Wouldn't surprise me in the least. There is no reason what so ever, even with a "lean production model" that they can't pump them out on a continuous basis. No reason at all. Ruger has tons of money to throw around, they can sit on inventory without an issue.are they trying to create an artificial demand?
If they designed their "lean production model" purposely to leave giant holes in availability, firstly they're idiots, and secondly, I won't be buying anymore Rugers.
How long does it take them to make a run of 1,000 SP101s? A week? It shouldn't take any longer than that...