marksman wrote:IMO and this is just MO
I agree with what you have said bladeracer
the newer budget rifle's on the market are pretty good out of the box but are not made to last as long as the older but better made rifles, the fit (glue gun bedding),
parts (plastic and tin) and finish is crap on most but the salesman gives it a new name to make it the bees knees or the ducks nuts gotta have one
like most things IMO these days budget throw away, I do believe they have there place though,
I could give example's but I'm not gonna because I don't want to be hanging crap on someones favourite toy
picking your firearm is a personal thing what I like you may not
I like the older mk1 rugers myself (one of my toys being rebuilt at the moment) and have been on cdi's back for over a year now to get a box mag setup made for the tang safety models, they make them for the hawkeye, that reminds me I better email again
I disagree, I think they're made to last better than something that has compromised performance or durability in order to appear pleasing to the eye or touch, and while being used more roughly and often. I've never seen any glue gun bedding. The Rugers are bedded on two steel V-blocks pressed into the poly stock. The steel action really doesn't contact the plastic anywhere at all, it just sits on those blocks. Not sure what you mean by tin, I don't think I've ever seen tin on any rifle, but the plastics are pretty good nowadays - not like the old Remington Nylon-66. And Ruger's bluing is very, very nice in my opinion. Reminds me of the black chrome that Suzuki used on their motorcycle mufflers through the eighties. But for a rifle I prefer the matt finish they put on the RAR centrefires.
I think the Ruger No.1 is another beautiful piece of artwork. As I said, I can appreciate beauty and craftsmanship, but I wouldn't want to take it outdoors.