Simply put, If these guns didn't have the name Springfield Armory on them, same with the rest of their guns, they would likely never have made it in the market. Lots of people love them and are they bad, no, but if these same exact guns said Taurus on them, they would be made fun of and ridiculed by most. They are nothing special but are overrated because of a marketing campaign that makes people believe they are something they are not.