I also like the feel of the Bodyguard, the safety, and its sights much better, so I ended up with one of those in place of my Ruger, which always bit my trigger finger when I fired it.

Like any pistol, test it before you rely on it. If yours works OK the way you hold it and with your ammunition, don't worry too much about what others say about reliability.

My pistol does not like foreign .380 ammo but never fails to fire with Federals. I have Remingtons to test now, and will get to Winchesters eventually. RWS and Fiocchi are no-gos in my gun.

I agree with you that I don't feel real good about .380 caliber pistols, but people have been using them for a long time. If you can't get past the .380-creeps, might look into a Shield or a CM9. About all I can say is I prefer a .380 to anything smaller.