SR556

[Hazcat]

MB,

Just to be clear my "Ho Hum" had nothing to do with the make up of the gun or the price.  Just that it WAS an AR.  As I have stated before I just don't really care for them.  I wish Ruger would have come out with a pistol caliber carbine (like the old Deer Slayer but better mag capacity) or some nice , reasonably priced lever guns.  Yeah, I realize it was a market driven decision as should be, but I can wish.

[shooter32]

MB,

Just to be clear my "Ho Hum" had nothing to do with the make up of the gun or the price.  Just that it WAS an AR.  As I have stated before I just don't really care for them.  I wish Ruger would have come out with a pistol caliber carbine (like the old Deer Slayer but better mag capacity) or some nice , reasonably priced lever guns.

+100

[tombogan03884]

Yes MB, In line with what Haz said, no slam at Ruger beyond  "another platform redefined" should have read " Proven bandwagon jumped upon".

[Michael Bane]

No dis' intended to you guys at all!

HO-HUM is cool, because you're the consumers. You would not believe the number of Bill Ruger this and Bill Ruger that crap I've gotten in the last four days...I'm at a loss to understand why he is such an obsession with some people. I'd much rather dis' H-K, who only grudgingly agree to sell guns to civilians when they really really need the money.

I could be 'way wrong, but I don't believe you'll be seeing a reasonably priced pistol caliber lever gun from a major unless cowboy action shooting goes through a renaissance. Mossberg introduced their 464 30-30 for five bills MSRP after Winchester went down, and the sales were ho-hum, which didn't exactly send the arms designers to the drawing boards to create more. There's also the humongous pool of used lever guns dating back to forever...used Winchester '94s in zillions of calibers are now available all over the place at some pretty cheap prices (once again). Clunkier than the '92s or the Marlins, but I've shot a LOT of .44 Magnum through many of them, including one I bought for $100, over the years.

There are also the various flavors of Brazilian and Italian replica '92s and '73s...some of which are just superb heirloom quality...I was looking at the Legacy Sports International new line of Pumas, now made in Italy by Chiappa, at the Show, and they were really beautiful...they don't have .44 Mags in the country yet, but I have an advance order on one to replace my stainless Legacy Puma .44 from Brazil that I use to shoot Wild Bunch matches. Not that there's anything wrong with the Brazilian guns, but the Italians truly understand aesthetics!

Plus there's the Marlins...if you shop around there are some outstanding buys in NIB and used pistol caliber lever Marlins, and for all intents and purposes the damn things are indestructible. I did a quickie search just now and found a NIB Marlin 1894 Cowboy in .44 Mag on GunsAmerica.com for $545...that's the same gun that I keep in my bedroom, although I have to admit that a 45/70 version might be in my future, in case of dinosaurs...

So my apologies...youse guys ain't channeling Bill...

Michael B

[Timothy]

So Michael, do you find the folks running Sturm Ruger to be beancounters selling a widgit or are they still gun guys?  After all, they have been publically traded for the last forty years!

Regardless of who is yanking the strings in design, they are still a firearms manufacturer...yes? (rhetorical)...

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[tommy tornado]

I would imagine that you could get this Ruger SR556 for less than MSRP.  Last week I ordered one of the .44 special blackhawks for $500 as instead of the $575 or whatever the MSRP is currently.

[fightingquaker13]

Guys...apples...oranges...rocks...strange comparisons abound!

A Mini with an AR mag? Where's the win for Ruger? They sell a lot of Minis as it is (all they can make as a matter of fact, and with 20 and 30 round magazines) and if they'd retooled it for an AR mag, I'd probably be reading, "You can put lipstick on a pig," etc.

Michael B

Michael. I agree with most of your post. I have drunk more Ruger Kool-aid than Glock, and if I were to close my eyes and reach for a gun, odds say I'd grab a Ruger. As far  as the guys who dis Bill over the AWB, they can kiss my ass. Yes, it was annoying, but compared to what he did FOR the shooting community over his life, it doesn't signify in the long haul. However on the mini question, putting it out with the AR compatability would do two things. First it would make a lot of folks, like me, more likely to buy one, rather than pay an extra 20%-30% for an AR, if what you're looking for is SD. Two, it would help them get military and LEO (particularly foreign LEO) contracts. That said, the AR sounds like a good gun. If you were to say, RAFFLE ONE, I wouldn't say no to an entry. But market wise, I'm not sure how much room there is for anther high end .556 AR.
FQ13

[Rob10ring]

MB,

Just to be clear my "Ho Hum" had nothing to do with the make up of the gun or the price.  Just that it WAS an AR.  As I have stated before I just don't really care for them.  I wish Ruger would have come out with a pistol caliber carbine (like the old Deer Slayer but better mag capacity) or some nice , reasonably priced lever guns.  Yeah, I realize it was a market driven decision as should be, but I can wish.

Ruger made a couple of lever guns and no one wanted them.

[ericire12]

Here is the AmmoLand  article:

http://www.ammoland.com/2009/05/18/ruger-ar-sr-556-autoloading-rifle/

[fullautovalmet76]

Here is the AmmoLand  article:

http://www.ammoland.com/2009/05/18/ruger-ar-sr-556-autoloading-rifle/

Eric,
This "article" reads alot like a press release.....But thanks for sending me to another site I can try to buy ammo though!