Ruger's survey

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My survey submitted also. I would love to see a .357 lever action from them and would still like to see (voiced in their last survey) a match grade revolver and/or semi-auto.
 
Sadly I did not find a "Reintroduce the Old Model Army", "Build a 'Honest Scout' Rifle", nor "Build Anything without a lawyers warning stamped on the side" as a choice anyplace.

I guess I'm not a Ruger buyer...


Willie

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done , bring back the 44 Carbine, and the Deerfield. A mini 14 in another cal. and a semi auto rile in 22mag, and more wood , to many look-a-like black guns out there,
 
Indeed. I don't know if I care if it is traditional (like Winchester) or more along the lines of the ones they used to make which were more reminisent of the Savage 99 with no exposed hammer. In this day and age, I think the lever action powerful pistol caliber carbine with apeture sights would be a monster hit.
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For me, I don't see any point in Ruger trying to out-trad Winchester or Marlin, but their modern hammerless designs are sleek and seem to have a good reputation, and the rotary mags give much wider cartridge options.

Once I'm back in an NFA-friendly state, it is my high priority to get a 96/22 levergun with a suppressor.

How about a lever action with a detachable rotary magazine in .223/556!!! Oh my gosh I want that!!!
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While that does sound really awesome, didn't Remington discontinue the pump-action 7615 in .223? Practically I don't see how the market for a lever .223 would be any higher. The main reasons for .223 are varminting and target-shooting, and those folks are well-served by boltguns and ARs.

Now, if any states were to limit even "traditional" semi-autos like the Mini-14, I could see a Savage-esque .223 levergun selling like hotcakes.

done , bring back the 44 Carbine, and the Deerfield. A mini 14 in another cal. and a semi auto rile in 22mag, and more wood , to many look-a-like black guns out there,
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I find it very interesting that a lot of the replies are basically "bring back the X you used to make." The 96/44 lever and the semi-auto Deerfield were presumably canceled for some practical reason, but they did specifically ask about a semi-auto .44 there.
 
MatthewVanitas said:
I find it very interesting that a lot of the replies are basically "bring back the X you used to make." The 96/44 lever and the semi-auto Deerfield were presumably canceled for some practical reason, but they did specifically ask about a semi-auto .44 there.
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some just didn't sell and some became to costly to make, however with todays CNC's the cost should be less to build , and some of the ones that didn't sell were only made for a few years , and guys like me that really wanted one could not afford one , the Deerfield was only made for about 4 years , and in those 4 years I had 5 kids under my roof , I did get a Deerfield a few years back for $450.00 , I now see them going for way more, I'm still looking for a Ruger 44 Lever gun , just because it would look great next to my 44 Carbine and my Deerfield :D and 10/22mag would look great next to my other 10/22's , I did see a 44 lever action at a show a few months back for $650 but it was not in good shape , so I passed on it ,

So yes, "BRING BACK THE "X" YOU USED TO MAKE" there is a whole generation that missed out


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mac66 said:
Interestingly Bill Ruger got into the firearms business by modifing a Savage 99. It was also the style he liked when he introduce the the 44 Mag Deerslayer Semi auto carbine which of course was the inspiration for the 10/22. I suspect another semi auto in 44 or 357 mag is forthcoming.

Kind of funny about brand loyalty. People want Ruger to make guns that are, in most cases, readily available by other companies. But we want a Ruger one.

Personally I would like to see them make a LCR with hammer and 3" bbl in .22LR as a lightweight trail gun.

I also voted for a .357/44 rifle though I probably would never buy one.

Not given a choice but I think they should also make a pistol caliber carbine again preferably in 9 mm. I think PCCs are making a comeback and a 9mm take down version like their take down 10/22 would be cool.
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I believe Ruger got into firearms by making the MK I .22 pistol that was based in part on the failed Ruger hand drill:

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and the Japanese Nambu pistol:

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A Ruger lever action rifle? Say in .357 magnum with a 10-round magazine? Stainless steel with wood furniture? Modern aperture sights?
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I think I need a cold shower.
 
ooohhhhh now here's an idea. A semi-auto, with polymer stock, in .357mag, with 10 round mags, and.....takedown model!
That would be one heck of a camping gun. Id buy one in a flash. heck even if they made it a lever instead of semi, I'd buy it in a flash!
 
Take a close look at what Kel-Tec is doing. They seem to have acted as Ruger's de-facto R&D operation on semis for the last several years.
 
For those who chose "pump action shotgun", what are you hoping to see that's notably better than established products from Remington, Winchester, Mossberg, and Ithaca?

Genuine interest; I don't really see a viable unmet need in the market, but I'm not much of a shotgun guy.
 
Done.

I want a DA/SA j-frame in 22lr; poly, aluminum or stainless is a plus but definitely an exposed hammer.
 
If they were to come out with a lever action in say $600 to low $700, and have consistant quality. That would be a hot seller, I would think.
 
Why would age and gender be required for a survey like this? Smelled fishy to me. Passed on it.
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These surveys are often used to determine age group preferences. Why build guns for the over 60 crowd specifically? Most of them will be out of the game in a few short years.

Age and gender are compared to the suggestions. This gives Ruger a multidimensional picture of the buyers responding. If you'll note, there were several opt out boxes that could be checked.

I looked, and checked, for the striker-fired compact pistol, and the semi-auto pistol and rifle in .22 WMR.
 
Willie, I would have voted for the Old Army myself (and I even fall into the <21yr crowd!).

Like many of you, I voted for the 357/44 semi auto and leveraction. If they are going to introduce a new mini, I'm not sure what the new caliber would be of the current rifle-offerings. However, I think a mini chambered in 9mm or 45acp would be fantastic!
 
Did the survey just for fun.

Ruger knows what we want. They (Ruger) just don't know why. This survey will not change that.
 
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