Solomonson
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With the release of their low-priced Wrangler, Ruger gave some interesting insight into their production and sales costs, and what must be absurdly high margins on some of their products with comparable raw material/processing/labor costs.
That's OK, it'll take a bit more time and a bit more market pressure, but one day firearms' sales prices will truly reflect their cost to produce and sell at least to some degree, and not what the market once bore during politically darker periods. All it's going to take is increased competition and/or reduced demand.
Ruger claims the cylinder frame of their Wrangler is "aluminum alloy" finished with Cerakote. I suspect they are MIM parts, but they could be IC parts, but they're not diecast zinc/pot metal. It's the grip frame is diecast Zamak/zinc/potmetal.
The barrel, cylinder, and small parts are made of steel. Grips are synthetic.
https://www.ruger.com/products/wrangler/specSheets/2004.html
The Ruger LCRx's frame is also two piece -- the cylinder frame is made from aluminum and the grip frame from injection molded plastic, with a steel barrel insert and steel cylinder. Grips are rubber.
https://www.ruger.com/products/lcrx/models.html
Wouldn't it be something if Heritage Arms or Chiappa came up with a $175.00 version of the LCRx? That would be poetic...
That's OK, it'll take a bit more time and a bit more market pressure, but one day firearms' sales prices will truly reflect their cost to produce and sell at least to some degree, and not what the market once bore during politically darker periods. All it's going to take is increased competition and/or reduced demand.
Ruger claims the cylinder frame of their Wrangler is "aluminum alloy" finished with Cerakote. I suspect they are MIM parts, but they could be IC parts, but they're not diecast zinc/pot metal. It's the grip frame is diecast Zamak/zinc/potmetal.
The barrel, cylinder, and small parts are made of steel. Grips are synthetic.
https://www.ruger.com/products/wrangler/specSheets/2004.html
The Ruger LCRx's frame is also two piece -- the cylinder frame is made from aluminum and the grip frame from injection molded plastic, with a steel barrel insert and steel cylinder. Grips are rubber.
https://www.ruger.com/products/lcrx/models.html
Wouldn't it be something if Heritage Arms or Chiappa came up with a $175.00 version of the LCRx? That would be poetic...
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