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Hostile takeover of Sturm Ruger by Beretta?

Discussion in 'The Game Room' started by Knothead, Sep 22, 2026.

  1. RCBS

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    There is only one 'King' of Double Action revolvers. This is of course my opinon (that happens to be shared by many). They are making them once again, but they are not hand fitted like they once were. This is one of my Grail Guns. Dunno if I'll ever own one, but have wanted for a long time.

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  2. EODMSgt

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    I think if you ever shot one of these you would be pleasantly surprised:

    Ruger GP100 Match Champion

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  3. RCBS

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    I ended up with a 686+ as my wheel gun. Inspired by Harry Calahan's 'lucky' speech...mine holds 7. :thumbs:

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  4. RCBS

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    I want to lay hands to Jerry Miculek's *personal pistols. Gotta be paradigm shifting. :rootintootin:
     
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  5. NC-PersimmonDude

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    Hate to see all this Wall Street kerfuffle with an esteemed company. Highly recommend the book " Ruger and His Guns: A History of The Man, the Company, and Their Firearms" by RI Wilson. It is expensive due to 300+ pictures-but hey, Christmas is coming.

    "The only time the world makes sense nowadays is when I am splitting firewood..."
     
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  6. wiguy

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    Yep, seems kinda crazy to be discontinuing some models that Ruger has been known for. Not long ago I bought two LCRx handguns, 22 & 22 mag, 3” barrel.
     
  7. Canadian border VT

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    One of my cousins worked for several years at Ruger in NH; they had a very generous policy concerning employee discounts ;)
     
  8. Burnin Since 1991

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    Always kinda wanted an SR1911. Should I buy a new one now or pick up a lightly used one?
     
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    I say buy it when you can get your hands on it. Whichever condition that means. I have wanted a few particular guns over the years, put it off and thought 'one day' or 'later'. Many of them disappeared from the easy way I could have gotten them (as in the store where I saw them....I didn't search hard for them ie hunt down on gun broker etc). With what's going on with Ruger, if they stop producing that gun, it could become much harder to get, especially for a decent price.
     
  11. Eric Wanderweg

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    That was in Newport? I was in that facility as a subcontractor once back in 2015. Nice bunch of guys; everyone I dealt with at least. They all loved what they did even though it was monotonous at times.
     
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    Yes one of my cousins was finishing stocks. Many birthday Christmas presents that year