Hotajax: if its serious shooting, the Ruger may be the best, other than the onerous task of putting one back togather after its been field stripped for cleaning. Been there, done that. If you don't shoot scads, don't field strip it; pull handles off, blow it out iwth brake cleaner. My Buckmark was particular about ammo which annoyed me. It didn't last long. Let me say I'm a plinker..no more, no less, just want a gun to shoot anything. I've now got a Sig Misquito....ammo picky but works good on quality stuff. Big gun, doesnt' suit me. I have an Older High Standard...fantastic trigger, accurate, but requires Standard Velocity only, mags cost a lot. I have a Walther P22 which was picky as hell until I did the Mod described in the Rimfire forum; now it shoots bout anyting and is more fun than any of the rest. Untill a couple days ago when I got a new Beretta U22 Enos, 4 1/2 in barrel (come in 6 also) and just like the guys on the forum said...and I wasn't sure I believed them...that thing will shoot any brand ammo. It handles the low power Standard velocity or high velocity crappy Rem golden and Win SuperX; Fiochii, CCi Minimags, and Blazers that go for about $20 a brick are very accurate. I've put about 250 rounds of the above thru with not a single misfire, or failure. The looks of the Beretta is not for everyone...but the dam thing does shoot good and is incredibly easy to field strip to clean. My others, except the little P22 fun gun are gonna be sold when I do a show in Feb.