I've got the Colt. 400 rounds so far and only 1 misfire, caused by a bad round. So far I've been using the 10/22, Remington 597 VTR and the Colt. Would love to compare those with the S&W. Let's chat again after we get a 1000 rounds or so through each of them. I think they are all quality weapons. Couldn't care less about the price. If you like to shoot a lot, these guns pay for themselves in a few months. 400 rounds hasn't even cost me 20 bucks yet. That would be about 250 bucks if I fired my AR that much.