Yep...I'd agree. RodIf their production line were as good as their service they could easily surpass S&W in overall quality.
LOL, I had to send my last Redhawk back in for other problems so I also asked if they could do something about the really heavy/crappy single action trigger pull. It was returned with two issues fixed and the end shake and trigger listed as "it's within factory specs" .I'll bet you got a good trigger job as part of their warranty work as well.
I'm a revolver guy and I used to like Rugers.
Ruger has solidly engineered products but I find they have too many
sharp corner, the flutes, the frames, the hammers.
With Smith, out of the box they feel smooth to the touch without the "cutting"
edges.
Even the Match Champion seems a bit crude compared to any Smith,
i.e. 686 vs. GP100.
What I will say about Ruger revolvers is that the DA seems much better than
even a few years ago. While not up to an out of the box Smith DA, it's
a lot closer than it used to be.
With a Smith, I never use an aftermarket spring kit; with Ruger, however,
I do. It's what I might call "Smithing"
Turkeestalker said:I just recently received one of their GP100s that I purchased from an online retailer that does not seem to have any mechanical issues, but does have one cosmetic one that I'm debating on how to deal with.