I've wanted a Ruger MKIII for YEARS. Never gotten around to getting one and now with .22 ammo the way it is it's going to be a while.
A few months before the shortages hit, I began telling friends to stock up on it. Every time you go to Wal*Mart, I told them, buy a few bricks. Get a few boxes of ammo as you can afford it. I followed my own advice and when those school shootings happened, everything dried up and I had an enviable stash. I also had ordered some hi-cap magazines, so now I need nothing. BUT...on the bright side, the hi-caps are starting to make a comeback, so I'm hopeful .22lr ammo will, too.
A major reason ammo components have gone through the roof is because of aggressive government purchases. If those purchases should stop, prices will have to drop if ammo companies want to make money.
So despair not. Why the government is making these purchases is beyond me, but it may be a tactic the government is using to purposely boost prices. But who knows? This administration doesn't seem to be doing anything that makes sense.
I actually used to have a 5906 and I miss it sometimes. Mine had a few issues so I don't regret it too much but I regret selling any gun at least a little bit. I really do prefer all metal guns with a hammer.
What was the problem with the 5906? I, too, prefer guns with hammers and have never liked striker fired pistols with no safeties. I've read all the articles by gun writers and experts who say safeties aren't needed but I think the statistics speak for themselves. When departments and agencies switch from other guns to Glocks, accidental discharges go up significantly.
I can cock my S&W 5906 and have enough play in the trigger that I could probably carry it cocked and unlocked, but I'd never do it. I've unloaded mine and played with it to see if I could carry it and hold it cocked and safety off. It takes a lot to touch the trigger off. Still, I'm sure the manufacturer would not recommend it! And if I did and shot my foot off, folks would justly say I had it coming. As for Glock putting a safety on the trigger is like putting a brake on an accelerator!