I recently purchased an SD9VE for a couple reasons. First, it was hard to resist the $269 price for a brand new striker fired polymer frame 9 mm with a lifetime warranty. Second, I have become reasonably accurate with larger metal framed hammer fired 9 mm's and 1911 .45 semi-autos, so looking for a new challenge. The SD has provided said challenge by making me pay more attention to fundamentals such as grip and trigger control. I don't know if the SD will ever be as accurate (for me)as the larger metal frame handguns, but it's all about the quest!