I have both an auto .45 and a .45 single action Ruger. I like them both, I think there’s a market for both.
There is. I like the Ruger product line. It is a well-made product, and they get their prices down by extensive use of investment casting.
This is where I get a giggle out of the ‘forged vs. cast” endless debate by gun people. Ruger makes investment case guns. They finish-machine and polish the castings, and Ruger’s castings are hell for strong. Look at Ruger’s single action revolvers, as an example. They’re some of the strongest, most affordable SA revolvers out there. About the only thing stronger is the Freedom Arms product.
Ruger’s products are so strong that reloading manuals often call out loads specifically for the Ruger SA’s, especially in .45 Colt.