I am pretty new here. I looked all over for the place to post a new thread and could not find it. Best I could do was a "reply" opportunity.
Okay, here's my conclusion: I have now fooled around with a BUNCH of small pistols. While many of them are very nice they do not, in my opinion, offer the features of the plain, homely and CHEAP little BG. Manual safety, loaded chamber indicator, lock open on final round, easy take-down, ugly trigger pull to remind you if you accidentally grab for the trigger in error, easily carried totally out of sight and easy to get to.And if you hold it right this little rascal will punch a bunch of holes in a golf ball sized target.
I fondled and fussed with pistols costing three times as much and which were much prettier and made of real steel with space age sights and some other whiz bang features. Some had grips that surely would rip your hands after 25 hot rounds. Some I could barely hold. None were as reliable (I've had one FF in a bunch of rounds.
The Bodyguard is really ALL we need to do the job we want done...a small unobtrusive easy to care for and reliable pocket pistol.
Been shootin' since 1948. So there ya go boys, now you know my expert opinion. Ha Ha Ha!