I like Ruger revolvers, but IMHO, the only semiauto Ruger has that's worthwhile is the 10/22 and MKII.

I don't have anything against paying money for an American made product, but I'm not going to throw good money after bad to buy a Ruger Mini-x.

As far as Ex-Soviet sattellite nations go, God bless them they have a bit of capitalism in them. Instead of wastefully melting down or cutting up perfectly good military weapons like our government does, they can see than one man's junk is another's treasure.