So if you had a vote at Ruger, what would you like to see them build next? Here are my votes...

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1. The Old Army cap and ball guns.

2. Red Label O/U shotguns here in the USA. Make a FINE competitive shotgun with great wood and offer it in trap, skeet, and sporting configurations. If not all three then make it in a skeet/sporting configuration with a full set of sub barrels option but it has to be quality wood, engraved steel, adjustable comb, and the adj, recoil pad would be extra nice, full set of chokes with each barrel. A nice presentation case like the old Winchester 101s.

Nice, quality, made in the USA. Nothing on it made in Asia, Japan, China, Turkey. Not cheap black plastic crap you throw over the tail gate to haul home at the end of a day of cutting wood or hand down to a 13 year old for his birthday. Something NICE, a grown MAN could use and be PROUD of and enjoy the rest of his life.
 
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I'd like to see them bring back the SR series. I like the look and feel of the SR9 better than the American and the Security 9.
I also like the 17 round capacity.
 
OK.

Here’s what I want in a Ruger revolver. They’ll never make it, but here’s what I want nonetheless:

1.) Start with a a large frame, the Super Redhawk would work. Now instead of investment casting the frame I want it forged, and then finish machined. Use the strongest steel possible for a revolver frame, stainless steel is not necessary. We will be applying a corrosion resistant finish anyway.

2.) All lock work will be machined from forgings, and fitted to the tightest tolerances possible. There will be only enough clearances in the lockup to allow for reliable operation in adverse conditions. The trigger will be tuned to render an outstanding double action pull, the single action will inevitably be good either way for those who insist on doing it wrong.

3.) Barrel will be cold hammer forged of CMV 4150 or better steel. Preferably a liner with an external shroud ala Korth. Barrel interior will be hard chrome lined including the forcing cone. Barrel shroud will be offered in full underlug and partial underlug.

4.) Cylinder will be machined from a forging, fitting will be by line boring the chambers once the bolt notches have been cut and fitted to the bolt in the frame. Chambers will be hard chrome lined.

5.) Front sight will be easily changed by the end user. Adjustable rear sight. The top strap of the frame will be machined to accept an Aimpoint ACRO P-1 as an option, and a blended cover plate will be included. Additionally the top strap may be drilled and tapped to accept a picatinny rail.

6.) Exterior finish and frame internal finish minus lock work will be salt bath nitrocarburizing. Lock work will be Robar NP3. Also an option for full NP3 should be offered, as well as high polish bluing.

7.) Grips shall be the customer’s choice. I’d like to see Ruger buy the rights to the Trausch grip style and offer those in rubber, wood, and G10.

8.) Offer this top of the line revolver in .357 Magnum, .41 Magnum, and 44 Magnum.

The goal is a highly accurate, highly refined revolver for hard use that is built to be heirloom quality with no corners cut or any concessions made to doing things just good enough, or to a strict budget.
 
I would like Ruger to build a Mini-14 with wood stock in 6.8 spc II chamber with a 1:11 3-5 groove twist in a 16" to 18" bbl and affordable reliable 20-round magazines. If they could keep the price under $700, I'd buy two.

Damn, revolver thread, well then a 3.5" SP-101 in .40s&w
 
OK.

Here’s what I want in a Ruger revolver. They’ll never make it, but here’s what I want nonetheless:

1.) Start with a a large frame, the Super Redhawk would work. Now instead of investment casting the frame I want it forged, and then finish machined. Use the strongest steel possible for a revolver frame, stainless steel is not necessary. We will be applying a corrosion resistant finish anyway.

2.) All lock work will be machined from forgings, and fitted to the tightest tolerances possible. There will be only enough clearances in the lockup to allow for reliable operation in adverse conditions. The trigger will be tuned to render an outstanding double action pull, the single action will inevitably be good either way for those who insist on doing it wrong.

3.) Barrel will be cold hammer forged of CMV 4150 or better steel. Preferably a liner with an external shroud ala Korth. Barrel interior will be hard chrome lined including the forcing cone. Barrel shroud will be offered in full underlug and partial underlug.

4.) Cylinder will be machined from a forging, fitting will be by line boring the chambers once the bolt notches have been cut and fitted to the bolt in the frame. Chambers will be hard chrome lined.

5.) Front sight will be easily changed by the end user. Adjustable rear sight. The top strap of the frame will be machined to accept an Aimpoint ACRO P-1 as an option, and a blended cover plate will be included. Additionally the top strap may be drilled and tapped to accept a picatinny rail.

6.) Exterior finish and frame internal finish minus lock work will be salt bath nitrocarburizing. Lock work will be Robar NP3. Also an option for full NP3 should be offered, as well as high polish bluing.

7.) Grips shall be the customer’s choice. I’d like to see Ruger buy the rights to the Trausch grip style and offer those in rubber, wood, and G10.

8.) Offer this top of the line revolver in .357 Magnum, .41 Magnum, and 44 Magnum.

The goal is a highly accurate, highly refined revolver for hard use that is built to be heirloom quality with no corners cut or any concessions made to doing things just good enough, or to a strict budget.

Don't forget you want it priced below $5k.
 
Steel revolver with 2" and/or 3" barrel, real replaceable front and rear sights, 6 round capacity, and the LCR trigger that'll compete against S&W j-frames, Colt Cobra, and Kimber K6s.
Why stop there - make it an entirely new generation of revolver with a range of grip sizes and 4-6" barrels too. Just don't discontinue the GP100 :)
 
So Ruger already makes the GP100 in .44 Spl. I like the 3-inch stainless, but I want a 5-inch half lug in stainless, too.

And I'd like the same in .41 magnum.

And a Mini-14 that is as accurate as an AR15 (I know ... I'm dreaming).
 
And this is precisely why we have custom revolver builders! If the mothership won’t build it, you can still have it built (within reason)!
Well yeah, and double the cost. My 41 Special GP100 cost me around $1350.
 
OK.

Here’s what I want in a Ruger revolver. They’ll never make it, but here’s what I want nonetheless:

1.) Start with a a large frame, the Super Redhawk would work. Now instead of investment casting the frame I want it forged, and then finish machined. Use the strongest steel possible for a revolver frame, stainless steel is not necessary. We will be applying a corrosion resistant finish anyway.
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8.) Offer this top of the line revolver in .357 Magnum, .41 Magnum, and 44 Magnum.

The goal is a highly accurate, highly refined revolver for hard use that is built to be heirloom quality with no corners cut or any concessions made to doing things just good enough, or to a strict budget.

How about these:

https://janzrevolver.com/2019-revolvers

for Ruger to replicate?

Also, should offer .45 Colt, .454 Casull and .480 with the Korth type tunable action.

"Expand the GP100 line to include .45colt/.45acp, and.41 mag"

... and .44 Mag!
 
OK.

Here’s what I want in a Ruger revolver. They’ll never make it, but here’s what I want nonetheless:

1.) Start with a a large frame, the Super Redhawk would work. Now instead of investment casting the frame I want it forged, and then finish machined. Use the strongest steel possible for a revolver frame, stainless steel is not necessary. We will be applying a corrosion resistant finish anyway.

The goal is a highly accurate, highly refined revolver for hard use that is built to be heirloom quality with no corners cut or any concessions made to doing things just good enough, or to a strict budget.

Curious about your forging stipulation. Ruger wrote the book on investment casting and really nobody does it better. Forgings are only directionally stronger, whereas the casting is equally strong in all directions. You will stretch and loosen an N-frame long before you will a Redhawk.

As an FYI, Pine Tree Casting produced Freedom Arms’ frames for a long time.
 
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