Speaking as a gunsmith with eye toward design AND lots of practical experience with both puts me squarely in ruger's corner. Here's why-browning buckmark has a flimsy ejector,without practice or looking,youmay be pulling on sight instead of slide. ruger design is inherently more potentionally accurate(this has proven out in actual use),the ruger takes about 8 seconds to fully field strip vs browning where you have to remove rear sight,ruger is much easier to acchieve excellent trigger pull-wether slickingup factory parts or drop in aftermarket,etc. This isMY personal preference ONLY,formed over years of use,ownership,and smithing.