I think there are gun snobs. I may be guilty sometimes. I am not sure sometimes where to draw the line between snobbery and well informed opinions. I have my opinions and I truly do believe in them.
I don't want a Hi-Point. I think the Taurus PT 92 is a good pistol, but I
believe the Beretta 92 is better and it's what I want. I
believe the Browning Hi Power is better than the clones of it. I don't believe a Colt Python is better than an L frame S&W with an action job by someone that knows what they're doing. YMMV