I bought the very bodyguard you mention. Unfortunately, mine came with a defective hammer block, that was not disengaging when the trigger was pulled. The result was the the gun was going click instead of bang every time I pulled the trigger. It was promptly sent back to S&W, and they fixed it (though if you ask me, it should never have been shipped in that condition in the first place), and now it shoots very well. I can't say I'm happy with the delay, but I've now run several hundred rounds through it, and it is both accurate and reliable. I must say I am impressed with the grips. They are small enough and thin enough for easy concealment, but also hand-filling and recoil absorbing enough to make the gun very much easier to shoot than any other S&W snubby I've ever fired. And it doesn't have that damnable internal lock.I bought an LCR this past spring. Put about 300 rounds through it and started having problems. The cylinder stopped turning. Sent it back to Ruger and they replaced the cylinder, the ejector rod, the firing pin and the trigger! It was almost a new gun. Although I was impressed with their repair, I still traded the gun in on a S&W M&P 9mm. Love that gun for range use.
Now I'm in the mood for a revolver again and am torn between the new S&W Bodyguard 38 w/laser and a 442. I did like that LCR but I guess I just couldn't trust it for concealed carry.
The grips are too big for easy concealment IMHO.