I think when Steve Sanetti left that was the last of any actual ties with the Ruger family name.
When I attended their Armorer school in New Hampshire many years ago the factory tour was very impressive. The pride in their product ran from the two guys teaching the course, on the production and assembly line, right down to the guys driving a forklift in shipping.
I hope good things for the new Red Label, but I'm skeptical. And I agree that those engraved 28-gauge guns are very nice. The early Red Labels like the No. 1 single-shot rifles seemed to have very nice wood on them.
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