Hi Lou, sounds like you have more of a comment than a question.
[This is a long post...short answer is in the last paragraph]
As to the SR9 and SR9c, while there's no denying the existence of posts about issues with the guns, none have been proven to be a result of poor engineering on Ruger's part. It's possible that I've missed some, but I think if there were an actual fault made by Ruger, there'd be a recall as there was with the trigger group.
The trigger group issue really wasn't with a failure of safe or reliable operation per se, but that there was a possibility of a gun firing if it was dropped and the manual safety wasn't engaged. If you look at the earliest revolvers (that had the firing pin on the hammer) they'd do the same thing, but there wasn't a recall on those until lawyers came along and started blaming the manufacturer instead of blaming the guy that dropped his loaded gun. I wish they'd train more people how not to drop a gun instead. I mean, we learned this with eggs and cellphones...they don't work well when accidentally dropped. But since broken eggs and cellphones don't kill people, I can see why we'd want more protection against the negligent dropping of a firearm. I don't call it an accidental drop, because that would infer that it couldn't be helped. There's lots of ways to not drop a gun, starting with "don't pick it up". I've never dropped a loaded gun, and I actually don't know anyone that has...and I've been a police officer...and chased subjects with my gun in my hand (finger off trigger).
As for the other so called "issues" with the SR9 and SR9c, (again maybe I missed one) it usually turns out that the fault is due to an issue beyond the manufactures control. Such as, excessive dry firing. The guns are designed to be fired with functioning cartridges. My screwdriver works poorly without a screw in front of it. Twisting an unloaded screwdriver all day isn't going to turn me into a carpenter. I know there's value to dry firing, but not just for the fun of it. Other complaints have been due to poor quality ammo, or owner modifications. The number one complaint is the trigger pull. The fact that some of us want a lighter trigger pull doesn't mean it's a flaw by Ruger. Ruger didn't design the SR9 and SR9c for the handful of us that want a 2lb trigger at a bargain price. They designed it to be a safe and reliable firearm that would be attractive to government agencies (local, state and federal). When gov agencies put their stamp on something, it results in pretty large orders. When companies like STI creates a magical firearm that has a 2lb or lighter trigger, they find it difficult to get agencies to purchase or approve what the antis have labeled as a "hair trigger". That's a large part of why an STI is 4 to 10 times more expensive than a Ruger. I mean, if each manufacturer puts in the same amount of R&D, it's the projected sales that dictate the price needed to recover. I bet the average gun store sells more than 10 Rugers for every 1 STI customer.
My wife and I shoot 500 to 1000 rounds EACH and EVERY week though our SR9s, and the only problem we've experienced was cheap quality factory ammo failing to eject. We only use factory ammo when we run out of our quality checked reloads. By quality checked, I mean every cartridge is checked for primer depth, and visually inspected for powder, then visually and hand checked for bullet seating; every 10th cartridge has it's powder weighed, and then every 11th cartridge is checked for overall length with a digital caliper. Maybe we can only make 200 cartridges per hour instead of 500, but we know that the ammo will function as safely and reliably as our SR9s do.
The short answer is, Ruger makes a perfectly safe and reliable striker fired pistol that requires quality ammo instead of cheap ammo or air, and has a trigger pull that lessens the chance of someone (a LEO or a civilian) from being subject to a claim that "They didn't intend to shoot the meth addict running at them with a knife. Their adrenaline caused them to flinch and fire the hair trigger, and that's why their family deserves a million dollars compensation"
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