S&W Bodyguard Revolver .38 special

[gsusmoshi]

Do they make a grip for this revolver

[XDPunisher]

is this gun to big for pocket carry?

[nando929929]

How i can get this revolver in Bolivia? , i'll pay the full price for it , even more!!!!!!

[johnj189]

I wonder why they put the power switch for the laser on the right side. It seems it would make more sense to put it on the left, for right-handed users.

[liszt1776]

continuing, i traded this revolver back for a 75 dollar loss and bought a 442. and i freakin love it.

[liszt1776]

i bought it. it does feel slightly lighter than the 642/442, and the grip is a little nicer for concealment. after shooting it a bit, i decided that the laser was so annoying to use it wasn't worth it. the pulsating thing is retarded. also, the idea of an ambidextrous release is silly and annoying for anyone familiar with other revolvers. if Smith removed the laser and put the release where it belongs, this would be the revolver to buy. but it isn't.

[A1ElPatron]

I Got A Small Stupid Question, Hope Any One With The Revolver Version Can Answer Me. "Does Your Cylinder Release Have A Lot Of Play?" I Just Got Mine Today And I Noticed It Rocks A Lot. Thanks In Advances.

[Doc1310]

Nice Video. You answered all of my unasked questions. Nice job. Thanks

[xXcommanderBADASSXx]

have you guys ever visted Red Jacket firearms?

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@xXcommanderBADASSXx

no, they are in LO, we are in AZ

[iLikeRamen4]

why the hell is the warning on the laser??

[sama1s2d3]

Love my new S&W 380 Bodyguard Revolver. My first revolver, so release seems natural to me.. don't have to lay it on it's side to release. The laser activation grows on you. Laser is very easy to sight in. Long trigger pull, as expected. Shooting a .38+P 110 grain feels very nice, easy to handle. Carry in a cheap level zero pocket holster- no problems. Weight is reasonable.

Complaint: Plastic release can get caught when pulling out of your pocket, particularly back pocket.

[SuperRip7]

poking my eye

[supa21229]

Thanks

[supa21229]

Do anyone know if they plan on coming out with the 357? Ill consider getting one if they do

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@supa21229

this is an old video, the .357 has been out for a while now, and here at least they are at most gun shops.. good luck

[hammerogod]

Shot one...hated it.

Normally I am a true blue S&W guy but the Bodyguard is a fail.

Get a 642 instead.

[Stoned483]

@thepyromagicians

Around $500 I think

[thepyromagicans]

how much does one of these cost

[ReservedRealist]

I think the trigger pull is better than on the LCR, and it also has a longer ejector rod, which is a nice advantage.

[diaperdude17]

Its a nice gun just dont like the color.....i prefer stainless

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@diaperdude17

stainless polymer?

[Elmore3141]

@diaperdude17 Get the dark-colored one and then stain it stainless.

[789films]

i shot one of these today they got some punch in em.

[onblock7]

I LOVE THAT GUN!!!!!

[GDMFSOB13]

@gunwebsites

What the F... Are you talking about??????

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@GDMFSOB13

I am not paid to teach you basics.. go learn elsewhere

[GDMFSOB13]

@gunwebsites

WHAT???

A light?????

[GunWebsites]

@GDMFSOB13

yes

[GDMFSOB13]

Do you think this is a good gun for house protection

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@GDMFSOB13

not for me, I like a light in my house

[urbansurvivor101]

Went to the gun store to pick up my AK and saw this there. Great little revolver! I think I will have to get one after watching your review. Thanks

[15roadrider]

how much was it>

[psychoguy1017]

Thank god for Samuel Colt!

[krazyrican2009]

I own one of these guys and haven't had any problems with it. It shoots great, is fairly accurate with iron sights for a snubbie and extremely accurate when using the laser. I have also shot the LCR and do not care much for it. Both are great snubbies but I prefer the S&W.

[VideoLobby]

This was my first handgun purchase. I notice on the inside of the gun, where the cylinder goes, is scratched. It looks like its from where the cylinder opens and closes and it took some of the blackness off the inside, like scratches.. Is this normal?

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@VideoLobby

yea guns will rub / wear all kinds of places, also shooting a revolver will get it real dirty

[VideoLobby]

Have you had any mis-fires with this gun? Ive heard it misfires alot? PLEASE REPLY!!!!!!!!!!!!

[71166tim]

@VideoLobby YES I HAVE BOUGHT 1 SHOT IT AND MESS FIRED 1 OUT OF THE 5 SHOT'S.SENT IT BACK GOT A NEW DID THE SAME THING.

[cumpston76708]

Have shot TWO of them. The first would fire one shot then require two trigger pulls to advance the cylinder and fire the next. The breech and c ylinder ratchets were bouncing out of sinc from recoil and it required two trigger pulls to rearticulate them and then fire the gun. Both revolvers I shot hit five inches to the left at 25 yards, approx four inches at 50 feet. The second revolver functioned without problems. On a positive note, it was reasonabley comfortable with +P

[RedgardH]

WARNING FOR EPILEPTIC INDIVIDUALS: skip few seconds after 0:06 and after6:01

[cumpston76708]

These revovler tend to shoot way left and low. Some of them fail to rotate the cylinder as the ill-conceived cylinder ratchet mechanism bounces out of register during recoil . A fine revolver if you do not try to shoot it.

[VideoLobby]

@cumpston76708 Have you shot this gun? have you personally had problems with it? or is this something you read in the forum? I have this gun, I shoot is regularly with 0 problems.

[NIKON777]

@cumpston76708 Mine has been flawless so far. The laser on the other hand has not. Think it was just lose from recoil though

[jeepman65]

I want this revolver so badly, but the grip is such a turn off. Any chance of an aftermarket manufacturer will make a larger grip for this .38? Great Review, thanks for sharing.

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@jeepman65

well it is a S&W, so I'm sure if they stay popular people will start to make optional accessories for them

[themeleed]

kinda ironic to see a laser warning on a firearm...

[jpap967]

I disagree with this review when it comes to cost. Being polymer as well DOES reduce the cost as the revolver costs the same or less as other competitors and other J frame s&w revolvers (~$415), but you pretty much get a FREE built in laser, a $150-$200 value, or atleast that's how much I see laser grips going for nowadays

[gjkfdgre]

Username7260, the video of the laser cannot hurt your eyes; only a real laser can do that. No worries.

[harvkeitel]

Our new Governor will allow conceal and carry soon. This looks perfect for an ankle holster, do prices usually drop after a year or so? Wow it's expensive!

[SunSunSuperFun]

I love the warning - if you've got the laser pointing at your eyes, blindness is the least of your problems.

[SuperSneakySteve]

It looks like the lazer would get more dirty in that location opposed to the grip mounted ones.

[SuperSneakySteve]

What's the benifit for the pulsing lazer?

[monkeypoo3000]

@SuperSneakySteve easier to spot than a regular laser

[DarkheartTheHeritic]

is the frame steel or aluminium?

[FlyingPancreas]

Very cool. Seems like a relatively great price for a S&W with a laser. I want one.

[ntrudr800]

@FlyingPancreas yeah this model is quite affordable. However I saw no steel plate above the forcing cone! If there is one I missed it. If not, the area above the forcing cone will wear--correct me if I am wrong. I saw reports of the Ruger LCR wearing badly due to it missing the steel plate above it's forcing cone. By the way this is S&W's DIRECT COPY of the LCR :P haha

[buckwheat40]

@ntrudr800 whats a forcing cone

[Username7260]

damn !! why you pointed that laser to my eyes ??? i reported this video hope you get banned !!

[ericsyutubeaccount]

if you wanted to could you take the laser off?

[1911Geezer]

Does that silly laser warning sign come off?

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@1911Geezer

OMG, if that fell off, could you imagine the lawsuits??

[bmil69]

@GunWebsites

yeah, would be a shame if you blind the guy that youre trying to shoot

[mikeamazing]

@GunWebsites yeah how will kids know how to not play with it? lol

[hemiram04]

@1911Geezer that was the first thing that came to my mind, wow what an ugly warning tag out comes the dremel lol.

[Makingnewnamesisdumb]

Laser and safety might be better designed on this compared to the .380, but it sucks that it effects your holstering. Lasers also should have had a mode selection switch or something so you could just press the button to turn it on and even make it so that it would just stay on as long as the button was held like most laser sights already do. I actually think these guns might have been better if they didn't worry about the lasers. Maybe that's just me.

[Makingnewnamesisdumb]

@Makingnewnamesisdumb Sorry, I mean't laser and the release for the cylinder might be better in design than the slide release on the .380

[dump14066]

I just picked one up at my local gun shop. Paid 512 bucks for it. so far very happy with the way it feels in the hand and the way it shoots. I like the laser a lot. it came bore sighted and was just about dead nuts on right out of the box. Not sure on the holster fit. I havent decided which one to get for it yet. It did fit nice in an "in the pants" Uncle mikes 38 snub noise holster. Im right handed and the laser and cylinder release were both very quick and easy to operate.

[freddysnotdead]

great video review! i know the suggested retail price, but has anyone seen what these go for at local shops? on average?

[1911Geezer]

Does this gun fit a standard J frame holster?

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@1911Geezer

Not sure, need to test that still

[ABorell12]

@GunWebsites Yea could you show how it fits in say, an Uncle Mikes size 3 pocket holster that the ruger LCP and the kel tec P3AT fit in pretty nicely. I kinda wanna see if it is still pocket carry-able

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@ABorell12

I don't think any of us use Uncle Mikes holsters, but I'll keep it in mind if I see one around

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@1911Geezer

it fits but the laser is in the way and the cyl release can be in the way depending on how you draw.. see our shooting vid

[jbperkin]

@GunWebsites ---Ive been trying to find a holster as well... Ive been told one is on the way, but does anybody know if there is a specific holster already made?

[docjekyll2002]

Can't wait until the range video on this. I just rented a revolver a couple of weeks ago and was really wanting to get one over a second semiauto. I've seen enough semiautos jam in person and wouldn't like that to happen to me in a life and death situation

[DagaYute]

Great review! can't wait until you get it out on the range!

[Femalefingerboarder1]

@DagaYute wat else did u say

[NungaNunga12]

That's NICE! Whats the average pricing?

[BigSean1992]

god that just looks like crap with the laser warning on it

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@BigSean1992

Come on, lawyers gotta eat somehow & them fancy suits don't grow on trees

[BigSean1992]

@GunWebsites lol ya kinda sad isnt it now if someone tries to mug you and you pull it and it gets in their eyes and the cops pick him up he'll sue your ass off i swear america what happened to you??? now you have to be afraid to hurt the criminal but if the criminal hurts you they had a bad child hood and are disadvantaged... / rant

[71166tim]

@GunWebsites I HAVE BOUGHT 2 OF THESE AND THEY BOTH MESS FIRED 1 OUT OF 5 SHOT'S.SENT ONE BACK GOT A NEW ONE DID THE SAME THING.

[Nerfgunsandpancakes]

sweet....

[desirefirst]

'scuse me if repeat, but i'd be careful about blasting your cam ccd with a laser, maybe good way to fry it

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@desirefirst

that is the way we roll, cameras are sacrificial tools for us

[erw956]

Nice straight forward review. Thanks for your time. Saves me a lot of research.

Good job.

[FatGuyWithAKatana]

i like that hybrid WAY more than a toyota prius

[Riflemanm16a2]

I've been searching for info on these ever since I saw the SHOT show vids and have come up with jack until now. Thanks for posting.

I agree with all of your negatives, but I want one just because it looks so cool. I think it's the coolest looking snub nose I've seen.

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@Riflemanm16a2

It is a S&W, so the quality has to be there, even if a few features aren't perfect for everyone IMO

[usframe]

interesting, thanks!

[jonathan0o0dawKins]

Great video, is there a chance you will be doing a shooting video. Im just asking because im interested in buying this.

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@jonathan0o0dawKins

I sure hope so, I'm putting the pressure on (I really want to shoot it too)

[nls8520]

In a time of emergency it would appear the Laser sights are useless, as you have to push a button to use them. The gun would be removed as fast as possible and fired in the time if emergency, they should have the laser sight in the trigger, then make it defeatable with a button.

[kevo1264]

@nls8520

Yeah, agree 100%, think the laser is just a bullshit gimmick. Might be okay if you KNEW you were going into a gunfight, but id probably bring a bigger gun. The S&W .380 laser is in a worse place.

[ijsaenz]

love the intro

[jtmoney606]

i like my LCR with crimson trace better because it weighs less and you just have to grip the crimson trace to activate it instead of change your grip also i bet the LCR trigger blows it away only thing i like on the smith is the latch to open the cylinder since im a lefty

[Riflemanm16a2]

@jtmoney606 But the cylinder still opens to the left, so I fail to see how it's truly ambi.

[kingfisher44]

i like your vids but can i say that strobing lights can cause epileptic fits when you show them to them camera , thanks

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@kingfisher44

Life has risks.. it's too awesome looking not to do it, IMO

[LeifRunenritzer]

This is kind of what i've been looking for; a small, light-weight, hammerless gun for coat- and pants-pocket carry.

[bladeimm]

S&W's response to the LCR. I like the position of the laser better than the LCR's. Thanks for getting us a look at in. By the way, did you ever pick up the LCR for yourself? I subjectively had the opposite experience as you, I pretty much loved the LCR, till I shot it. Now, I'm sold on the S&W trigger action. Lets see you shoot her.

[buckwheat40]

@bladeimm you didnt like the way the LCR shoots?? why not

[bladeimm]

@buckwheat40 Hey Man, Tried them next to each other. The Hogue grips, although comfortable, took more time to get back on target than the S&W. Also, I really enjoy the staging of the S&W's trigger, which of course the LCR is a departure from. I was open-minded about it. But, for my % & liking, I'd go with the Smith. My batting average was objectively higher. Plus, I had seen some drama with the LCR, as I'm sure you have. In a revolver, I expect unwavering reliability and wear.

[Tater78HD]

I WISH THEY WOULD MAKE ONE WITH 6 SHOT

[heineken44i]

I kinda like the idea of the laser being just above the cylinder (hit it on the head with the screwdrivers), but the idea if cycling through all the differentsettings for the laser would really ?aggravate? me. I will have to see how she shoots before making a definite verdict as of yet

[heineken44i]

You guys must run a outfitters store or something to have this many firearms reviewed. Still pretty awesome though how you guys have acquired such a variety of firearms. Half the ones you guys review are prohibited in Canada, so kinda makes me drool a little when you have them being reviewed/shot.

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@heineken44i

no store, we just have a lot of friends & supporters

[AppalachianFreedom]

I know that they are calling the new line the "Bodyguard" series, but it's a little confusing for their new revolver because it's actually more along the lines the Centennial style J-Frame. They should have considered the shrouded hammer design for it! ---- I love my Airweight J-Frame Bodyguard!

[nialld1990]

Had an epileptic fit at 6:05 :P

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@nialld1990

Dang it, we hoped it would hypnotize people into clicking on link$, LOL

[AllYouHearIsSwoosh]

How many guns do you have? lol

[xStalkerxx]

this looks like a miniature striker shotgun :D sweet!

[360steven]

nice gun thanks for the video

[dopeskis]

i heard the pulsing laser is not only for battery life, but it also doesn't give your position away in smoke or the smoke coming from your barrel.

[Monophony1]

Hmm, what's up with the unique star design? Is it just me, or is putting the laser button next to the sliding cylinder release, a bad idea.

[Derail07]

BAD ASS!!!

[wilfredotour2]

more wight - less recoil, that's by law.....

[cupcupculpable]

just like cars have engineered failure so will these plastic revolvers. I just don't see how that plastic is going to handle the direct recoil, unlike say a glock which has the recoil spring. seems like the revolver will loosen up after a few years of normal shooting...they look cool though.

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@cupcupculpable

good point

[raydog1111]

Pulsing laser also doubles battery life since you're only using it half the time. I like the idea of an included laser. I wish the activation was similar to Crimson Trace though. I still like this concept of an included laser on a revolver though.  I wouldn't be surprised if they changed the next model to make the laser easier to activate.

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@raydog1111

I sure hope so, it would go a long way with me for sure

[xphotosniperx]

isn't the trigger kinda hard to pull if u can't pull the hammer back before ?

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@xphotosniperx

Yes

[Monophony1]

@xphotosniperx Never cock a hammer in a self defense situation. Most accidental deaths with revolvers are the result of thumb cocking.

[texasmade21425]

kool inside lazer!!!

[CMLovejoy]

Do you have the bodyguard pistol that you can do a review on?

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@CMLovejoy

not yet, I was thinking I had a line on one.. but it was this revolver..