Ruger wasn't always made in Arizona....the company started in Connecticut. Bill Ruger (ahead of the other manufactures as usual) moved from the East years ago.
If Winchester, Remington, Colt and Savage had done so in the 1960's instead of cheapening their products until they could no longer compete in quality AND price.....they might still be just as strong as in previous generations and not owned by corperations.
Who in their right mind would CHOOSE to do business in New York or Connecticut when places like Montana, Alabama and the Carolinas would welcome they with open arms and provide cheaper labor and low (if not NO) taxes.
Better yet, they should have all moved to business friendly Texas!
As usual you don't know your azzhole from your elbow. Ruger still has a manufacturing facility in New Hampshire. It is non union and doesn't pay it's employees for shyt the last I knew. {I have applied for and been offered a job there and turned it down for lack of money} I doubt they'd be able to get cheaper labor in the West unless they hired illegals and kept them off the books. Remington is still union and pays it's employees comparatively well. Unfortunately, I do currently work for a non-union gun company in the NorthEast and I doubt like hell there would be folks from anywhere else lining up to work for any less than we do.
