The little J-frame S&W with the shorter Crimson Trace grips is an excellent "always" gun.
The LG-205 grips have the advantage of being quite compact, and though they're smooth and made of plastic instead of the tacky rubber ones you're using, the LG-205 grips are still very easy to hold onto when drawing and while shooting.
Once you try them, you'll see they're superior. The laser is guaranteed "instant on", with no on-off switch on the base to trouble about, yet the little pushbutton which activates the laser isn't at all prone to being accidentally activated.
It is an eminently carryable and concealable and accessible combination, and can be highly accurate at considerable distances even in poor lighting conditions and under very stressful circumstances.
Lots of folks think aiming-aid lasers on guns are a gimmick, but these work, hold zero, and have a very long battery life. And of course if they poop out, you can still use the sights as usual!
I have several of these little J-frames, generally carrying the 340PD the most, the 642 less, and the Model 60 least.
Loaded with and zeroed for the new Speer Gold Dot 135gr+P JHP .38 Special load, I think this is a really good CCW combination, either as a BUG or even as a primary gun.
Not much capacity, and slow to reload, but 5 reliable, accurate shots, on demand, of .38 Special JHP or LSWCHP will probably be sufficient for most peoples' self-defense needs.