While I really like Ruger n own many of their firearms, I don't understand how u recommend the All American 45acp after what u described including the beating of top hand etc.... That is a huge issue in the intro of a new firearm especially considering how many outstanding competitors there are...
I have a lot of firearms now n over the years, but I have continued to use my Super
Blackhawk as my primary bedside home defense gun. The confidence in the 44 mag or 44 spl round, the deliberate action required to put the SA into readiness, n the overall unchallenged reliability of the Ruger...
Some folks just have trouble thinking of a "plastic" gun as being an item of quality...having shot the bejabbers out of some Glocks over the years I'm not one of those folks. :)
I looked at a Shield before I got my LC9s and I didn't have any beef with the apparent quality of the Shield and fit...