The point that the person suggesting the M84 Beretta was that you do not have to operate the slide to load the pistol. You can tip up the barrel to insert the first round. Were they wrong in that assumption?
Ruger makes a couple of dandy little pocket pistols equipped with laser sights. The Ruger LCP in .380 caliber and the Ruger LC9 in 9mm.
I’m sorry, I missed that letter “m” ! I’m describing the open-slide 84 series. My bad !