Is ruger over extending themselves

Don't know....but sig leads the pack with the most variations of a handful of pistols possible.

Now, now... No need carry on with all that fretting.
More models = more sales revenue.

Ruger would probably not let that happen.

What difference does it make in overall quality if they use a different chamber reamer?

Because that's the extent of the "new" models

Who can say? GM use to be the biggest auto manufacture. Now that they have dropped Saturn, Pontiac, and Oldsmobile their recall numbers have dropped to an all time low. Sorta.

I'd like to see Ruger return to some models they made in the past: The P-series SA pistols (the P90 in particular) and the 'Six-series' DA revolvers.

Maybe if they get big enough, they'll re-introduce the old classics like S&W did.

jhb said:

Don't know....but sig leads the pack with the most variations of a handful of pistols possible.

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And every Glock I have ever seen looks like....every other Glock I have ever seen.

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And every Glock I have ever seen looks like....every other Glock I have ever seen.

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True that.

Except glock doesn't have that really cool diamond plate slide deal on any of its models. Cause that what the cool kids really want.

Ruger being an industry leader in alternative manufacturing has been able to reduce the hands on requirements of old school manufacturing techniques.

So much of the old assembly fitting and manufacturing labor-intensive standards controls are little issue in how Ruger Manufactures firearms these days.

Control the quality of the manufactured part at the design end rather than the supply hopper end, limit the potential mis-steps in assembly, limit finishes to durable and easily applied techniques and you've already got most problems licked.

After that, spend some of the saved manufacturing money on an aggressive customer support base and make damn certain the no one returns the same firearm twice and they've got a lock - regardless of the breadth of the catalogs offerings.

Good for Ruger - bring on the weird and wonderful.

Ruger....

Ruger claims to produce over 1,000,000 new firearms every year.
They also have a new plant in NC going online soon.
I've owned 02 Ruger firearms. A DA only SP101 snub .357magnum & a GPNY .38spl 4" barrel. This was a limited edition meant for sworn officers in the NYPD(1991 era). The .38spl was brand new & never used.
Both handguns were great & I had no service problems with either of them.
My friend owns a P89 9x19mm & a P97 .45acp that he shoots well. He reloads & has no problems using any format 9mm in the robust P89.

Ruger is like the Ford or GM of the US gun industry. They don't have frills & aren't known for looks or charm but they work.

Ruger will always be a brand I look to consume. Granted Bersa is likely to get some of my business as well since I handled the BPC9 (buddy of mine got one and it is a sweet gun with ergonomics better than Kahr and a trigger better than what I have seen from Kahr).

If Ruger keeps this up, they'll only keep growing as I see it.

You produce new products when sales are slow not when every thing you make no matter what it is gets snatched up. Sales on guns are slow right now, its the time to come out with new models there is excess production capacity.

Ruger's plant in NC is already online and has been producing American Rimfire rifles for months.

They do have a kind of unique cell (and super cell) manufacturing technique which allows them to think up new models and get them out much faster from concept to shelf. The are really the last great American gun company left. Most of the other big companies are simply pieces of multinational conglomerates.

This last batch of stuff is pretty great. The GSR 5.56 I know is a bit of stretch but they have hit a lot of winners lately.

"You produce new products when sales are slow not when every thing you make no matter what it is gets snatched up. Sales on guns are slow right now, its the time to come out with new models there is excess production capacity."

They sell through distributors so everything they make is already sold based on distributor orders.

You are right of course that when sales slow down you come up with new things that generate interest and new sales. I have no need for a bolt action 223 but that new ranch rifle in very appealing. I already have a LC9 but now I want a the striker fired version.

Bought stock in them 2 days ago so I have faith...

I say keep making the new models; the more, the merrier!

They always have the option of dropping production on certain models if they don't have high demand and bring them back later. They did this with in the last year with the Redhawk DA revolver. The Superhawk was still in production during this time. They pull the Redhawk from the product listing on their main site and I don't think they were producing any. Davidson's listed them as out of stock the entire time. The Redhawk is now back on Ruger's main site again and they appear to be back into production.

Title says it all I mean they keep rolling out new models /variations do you think it's to much meaning QC will suffer

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Nah. I don't think the number of models produced has any correlation to QC. How many types of handguns does Remington produce? Did having so few models in production allow them to focus their QC efforts better on the R51?

I don't think so. A lot of the new stuff is just slight variations of old stuff. There can't be much investment to create a lcr 9mm when they already make 357 and 38 special... I just hope they used the correct bore(.355) rather then using 357.

I've seen a couple of Ruger polymer firearms and I wasn't impressed with their quality. The polymer seems very soft with mold lines that could've been shaved. Comparing to similar Smiths and Glocks, I was suprised. To each his own.

I think that would be a better question for Taurus.

jhb said:

Don't know....but sig leads the pack with the most variations of a handful of pistols possible.

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Agreed, Sig Sauer has like 35 different 226 models.