I took my CCW class on Nov. 17 and my instructor had a LOT of guns. One of them was a Ruger SR9 and he REALLY liked it. It was his favorite 9mm. We went to the range and that was one of the guns he took with him, so I got to shoot a mag through it. I really like it. It's very thin, got a nice grip, and handles great. And it's very reasonably priced when compared to 9mm's from other major manufacturers. It's also very easy to take apart, clean and put back together. Nice gun.
I'm thinking of buying all three of my kids one for Christmas, fwiw.