I had a second generation Smith auto that had to go back for service because of hammer follow necessitating a restrike from DA. In addition, the safety lever on the right side of the gun constantly was getting loose. As I alluded to earlier, the DA/SA transition is a needless hassle, and I migrated to DAO versions of the same guns back in the day. (E.g. DAO Beretta 92/96 models.) The safety also is more difficult to deal with if I forgot to swipe it off or it got engaged accidentally, unlike the 1911 design. As an additional disadvantage, it is easy to engage the safety by accident when retracting the slide.
I'd take the Ruger. It also would be easier to offload if it didn't work out.
Last edited by Cheyenne; 10/18/16.
