Aguila Blanca
Staff
Sub-$200 is an excellent price for a Ruger.
Back in the 1960s (pre Gun Control Act of 1968) I paid $25 for a German-made, .22 LR clone of a SAA revolver. I don't know for certain, but I'm fairly sure the frame was Zamak (or maybe even just "pot metal"). Awhile ago, out of curiosity, I crunched some inflation numbers and found that $25 back then equates to about $225 today. So this means we can now buy a Ruger revolver, made in the U.S., for "less" than what it cost to be a no-name imported gun of similar design back then.
Just to put it in perspective.
Back in the 1960s (pre Gun Control Act of 1968) I paid $25 for a German-made, .22 LR clone of a SAA revolver. I don't know for certain, but I'm fairly sure the frame was Zamak (or maybe even just "pot metal"). Awhile ago, out of curiosity, I crunched some inflation numbers and found that $25 back then equates to about $225 today. So this means we can now buy a Ruger revolver, made in the U.S., for "less" than what it cost to be a no-name imported gun of similar design back then.
Just to put it in perspective.