They're reliable little pistols if you keep them clean and feed them good ammo and only use
factory magazines.
This is just a suggestion: Get one of the current iterations that doesn't have a dash (
-) in the serial number. The sights are more pronounced just enough to make a difference.
There's also a new model out with some real sights, but they sit up just enough to cause snag issues for pocket carry and this version likely won't fit most of the current holsters out there.
http://ruger.com/products/lcp/models.html