ECVMatt
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I am a Glock Fanboy and internally this is vastly different. It is much more like the Sig 320 with a serialized trigger chassis. I bet the next announcement will be that Ruger will offer Compact frames and slides that can be ordered and shipped straight from Ruger w/o an FFL transfer. Like Ruger or not, Mike Fifer is a very competent businessman and I am sure this was contemplated with an extensive line of supportive products in mind; they already have holsters and sights up on their website.I know, right! I mean, besides the controls being different and the grip and the grip inserts and the take down method and the grip angle and the looks and the extractor and probably the style of rifling and the apparent bore axis and the slide shape and the different slide serrations, this thing is almost an exact copy of a Glock! My guess is, there might be a couple of minor differences internally that separate it just a bit from the Glock but probably not enough to make up for the obvious copy-cat exterior.
I will admit that I love Ruger revolvers and have several D/A's and even more S/A's. With that being said, I could never really warm up to Ruger's polymer semi autos. They either felt clunky, like the P series or not as durable to me with the SR series. I have owned both and tried to like them; they just did not do it for me. This looks like a much more durable gun with features that have been normalized on other companies models (i.e. and full picatinny rail and Novak sights). I am also glad that Ruger did not go the 300 dollar pistol route. I would much rather see them competing with Glock, Springfield, Smith and Wesson, et al. than Keltec and Hi-Point. Nothing against them, just not the direction I would want to see Ruger go.
I am interested in this one and will pick one up as soon as possible. I would like to shoot one first, before I pass judgement.