Snark was in the spirit of defending My Little Pony. 😍
I had my wife try the Trooper and GP in dryfiring and asked her which trigger she preferred and she responded "Ruger," no hesitation.
Me: "But isn't the Colt smoother?"
"Well...yes, but it's so heavy!"
And it is heavy enough that I used to have finger ache after 50 rounds. Just dry-firing it on a regular basis has built up my hands enough that I can shoot it as much as I want now without any pain. Now, I wonder if my perception of increased smoothness is just due to increasing my hand strength.
(I could close a 200 lb hand weight before, it is REALLY HEAVY.)
On old Ruger vs new Ruger, I am not surprised to hear they have gone that they have gone to a lighter main spring, but I suspect they have improved on other aspects as well. The family GP-100 has shit polishing compared to new SP-101s and GPs I have seen recently. If the outside polish has improved that much, I have to wonder if Ruger is doing better finishing on the lockwork as well.