Bought my first Ruger, a .357 Blackhawk in 1969. Still have it. My two Ruger favorites are a .32 H&R Single Six bright stainless and a .45 5 1/2" NM Blackhawk.
Welcome from a fellow SW Kansas Ruger fan. Got my first one in 1966, a Blackhawk 44 Mag with a 6 1/2" barrel. Still have it, plus several other Ruger pistols and rifles.