Durability: ruger vs. s&w

[bflobill_69]

Yeah this is kind of a silly thread...

Few will argue S&W's are tougher than Rugers... ((expect a reply momentarily))

The difference is the linear/smooth triggers.

Smiths got em, Rugers want em...

Bflobill69

 

[tipoc]

It's not a silly question. Some of the answers can be, but the question is useful. Ruger's in general are built stronger, Fishman 777 and Confederate pointed out several of these strengths. Their design takes advantage of the over 100 years that S&W has been building wheelguns and the result was a stronger gun. S&W uses the same basic time tested design they have been using for a century.

Now the question was asked and answered. Does it tell you what gun to get? Nope. It does let you know one factor to consider. You get a gun based on the task to intend to use it for. Strength of the gun is one consideration.

For example, if I was looking to get a da wheelgun in .45 Colt for purposes of hunting and wanted to use a 300 gr. load at 1200-1300 fps I'd go for the Redhawk or Super Redhawk. They are stronger than any of the .45 Colt guns available from S&W.

But if I was looking for a gun in .45 Colt for self defense purposes that fired a 255 gr. load at 900-1000 fps I'd take a Smith. The latter is lighter, faster into action and more of a pleasure to hold and shoot. The latter is subjective of course but subjectivity, meaning personal preference, plays a big role in handgunning. If not, and if it's not a valid reason for choosing a gun, then we'd all be shooting Glocks.

tipoc

 

[sargenv]

If I were competing in Handgun Sillouette matches where I would likely use my revolvers in Single action or with heavy loads, I likely would shoot a Ruger... However, since I now shoot the action games with a Revolver (ICORE, USPSA/IPSC) I favor my S&W model 610 classic shooting light 40 cal ammo in the large N frame due to the ability to get a tuned double action trigger pull far superior to a Ruger and the fact that Ruger, to this day does not make a factory moon clipped DA Revolver (that I know of).

At the USPSA nationals, S&W Dominates the pack. Usually with 625's, 686's, a few 640's, and a few 610's. At the IRC, the 627 is the revolver of choice for Open and Limited, with a sprinkling of 610's, 686's, 625's, and some of the smaller snubbies.. I've not seen many Rugers of any flavor though they are sponsoring a stage this year and if I read it right, they are sponsoring a side match also.

My 610 has easily over 100,000 rounds through it. The first 5 or 6 years I wore out 500 pieces of 10 mm brass reloading/shooting full power ammo. The last 5 or 6 years I have shot as few as 5,000 and as many as 15,000 rounds through it for competition and practice.. It's not anywhere near worn out yet.

I did start shooting wheelguns with Ruger though and I still own my light barrel GP-100, but for shooting competitively, I still prefer the S&W DA trigger over the Ruger any day of the week..

 

[DawgFvr]

silly question...and very silly answers.

All is good.

Oh...and I must tell you that trigger actions are very easy to work on and smooth out. This Ruger GP100 has a trigger as smoooooth as glass.