Perhaps I am a bit of an elitist, but I believe if Ruger gave us a Number One with consistently fancy wood with a street price of $1,500, they'd sell the living sh1t out of them.
Offer "cool" cartridges, like the .280 Ackley, .30-30 Winchester, .30-40 Krag and such, and mostly in the 1A or 1AB.
Treat the rifle as the flagship of the line rather than as the poor step-sister.
Trust me, RGR could make significant money on this puppy, if they handled it right ... and we, the hunters and collectors, would LOVE the rifles. Literally, everybody WINS.
Steve
Steve, I agree. It's not well-suited to be a budget rifle, but oh my, it can be a very nice rifle! Love 'em.
Guy
