Ruger Wins both Handgun and Rifle of the Year!

[gunman42782]

http://www.ruger.com/news/2011-08-02.html

[fightingquaker13]

http://www.ruger.com/news/2011-08-02.html

OK, I totally get the scout rifle. Its a cool idea. Love it or hate it, its a game changer. But the LC9? This differs from a G-26 or a Keltec   P-11 How?
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[BAC]

OK, I totally get the scout rifle. Its a cool idea. Love it or hate it, its a game changer. But the LC9? This differs from a G-26 or a Keltec   P-11 How?
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Ruger always wins.  I would love to try the Scout rifle, now that there's a lefty version.

[Solus]

OK, I totally get the scout rifle. Its a cool idea. Love it or hate it, its a game changer. But the LC9? This differs from a G-26 or a Keltec   P-11 How?
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It was introduced this year?

[tt11758]

It was introduced this year?

You've pretty much summed it up, I believe.

[Sponsor]

[alfsauve]

Actually, as I've said before, the detachable box magazine is really the only new thing about it.   Ruger already had the M77 Scout and even advertised pictures of it 3+ years ago.

[sledgemeister]

Cant really beleive any of those got a firearm of the year award - sorry and I am a bit of a ruger fan.
I cant work out why anyone in the US at least would buy a bolt action scout rifle when you have access to semi autos. Its like buying a house and still living in a tent. As for the LC9 looks like any other placcy fantaccy to moi, definately not a revoloution.

[fightingquaker13]

Cant really beleive any of those got a firearm of the year award - sorry and I am a bit of a ruger fan.
I cant work out why anyone in the US at least would buy a bolt action scout rifle when you have access to semi autos. Its like buying a house and still living in a tent. As for the LC9 looks like any other placcy fantaccy to moi, definately not a revoloution.

The boys at keltec would agree.
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[Solus]

Cant really beleive any of those got a firearm of the year award - sorry and I am a bit of a ruger fan.
I cant work out why anyone in the US at least would buy a bolt action scout rifle when you have access to semi autos. Its like buying a house and still living in a tent. As for the LC9 looks like any other placcy fantaccy to moi, definately not a revoloution.

It's not that they are revolutionary or even evolutionary products that they got the award.  It's just that those making the award didn't think any of the other firearms introduced this year went beyond them.

If you want to mention other firearms introduced this year that should have gotten the award, do so, but not giving out the award this year because a similar or better firearm was introduced a few years ago isn't consistent with the "spirit" or "purpose" of the award.

[fightingquaker13]

It's not that they are revolutionary or even evolutionary products that they got the award.  It's just that those making the award didn't think any of the other firearms introduced this year went beyond them.

If you want to mention other firearms introduced this year that should have gotten the award, do so, but not giving out the award this year because a similar or better firearm was introduced a few years ago isn't consistent with the "spirit" or "purpose" of the award.

I don't know about that Solus. If something is pretty much a copy of an existing product does it deserve the marketing bump (at the expense of that product) from being able to say its "The pistol of the year" in its ads? Sometimes I think NOT handing out an award because nothing deserves it might be the better option. Just a thought. YMMV.
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