Out of production rifles you'd like to see brought back...

There are a few rifles from Ruger that I would like to see back;

M77 RSE (Express) in .30/06, not going to happen... too expensive to build.
M77 Frontier in .450 Marlin (Target Grey/Laminated), could happen to market to the mid-west "straight wall" zones.
No.1-RSI (International) in .348 or .356 Win, highly unlikely.
No.1-A in 7-30 Waters and/or .375 Win for the Eastern deer hunters... either or both could happen, more likely the .375.... but not likely either.
 
hoytcanon said:
There are a few rifles from Ruger that I would like to see back;

M77 RSE (Express) in .30/06, not going to happen... too expensive to build.
M77 Frontier in .450 Marlin (Target Grey/Laminated), could happen to market to the mid-west "straight wall" zones.
No.1-RSI (International) in .348 or .356 Win, highly unlikely.
No.1-A in 7-30 Waters and/or .375 Win for the Eastern deer hunters... either or both could happen, more likely the .375.... but not likely either.
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I'm also keeping an eye open for a No.1 in .35 Whelen. Either A or S configuration is fine with me. Wish we could still get them new from Ruger.
 
rmsg0040 said:
Problem is most Canadian are cheap when it comes to firearms, they are not willing to open their wallets up. So retailers bring in low quality and low cost firearms. Quantity over quality is a common theme.
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That's an interesting point similar to one made by Jonny Carter recently where a Brit will spend a bunch of money on a single good shotgun, where an American will buy a whole bunch of decent but low end guns. That's what explain the looks you get from a lot of people when you talk about buying a $5K O/U which, lets be honest, isn't much for a quality gun.
 
The Kurgan said:
Absolutely true. Then we complain about cheap-a$$ sh!t. The race to bottom will end when we push back. Unfortunately, this generation are too darn complacent.
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It isn't that this generation is too complacent, it is that this generation is too broke. Stagnant wages have destroyed buying power.
 
Sometimes though we are own worst enemy as we cry about the price of a gun and the manufacturers respond with a cheaper model then we cry that it is full of plastic and it s junk.In today’s world it s hard to find that compromise between an affordable quality product and cheap junk
 
heronfish said:
It isn't that this generation is too complacent, it is that this generation is too broke. Stagnant wages have destroyed buying power.
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You have a point. Seven years ago when the oil patch was full bore, I expended about $3500 in expensive custom target stock in select walnut.
I couldn't even think about this kind of indulgence last three years.
 
chasseur said:
Sometimes though we are own worst enemy as we cry about the price of a gun and the manufacturers respond with a cheaper model then we cry that it is full of plastic and it s junk.In today’s world it s hard to find that compromise between an affordable quality product and cheap junk
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I emplaced that expensive stock on the fine 22 Mauser I purchased off you chasseur.
Obviously I kept the original sporter stock too.
 
Brutus said:
I emplaced that expensive stock on the fine 22 Mauser I purchased off you chasseur.
Obviously I kept the original sporter stock too.
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I purchased that Mauser from a pawn shop in Colorado when I lived there.Unfortunately a prior owner had cut diamonds in both sides of the butt stock and had filled the diamonds in with plastic wood.The metal finish on the gun was just about gone ,front and rear sights were missing and the butt plate was chipped.I reworked the original stock to remove the diamonds ,purchased a similar rear sight to the original and made a new front sight.I also reblued the metal though because of the steel used the finish has a bit of a purplish hue to it.I have since purchased a complete Mauser ES 350 with original sights and it even has the Mauser banner on the stock but it does have a quite bit of surface pitting on the barrel.The gun could be made almost new with a reblue but it would destroy any collectors value so I m still wrestling with myself on leaving it as is or redoing it
 
chasseur said:
I purchased that Mauser from a pawn shop in Colorado when I lived there.Unfortunately a prior owner had cut diamonds in both sides of the butt stock and had filled the diamonds in with plastic wood.The metal finish on the gun was just about gone ,front and rear sights were missing and the butt plate was chipped.I reworked the original stock to remove the diamonds ,purchased a similar rear sight to the original and made a new front sight.I also reblued the metal though because of the steel used the finish has a bit of a purplish hue to it.I have since purchased a complete Mauser ES 350 with original sights and it even has the Mauser banner on the stock but it does have a quite bit of surface pitting on the barrel.The gun could be made almost new with a reblue but it would destroy any collectors value so I m still wrestling with myself on leaving it as is or redoing it
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Thank you very much for the background information. That's my third 'civilian long gun' sourced in America.
I do believe that rear sight replacement is made by Anschutz or Walther(?) Great work on the front site. Cannot tell its a replacement at all. I suspected a reblue, u just confirmed it too. Nice work!
Again, i thank you friend.

Edit: I ruined a front swivel on the wooden sporter stock pushing thru thick spruce. Got it repaired same time custom target stock was built.
 
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Brutus said:
Thank you very much for the background information. That's my third 'civilian long gun' sourced in America.
I do believe that rear sight replacement is made by Anschutz or Walther(?) Great work on the front site. Cannot tell its a replacement at all. I suspected a reblue, u just confirmed it too. Nice work!
Again, i thank you friend.

Edit: I ruined a front swivel on the wooden sporter stock pushing thru thick spruce. Got it repaired same time custom target stock was built.
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I believe the rear sight is a Walther,the original rear sights were serial numbered to the gun on the bottom of the sight.
 
Winchester Model 88, with an improved trigger, in additional chamberings
Browning BLR in 257 Roberts
Marlin 336 or Winchester 1894 in 23-35
Winchester, or Browning, Low Wall in 221 Fireball
Various European makes (Sako, Steyr, Sauer) in LH Mannlicher stocked carbines
 
A different take here upon a bit of reflection, I wish Bergara would steal a .35 Whelen reamer from the CVA production line and crank out a Wilderness Ridge for me. 22" medium-heavy barrel, cerakoted, decent hunting stock, nice trigger, nice floorplate, good craftsmanship, accurate, good rings/bases options, love the recoil pads. I love my CVA Scout (working up some hunting loads this afternoon) and would love another Whelen in a bolt gun.
 
SuperCub said:
I'd like to see Mauser (and marked as such) make M98 actioned sporting rifles that didn't cost the same as a new car.
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Me too.

But.....a good portion of the excessive price of German products is a consequence of their high labor costs. In order to lower the cost to the consumer, many German optics companies now farm out assembly to satellite countries with lower labor costs (e.g. Schmidt & Bender to Hungary, Lietz to Portugal, etc.) Would a "Mauser-marked" M-98 sporter assembled in Slovenia or Ukraine attract customers? That little "Made in Germany" stamp still carries a lot of (nostalgic?) value.
 
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