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Rifles

New Ruger Guide Gun

Mere days ahead of the 2013 SHOT Show, we get out first glimpse at the Ruger Guide Gun.  The new series of rifles are rugged, compact rifles weighing between 8 to 8.12 pounds. The guns are chambered in serious calibers:  .30-06, .300 Win Mag, .338 Win Mag, .375 Ruger, .300 RCM and .338 RCM.  When the .30-06 is pretty much the starting point, you know you’ve got a major boom stick.

Ruger Guide Gun

The gun has classic lines, but is an eye-catcher due to its combination of stainless steel finish and a Green Mountain laminate stock.  The stock is supposed to be resistant to changes through various environmental changes.  Sitting in a rack of guns at the local shop, every shooter will notice this gun.  Love it or hate it, it will get noticed.

One of the most visually striking things about the new guide gun is the use of a radical-port muzzle brake.  It is the single thing on the rifle that looks a little out of place.  It looks a little “modern” for a gun with pretty classic styling.  However, a good muzzle brake can really ratchet down felt recoil.  Ask any .50 BMG shooter.  But, muzzle brakes make shooting the gun much louder.  Ask the guy next to the .50 BMG shooter.

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Handguns

Ruger SR1911 Commander

Ruger SR1911 commander

The much rumored Ruger SR1911 commander is now a reality after the company announced its introduction on its website.  Ever since the introduction of the original SR1911, Ruger and 1911 fans have been asking for a commander-sized gun.

The new SR1911 commander is a traditional 1911-style pistol that is slightly shortened in general parameters of the original Colt commander 1911 pistols.  The gun has a shorter barrel length (4.25″ instead of the full length 5″ barrel) and only holds seven, not eight, rounds in each magazine.

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Handguns

Ruger LC380

Ruger LC380

Welcome the Ruger LC380, a merging the popular LCP and LC9 platforms.

Ruger is introducing a new .380 ACP chambered pistol in the same form factor as the LC9 handgun.  The key benefit is less recoil than the 9mm version of the gun.

Many of the specs are the same or similar to the LC9.  Width is 0.9″ for both and the weight is only slightly heavier (17.2 ounces for the LC380 and 17.1 ounces for the LC9).  Magazine capacity, seven rounds, is the same.

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Handguns

Ruger SR45

Ruger SR45 review

The Ruger SR45 is now a reality.  Just days ahead of the 2013 SHOT Show, Sturm, Ruger & Co announced the big bore addition to the company’s popular “SR” series of handguns.

Chambered in .45 ACP, the new SR45 comes standard with 10-round magazines, giving the shooter a lot of firepower.  Yet, Ruger claims the SR45 remains a relatively thin pistol like the SR9 and SR40.  According to the specs, the SR45 is 1.27″ wide, which is just 0.07″ wider than a Smith & Wesson M&P.  The grip width is not specifically mentioned for the SR45.

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Ruger Single Nine Revolver

Ruger Single Nine

Just announced: the Ruger Single Nine revolver.

The Single Nine is a single action, 9-shot revolver chambered for the .22 WMRF (aka 22 Magnum and 22 WMR).  The gun features the classic Ruger styling, stainless steel finish and hardwood grips.