It appears that nobody has any of them in stock. Are they discontinued?
What happened to the Ruger American Rimfire
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What particular model are you looking for?
OP
Looking for 4 NIB .22LR compact models for a summer camp
https://gun.deals/search/apachesolr_search/7-36676-08303-9Here's a few sites off Gun.deals that show in stock.
They are still out there, I get them once in a while
OP
I work at the local gun shop here. We have a customer looking for these. Our distributors are all out of stock, which seemed a little odd. Thanks for the suggestions though.
sorry I didn’t know that
contender
Ruger Guru
Yes,, they are still being made. You just have to have a distributor who has them in stock. AND a dealer who can get them from the distributor.
OP
:unsure:
Hope you find what you're looking for. I can attest to the accuracy of the 'compact' model. That's what I chose for a suppressor host due to the option for a 16.5" threaded barrel and interchangeable stock modules and it's excellent.
GasGuzzler
Hawkeye
Makes me wonder if there's a replacement in the works.
bigbillyboy
Hunter
Yes , could be .
Well, if there is 'a replacement in the works' I'll wait for a 'sale priced' older model. :whistle:
bigbillyboy
Hunter
Buds still shows them in stock .
contender
Ruger Guru
Ok,, I'll clarify my knowledge about them still being built.
Just yesterday,, we spent the day in the NC State Grant Fund committee workshop for the annual FoNRA grants. We had 102 grant requests. The way it works is an applicant goes to the Foundation website,, fills out a grant application,, and asks for items to use in their educational shooting sports programs. The Foundation has an agreement with manufacturers about the products made available to the applicants. The Foundation supplies the products,, and they get them from the manufacturers.
One of the common requests we saw were for the Ruger American .22 RF compact for different camps & such. We granted some for different applicants. Since the Foundations warehouse isn't a huge place to pre-order & store a lot of product,, it relies upon manufacturers ability to supply it's needs.
So,, if Ruger wasn't going to supply them,, they would not have been available.
Local shops may not CURRENTLY have any but it doesn't mean they won't ever get them again. That's more likely a case of them not in the current production schedule. And the distributors are currently out of stock until more are made.
But I'll ask the folks at Ruger Tuesday while I'm at SHOT to be sure.
Just yesterday,, we spent the day in the NC State Grant Fund committee workshop for the annual FoNRA grants. We had 102 grant requests. The way it works is an applicant goes to the Foundation website,, fills out a grant application,, and asks for items to use in their educational shooting sports programs. The Foundation has an agreement with manufacturers about the products made available to the applicants. The Foundation supplies the products,, and they get them from the manufacturers.
One of the common requests we saw were for the Ruger American .22 RF compact for different camps & such. We granted some for different applicants. Since the Foundations warehouse isn't a huge place to pre-order & store a lot of product,, it relies upon manufacturers ability to supply it's needs.
So,, if Ruger wasn't going to supply them,, they would not have been available.
Local shops may not CURRENTLY have any but it doesn't mean they won't ever get them again. That's more likely a case of them not in the current production schedule. And the distributors are currently out of stock until more are made.
But I'll ask the folks at Ruger Tuesday while I'm at SHOT to be sure.
Seem to be a hot item in 22 rimfire. Hardly ever see them at my LGS or Bass Pro Shop especially in compact 22 mag. version. Think Ruger did well coming up with this model. Be interesting to know how many have been made since 2013.
Busterswoodshop
Hunter
Sportsmans Warehouse has some.
I don't know if they are compact or not though.
I don't know if they are compact or not though.
bigbillyboy
Hunter
For those looking , lockedloaded.com has some models in stock. They are great to deal with , good prices, I have used them often .
OP
Contender
I posted earlier that I work at a gun shop, and we checked all our distributors, and every one of them was out of stock. Hence my initial question. Maybe the entire current production run is already allocated to FoNRA. Just seems odd that these are in short supply.
I posted earlier that I work at a gun shop, and we checked all our distributors, and every one of them was out of stock. Hence my initial question. Maybe the entire current production run is already allocated to FoNRA. Just seems odd that these are in short supply.
Is your shop obligated to only certain distributors? If there is a computer in the shop you will can find several of the compact versions available.
It is a fine rifle. When I put this 2x7 Leupold rimfire scope on mine and was sighting it in, I could repeatedly put all ten rounds on target that you could cover with a dime. That was only at 50 feet with federal bulk pack ammo. I am nowhere near being a good marksman.
bigbillyboy
Hunter
I bought a 22 and a 22mag when they came out 2012 if I remember correctly. The 22lr is the brownish
colored one . It's got black speckled in it ,only one I have ever seen . I have looked for the same color since then in 22 mag never saw one . Were there any made .....?
contender
Ruger Guru
No,, I do not think the entire production is just for the FoNRA. It's actually very possible that they are not making any at the moment. They do NOT have a dedicated manufacturing line to handle ALL of their models all the time. They build a batch,, re-set the line & make a different model. It MIGHT be that they haven't made any lately & they are awaiting enough orders to re-set a line to make the next batch.
And apparently,, by some of the posts above,, there are some of them available in other places.
Also,, smaller gun shops OFTEN can not get their distributors to sell them a hot item. The distributor salesmen will take care of bigger clients first. Throw in an "allocation" of a number of guns for a distributor,, and it can be very frustrating to try & get a specific model that's in higher demand.
And apparently,, by some of the posts above,, there are some of them available in other places.
Also,, smaller gun shops OFTEN can not get their distributors to sell them a hot item. The distributor salesmen will take care of bigger clients first. Throw in an "allocation" of a number of guns for a distributor,, and it can be very frustrating to try & get a specific model that's in higher demand.
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