ditto MrB for me
sure Ruger makes a nice gun, I like 'em
in an off-the-shelf SA, the Single Six is the best value in the marketplace, IMO
but in a non-custom target grade rimfire DA revolver with a good out-of-box trigger, S&W hasn't had any real competition in too many years now
prices... yo, I have been watching prices go up on industrial machinery at least 40% in just the last six years, and stuff like wire & cable prices double in one year. If you cannot handle it (easily understood), do whatever else you have to, but if you can handle it, jump on it