I just had a chance to get acquainted with the new Ruger SR9. It feels good in my smallish hands which is a good thing. The sights don't work for my old eyes which is a bad thing. The thumb safety needs work both in size and ease of manipulation (putting on and taking off) which is a bad thing. Would I buy one? I will probably wait for the aftermarket to catch up with it (higher visibility sights and oversized thumb safety) then see if a local range has one to shoot and then I'd but one before any other Ruger semi-auto...Just my opinion.