Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles Ridiculous Boat Paddle Ruger prices!

I had one in 30-06. Thet were well built. The stocks were remarkably tough. Mine was accurate enough. They discontinued them because they didn't sell well. People didn't want them. People covet what they can't have.

Niche market for sure, but they do have dedicated fans. I've never handled one, but the stock looks like it could be awfully rude to my cheekbone.

I'm old enough to remember when I could buy them all day long for 450.00. I never cared for the stock, still don't. One of my son's has one in 270win and he's quite satisfied. To each his own.

I like my boat paddle 358...but not at those prices.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1006359119 and a few days left. I have the identical rifle but with sights so I'll be keeping my eye on this one.

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Dumb photo clip, full auto is going to walk all over.

I traded a pistol for one in .280 back in the early 90’s. Pistol was worth about $450, and I kinda felt like I was taking a beating, but it was a stainless .280 which was exactly what I wanted. It has proven to be quite the shooter with my H414 load. Also I’d say they are tough as hell, and every time they get scraped on a rock or branch…ya just don’t even think twice about the marks! Many years and deer later, my daughter fell in love with the damn hideous thing and has shot some deer with it too. Gave it to her after she got her first deer with it. I’m betting she wouldn’t sell it for $2500 even if somehow there was a buyer willing to pay that for it. 😎

What would a common 270win boat paddle be on the blocks for?

I like my .22 mag's, but never got along with anything bigger.

Certainly wouldn't pay that kind of money for them.

That is absolutely crazy to see what they go for these days 😯

My old man has a few of them he got steeply discounted back when they were new. The 77/22 is nice, but the centerfires kick like hell for the chamberings. They rate right up there with Savage 99 and the old synthetic 7600 stocks for me when it comes to recoil amplifiers.

Wow! I've got two, .22 mag and a .308. Should've bought a truck load in the late 90's.

I have a boat paddle 243 and a Hawkeye ultralight 7mm-08 with the current synthetic stock design. Both have had a trigger job and the magazines floated. Neither seems to shoot to what I believe the barreled actions are capable of. I have had better luck with walnut or laminate stocked Rugers. I have found torquing the front and rear action screws with a T-handle screwdriver as tight as I can and the center screw bottomed out but not torqued gives me the best accuracy. YMMV

Must have been from PA

many Ruger Rifles ,shotguns and handguns have great resale value compared to other brand guns

Other gun manufacturers should build something similar out of plastic. Imo it’s the look not the function of the boat paddle that gets these prices.

Name one thing that hasn't gone up. But yes, asking prices are hefty! But those aren't sold prices either. I've had quite a few of these over the years, from 22LR to 338 Win Mag. The 338 Win Mag was certainly not a bench gun, but, IMO, it's one heck of a hunting rifle. The 243 Win I had was a sub- MOA gun with nothing more than a Timney trigger put in it. Drove my "custom" gun buddies crazy! Killed a lot of deer and antelope with that 243. Used the 338 Win Mag for many moose hunts up in the NW corner of Saskatchewan, and more than accurate for minute of moose. Had a couple in 30-06, one with sights, one without, 7mm Rem Mag... very good, solid, dependable rifles. A seller can ask whatever they want, up to a buyer to decide if it's worth it or not. My dad used to say that he remembered when bread was a nickle a loaf, and his bring home pay wasn't even $100 a week back then. One of the "problems" today, is that too many of remember what prices used to be... lol!

Sold for $1600+.

I've got one in 22-250 that I may be open to moving...

What I've done basically with the same good results. Front action screw gorilla tight, rear reasonable, and center enough to hold.

Everything has gone fugky.

700’s and 77’s are apparently now collectors items. Lol.