I have the lcp, stainless steel guide rod, 13# spring, Hogue grip, I painted the front sight bright green.
It is not sexy (it's not a glock or 1911, or, insert favorite gun type here)
It is not a target pistol (but with practice you can hit center mass consistently at 10 yards)
It has a longer trigger pull than a Kimber or Sig or other SA pistols - I am not a glock guy so don't know how that compares
The slide lock is a pain, but can be overcome with a firm push.
The first does not matter to me, the second becomes a question of practice until you are good enough at SD distances, and the third is something you have to decide if you can live with - I have shot DA revolvers so, it just took some time to get this - expect it to be more like a DA revolver than a SA 1911 and practice accordingly, see if that helps.
I have not handled or shot an LCP II so no opinion there, I do have a security 9, which supposedly has the same trigger as the LCP II and that is a decent trigger.
What I will say, is with a soft pocket holster, the lcp disappears in a pocket, maybe the LCP II does also, I dont know. I can take the LCP anywhere (that is legal of course), with little or no possibility of anyone noticing you are carrying. Shorts, winter vest or coat pocket, Slacks, etc. The truth is that most people that might care if you are carrying are so into their phones or themselves these days that they probably wouldn't notice anything you are carrying unless it happens to get visible right in front of their face for a second or two when they look up.
Maybe one day I will go shoot an LCP II if I get the opportunity, my point is, the LCP is small and concealable and there is really no excuse for not being armed. When I say to myself, I cant carry this or that due to going to church or printing or whatever, the LCP goes in my pocket - the LCP for me, helps me to always be armed.
I know this is an old quote, but, the First rule of a gunfight ... Have a gun.
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