I agree. I recall when the RARs were first introduced. A bunch of grumpy old farts (like me) on this forum opined that Ruger had lost its bearings and was going down the tube by entering the economy rifle marketing. The bean counters were in control, the RARs would be the demise of Ruger , etc.
Time marches on. I love the old rifles, but as an engineer, I have to be impressed with how they have, to a significant extent, solved the accuracy issues in mass produced rifles: bedding, trigger pull, reciever stiffness, etc.
