So, the differences in the LCP 3071 and the LCP 3740 (custom) appears to be:
1) sights
2) trigger
3) guide rod
At $199 for the 3071, if you make upgrades:
1) Sweet Pea trigger $45.00
2) SS Steel Guide Rod $11.50
from Galloway Precision, you're at $255.50, plus maybe another $10 for a trigger install kit, and this doesn't include the upgrades for sights.
If the LCP 3740 is $229, seems that the $199 deal isn't that great of a deal. No?
For me...the gun would be an up close and nasty where sights shouldn't matter much. The sights on the custom seem really raised...I'm not sure why they did that...as far as all the other similar sized guns on the market...none of them have sights raised that high. I haven't held one yet, so I'd have to try to put one in my pocket and see if I can make it snag. If I can't make it snag then I guess It's fine, but unnecessary imo.
Most people who have compared the lcpc vs the lcp say the trigger doesn't seem to make a huge difference. The only thing that's appealing to me is the stainless steel guide rod.
Simply put...get what you want, but as long as you can hit a full size silhouette with the lcp at 5 yards that's all that matters to me...I don't care how "comfortable" it is as that's not the philosophy of use.