Why?

Not all Red pad guns had "great wood",As a matter of fact, most of them were pretty plain..

I have seen man many more number 1 rifles with great wood on them made in the last 2-3 years than I saw from the 25 years previous.

I think by and large Ruger, is using a better grade of wood than they did in the 1980s and 1990s. or they are shipping less No 1 rifles and thus have more wood to sort through. At $1,000+ a No 1 rifle should have some figure in the stocks.

Last edited by jim62; 04/07/11.
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