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I was not really commenting right or wrongly on it, just explaining what he did and why as I saw it. I disagree with the limit and with his using the anti's that way, but it really was not cooperating so much as using. And the bill that was passed did not have his support at all.

I think there are a combination of reasons you do not see more people talking about Rugers. One reason is the first designs in the P series were big and blocky. They just did not look good compared to the S&W autos that were already on the market, and the others becoming more popular at the time. Ruger had great revolvers, and their Mark II .22 semi was arguably one of the best in the world, but the bigger semi's just did not look good compared to the rest of the market.

A second reason was the word getting around about Bill Ruger supporting magazine limits. Some thought he supported a 10 round limit though I think he wanted it at 15. A lot of people reacted as you would think when they thought he was cooperating with the anti's. IMHO, he was using the anti's for marketing reasons more thna cooperating. A 15 round limit would really have hurt Glock as his competition. But there are still people who resent his attitude and decline to purchase the guns.

The third reason was the growing market power of several other designs which just looked better. The marketplace just seemed to prefer other guns and pretty soon the Rugers were almost forgotten about. Gaston Glock had a much better marketing scheme, especially with his police pricing.

As for the guns themselves, I tend to agree with what has been said. They are big, blocky, and very reliable.