of the main complaints of the J frame like the heavy trigger pull and nub sights, plus removing the lock and adding in an ambi cylinder release.
But in a world where micro compact 9mms exist that are the same size or smaller, with even better sights, an even better trigger, better capacity, easier reloads, and a more potent round, I still think it'll be a hard sell.
So now they have new buyers who won't want it when they can have a micro 9, and as evidenced by the sentiment here, old J frame fans who won't buy it because it's not what they know.
Alienating both new and old buyers is not exactly a recipe for sales success.
Perhaps it's time to simply let the J frame fade into history, rather than straining to try to keep it relevant in modern times.
For such a fine and revolutionary new gun, they forgot to label the most important part, the"snoot", where the boolit comes out.
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