I guess I am one of the few exceptions that GRW referred to. I had a P94 (alloy 9mm) that only had about 1,000 rounds thru it. The tops of the front slide rails became chipped and dented. After some more shooting the right side rail began to mushroom, all from the the tilting of the barrel during its cycling. The rear of the barrel was hammering the frame. This caused a very loose lockupof the gun, you could wiggle the rear of the barrel up and down and side to side even though the slide was forward. Accuracy dramatically dropped. Got rid of it and bought a CZ. Not knocking Ruger, I still own and always will my KGP-141. Just starting to question the use of aluminum alloy as a frame material. My personal opinion is the use of polymer or steel. I would suggest either the P95 or the P97.