Colt vs. S&W vs. Ruger

[P89DCSS]

I love my Ruger DA revolvers. They're all the same design. Easy for me to work on and improve. Same thing for Ruger SA revolvers.

 

[.45Coltguy]

Man, between Ruger Blackhawk or S & W "Mountain Gun". Hard choice. Either one in .45 Colt. Probably the always reliable BH.

 

[J-Bar]

Pre-1982 S&W. That pin in the barrel is like Marylin Monroe's or Cindy Crawford's beauty mark.

And the feel of their single action triggers.

 

[Tallball]

I have all three. I would stick with Smith if I had to, but I don't have to.

 

[Ironicaintit]

I'm a long time Ruger revolver fan.
For lots of reasons I prefer them, but the main reason is simply the feel of the cylinder release

 

[BLACKHAWKNJ]

Though my favorite revolver is my 1968 Colt Trooper and I actually own more S&Ws-and am a big DW fan-of the three I would select the Ruger, a combination of modern manufacturing techniques and ease of assembly/disassembly makes them much easier to maintain.

 

[stonebuster]

I know right… like asking “What girlfriend you like better” ?!?!?! lol

At 23 your question would've been difficult to answer. At 73 it's real easy.

 

[CraigC]

Easy, Ruger.

 

[Mark_Mark]

At 23 your question would've been difficult to answer. At 73 it's real easy.

the answer to both is always 23!

 

[Mark_Mark]

Easy, Ruger.

didn’t know you were a Ruger Fan! over others

 

[doubleh]

Of the revolvers I own most are single action Rugers. Only one lonesome S&W resides with them so Ruger it is for me. I have owned a few Colt's in past but they have all moved on.

 

[Mark_Mark]

here my left handed Ruger! ooooh yeah

 

[flightsimmer]

here my left handed Ruger! ooooh yeah

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Then why is it in your right hand?

 

[CraigC]

didn’t know you were a Ruger Fan! over others

Got more Rugers than anything. If I'm picking one manufacturer, it'll be Ruger. Didn't say it couldn't be custom.

 

[.38 Special]

I could rule out Colt. Ruger vs. S&W is tougher. For a DA gun, I'd go with S&W - although as @CraigC points out, if customs are on the table, there are folks who do incredible things with Redhawks. The real question is whether I want to be stuck with either DA or SA for the rest of my life, and I can't quite answer that.

In general, I prefer the fit and finish of S&W. My go-to handgun is a Blackhawk, though...

 

[HKGuns]

It makes no sense to limit yourself. Everyone here should own all three of them.

 

[crestoncowboy]

It makes no sense to limit yourself. Everyone here should own all three of them.

Couple hunting guns..... id still take a Ruger first. And for hunting, with real magnums, I'd take the newer colt over a Smith

 

[luv2safari]

I call them the Big Three, Colt, Smith & Wesson and Ruger.

Yes another one of those perhaps silly questions, it being if you could only have
one handgun, specifically a revolver, from which maker would it be.

Doesn't matter the model, just the maker. A choice might well be that only
one maker has the model you want. Or it might come down to brand loyalty
or perhaps the one that has proven itself the most over the years or recently.

With Colt now fully back into the wheelgun market I suspect that some will
be considering that maker which before wouldn't have even been considered.

Again. only one handgun and it is a revolver and which maker of the three
mentioned in the title. No other makers. Need not be current production.

Hopefully, this is a fun thread so let's not get too serious.

For me, it would be.......

No problem deciding!

S&W

 

[Mark_Mark]

Got more Rugers than anything. If I'm picking one manufacturer, it'll be Ruger. Didn't say it couldn't be custom.

late to the custom Ruger Game but…. Dang! off everyones head, favorite Ruger Customer person?

 

[someguy2800]

Would be a tough call between S&W and Ruger for me. Ruger has the better stronger construction, but nothing is as smooth to me as the older smith and wessons. I guess I will reformat the question a bit. If I was dreaming in my head about the perfect revolver, who would I chose to make it in the present day? Definitely ruger. Colt wouldn't even enter my mind.

 

[Pat Riot]

Smith & Wesson with a “but”.

I have had a few Ruger SA revolvers, but since I bought my GP100 I am very interested in buying some more Ruger double actions.

I will say that after my experience with a model 60 Pro I would be hard pressed to buy another Performance Center S&W.

 

[375supermag]

I have a couple of Colt revolvers, six or seven S&W revolvers and a couple dozen or more Ruger revolvers plus several Dan Wesson revolvers and a dozen or more Uberti/Pietta clones.
No intention of limiting myself to any one brand, caliber or action type.

 

[film495]

S8W, but I admit my last purchase to try a new frame size was the cheaper Taurus, and then Ruger was close in price, but I didn't see S&W with a strong competitor for a 3" barrel version of the LCR with an an exposed hammer. The Taurus came in at 17 oz. and 6 rounds, so - just based on features to try out, Taurus won for price by far, in a few years I might look to upgrade with a Ruger or S&W, but who knows, maybe I'll become a Taurus fan. Their 85 and 856 lines seemed to have decent reputations and a following.
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[2zulu1]

I'm not into Ruger DA triggers, of the Smiths, I prefer the L-frame over K/N frames, the new Pythons are a toss up with the L-frames.




686P with Performance Center hone and polish trigger job, DA pull is about the same as a G17.

 

[mcb]

Ruger frames may be stronger to the big bore high pressure cartridges but I have two N frames that I have personally put more than 20,000 round through each of them. Nearly all of that has been fast double action shooting in USPSA competition. The cylinders get open and closed fast and ejector rods slapped hard. Both were also bought used and I know with the one I am the third owner, both previous owners also being USPSA shooters. Never had any parts break over that time including the one time I double charged one of them. So at least in my experience I have run my S&W revolvers hard with high volume shooting and they have not let me down yet.