Its after 12....does that mean you win!!!!??????
Don't forget the ST2 Arms Museum on the West Coast as a place to store your loot.
yes, at least according to Ruger
and their vote counts for a lot
his rifle is now pictured at the top of the page, big as life
Huzzah!
So now in addition to being The Godzilla of Liberty you are The Arms Magnate of the Mitten? :bow:
^:)^ ^:)^ ^:)^ ^:)^ ^:)^
QuoteCongratulations to our winner (https://www.ruger.com/dataProcess/1022_50/)
Thank you to everyone who submitted a design for the 10/22® 50th Anniversary Design Contest. Below you can see the designs of the ten finalists. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Official Contest Rules, the grand prize winner will receive a production version of their rifle design, a trip to the Newport, NH plant to watch the production run, and $5,000 worth of Ruger® product. The remaining nine finalists will each receive a Ruger® firearm of their choice. Congratulations, Gary!
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"I'm unleeeeeashed!"
Congratulations, Gary, from the Maine State Coordinator. Now to get Ruger to produce these LTRs! You'll get the first one. The second one should go to Fred.
Congratulations, Gary. And thanks to all the Appleseeders, Honda V4 Owners Club, CBRXX owners, VGOF members, Northeast Shooters, AR15, and Rimfire Central members who responded to my threads and cast their votes.
Of the ideas submitted, yours was the only genuine improvement in 10-22 design that preserved the original spirit of the rifle.
Quote from: FiremanBob on November 01, 2013, 03:26:42 PM
Of the ideas submitted, yours was the only genuine improvement in 10-22 design that preserved the original spirit of the rifle.
Absolutely! For once, the best design won! O0
Yes, WE ALL WON on this one! O0 O0
Yes, when we all work together, we are a force to be reckoned with.
Today, a Ruger LTR. Tomorrow, a free nation? :cool2:
This is a win, win, win for everybody. Ruger got a lot, and I mean a lot of attention on this. How many people who voted stopped and looked at what else Ruger has on their website because of this? I know I did. Those two wood stock take down rifle had a lot of attention, together they totaled more than mine did. I would bet money that we will see some sort of wood stock take down version next year. And who wouldn't want mine in a take down version?
Notice that it says Project Appleseed on the photo/description Ruger posted for all to see.
Notice that the designer is an Appleseed instructor who is likely to tell everybody and anybody, (gun forums, gun blogs, web sites, radio shows, magazines, etc) how this rifle came to be.
I hope this is just the beginning of what we can do. Thank you all.
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Notice that the designer is an Appleseed instructor who is likely to tell everybody and anybody, (gun forums, gun blogs, web sites, radio shows, magazines, etc) how this rifle came to be.
And how many shooting groups can say that the designer is an Appleseed Instructor.
Now the real work begins. We all need to place our hands on the great big bailing bucket that was just made available to us and get busy!!!
DSS
Temporarily forgot that the voting ended at midnight, went to the contest site to cast my daily vote, and found out you had won - congratulations, mac66! ;D Whoo-hoooooo!!! ^:)^ Congratulations on a job well done... as others have said, you won, so we all won. :bow: Excellent! O0
Nice going! Hey Mac, when I get one of these beauties added to my collection, will you put your special 'Mac logo' on it? Please...I'll buy you a beer! ;D
Quote from: Miki on November 01, 2013, 11:12:33 PM
Nice going! Hey Mac, when I get one of these beauties added to my collection, will you put your special 'Mac logo' on it? Please...I'll buy you a beer! ;D
Hmmm, yeah OK, For beer, OF COURSE!
An now the rest of the story...
....As a finalist I had to make my preference for one gun known. All the finalists picked the SR 762 (no brainer, pick the most valuable right?). In exchange for that gun, you sign over and claims or rights you have for the design of the rifle. It is now Ruger's design and they own it. They can now do anything they want to it or change whatever they want. That auto bolt release specified on my rifle? Gone if they want it to be.
As the grand prize winner, I start from scratch again. I don't get the SR 762 unless I "buy" it. I get to choose $5K worth of Ruger guns, no accessories, t shirts, hats, mags or anything, just guns. Value is at full retail, not wholesale, not dealer price, full MSRP. So that SR 762 with a $1600 street price is $2195 MSRP. That $290 LCP is $379 MSRP. I also have to pay income tax on the full value, I have to pay sales tax (6% of $5K is $300) when I get them and whatever transfer fees from the gun dealer. I will probably choose one of guns to sell just to pay all all the fees and taxes.
Am I complaining? OH HELL NO! ..:.. Just stuff you have to consider when you win "free" stuff. Also trying to figure out how to tell my wife how much this "free" stuff is going to cost us. ::)
how about the tax on the trip to visit the factory?
Congrats Gary ! Hope to see one of these in the flesh soon. Hope Ruger is smart enough to build it as designed and not tinker with it, but I suppose the legal department will have their say first.
Quote from: Superheat on November 02, 2013, 09:54:34 AM
how about the tax on the trip to visit the factory?
It might be possible to write some of that expense off via representing RWVA. Some of the expenses, particularly travel can be deductible as a donation or expense. Consult your tax attorney or accountant and keep records.
And now we need to get Ruger to put Appleseed info and a certificate for a discounted shoot in EVERY ONE OF THESE RIFLES THAT THEY SHIP!
Quote from: SteelThunder on November 02, 2013, 03:01:35 PM
And now we need to get Ruger to put Appleseed info and a certificate for a discounted shoot in EVERY ONE OF THESE RIFLES THAT THEY SHIP!
Yeah, and an autographed picture of the designer as well. ;D
Mac66
Professional Firearms Designer :cool2:
Did you buy my rifle today?
Well, didya?
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Quote from: mac66 on November 03, 2013, 02:52:25 PM
Yeah, and an autographed picture of the designer as well. ;D
Mac66
Professional Firearms Designer :cool2:
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A preview of the Michigan IBC. This version of Mac would make an epic attendee at a mock Appleseed. "...you will have two minutes! Magazine in your trigger side...errrr..." :bow:
Congrats!
Congrats Mac, Some people get just things done. Having a lot of friends helps, but you got it done. BTW you look good in a dress.
Quote from: wizard on November 04, 2013, 11:59:04 AM
Congrats Mac, Some people get just things done. Having a lot of friends helps, but you got it done. BTW you look good in a dress.
It's only a dress if you aren't Scottish.
And BTW, just heard directly from Ruger about 10 minutes ago telling me I won. Yeah!
When is the trip? You going to try and work in a Battle Road tour since you will be in the area.
Quote from: Pitmaster on November 04, 2013, 01:58:40 PM
When is the trip? You going to try and work in a Battle Road tour since you will be in the area.
Won't be until next year. It will take some time for them to get the run of rifles up and going. Tentatively is looks like the trip will only be overnight. Fly out, do the tour, fly back the next day.
Quote from: mac66 on November 04, 2013, 04:40:16 PM
Quote from: Pitmaster on November 04, 2013, 01:58:40 PM
When is the trip? You going to try and work in a Battle Road tour since you will be in the area.
Won't be until next year. It will take some time for them to get the run of rifles up and going. Tentatively is looks like the trip will only be overnight. Fly out, do the tour, fly back the next day.
Will you be able to bring the rifle back with you? Or do you have to pick it up locally.
Quote from: Pitmaster on November 04, 2013, 09:37:03 PM
Quote from: mac66 on November 04, 2013, 04:40:16 PM
Quote from: Pitmaster on November 04, 2013, 01:58:40 PM
When is the trip? You going to try and work in a Battle Road tour since you will be in the area.
Won't be until next year. It will take some time for them to get the run of rifles up and going. Tentatively is looks like the trip will only be overnight. Fly out, do the tour, fly back the next day.
Will you be able to bring the rifle back with you? Or do you have to pick it up locally.
Shipped and transferred through an FFL.
Congrats Mac, it would be nice if you brought it to the Michigan IBC for us to oogle over if you get it in time.
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Later,
Koolman
Quote from: koolman68 on November 22, 2013, 01:01:08 AM
Congrats Mac, it would be nice if you brought it to the Michigan IBC for us to oogle over if you get it in time.
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Later,
Koolman
Not likely to have the Mac Special in time for the IBC, but I will have my new SR 762 by then
Quote from: mac66 on November 22, 2013, 10:08:52 AM
Quote from: koolman68 on November 22, 2013, 01:01:08 AM
Congrats Mac, it would be nice if you brought it to the Michigan IBC for us to oogle over if you get it in time.
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Later,
Koolman
Not likely to have the Mac Special in time for the IBC, but I will have my new SR 762 by then
Unless Ruger had already planned to adapt the Rimfire American stock to the 10/22 (via provisions for a die insert for the action), and already had that underway, then making an all new injection molding die for the entire stock is a very long process. Probably a minimum of 24 weeks. That's most likely the long lead item in your design (depending on how they do the integrated rail). Add in the design time (for both the stock and die), initial die try out, graining, inspection, set-up, etc and it wouldn't surprise me if they're still 9 months away from the first production trials. Most molders will do pre-production shots with an ungrained die (smooth, shiny surface) to make sure it fills well and meets dimensional and strength requirements and then send it out to a graining shop (they chemically etch the surface of the die to produce the stippled texture). Graining usually adds another 4 weeks if you're lucky.
So we're all going to have to be very patient!
Santa came early to my house today. My prize guns and stuff from Ruger arrived.
I ended up choosing two SR762s, an LC9, a tactical Ruger hat, red shirt, extra mags, AR sights. I'm a happy camper. It was a hard decision to chose the guns. I really didn't need any guns so in the end I took the easy way out, two high end guns (one to sell to pay the taxes and fees) and a pocket 9mm.
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Double 308 goodness. One is spoken for though the dealer who handled the transfer offered me a premium to sell him one. He can't get them and it took the prize winners (9 out of 10 finalists chose the SR762, me included) 6 weeks to get them from the factory. What's that tell ya?
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Nice - I woulda went for a 308 too. I glad for you - Merry Christmas.
I probably would have chosen the same. If not, at least one .308. Enjoy them.
Hey Mac,
Nice selection. Good to see you home.
Ron
excellent!
Outstanding choices! Hey, please give us a heads-up when the production run starts, and when we should ask for your rifle at our local dealer. I'm planning to buy one as a loaner. This will be my first 10/22.
UL
Quote from: Unbridled Liberty on December 20, 2013, 11:59:05 PM
Outstanding choices! Hey, please give us a heads-up when the production run starts, and when we should ask for your rifle at our local dealer. I'm planning to buy one as a loaner. This will be my first 10/22.
UL
The last I heard is the rifle will likely be out in the spring, in time for the NRA convention in April.
Congrats and spring is awesome on the LTR! can't wait to see. very nice choices sir!
Guntalk with Tom Gresham had an interview with Mark Gurney from Ruger firearms he talks about Mac's rifle.
http://guntalk.libsyn.com/guntalk-2014-03-30-part-c
Also, they are giving one away here: http://www.guntalk.com/site.php
Mac, You need to contact Tom and get on the show!
Quote from: Superheat on April 03, 2014, 02:38:45 PM
Guntalk with Tom Gresham had an interview with Mark Gurney from Ruger firearms he talks about Mac's rifle.
http://guntalk.libsyn.com/guntalk-2014-03-30-part-c
Also, they are giving one away here: http://www.guntalk.com/site.php
Mac, You need to contact Tom and get on the show!
Yeah, I'll have my press agent get right on it. **)