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Member Section => Down Range Cafe => Topic started by: gunman42782 on March 28, 2012, 05:41:14 AM
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Got this from The Shooting Wire:
Ruger Will Announce New Firearm This Morning
Later this morning, Ruger will announce a new firearm to the marketplace. We've shot the new gun-extensively-and have a review prepared for wire readers. Due to the release timing of today's announcement, it does not appear in this morning's editions. We will have the product review and information in tomorrow's editions.
Any idea what it will be? Seems strange to announce a new gun, when they have suspended orders!
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Yeah and only 2 months after SHOT to introduce another product. It seems that by introducing a new firearm every other month keeps them in the news and generates a lot of buzz about them. Could be a strategy that's working too well.
I won't hold my breath as the last one wasn't exactly a barn burner.
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As a Ruger stock owner I believe it only fair you send me a free sample. ;D
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As a Ruger stock owner I believe it only fair you send me a free sample. ;D
:D Good luck with that one. I own some BB&T stock and they've yet to send me samples.
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Maybe Gunblast's SR-30 ? ;D ;D ;D ;D
I'm still mad about that. >:(
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about an hour ago I posted up that it is a take-down 10/22... The presser is buried on the site.
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I'm not sure what NC Buckeye it talking about, but I did find this.
http://www.downrange.tv/blog/ruger-1022-takedown/13870/
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I saw the article on the Takedown on the home page. If that is the idea of a "new" gun I call foul. It is a great idea, but it is nothing more than a variant on the 10/22 platform. A great addition, but not a new gun.
Oh well, media hype and marketing rules. Sad to see it happen in a company where William Ruger Sr. once said We don't need focus groups. We are gun people, and if we don't know what gun people want we are in the wrong business.
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I agree with m58. Not too exciting IMHO. I sure do miss Bill Ruger!
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They introduced a new platform a week after they gave notice of a hold on new orders due to overwhelming demand in the first quarter. Does this mean we won't actually see this new product anytime soon? If so, then what was the point?
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They introduced a new platform a week after they gave notice of a hold on new orders due to overwhelming demand in the first quarter. Does this mean we won't actually see this new product anytime soon? If so, then what was the point?
I would guess that if they have a new design ready to be announced, they have allocated production facilities for the anticipated initial demand. And since they would be anxious to start recouping the development and tooling costs they have not re-assigned that capacity to existing lines.
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They introduced a new platform a week after they gave notice of a hold on new orders due to overwhelming demand in the first quarter. Does this mean we won't actually see this new product anytime soon? If so, then what was the point?
Marketing, marketing, marketing!
This was in the R&D chain before supply and demand went wacky. They are just moving forward as planned. Everyone has become used to the lack of firearms on the shelves, and are prepared to wait.
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Ruger has been running full tilt. They have a few thousand of these in distributors hands.
They're running two lines for the 1911 and have equipment on they way to run a third line.
I spoke to Ruger about 10 days ago on another matter and the conversation drifted to how busy they were. I mentioned how my local dealer has been waiting for a 1911 and a SP101 in .22 for me for awhile. Ruger told me they are shipping them regularly, put the products are going right thru the distributors to fill their backorders. They said they couldn't hire fast enough. Another local dealer has been unsuccessful in ordering some MKIII .22 pistols to replace the ones they have been selling.
I have found the 1911 and the .22 SP101 from other sources, but I'm trying to support the local dealer who has been very fair in pricing to me. Also, I'm cheap, and don't want tp pay the hire prices I've seen on the items elsewhere. I am waiting longer, but for $50 -$10 dollars in savings, I'll do so.
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Ruger has been running full tilt. They have a few thousand of these in distributors hands.
They're running two lines for the 1911 and have equipment on they way to run a third line.
I spoke to Ruger about 10 days ago on another matter and the conversation drifted to how busy they were. I mentioned how my local dealer has been waiting for a 1911 and a SP101 in .22 for me for awhile. Ruger told me they are shipping them regularly, put the products are going right thru the distributors to fill their backorders. They said they couldn't hire fast enough. Another local dealer has been unsuccessful in ordering some MKIII .22 pistols to replace the ones they have been selling.
I have found the 1911 and the .22 SP101 from other sources, but I'm trying to support the local dealer who has been very fair in pricing to me. Also, I'm cheap, and don't want tp pay the hire prices I've seen on the items elsewhere. I am waiting longer, but for $50 -$10 dollars in savings, I'll do so.
Anybody want to trade a slightly used and very good Mark III Target, for an 1873 in .357 ;D I got a spare of one, and I really need a rifle.
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M58,you might want to add a bunch of cash to that offer,73's are going for $900+ at this time. ;D ;D
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I figure that if the Mark III's are so hard to get somebody will get desperate ;D
Let's see ...
1873 $1,000
Leather $500
Apparel $600
Shotgun $350
Lead $500 ++++++++++++++
Gun cart $200
A summer of shooting ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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If I'd seen this coming I'd have held off on the AR-7..
I'll trade it for the Mark III.. It's only had a dozen or so rounds through it if you're interested... :)