where the heck are 4" stainless Redhawks...
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Jamie B
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http://offgridsurvival.com/rugerstopsacceptinggunorders/
In an effort to find the truth here, I went on Ruger’s website and ordered a copy of their Annual Report, which I just received.
Obviously, Ruger sells their production to major distributors – Ellet Bros., Lipsey’s, Davidson’e, Sports South and Big Rock.
Ruger advised that a majority of their orders are placed in the 1st and 3rd quarter of the calendar year, which mirrors the distributor show seasons.
Ruger currently has 1230 FT employees, 321 seasonal employees, and 70 employees in R&D.
I would guess that their returns and pre-production runs are handled by R&D.
They indicate that new products are a large driver of sales, and that their mature products have strong sales also.
Units on backorder for 2011 as follows: Q1 = 332,700; Q2 = 315,500; Q3 = 204,500; Q4 = 337,400.
The average sales price for all units sold last year was $262 – very interesting!
It is easy to see that their order back log is a constant threat, and never goes away.
All of this tells me that their backlog is quite realistic, and that they need to get a handle on it quickly.
Having 1,500 employees in 2 locations means that nothing radical is going to happen in the short term to make more units.
It makes perfect sense for them to put a hold on current 2012 orders while they get caught up from the 2011 year-end backlog first.
This will keep end customers from having unrealistic delivery expectations about their orders. It was the right thing to do by Ruger.
Here is the link for the Annual Report: http://www.envisionreports.com/RGR/2...m?voting=false
In an effort to find the truth here, I went on Ruger’s website and ordered a copy of their Annual Report, which I just received.
Obviously, Ruger sells their production to major distributors – Ellet Bros., Lipsey’s, Davidson’e, Sports South and Big Rock.
Ruger advised that a majority of their orders are placed in the 1st and 3rd quarter of the calendar year, which mirrors the distributor show seasons.
Ruger currently has 1230 FT employees, 321 seasonal employees, and 70 employees in R&D.
I would guess that their returns and pre-production runs are handled by R&D.
They indicate that new products are a large driver of sales, and that their mature products have strong sales also.
Units on backorder for 2011 as follows: Q1 = 332,700; Q2 = 315,500; Q3 = 204,500; Q4 = 337,400.
The average sales price for all units sold last year was $262 – very interesting!
It is easy to see that their order back log is a constant threat, and never goes away.
All of this tells me that their backlog is quite realistic, and that they need to get a handle on it quickly.
Having 1,500 employees in 2 locations means that nothing radical is going to happen in the short term to make more units.
It makes perfect sense for them to put a hold on current 2012 orders while they get caught up from the 2011 year-end backlog first.
This will keep end customers from having unrealistic delivery expectations about their orders. It was the right thing to do by Ruger.
Here is the link for the Annual Report: http://www.envisionreports.com/RGR/2...m?voting=false
Mine's on my hip. Bought it in February this year, it's a January production gun. .44 Magnum. I didn't order it, it was just sitting in the display case when I happened through the store. Good thing I'd been saving up for one of these for about a year and a half. 
bikemutt
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Unfortunately there's doesn't seem to be a locator service for finding guns on dealer shelves, or even what dealers had delivered to them. I tried for weeks to find a Smith 329PD to no avail, then I walk into a LGS and there's two of them on the shelf, they had ordered them months earlier and just received them.
forestdavegump
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http://www.ruger.com/products/redhawk/models.html
This looks like it? KRH-444 5026 .44 Mag. Black Hogue® Monogrip®
This looks like it? KRH-444 5026 .44 Mag. Black Hogue® Monogrip®
And I hope it never does!!! If a gun company can move so much product, even in a bad economy, that they are backordered, it shows that there is strong support and a strong consumer base for that product. I hope all gun companies have so many orders that they can't keep up. That would be music to my ears.
WNC Seabee
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Picked one up a few months back...they're GREAT shooters!
These were my first 2 3-shot strings with the new gun. 25 yards off-hand. 2 different loads that I was testing out, I don't have my notes handy, but somewhere around 9gr of Unique under a 240gr plated bullet from RMR.
Funny thing...I get much tighter groups shooting in DA vs. Single Action.
These were my first 2 3-shot strings with the new gun. 25 yards off-hand. 2 different loads that I was testing out, I don't have my notes handy, but somewhere around 9gr of Unique under a 240gr plated bullet from RMR.
Funny thing...I get much tighter groups shooting in DA vs. Single Action.
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