perhaps the wood will make it a bit more palatable, but its sad to see a company that made its fortune designing, building, and selling guns that had classic, traditional styling and tough as nails designs in an era when white-line spacers, glossy finishes were all the rage, suddenly join the race for who can build the cheapest, most plastic guns along with the "in" models of the day. I can only imagine what people like Len Brownell, the great stockmaker who designed the original stocks for the 77 and Number 1, would be thinking about something like the RAR !
Perhaps there will arise another new company, a new ruger if you will, who will cater to traditional good looks and classic designs that work. Oh for the days of the likes of Win. 75 Sporters, Rem. 513s, not to speak of the all time great Win. 52.
And Weaver steel scopes. Oh the good old days!
