I liked S&W handguns, period, back in the pre lock and pre polymer era. Didn't care about anything else they made, to be honest. Now I buy older revolvers and semiautos.
Now, I like their AR's, fine, but anything else they currently make is not even in my universe.
I've owned a couple of Ruger revolvers, and they never did much for me, looks or shooting wise. Sold them off long ago. I had a P95 for a short time, traded it for an Astra A90.
As far as Kimber goes, I guess their 1911's are OK, but I don't really care about 1911's, and their revolvers are, well, comical looking to me. Shot one once, wasn't impressed at all.