Rugers next new product

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dogtown tom said:
Since Ruger did a great job improving the KelTec P3at, I wouldn't mind seeing Ruger's take on these:
- Mp5 pistol or carbine
-KelTec Sub2000
-Winchester Trapper Carbine
-Armalite/Charter Arms/Henry AR7 .22 Survival Rifle
- H. Koon Co Snake Charmer .410 (as an "other firearm", not shotgun)
- Mark IV .22 pistol w/ integral silencer that doesn't look as butt ugly as the Silent SR ISB
- MagPul Folding Pistol
- polymer Ruger #1 in .50bmg
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How heavy are they going to make the Ruger #1 50 BMG??? Never shot the 50 BMG but would like it to weight more than 10#s.

Love those #1s :)
 
CapnMac said:
Not surprising as it was a wartime expedient kludge.

Receiver on the Carbine was designed in an era where the labor hours were far cheaper than the metal milled. Which makes the thing a complicated proposition in modern times. Unless you start monkeying with the internals. And we know where that got Plainfield and Universal (both of whom were economizing by using war surplus parts, not new made).
Answer the question with inexpensive materials and expensive labor hours and you get the Ruger PC.
Or, the Marlin Camp for a different way to skin the cat.
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Magpul figured it out.
 
If Ruger's going to do anything with 5.7 outside the 57 pistol, it'll be a carbine.

I'll hold out a faint hope that Ruger will realize there's a market for .32 semi autos in a world dominated by .380 micro pistols that feel like a mule just stomped on you hand after you shoot them.
 
Hasaf said:
I wrote them a while back about a 5.7x28 bolt action rifle. I am pretty sure they would be able to sell five or six.

That said, I really doubt that it will be a 5.7x28 bolt action rifle.
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Although, in a nice light carbine sized bolt action like a CZ it would be a sweet and handy farm rifle for squirrels and such.
 
LeftyRed said:
Although, in a nice light carbine sized bolt action like a CZ it would be a sweet and handy farm rifle for squirrels and such.
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What's more, it would likely push me to purchase a 5.7 pistol. Considering that the overall length of the 5.7x28 is just under the OAL of the .44 mag, the 44/77 would make a good, low engineering cost, platform. As far as pressure goes, using that platform, it would be grossly overbuilt; but if they decided to do it, the thing could be done and brought to market in well under a year.

Alas, as said, I suspect that this isn't the "big reveal."
 
WisBorn said:
How heavy are they going to make the Ruger #1 50 BMG??? Never shot the 50 BMG but would like it to weight more than 10#s.

Love those #1s :)
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Back in the 90’s, I visited Al Story, a custom rifle maker who was in San Diego at the time. He had what appeared to be a Ruger #1 in 50 BMG in the corner. Let me tell you this, I had to bend my knees to pick it up !

It’s been so long, I’d hate to guess the weight, but it was the heaviest rifle I ever picked up. Definitely needs a rest of some sort to shoot it.

It looks like a #1 in every fashion, the man is a true craftsman.

I believe Al is In Arizona or New Mexico now. He has to be up in years, so I’m sure he would sell it if he still has it.
 
TTv2 said:
If Ruger's going to do anything with 5.7 outside the 57 pistol, it'll be a carbine.

I'll hold out a faint hope that Ruger will realize there's a market for .32 semi autos in a world dominated by .380 micro pistols that feel like a mule just stomped on you hand after you shoot them.
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That's what I can't get some folk to understand about the micro 9's... .380 is bad enough... let alone 9x19
 
John_R said:
That, and so many little .380s are fixed barrel blowbacks, seeming to negate the advantage of the lighter recoil.
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I laid eyes and hands to a PPK for the first time today. It was *sweet*. Immaculate fit/finish, and an $800 price tag.
 
TTv2 said:
....I'll hold out a faint hope that Ruger will realize there's a market for .32 semi autos in a world dominated by .380 micro pistols that feel like a mule just stomped on you hand after you shoot them.
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Reread what you wrote.
1. If there was a market for .32acp.....there would be more offerings from manufacturers. Manufacturers are delighted to make you what sells.
2. .380 dominates that market because the market doesn't buy .32's in the quantities that would interest a manufacturer.
3. Yes recoil matters, but most buyers prefer the .380 for its power advantage and the cost and availability of premium ammunition.
 
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