How do you feel about Ruger today?

[Tommygunn]

I did not admire Mr. Ruger for his PC attitude toward firearms magazines but the fact is he's dead and buried. IMHO it is time to put that behind us.
I guess I understand how some would still hold a grudge. Reminds me of an old joke:

You're walking down the street, turn a corner and meet both Mr. Ruger Hater and Jesus at the same time.
Who do you say hello to first?
Answer: Mr. Ruger Hater.
Because Jesus will forgive you.

 

[oneounceload]

There was another choice not offered:

I don't care about Bill's politics, but I still won't buy another current Ruger - had enough issues with previous ones

 

[Cosmoline]

I really don't understand the Ruger hate on this issue. Bill Ruger is dead, and Sturm Ruger Inc. never signed a deal a la Smith & Wesson. Mr. Ruger wrote in support of a high cap ban, but that was twenty years ago. The politics were very different, and it may have seemed like giving up the high caps to save the pistols was a good idea. I don't blame the current corporation for what its former head said. His words do not bind Ruger, unlike the S&W deal for example. They were not an action BY Sturm, Ruger Inc.

 

[M2 Carbine]

I like and buy the guns but hate the company, starting with Bill Ruger.

The last dealings I had with Ruger was about five years ago, about a 22/45 that fired when the safety was pushed OFF. They were horse's butts. They kept insisting I did something to the gun (the gun was brand new, first shot). I don't take kindly to being called a lier.

Maybe they have changed since then but I held off buying a LCP until the bugs were worked out because I didn't want to deal with Ruger if the gun had problems.

 

[JWF III]

i'm kind of a mix of #2 and #4...

I hope Bill Ruger is burning in hell, but if I find a gun I want, at the right price, I'll buy it. This typically means the used market, but I am interestd in the new Gunsite carbine.

Wyman

 

[WhistlinDixie]

I was much too young to buy a firearm back then, but I know what he said. That's simply the opinion of one dead man. Ruger, the company, clearly shows by their current offerings that they have no issue with citizens having as many rounds as they want.

As responsible, gun owning adults, we should take a higher road than to hate someone simply for having a different opinion. That way lies madness.

 

[EVIL]

He made a political calculation and wound up on the wrong side of history...If Jesus can forgive him so can I.

Modern-era Ruger is making some good, reliable products that I will continue to buy and trust my life to - I think that is endorsement enough. when all is said and done Iw ill probably have more Rugers in my safe than any other single brand - they offer a wide variety of reliable firearms.

Heck, my first firearm (a Ruger 10/22) bought in 1992 still functions reliably as designed. I think his products are more of a testament to his legacy than something he said decades ago. We've all said things we regret at one point or another. Until I am qualified to design a firearm - I think I can "hold-fire" on castigating Bill Ruger.

 

[waterhouse]

I agree with Sam. I think it shows a lot that the company has changed direction from comments made many years ago. I currently have no need for anything they make, but if I did need or want one of their guns I would buy it without hesitation.

 

[BikerRN]

Today I'd buy a Ruger, and did so yesterday in fact.

I am however still bitter about Bill Ruger's comments and stance on the matter. I am glad he has passed, burn in hell.

BikerRN

 

[WhistlinDixie]

Today I'd buy a Ruger, and did so yesterday in fact.

I am however still bitter about Bill Ruger's comments and stance on the matter. I am glad he has passed, burn in hell.

BikerRN

Hoping someone burns in hell because they don't think magazines should be larger than X amount of rounds is a bit extreme, isn't it? I mean, are you guys being facetious? This is kind of disconcerting to me. I'm not trying to be argumentative, thats just a really intense thing to say, in my opinion.

 

[youngda9]

Hoping someone burns in hell because they don't think magazines should be larger than X amount of rounds is a bit extreme, isn't it? I mean, are you guys being facetious? This is kind of disconcerting to me. I'm not trying to be argumentative, thats just a really intense thing to say, in my opinion.

BikerRN is an outlier. Don't cast us all with that brush.

Love my 3" SP101 .357 !!

 

[sansone]

we don't all agree all the time. Old Bill loved guns regardless of his opinion on magazine capacity. RIP

 

[Broken Anvil]

There was another choice not offered:

I don't care about Bill's politics, but I still won't buy another current Ruger - had enough issues with previous ones

Same here, Bill Ruger wasn't our friend, he just wanted our money. Out of 6 out the box Ruger firearms, I had 4 that wouldn't function properly and had to go back for repair. Serious repair. I'm happy to spend my money elsewhere now.

 

[Ben86]

People who hold what the now deceased owner of Ruger said against the current company, who has taken a clear opposing stance, need to get a life. Seriously, that's not how they feel now. They are more than happy to sell you a gun that uses high cap mags and plenty of extra mags with it.

It would be like saying I'm not buying a Mercedes because of what Hitler did. Dude, it's 2011, get over it.

 

[Art Eatman]

Too much low road...

As said, twenty years is long enough ago to forget him; opinions now should be a function of recent actions under a totally different management.

 

[Justin]

Bill Ruger passed away years ago. Sturm, Ruger & Co. is a publicly traded corporation, and what Bill said decades ago no longer applies.

Within the last couple of years it's become pretty clear that Ruger is doing everything in their power to move away from the perception that they are anti.

At SHOT this year, they were heavily marketing that you can now get a Ruger Mk. III with a threaded barrel so you can attach a sound suppressor to it:



When one of the most conservative gun companies in the world is openly and explicitly marketing to the NFA crowd, I think we can safely assume that they've turned a corner in corporate philosophy.