There is no down side but it sure is fun to beat the Glock hating 1911 bigots
Yes, he was a big help to at least one of my (now-ex) Beretta shooting pals, before he jumped ship.Ol' Dave's shooting a Smith & Wesson, now. And he started out with Beretta.
Looks like he is a real good and versatile shot who goes where the sponsorship money is best.
Almost every major match I've shot in the last several years has been sponsored by Ruger. To date, I've seen ONE Ruger pistol in competition.)
That ONE Ruger I've seen shot in competition was indeed a GP-100, and it seemed to work well for the guy. In fact, I think he won high SSR Marksman or something like that. Not that there are usually many revolver shooters to compete with...I have READ OF but not seen Ruger GP-100 revolvers with competitive DA triggers.
Yes, they like to have their brand name on the banners, match guides, and t-shirts, but don't seem to care if anyone wants to shoot their product. Strange. They might as well be Pepsi or Chevy sponsoring the match for all the product involvement they have.Apparently Ruger does not see the opportunity for NASCAR type promotion of their guns through competition.