combat effective
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police carbine in .45ACP
bring back the Security Six
make an accurate Mini-14
bring back the Security Six
make an accurate Mini-14
If you were CEO of Ruger Inc.
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Oh yeah, I forgot one. I'd introduce a pump shotgun line.
Andrew P
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I have a really good friend that has a hunting show on the Outdoor Channel. He used to be sponsored by Ruger. Until one day he gets a phone call from Ruger and they tell him that they are pulling there sponsorship because Bill Ruger did not like seeing animals being shot with his rifles. He is now sponsored by Thompson Center.
Skofnung
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The smartest thing that could be done aside from what has already been mentioned would be to submit a poll on all of the internet gun boards asking consumers "what do you want?"
Bill Ruger... What a dottard. :banghead:
Bill Ruger... What a dottard. :banghead:
twoblink
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and what, get consumer feedback? That "market research stuff" is for companies that want to make money, sorry, you've got the wrong company..
$118M gets you controlling stake of the company.
$118M gets you controlling stake of the company.
TallPine
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Make a 357 Blackhawk/Vaquero in a medium frame version, instead of the big frame 44/45 with smaller holes in the cylinder .... 
Black Majik
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"My pistols will no longer look ugly! The designers have been fired."
"Yes I'm jumping the bandwagon. Let me introduce the Ruger 1911!!"
"Let me introduce the new full barrel lug .44 Magnum DA revolver!"
"I have burned all the safety rollmarks in the company basement. From this day forward none of our firearms will carry those stupid safety precautions on the side of our firearms. Only in the owners manual."
"Let me introduce our new GP series in .500 S&W!"
"Let me introduce the SP in .44 magnum"
"Yes I'm jumping the bandwagon. Let me introduce the Ruger 1911!!"
"Let me introduce the new full barrel lug .44 Magnum DA revolver!"
"I have burned all the safety rollmarks in the company basement. From this day forward none of our firearms will carry those stupid safety precautions on the side of our firearms. Only in the owners manual."
"Let me introduce our new GP series in .500 S&W!"
"Let me introduce the SP in .44 magnum"
Fella's;
Veeery Interestink! I'd re-read this list several times & incorporate some of the suggestions fer sure, fer sure. However, on my own hook, I'd provide a few more options for the left handed folks buying guns. Since I know that Bill is not at all inclined to further that area of his product line.
How about a model 77 with a nicer trigger, a better barrel and a 6.5 X 55 chambering? How about a .338 Winmag LHB from anybody American for that matter? Sure, the Savage company SAYS you can buy one from them, but when I tried I couldn't. Bought a Tikka instead. D'rutherd bought American; Ruger woulda done just fine.
Then, let's get ergonomic with the P-series pistols. Why does the slide safety go up to fire? Did they just copy S&W, or is there a real reason for it to be awkward? Changes need to be made.
I don't need a million dollar a year salary either. Just enough for a new Ducati. Now that Ducati is American owned ya see.
900F
Veeery Interestink! I'd re-read this list several times & incorporate some of the suggestions fer sure, fer sure. However, on my own hook, I'd provide a few more options for the left handed folks buying guns. Since I know that Bill is not at all inclined to further that area of his product line.
How about a model 77 with a nicer trigger, a better barrel and a 6.5 X 55 chambering? How about a .338 Winmag LHB from anybody American for that matter? Sure, the Savage company SAYS you can buy one from them, but when I tried I couldn't. Bought a Tikka instead. D'rutherd bought American; Ruger woulda done just fine.
Then, let's get ergonomic with the P-series pistols. Why does the slide safety go up to fire? Did they just copy S&W, or is there a real reason for it to be awkward? Changes need to be made.
I don't need a million dollar a year salary either. Just enough for a new Ducati. Now that Ducati is American owned ya see.
900F
Lobotomy Boy
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While I would like to see a Ruger 1911, I can't imagine it would make much business sense to spend the money to develop a gun from scratch for such an overcrowded market unless Ruger could introduce some geniunely unique and desirable feature.
Dionysusigma
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Special editions: Scrapped.
Any variation of the 10-22 (except for the bone-stock): Scrapped.
Mini-30: Scrapped.
Entire autoloading centerfire pistol line: Completely overhauled.
Start polls and listen to what people want. Attempt compliance at the very least.
Buy Kel-Tec and their CNC equipment. Just because Sturm Ruger is an investment casting company doesn't mean that absolutely everything we do has to be cast. Further develop the Kel-Tec design and make a CCW line.
Modify the Mini-14 receiver design so that it takes standard AR-15/M-16 magazines.
Contemplate making a Mini-.308, but be unable to get this image out of my mind...
(Hey, check this out! It's a MIM/cast receivered, M-14 mag using, semi-auto .308 carbine!) 
Any variation of the 10-22 (except for the bone-stock): Scrapped.
Mini-30: Scrapped.
Entire autoloading centerfire pistol line: Completely overhauled.
Start polls and listen to what people want. Attempt compliance at the very least.
Buy Kel-Tec and their CNC equipment. Just because Sturm Ruger is an investment casting company doesn't mean that absolutely everything we do has to be cast. Further develop the Kel-Tec design and make a CCW line.
Modify the Mini-14 receiver design so that it takes standard AR-15/M-16 magazines.
Contemplate making a Mini-.308, but be unable to get this image out of my mind...
(Hey, check this out! It's a MIM/cast receivered, M-14 mag using, semi-auto .308 carbine!)
seeker_two
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SP-101 w/ Terhune Anticorro frame (the alloy they use for the P-series pistols)....
Mark II/III in .22Mag...
Model 96 lever-action rifle in .357Mag/.38Spl, 10mm, and .30Carbine. Also a version in .223 & 7.62x39 that use Mini-14/30 mags....
Model 99 semi-auto rifle in .357Mag, 10mm, & .30Carbine...
GP-100 w/ Terhune Anticorro frame in .357Mag, .41Mag, & .44Spl...
P-90 Hunter in 10mm & .45 Super...
Bring back the Old Model Blackhawk frames for .45Colt & smaller calibers. Reserve the New Model frames for .454Casull, .480 Ruger, and other big boomers...
Research what modifications are commonly done to the Mark II/III pistols, Blackhawk/Vaquero pistols, 10-22, Model 77, and No. 1 rifles & offer them as factory options...
Rework my price structure to where my products can competitively undercut all the other manufacturers...
...IMHO, of course.
Mark II/III in .22Mag...
Model 96 lever-action rifle in .357Mag/.38Spl, 10mm, and .30Carbine. Also a version in .223 & 7.62x39 that use Mini-14/30 mags....
Model 99 semi-auto rifle in .357Mag, 10mm, & .30Carbine...
GP-100 w/ Terhune Anticorro frame in .357Mag, .41Mag, & .44Spl...
P-90 Hunter in 10mm & .45 Super...
Bring back the Old Model Blackhawk frames for .45Colt & smaller calibers. Reserve the New Model frames for .454Casull, .480 Ruger, and other big boomers...
Research what modifications are commonly done to the Mark II/III pistols, Blackhawk/Vaquero pistols, 10-22, Model 77, and No. 1 rifles & offer them as factory options...
Rework my price structure to where my products can competitively undercut all the other manufacturers...
...IMHO, of course.
Zach S
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Publicly apologize for the actions and statements made by Bill Ruger, online, in the catalogue, the gun rags, and a thread like this one titled "CEO of Ruger here. What do I do now?" After weeding through the "GFY, you sellout" posts I'd put the most popular/best suggestions in an online poll (to prioritize, most popular first, ya know?), however it wouldn't have a coice for "CC product line," there'd be no need since it would already be in the works.
twoblink
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I'm voting for a "trigger" department as priority 1...
Bwana John
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Adjustable triggers on the Mod 77 line!
Tamara
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That's the result of a court settlement, actually...
BryanP
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Exactly. I own one Ruger - my 22/45. It functions flawlessly. Apparently Standing Wolf's experience was not quite so pleasant.
Way back when I bought a Standard Model .22lr (before there was a MkII). It didn't stay around here very long as I wasn't very impressed with it. Chalk me up as the CEO whose first act is to scrap the pistol and start over fresh.
Sven
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$118 Million would be better spent starting your own firearms brand.
Zeke Menuar
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Close up shop. Liquidate all assets. Go on vacation.
No more Rugers EVER!
ZM
No more Rugers EVER!
ZM
carebear
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Expand the golf club lineup to include a 3-wood and a set of cast Ti irons
SodiumBenzoate
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Make a slightly upscaled version of the 10/22, chambered in .223/5.56.
Make factory high-caps for the 10/22, 20/30/50 rounds.
Make factory high-caps for the 10/22, 20/30/50 rounds.
atek3
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you'd have to totally overhaul the bolt design. the 10/22 is blow back, a 223 blow back would be a "blow up" design. Maybe something like the AR-180 gas system would work, but leave the gun light and handy.
atek3
entropy
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1. Change the name. Apologize for the previous owner's anti 2A stance.
2. Have Bill Ruger's corpse exhumed, then shot with one of his own guns, and send the video to the CEO's of S&W and Colt.
3. Have all the R&D, Design, and Engineering Dept. people take courses in art and esthetics. (the revolver guys to study S&W and Colts from 1900-1960.)
4. Get rid of that ^%^8 folding rear peep sight on the Mini-14 (and what ever else they put it on) , and design something that works (and looks) better. (see # above)
5. Have Wolff make all the spring for my guns, because that's the first thing most people do with them any how.
6. Sell FA's to anyone legal to buy, not just LEO's. (Not that the AC556 is that great anyway.) Actually market the SMG.
7. Make Hank, Jr. a member of the board, and come out with a line of firearms with his name and design input. (Just because I can. )
8. Make large cap mags, and make them available to owners of Klinton mags for cost.
9. Hammerless scandium redesigned SP101.
10. Then on the second day......
2. Have Bill Ruger's corpse exhumed, then shot with one of his own guns, and send the video to the CEO's of S&W and Colt.
3. Have all the R&D, Design, and Engineering Dept. people take courses in art and esthetics. (the revolver guys to study S&W and Colts from 1900-1960.)
4. Get rid of that ^%^8 folding rear peep sight on the Mini-14 (and what ever else they put it on) , and design something that works (and looks) better. (see # above)
5. Have Wolff make all the spring for my guns, because that's the first thing most people do with them any how.
6. Sell FA's to anyone legal to buy, not just LEO's. (Not that the AC556 is that great anyway.) Actually market the SMG.
7. Make Hank, Jr. a member of the board, and come out with a line of firearms with his name and design input. (Just because I can.
) 8. Make large cap mags, and make them available to owners of Klinton mags for cost.
9. Hammerless scandium redesigned SP101.
10. Then on the second day......
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