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My 3 Ruger revolvers are not as good as my smiths and colts.

My 2 Ruger semi auto pistols, I have no complaints.

My 2 Ruger 10/22s are better than most of the old 22 semi autos I have bought at pawn shops over 30 years.

My 3 Ruger #1 rifles are so well designed, they astound me.

The 10/22 shoots well with a new barrel and a new trigger................that is like... you don't sweat much, for a fat girl.

I don’t consider him such. A brilliant man no doubt but he mainly worked to streamline manufacturing methods via the lost wax casting process. He brought out some great products at the right time but I don’t see any truly new and innovative designs that he was responsible for creating from scratch like Browning.

We have both to thank for their contributions no doubt but I don’t consider them equals.

Ruger made accurate, very strong revolvers that were a value at the time. The transfer bar firing system for the single actions made them safer.

Browning designed and built all kind of guns, many still relevant.
Best of my knowledge, he never said stupid Shït like,

Our guns are hunting guns, not target guns. They are accurate enough.
The triggers are good enough. (Paraphrased, and condensed)



Also don't think he refused to sell any models to civilians, or limited ammo
capacity to civilians.

I see Ruger as an arrogant was. He was at the helm for the years of using
substandard barrels. But he ran them out the door. Screwing customers.
He had some good designs, but sure wasn't very particular about his
products. He is gone, and I bet they still screw up 45Colt throats.

Ironically, there are more of his product in my safe than any other brand.

Gotta disagree.
Ever have a 45 Colt?
There would no shame to have made them with bad throats in the 60's, even 70s. By the 80's people knew that they needed to be a bit bigger, but not
too big. Cottage industries sprung up fixing what Ruger kept fücking up.

But the one I bought in the 90's? No better.

The one from about 2012? Same.

WTF is up with an outfit that does this. Sure, an American can't be Tikka at
$300. But holy [bleep], just cut the dam reamers to the right size. And maybe try to use them
In permanent matched sets so that all 6 are close in size.

I certainly have owned a 45 colt in a Ruger Bisley. More than one in fact. About 3 or 4 times less money than a Colt. Undersized cylinder throats are a easy fix

Took a lot of game with mine, including the longest shot I've ever made on an animal

Mine shoots extremely well just as it came from the factory.

Mine shoots extremely well just as it came from the factory.

jwp475:
Good morning to you sir, I hope the weekend was a good one for you and this finds you and those who you care about well.

Thanks for putting up that photo, it's a nice piece of wood they used on a unique stock!

Can I ask if it was a Lipsey's run or something similar? I've never seen one like that up across the medicine line that I can recall.

Thanks in advance and all the best in the week ahead.

Dwayne

Like mine too.

But they sell them as working guns. Not kits.
Pretty sad they can't get something so easy, right.
No way in heck something like that would go out with my
name engraved on it. Not asking for pre war hand work, just
maintain decent dimensional tolerances.