their lcp pistol, i think, is a great design all around for a small ccw gun. supposedly really good on recoil the way the grip is designed.
Perhaps thats another issue. Ruger is a bit behind the curve. Small BUG type 380s have been made by any number of makers for some time. I know they came out very late w/ their version of the AR too. Their traditional autoloader was heavy, large and somewhat expensive. I dont know how reliable it was. At the time though Glock was eating everyones lunch and dinner.