Ruger Redhawk Discontinued?
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Not a matter of the normal production rotation cycle, the Reds were placed on hold.
Super Reds moved to the new plant, they apparently outsell the Reds. The Reds will continue on at the old plant when production resumes, but they were sidelined a while back in favor of using capabilities to try to catch up with more popular models.
Denis
Super Reds moved to the new plant, they apparently outsell the Reds. The Reds will continue on at the old plant when production resumes, but they were sidelined a while back in favor of using capabilities to try to catch up with more popular models.
Denis
FrankenMauser
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As Denis said -
It's a temporary discontinuance. Ruger pulled the plug on quite a few models over the last 2-3 years, because they needed the production capacity for models in higher demand.
They will be back. ...just probably not this year (and maybe not until 2016).
It's a temporary discontinuance. Ruger pulled the plug on quite a few models over the last 2-3 years, because they needed the production capacity for models in higher demand.
They will be back. ...just probably not this year (and maybe not until 2016).
Feets,
Normally when people talk about production cycles in this context it means a rotating production schedule where production lines will be dedicated to Model A for a certain period, then set up for Model B for a certain period, then Model C, and rotate around with each model being repeated.
That's the conventional usage of the term.
When a model is completely removed from rotation for an indeterminate period, with the intent to bring it back someday, that's not a part of the production cycle.
It's a suspension of production.
The Reds were taken out of rotation & it may be some time before they're re-introduced.
Not a matter of it rotating around again.
Denis
Normally when people talk about production cycles in this context it means a rotating production schedule where production lines will be dedicated to Model A for a certain period, then set up for Model B for a certain period, then Model C, and rotate around with each model being repeated.
That's the conventional usage of the term.
When a model is completely removed from rotation for an indeterminate period, with the intent to bring it back someday, that's not a part of the production cycle.
It's a suspension of production.
The Reds were taken out of rotation & it may be some time before they're re-introduced.
Not a matter of it rotating around again.
Denis
As of one month ago at SHOT in the Ruger booth we discussed Reds & that production will resume, and at the old plant, but unknown when.
An email conversation last summer with their CEO said the Reds were suspended.
Your photo shows a Redhawk, which in itself means nothing.
Can you document when it was made?
Denis
An email conversation last summer with their CEO said the Reds were suspended.
Your photo shows a Redhawk, which in itself means nothing.
Can you document when it was made?
Denis
Gaucho Gringo
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Probably a clean up run made from parts on hand to keep people busy. Nothing new, gun manufactures have been doing this for the last 150 years.
That'd be my guess, if truly recent.
Denis
Edited to add that it would be to provide at least SOME product in the model, if that were the case, not to keep people busy.
Ruger's running five shifts & had to build a new plant outside the area because they'd pretty much run out of people to hire locally.
Everybody they have is thoroughly busy.
Denis
Edited to add that it would be to provide at least SOME product in the model, if that were the case, not to keep people busy.
Ruger's running five shifts & had to build a new plant outside the area because they'd pretty much run out of people to hire locally.
Everybody they have is thoroughly busy.
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Super Sneaky Steve
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I've been waiting for years for a 4" .45 Colt.
Nope.
The Reds & Super Reds are kinda in a state of flux. Not much point in asking for anything more specific right now.
With the new plant, there's a chance to do more with the Supers there.
Considering how far behind they are with everything else at the old factory, I kinda think it'll be a while before you see anything moving on the Red & probably a bit longer still before they do anything beyond the basic .44s.
I'm still pushing for a Red Lite in .45 Colt.
Probably won't happen, but I haven't given up yet.
Denis
The Reds & Super Reds are kinda in a state of flux. Not much point in asking for anything more specific right now.
With the new plant, there's a chance to do more with the Supers there.
Considering how far behind they are with everything else at the old factory, I kinda think it'll be a while before you see anything moving on the Red & probably a bit longer still before they do anything beyond the basic .44s.
I'm still pushing for a Red Lite in .45 Colt.
Probably won't happen, but I haven't given up yet.
Denis