I feel very much the same way. Ruger had a way of tweaking a proven design and like The Kid said streamlining the manufacturing process.
Thank Bill for the 10-22 rotary magazine / uh…. Savage 99. Just one example that comes to mind. Arthur William Savage.

I don’t think that Ruger was a straight out copycat as Ruger has a lot of patents. But he did “update” a lot of designs it seems.

Just spit balling here because everyone with half a brain knows that a .220 Swift will kill a grizzly bear just as fast as a .458 Winchester mag as long as the bullet is in the right place.

"Aim right, squeeze light"
" Might as well hit what you're aiming at, it kicks the same whether you miss or not"
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