I feel like this is a bit of an unfair assumption. Why would someone buy a gun they didn't prefer? If someone asks what .22 pistol I think is the best, I'm going to say Browning Buckmark. I think it's the best. That's why I bought it. SO am I a gun snob? Now, I do, however, realize that "best" is subjective and that someone else's opinion of "best" is just as correct as mine.
Yes, unless they are wrong of course.