As long as a rifle functions properly and shoots straight, I don't really care if they beat them with a sock full of frozen horse turds to finish them.
Not really sure what the point of yammering on and on about the post-casting process is as long as they work, which they do.
The Savage 340 was a hideously ugly club, but they do their job, too.
You are completely missing the point. The point is they are cheap rifles and should be priced as such, but they are not.
If that was the point, you could have saved a lot of effort and just said so initially. If you don't like the way they look, that's just your personal opinion, which you are more than welcome to have.
I personally like M70s. But I have always admired Bill Ruger's ability to "meet the market" starting with the Single Six.
