Every time something new appears (in this case two new in the LC9 category) people automatically feel like they've got "substandard goods."
And you all do! Muahahahaah! :twisted:
No, you don't. Get real. If the gun was a good carry piece before the newer models came out, and you liked them, and you shot them well, and still do, then why worry about it?
Anyone responsible will tell you that 90% of carry is the person doing the carrying and how well they can shoot their gun safely. Shot placement. Draw time. Discipline and judgment. Practice. Mindfulness. A good, comfortable carry rig that you use regularly. Knowing the rules of Deadly Force and understanding how to win a gun fight.
From what I've been able to understand, Ruger went ahead and made the new LC9 striker models because of popular demand. That doesn't mean that people who own the older models instantly became less competent or that their guns became obsolete. My $0.02 anways.
If you really don't like it, find a good shop that will take it as a trade and/or sell it on consignment, but don't do it just because the Marketing Department has made you jealous.
P.S. I still have my Generation 1.1 SR9 (with the round mag. release, from way back in the Pleistocene Age of 2009) and never felt the need to upgrade it to the later model. It's still running fine. I should take another picture of it, almost 7 years down the road and I still smile a little every time I pick it up.
Here's an old picture. I'll take a new one tomorrow, not much has changed. I still like this pistol a lot, it's my "house" gun. I will say that after a couple of weeks carrying my LC9s: the full-sized SR9 seems *large* by comparison, and I don't remember feeling that way about it when I bought it.
I'm now referring to my LC9s as the "goldilocks" pistol: Not too big, not too small - just right.