What new Ruger would you like to see in a limited special run?

[Mnwhiskeyman]

If this thread is still going I am dying for one in 7x57 mauser

 

[spike.t]

Mmm...I presume its been sorted in the calibre I wanted......not sure what it was now..... ..but better be made in it or else....

 

[Tintin]

I’m probably drifting into the realms of fantasy ... but the 318 vs 333 thread got me thinking ... how cool would a No. 1 be in .333 Jeffery or .318 Westley Richards?

 

[NoStepOnSnek]

Ruger No.1: 357 Mag and .410
Ruger Blackhawk Cattleman’s Carbine

 

[Hagler.450Ex]

Ruger is the only American company who could take a clean sheet of paper and make
a working man's double rifle for nitro express cartridges. I would love to see than!

It wouldn't be worth 10% of what they would ask for it.

 

[CoElkHunter]

Ruger .44 Magnum semi auto carbine. I emailed them awhile ago and was told they have no plans on producing them. Too bad.

 

[cajunchefray]

Ruger Marketing should consider a premium line, leveraging the name, William B Ruger Classics.
Manufacture a premium line and charge for these excellent suggestions.

Hell, they don't have to pay for focus groups, market research and bullshit PowerPoint Presentations.

Ruger Firearms could just read this thread, make these rifles, and charge the appropriate price for current costs.

If Ruger REALLY wanted to, they could find some efficiencies, price accordingly, cover costs and make a profit.

Ruger 77 Hawkeye African Express in 458 Winchester.

Ruger #1 .450 NE, 26-inch barrel, with proper African metal work, ebony fore end, pancake cheekpiece.

450/400 NE as an alternate.

Ruger #1 300 H&H 26 barrel, with proper African metal, ebony fore end, pancake cheekpiece.

Ruger #1 in 30/30 Winchester 24-inch barrel, express sights.

Ruger #1 .444 Marlin, 24-inch C weight barrel, iron sights, Alexander Henry fore end. For our fellow hunters in restrictive straight wall cartridge states.

 

[HPLoveHunt]

Count me in.
Ruger No.1 (RSI/Tropical) — .303 British or .404 Jeffery.
Ruger Hawkeye African (RH) — 7x57 or 9.3x62.


Happy to go either stainless or blued depending on consensus.

 

[JimP]

Ruger .44 Magnum semi auto carbine. I emailed them awhile ago and was told they have no plans on producing them. Too bad.

It's out there if you can find one, 44 magnum Deer Slayer. In the 70's and 80's I had multiple chances to pick one up only to let it slip away.

I have seen them on Gun Broker

 

[CD24]

Ruger 1 in 7x57!

 

[Mnwhiskeyman]

So how do we get this order started lol

 

[Rando8586]

Ruger #2. A double rifle falling block.

 

[Mnwhiskeyman]

I do like Rugers current 35 offering and the 270 but I do believe the 7x57 is just better cause it harkens back to the original caliber used in Africa so well. I would be down for one maybe even two of these if ruger makes a limited run

 

[Ruraldoc]

Give us a 7x57 or a 30-06.

A 458 Win Mag would be a great big bore that’ll fit in the Ruger Hawkeye Magnum action.

If you can’t do it with a 30-06 and a 458, it ain’t worth doing anyway.

 

[odonata]

I thought this thread had died out a couple of months ago but I see that it has been brought back to life again. If you go back to my original post that started this discussion, you'll notice that it was more about consensus building than rifle building. While a semi-custom or special edition rifle may have been the final result, the majority of the respondents ignored the most critical factor: 49+ other people have to like your choice.

So the question being asked was "What rifle in what chambering would you buy that you think a large group of like-minded hunters would also think is desirable?". The question most people answered was "Here's the custom rifle I want". And there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. It's a totally legitimate response that I appreciated because it gave me a good idea of how hard it is to get people to agree on something like this. I'd like to thank @spike.t for popping in on a regular basis to mock the futility of this endeavor to keep me humble. He wasn't wrong. We couldn't hit the halfway point on the minimum possible order.

Basically it was going to be a real challenge to get Ruger to just put a specific barrel on an existing action. But I think the only thing that wasn't requested was a "phased plasma rifle in the 40-watt range".

If you specified something with a COL over 87mm, not going to happen. If you suggested a rifle that is no longer produced, same thing. If there's zero brass for it or it's only available for reloaders, another tough sell. I don't think Ruger is going to retool their production line to make a different receiver for a dozen rifles. I am pleased that most of you suggested some good classics. Not a Creedmoor to be found.

 

[spike.t]

I thought this thread had died out a couple of months ago but I see that it has been brought back to life again. If you go back to my original post that started this discussion, you'll notice that it was more about consensus building than rifle building. While a semi-custom or special edition rifle may have been the final result, the majority of the respondents ignored the most critical factor: 49+ other people have to like your choice.

So the question being asked was "What rifle in what chambering would you buy that you think a large group of like-minded hunters would also think is desirable?". The question most people answered was "Here's the custom rifle I want". And there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. It's a totally legitimate response that I appreciated because it gave me a good idea of how hard it is to get people to agree on something like this. I'd like to thank @spike.t for popping in on a regular basis to mock the futility of this endeavor to keep me humble. He wasn't wrong. We couldn't hit the halfway point on the minimum possible order.

Basically it was going to be a real challenge to get Ruger to just put a specific barrel on an existing action. But I think the only thing that wasn't requested was a "phased plasma rifle in the 40-watt range".

If you specified something with a COL over 87mm, not going to happen. If you suggested a rifle that is no longer produced, same thing. If there's zero brass for it or it's only available for reloaders, another tough sell. I don't think Ruger is going to retool their production line to make a different receiver for a dozen rifles. I am pleased that most of you suggested some good classics. Not a Creedmoor to be found.

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OK excellent... good to see it's sorted ..so it's my choice whatever it was.....I look forward to production and ....then trying to pay ....

 

[Mnwhiskeyman]

Thank you Odonata
I saw this thread and just had to get it going again. It looks like we are getting past 20 on at least one of them. I am hoping we can get this moving forward because it would be a dream rifle for me to own
Thanks again

 

[375er]

Thank you Odonata
I saw this thread and just had to get it going again. It looks like we are getting past 20 on at least one of them. I am hoping we can get this moving forward because it would be a dream rifle for me to own
Thanks again

I agree with the top choices. Especially the .300 H&H in the No. 1!!!!!

 

[318AE]

I thought this thread had died out a couple of months ago but I see that it has been brought back to life again. If you go back to my original post that started this discussion, you'll notice that it was more about consensus building than rifle building. While a semi-custom or special edition rifle may have been the final result, the majority of the respondents ignored the most critical factor: 49+ other people have to like your choice.

So the question being asked was "What rifle in what chambering would you buy that you think a large group of like-minded hunters would also think is desirable?". The question most people answered was "Here's the custom rifle I want". And there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. It's a totally legitimate response that I appreciated because it gave me a good idea of how hard it is to get people to agree on something like this. I'd like to thank @spike.t for popping in on a regular basis to mock the futility of this endeavor to keep me humble. He wasn't wrong. We couldn't hit the halfway point on the minimum possible order.

Basically it was going to be a real challenge to get Ruger to just put a specific barrel on an existing action. But I think the only thing that wasn't requested was a "phased plasma rifle in the 40-watt range".

If you specified something with a COL over 87mm, not going to happen. If you suggested a rifle that is no longer produced, same thing. If there's zero brass for it or it's only available for reloaders, another tough sell. I don't think Ruger is going to retool their production line to make a different receiver for a dozen rifles. I am pleased that most of you suggested some good classics. Not a Creedmoor to be found.

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Some of the responses on this thread should have been posted on the “on a lighter note” thread.

 

[BonUm16]

As with children, you have to give the illusion of choice. Instead of asking “What do you want?”, ask “Which of these three would you want?” Looking at your spreadsheet, the even better question would be “Would you buy ‘X’ in a .275R/7x57?”. Even money says you’d get very close to the number you need with that 2nd.