Man, I haven't seen lower than $800 in a long time, and thats the lowest end.
Sold a Gen 1 I had bought for $650 to pick up the Gen 2 and not regretting it.
Easily can find them for under 700
Man, I haven't seen lower than $800 in a long time, and thats the lowest end.
Sold a Gen 1 I had bought for $650 to pick up the Gen 2 and not regretting it.
Easily can find them for under 700
Ruger has doubled down on economies of scale, mass producing rifles with high end features, making them much more affordable and profiting by making small returns on many, rather than large returns on a few.
As for upgrades, you can also throw in
A Stainless bolt and one of the largest upgrades, a factory threaded bolt handle for knob replacement.
I have paid 200$+ for this alone on several rifles.
If only I could replace the knobs at work that easily.
Side note, why does the R700 still come with the cheapest, tiniest, dollar store looking, pot metal stamped bolt knob!!??? Get your SH#t together Remington!!
But I digress....
Ruger has doubled down on economies of scale, mass producing rifles with high end features, making them much more affordable and profiting by making small returns on many, rather than large returns on a few.
I don't much like Tikka's either.