Seriously. Got a new Bodyguard 380 just before Christmas. Came with a nice soft case to carry it around in. That's where the trouble started. I also have a house load of dogs. The bad ones are half ? and half Husky. They are smart and much like 2 year olds. All had homes that fell through. I had set the case on some laundry on a table out of their reach. My son (adult) grabs it as we are leaving and I thought he took it as my hands were full. But what he did was set it back down, just on the table, well within their sniffer zone. Out of site out of mind we left.
They liked the case most. The gun was loaded chambered and the safety was off. Mostly they knawed the grip and grip extinsion, actually managing to get the magazine to eject. And they chewed the spare mag. I was sick and a bit murderous towards the dogs. But they lived.
Took it apart today and looked it over. Can sand and file the grip to smooth over the bite marks. Nothing penetrated. Cleaned it up and it looked like I would still be able to use it although it will never be pretty again. Here is the problem, the magazines won't seat. They seem to seat and will even hold open the slide but the slightest pressure and out they come. I know they don't have teeth long enough to reach the inner workings of the release and there is not a mark on the button on either side. I wonder if they may have broken something inside when they chewed the magazine out. The mags are hard steel and except for the plastic bases appear fine.
Somehow I doubt S&W is going to repair this under warranty, which also means I have to pay to send it to them. I suppose I'll find a local Smith.
Any input is appreciated as well as names of Gunsmiths in the Houston area. I think the release is reversable so it may be a easy fix. I don't know.
And yes I feel quite stupid.
They liked the case most. The gun was loaded chambered and the safety was off. Mostly they knawed the grip and grip extinsion, actually managing to get the magazine to eject. And they chewed the spare mag. I was sick and a bit murderous towards the dogs. But they lived.
Took it apart today and looked it over. Can sand and file the grip to smooth over the bite marks. Nothing penetrated. Cleaned it up and it looked like I would still be able to use it although it will never be pretty again. Here is the problem, the magazines won't seat. They seem to seat and will even hold open the slide but the slightest pressure and out they come. I know they don't have teeth long enough to reach the inner workings of the release and there is not a mark on the button on either side. I wonder if they may have broken something inside when they chewed the magazine out. The mags are hard steel and except for the plastic bases appear fine.
Somehow I doubt S&W is going to repair this under warranty, which also means I have to pay to send it to them. I suppose I'll find a local Smith.
Any input is appreciated as well as names of Gunsmiths in the Houston area. I think the release is reversable so it may be a easy fix. I don't know.
And yes I feel quite stupid.