New Sig about to hit the market... P290 a pocket 9mm..

[Thomas]

The LCP not locking open on last round would now be a deal breaker for me.

Yeah, that might be a problem if one needed to reload very quickly. The only solution would be to count how many times the gun has been fired and replace the magazine when the last round is in the chamber. At least with 6+1, it shouldn't be that easy to lose count, but I can understand in a high-stress situation, counting the bullets may be the last thing on one's mind. For an automatic slide stop, the gun would have to have been made one or two millimeters wider. I probably would have still bought the gun if it was that much wider, but Ruger decided for one reason or another not to make it so. I don't know if I'll buy an extra magazine or two anytime soon, but hopefully I'll never need more than one.

Doesn't have to be wider...the Taurus TCP has slide lock open on last round as does the S&W Bodyguard. If they are wider, I can't tell by the naked eye. BTW, You always need a spare mag. A goodly percent of the time, gun failure is really mag failure. Clint Smith at Thunder Ranch always says "One is none and two is one." Not to mention, with that small a capacity, I would suggest carrying a spare on your person...not only for additional ammo but in case of mag failure. I carry a spare mag though the P238 holds 8 rounds (extended mag). But I would also carry a spare mag even were I carrying a full sized 18 round gun.

I spent half an hour looking at my LCP last night. I'm assuming they made it as thin as possible, and there is no extra room inside the frame. On the right side, there is a lever for to actuate the hammer. I'm assuming on the left side, there is something inside the frame underneath the serial number. Now that I think about it, if the serial number wasn't in that spot, they could use that room for a lever to actuate the slide stop. The only thing then is that they would need to change the springs in the slide stop and/or magazine. The slide stop spring is a lot harder to move than the magazine spring.