First Remington and now...gasp....Ruger

[oak1971]

I may be seeing things but it looks like it has a Cobra mag.

70 series. Probably MIM and what looks suspiciously like a plastic mainspring housing (hard to tell).

Would like to know if it has a forged frame..... probably not.

[dumbell2]

Originally Posted by oak1971

I may be seeing things but it looks like it has a Cobra mag.

70 series. Probably MIM and what looks suspiciously like a plastic mainspring housing (hard to tell).

Would like to know if it has a forged frame..... probably not.

I would guess that Ruger will want to leverage its expert casting process.
Probably uses MIM parts, but then again who doesn't in this price range?
I would be interested to know.

At a sub $600 street price, I would buy one. We know it is no Dan Wesson, but then it is priced at a lot lower pricepoint.

[oak1971]

http://www.downrange.tv/blog/the-rug...11-video/9290/

Investment cast. Not a shocker. Real Novak sights is a surprise.

[dumbell2]

Thank you for the video link oak1971.

I am going to buy one.
It looks like they have a 4lb trigger pull and can do 1.25-1.5 in groups at 25 yards-if I understood the video correctly.

[oak1971]

It would make a nice truck gun.

[Hail Caesar]

All USA made pistol, not a single foreign part.

Forged slide. Cast frame.
Integral plunger tube!!
Real Novak sights!!!

Probably has MIM. But we will have to see if it is "Taurus" MIM or "Colt" MIM. (Good or bad MIM.)

If it isn't a Taurus, it is going to put a hurt to the low priced STI's and whooop RIA.

[bald1]

I don't necessarily agree with your forecast of doom for Armscor 1911s regardless of what brand name they're marked with (RIA, Citadel, etc). They have a solid reputation for value and customer support. I bought one under the Charles Daly banner in 2006 (EFS Field model) and it's been solid. So solid that I use it as a platform for a 400 Cor-Bon conversion They're still gonna be nearly a couple hundred less than the street price of the Ruger.

[oak1971]

It may not put $400 RIA's out of business, but at "street" price of 600 or so it will own that part of the market.

[Dave Waits]

Originally Posted by Hail Caesar

All USA made pistol, not a single foreign part.

Forged slide. Cast frame.
Integral plunger tube!!
Real Novak sights!!!

Probably has MIM. But we will have to see if it is "Taurus" MIM or "Colt" MIM. (Good or bad MIM.)

If it isn't a Taurus, it is going to put a hurt to the low priced STI's and whooop RIA.

If it's built like Rugers' other Semi-Autos, RIA has nothing to worry about. RIA, contrary to purist thought, are a value well above their price. They may not be the prettiest but they run like most of the best.