Once upon a time, the founder, Bill Ruger cozied up to WJC and the AWB. A lot of people are still sore in their nether regions over that.
Since Bill has passed, however, I find that Ruger has been eager to please the more enthusiastic sporting community. I like how they’ve made their new 9mm carbine accept Glock magazines. That’s a rare thing for a big manufacturer to do.
As to the pistols, I love my Mk2, but since I bought a .22 single 10, I’ve found it even more enjoyable. There’s just something extra satisfying about deliberately pulling the hammer back for every shot.
I don't remember that but I can understand why people could be sore at Ruger then.