I've owned and fired lots of smallish guns aimed at the CCW market, but not this one. I wouldn't hesitate to grab one of these, though. My experience with Ruger has been positive, and you might be able to score a used one for a good price since 9mm seems to be the favorite again. Others you might want to look at or consider are the G27 or G23, compact XDs, and compact S&W M&Ps off the top of my head. I've owned an example of each and they were all trouble free.