I bought my 40 sub compact before my LCP II and wish I had done it the other way around.... Someone just said only useful in gym shorts (I carry appendix in gym shorts, not pocket) ... I disagree... It's always useful.... I found when I had just the 40 I sometimes found myself not carrying at all because I had on gym shorts or just a t shirt etc... But the LCP II goes everywhere.. Ankle holster if needed, pocket holster, appendix, anything.... It gives me more options to always have a firearm on me...clothing permitted I'll still grab the 40... But for a first gun? A pocket 380 is way more useful when carried 100% of the time than a 9mm you sometimes leave at home... To each his own