Both can be extremely accurate, Rugers often need tuning to achieve their best. The new Browning/Winchester adaptations have the reputation of malfunctioning if not kept clean inside, and the actions are extremely difficult for anyone to disassemble & reassemble correctly. Good trigger pulls are relatively easy to achieve with both but extremely light pulls are more difficult with both.
Accessories? Isn't the action OK as-is? Canjar SSTs have been available for both but Canjar's out of business now. The Kepplinger SST IMO is not necessarily A Good Thing; I've owned and campaigned several, both on Rugers and others, and have been both gratified and disappointed since I've found their performance to be somewhat iffy at different times and in certain applications.
Lightweight hammers and special springs? Yeah, they're something cool to occupy the owner's time and keep his interest, but do they really tighten the rifle's groups? Really? Have you actually tested, or is it just the maker's fond hopes and advertisements? Sometimes all these aftermarket accessories remind me of all the stuff (garbage for the most part) that's become available for the Colt Government Model in recent years, IMO simply some place for the gamesmen to spend their money so they think they don't hafta practice any more. Bah.
Looks? I will simply say that I've seen many dozens of fine and beautiful custom rifles built on Rugers and even some original Winchesters, but I've never even heard of a fine custom built on one of the new Brownings. That, to me, is a fairly sure indicator of their relative attractiveness and aesthetic appeal.
Regards, Joe
