Okay so I got the Williams F/O sights today to try on the Bodyguard 2.0 and this is what I found:

First I removed the rear sight. It extends over the striker backup plate.I noticed some scoring on the edge of the backup plate and under the sight. This must have happened when it was installed at the factory. This is because the backup plate sets slightly above the top of the slide. This will cause scoring under the Williams sight. It is only aluminum I think. Maybe the backup plate can be filed down. Not sure how tight it will be in the dovetail, but if it's loose, there's a setscrew in the sight. The last issue is that the Williams sight will extend about .060" past the rear of the slide.

Next I removed the front sight. The Williams sight is loose in the dovetail. I put a .006" under the sight and snugged it up. Could be a bit tighter. More shim or maybe a little locktite. At this point there is about a .016" gap between the sight and the top of the slide.

 

Next question is where does it hit?

 

I would think that will happen.
I filed down the backup plate till flush with the top of the slide. The Williams sight tapped in nicely. Again, the sight extends past the rear of the slide.
Next it's to the range.

 

Thanks for your ideas. I finally got it off. I got a mini vise with rubber covers. It held it tight. I tried smaller hammer and punch, but it didn’t budge. I finally got it off with a full-size hammer and larger drift pounding it hard. I thought I would destroy the slide. It finally moved and with more hits finally come out. The new one went in by hand. I had to use the set screw to keep in place. I am thankful I can do it by hand so I can sight it in then use the screw and thread locker on the sides of the sight.

 

I order the Williams sights today. I'll post the results.

 

You may need to call S&W to ask. But honestly, give it time.

Anytime there is a new model, quite often you have to give it 6-12 months before you start seeing accessories for the gun

 

Yes and I both understand and hate that at the same time. Ha

 

I went to the range today. Used a rest on paper. Needed to move the rear sight to the right. Seems normal for me. Then no rest on the 10" gong.
Thought it might shoot low but was not bad. I'm pleased with the results.

 

Made a set out of two sets. Rear sight is for the original Bodyguard. Front is for a Shield EZ9, but while it slides in with thumb pressure, there's no slop in it. I used Permatex Orange Threadlocker and it's holding up very well. Several hundred rounds and still tight and can't push it out with thumb pressure.

 

No it goes both ways. I had to put a tremendous amount of pressure on the rear sight and thought that I was going to break it with so much pressure. However, I kept putting pressure in at the last turn that I said that I was going to try The rear sight popped so loud it startled the s*** out of me. But then I kept pushing and it finally slid off. I inspected the gun to make sure it wasn't damaged. Found no damage. Could see where the striker plate did extend just slightly above the site the rear site slid into. I then took the whole thing loose and used a soft mallet to get the Williams site started and put it all back in the sight Pusher and pushed it with a pretty fair amount of pressure to get it lined up center wise. I didn't use the set screw because well it didn't come with my rear sight but I don't need it. It holds up just fine. I didn't change the front sight because it glows at night anyway.

 

This was my same exact experience.

I initially tried with a punch and hammer but just marked the original steel sights. Then I used a Wheeler sight pusher. The rear sight took a lot of force with a Wheeler sight pusher, two loud pops and off it came. Front was simple. Noticed the rear plate that covers the striker is now slightly loose but it won't be coming off by itself as it's locked in by the rear sight.

There was no set screw on the original BG2.0 sights, installed the XS R3D 2.0 Night Sights which does have a set screw and used red thread locker on them per their instructions.

Will test fire it this Friday but both front/back appear to be on rock solid. I like the three tritium dots vs. fiber optics.

Attaching a photo of the originals (left) vs. the XS Sights R3D sights (right).

 

If you're going to use a hammer and punch, you'll want to securly anchor it in a vise. Because of the shape of the slide, I used popsicle sticks on the slide, held on with rubber bands to help align it in the vise. It worked out very well.

 

My Bodyguard .380. Galloway heavy hitter spring kit, flat trigger 7 yrds.
Truglo Night Sights. Can't complain.

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You do know that they come with a tritium front sight that includes a brightly colored circle all around it; right?
The gap in the rear sight is a bit wide for some…

 

Ahh, mine didn't!

 

As others have said, sure would be nice if S&W would add a section into the description of new products telling the possible new owners what existing parts fit/work and any news they may have about aftermarket parts that may be under development for them. I'll bet it would help them sell new guns if the buyers had an idea of when vendor to contact about upgrade parts.

 

Yes a great idea, would be really helpful

 

I actually contacted S&W about BG 1.0 sights, said they don't know if BG 1.0 sights fit the 2.0. Blew my mind...

Thank you for contacting Smith & Wesson. With the Bodyguard 2.0 being a new firearm, we have not tested that configuration. If you wanted to change the sights on the Bodyguard 2.0 I would recommend checking with the third-party company that you like as we do not have fitment information on after market components.

Thank you and I hope you have a great day
Marshall

 

I'm not finished with the project yet. I will post that at a later date.

 

I wrote SW and they said maybe XS or TG. But it’s just silly they do t even know what fits their own pistol.. smh

 

Me, too. Sure wish they'd put a little extra time into it and have all that info on upgrade parts in their tech specs.

 

Range trip follow up to my last post.

I believe it improved my accuracy in shooting and seeing the sights. That front dot is a big win for me, it was when I got truglo sights on my 9EZ before I went to red dots. When I took my time it was right on the money, when I rushed I got the usual leftward groups. This is at 10 yards.

Downside, 70 rounds thru it and the rear sight came off! <DOH!>

I installed it following the video to the letter, the rear dovetail is loose in the dovetail. Not snug at all. I think I'll use a liberal amount of BLUE locktite in the rear dove tail along with some on the set screw. I'd use red however I may need to remove it at some point in time (access to the spring and internals) and red would likely prevent that.

I'll reinstall with the BLUE and hit the range soon.

 

I installed it following the video to the letter, the rear dovetail is loose in the dovetail. Not snug at all. I think I'll use a liberal amount of BLUE locktite in the rear dove tail along with some on the set screw. I'd use red however I may need to remove it at some point in time (access to the spring and internals) and red would likely prevent that.
I'll reinstall with the BLUE and hit the range soon.

Permatex makes an orange threadlocker that's rated three times stronger than blue but is removeable.

 

Added orange thread locker to the set screw and on the front and rear of the dovetail. Ran 180 rounds through it and it seems to hold strong. So that seems to have fixed the that issue.

Now if I would stop shooting left that'd be great.

Got 1,000 rounds through it and while I'm still in the big circle it's not as tight or consistent as I'd like.

 

>You do know that they come with a tritium front sight that includes a brightly colored circle all around it<<

Yes I do thanks, but I really have no use for tritium and much prefer fiber optics.

 

I was curious myself. I purchased a set of Williams f/o sights made to fit the original bodyguard. They fit my Ruger LCP Max. I noticed that really look like they will fit the 2.0 . Think I'm Gonna get another set and try them. They appear to be the same.

 

I got those for my original Bodyguard, best FO sites IMO!

 

That does appear to be the case. If you look at the detailed pictures on the S&W web site, by the shape of the back plate, the only way it will go is up and the rear sight holds it in.

 

Question is though, is the plate retained by the striker like a Glock or will it just slip out w/o the rear sight? Not willing to drive my likely very tight rear sight out to find out.

 

>I order the Williams sights today. I'll post the results.<<

I'm interested to see how this works out, as S&W informed me that the front sight (pattern) was unique to the 2.0. Why they would do this is beyond me.

 

Its a TruGlo, mine is stamped with TG-H3 on top. The rear sight is an in house part stamped with the S&W logo. Maybe the rep was confusing the front/rear. I guess its possible they contracted TG with a new pattern.

 

>Its a TruGlo, mine is stamped with TG-H3 on top.<<

I'm still not finding it. Can you supply a link and/or pic of the finished product? Oh, and I don't want a night sight...just an old fashioned fiber optic.

 

The difference in the thickness of the dovetail is readily noticable and the BG front sight is much thinner than for the BG2.0. Have to wait for proper one to be available.

 

Well I don't remember how hard it was to get mine out. The striker plate definitely scraped on the sight. I do know that other gun sights were very tight for me. I made sure that the slide was secure in a vise. Use some oil. The punch should be brass and have some beef to it for good power transfer. This is the best I have to offer.

 

Thanks, at least I know I'm not the only one with this issue. I'll just keep on trying. It's amazing to me how just about everyone's bodyguard 2.0 shoots left. My hellcat pro came with a paper target showing how they shot it and the results of each adjustment until it was dead on. First 2 shots to make sure where it was shooting 3rd was over adjustment 4th... Well it speaks for it self. Thanks for the info

 

You are welcome. Good shooting to you.