I discovered a crack in the barrel lug of my LC9 after about 250-300 rounds of factory target loads. It's on its way back to Ruger. I found another just like mine in the Ruger forum:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7322/9...3614ab6e_o.jpg
I'm not happy but have a Bulldog Pug in .44 Special and a Taurus 85 that I can carry in the meantime.