Sure, but they don't *need* them to sell because the brands are largely established.
Well, at least Sig was. With the P320 fiasco continuing to unfold, who knows how much future Sig has.
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Well, at least Sig was. With the P320 fiasco continuing to unfold, who knows how much future Sig has.
Anderson has been around for 50-60 years, so I'd say they are "established" too. They were the highest producer of AR lowers too and top 10 sellers of rifles (and they only made AR-style).
I don't think you can fairly apply a 50-60 year company history as representing 50 years of making AR lowers.
I actually thought about that too
I don't know if they started out producing other "stuff" or what though.
Anderson made lowers and AR's for MANY other BIG name companies. Cracks me up how some folks like to trash their name when they don't know even know what their taking about...
You too, eh?
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It could flip, if China and Russia ever get favored nation status ever again...they still have millions of them.
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All the big names are adding capacity...grow or die.
I get industry updates through some trade magazines (I'm an FFL holder) and the market is down right now...smaller manufacturers are struggling, so there is an opportunity for the big guys to swallow them up.
Winchester bought AMMO INC and the strategy is use the AMMO INC facility to produce all their lower volume ammunition, like hunting, competition and speciality rounds. That allows their main factories to focus on the popular, high volume stuff and not waste time shutting down a line to gear up for lower volume runs.
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The AR market is tough to be in if thats your only product
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It's adding the equipment and knowledge as well as manufacturing capacity for Ruger's own stuff. Instead of Anderson brand stuff being made, it's now Ruger brand.
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Especially when your market is the low end, low margin portion. Ruger will up market them and get better margins with their name and reputation. They just need to ensure the quality meets the expectations expected of a Ruger product.
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The bar is pretty low there
I guess no one will ever know (publicly), but the claim is the Anderson product line is done, gone. The factory in KY will produce "Ruger" parts now, not former Anderson parts.
The expansion of Ruger’s production capacity is not a bad thing. Ruger has always made good products at reasonable prices. So, expanding that would be good for the consumer - I don’t think we have “lost” anything here - I think we can look forward to what Ruger does with the capacity.
Local mom & pop store used to run Friday Specials where those stripped lowers were 5 for 110 bucks, pre woohan of course, still have some in the original packaging.
Concur, it is a fixed piece of machined metal that has to meet MILSPECs in size tolerances, it is the same as all the others.
I have a couple from custom manufacturers which are "nicer" in some areas (like captive screws for the detent springs etc.) but they are simply nicer, they aren't functionally different than any of the Anderson lowers I have.
Companies like Radian who will guarantee their upper you bought from them will shoot 1 MOA, don't say "1 MOA guarantee UNLESS it is sitting on a poverty pony lower"
Mil-spec AR lowers are a commodity item. Anderson lowers are as good as they need to be. No frills and they work. People are too hung up on who's logo is on the side. I'm sorry to see them go. Every sport/hobby needs an Anderson.
Gun parts pricing is insane. A good forged aluminum AR lower like an Anderson or PSA can cost $30-$40 dollars while an aftermarket polymer Glock trigger shoe can be over $50 and a set of steel sights over $100. What sense does that make? No wonder Anderson bowed out. I can't imagine that business model was sustainable.
Gun parts pricing is insane. A good forged aluminum AR lower like an Anderson or PSA can cost $30-$40 dollars while an aftermarket polymer Glock trigger shoe can be over $50 and a set of steel sights over $100. What sense does that make? No wonder Anderson bowed out. I can't imagine that business model was sustainable.
They could have easily sold their lowers for 1.5-2x higher and still been the most affordable ones out there.
I felt a bit silly buying a $200 tax stamp to form 1 SBR a poverty pony $25 lower, but I did it, and it works fine. I couldn't rationalize having to destroy an expensive lower someday if the political rules for SBR changed. (Our last governor stood a pretty good chance of an NFA-item ban.)
Looks like both of those things are in the past.
Looks like both of those things are in the past.
Given their location (Hebron, KY is where the Cincinnati airport is actually located) my guess is that they started as an aviation service or fabrication company.
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