TimboKhan
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Other than being a Ruger fan, I prefer stuff that is functional. Sounds like a trite answer, but at the end of the day, I don't care so much about who makes it or what it looks like as long as I enjoy shooting it and it will function with whatever I feed it.
I tend to always look Rugers way first, and for the most part I have never been let down doing that, but I have been highly satisfied with guns from Taurus (I like the PT99 series, and have shot and owned several with complete satisfaction) and disappointed by guns from Smith and Wesson and Glock. In the one case it was poor accuracy and in the other it was an unanticipated and still not fully understood ergonomic issues.
With that said, I don't let one bad experience ruin my opinion of a company. The particular guns in question just weren't for me, but that doesn't mean I hate them all. Case in point, I had a Glock 26 that I sold back to the original owner that I really, really wish I still had, and I have shot a number of S&W autos that I thought were nice. Ugly for the most part, but nice.
Still, if it says "Ruger" on the side, I will probably be happy with it.
I tend to always look Rugers way first, and for the most part I have never been let down doing that, but I have been highly satisfied with guns from Taurus (I like the PT99 series, and have shot and owned several with complete satisfaction) and disappointed by guns from Smith and Wesson and Glock. In the one case it was poor accuracy and in the other it was an unanticipated and still not fully understood ergonomic issues.
With that said, I don't let one bad experience ruin my opinion of a company. The particular guns in question just weren't for me, but that doesn't mean I hate them all. Case in point, I had a Glock 26 that I sold back to the original owner that I really, really wish I still had, and I have shot a number of S&W autos that I thought were nice. Ugly for the most part, but nice.
Still, if it says "Ruger" on the side, I will probably be happy with it.