Originally Posted by
dig4gold
Can anyone shed some light on Ruger's manufacturing philosophy?
Here's the deal; I want a Redhawk in .45 Colt. That model has been "unavailable" for monmths now. I have a locall gun dealer looking for me and he has access to several distributors and that gun just never gets made!
Does Ruger tool up for a certain production run of rifles, or pistols, and say to hell with the rest 'till later? I too look at availablility daily so I know my gun guy is being straight with me.
So.......... what's up with Ruger??!!
i can't find one in 45 colt either. they're all 44 and 41 mags, which are far better calibers on a hunting revolver, since all the colt ammunition is loaded at such low velocities.
i'd bet ruger created some marketing model that said the "market" wanted 1000 in 45 colt. so that's all they made and you're guy number 1001. if you look long enough, you'll find one.