I carried an SR40C for quite a while. Never had any problems with it myself. I really liked the way it felt in hand and it was plenty accurate. Had a couple of Glocks in that timeframe also and had no problems with them either. The Ruger definitely felt thinner for carry, but comparing them side by side there really wasn't much difference, I think a lot of it boils down to different grip ergos and the overall less blocky design of the Ruger. I don't know why there wouldn't be much demand for them, in my (admittedly limited) experience the SR pistols are perfectly fine weapons.