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Heartland Patriot wrote:I am usually the first person to recommend Ruger products, and indeed, I really like the SR9c I own...but I would NOT buy that LC9. I am so glad I got to fire a friend's LC9 before I went and dropped hard to come by money on one. That trigger pull is disgusting. I understand that most DAO pistols have a STRONG trigger pull, but with the LC9, it feels like the pistol is never going to fire and then, right as it hits the very end of travel, BANG. Maybe if they could do something about that trigger, I would like it better, but as it stands now, no way. YMMV.

Thanks for the input! I haven't gotten on the firing line with one yet, but I was underwhelmed by the LC9 trigger in the gun store by that very thing you mention. I love my LCP, and for the life of me, I can't figure out why they didn't copy the LCP trigger over verbatim in the design schematics. The search shall continue...

I enjoy my SR9c a great deal. I have big hands as well, so the normal SR9 magazines with the extension or the 10-round compacts with the pinky extender both make it more pleasant to shoot for accuracy at the range, but it sits deep in the palm of my hand and doesn't flip much with the flush compact mag. It's very comfortable to conceal IWB; I use a Galco made for a Glock 19 which works perfectly (I couldn't find a SR9c specific holster in person, and I don't buy holsters online unless I've tried them out first hand).

I'm actually in the market for a 709, or a Ruger LC9, or a Keltec subcompact 9mm-ish type pistol. The 709 has a better trigger than the LC9 as I measure things, but I like the LC9 more overall. However, I'm not a fan of being an early adopter, so I haven't gotten either. I might end up with a Kahr CW9 for the sake of a more proven track record than the other options.