While 380 auto is not my first choice for a self defense cartridge, the Ruger lcp is a near ideal drop-it-in-a-pocket-and-forget-about-it pistol. I liked it well enough I just got a second one. Prices on both under $300. I have small hands, but even for me the bottom finger does not grip. I figured this might be a problem, as the gun is so light I was a tad worried about recoil even in the 380. No sweat. Easy to control. Will never win any awards for target trigger of the year, but the guns shoot surprisingly well. I was able to put two magazines full in about a 4" circle at 10 yards, even with the eentsy sights, which are surpisingly useful even as small as they are. And I don't shoot as well as I did a few decades ago, but the groups were not tremendously larger than those of my Kimbers or SIGs at that range when shooting fast.
If the little cutout below the manual hold-open latch was just a bit larger to make it easier to engage the hold-open, I'd say Ruger had a near-perfect pocket pistol design.