I never really got caught up in brands, as for the most part I have always used my revolvers for hunting. I started out with a BH in 41mag, picked up from a pawn shop on my 21st BD. It lasted for a couple of years until I found a RH at a gun show and swapped for it.
Since then I have shot plenty of other brands, and while there are several reasons I see that folks would prefer them over the tank built Ruger's, the RH simply fits my hands almost perfectly. With the two GP-100s I have, they were both purchased the year they came out. Both are 6" barreled but one has a full lug barrel and the other the standard barrel. One was purchased for my wife, and the other for me, and we have enjoyed many a round through them.
I guess the main reason I have stuck with Rugers, is that in over the past 30yrs or so I haven't read much in the way of distracting issues with them. Yea, there was an issue with some RH's and barrels, but that was not a engineering issue but a manufacturer issue. They seem to have time and time again been touted as the most overbuilt on the market. I can attest to the fact that with both my 41, and 44 RH, they have consumed plenty of rounds that would have easily toasted something of lighter construction or possibly precision. To this day they all still will easily shoot within 2" @ 50yds from a rest if I do my part, if I have been practicing I can do it freehand.
Like I said, I use mine for hunting, love the Redhawks for this reason, and am not careful about how I go about getting through the woods at times. I don't sweat the dust, dirt, rain, and mud, and many a time have been after the hogs in stuff that would make a duck seek cover. I simply couldn't bring myself to haul anything else out in those conditions. I guess I just like the performance I have gotten through the years and see no reason to go another direction. I would imagine that my three grandsons will enjoy fighting over the three RH's I have now one day, 41,44, & 45, and then they can play for the other three, the two GP's and the BH in 30 Carbine. I do have a couple of old COlt's and a Raging Bull, and a couple of others mis. brands, but if I ever wear out the RH's I figure it will still be money well spent.