Ruger Brings 3 New Wrangler 22 Variants to SHOT Show (and a .30-30 Marlin)
Ruger hit Vegas last week with a slew of new barrel and grip options for its Wrangler series of single-action rimfire revolvers along with the planned return of the .30-30 Marlin.
Introduced in 2019, the Wrangler series of single-action rimfire revolvers come in at half the price of the company's comparable offerings-- for instance, the Single Six-- while still having tons of features.
Ruger has now trimmed down the revolver into a Sheriff Model just in time for SHOT Show, featuring a shorter 3.75-inch barrel on the same square butt frame. In addition, it has also grown the standard Wrangler model with new models that offer 6.5 and 7.5-inch formats. All three new lengths span across three Cerakote colorways: black, silver, and burnt bronze finish.
The MSRP on the new long-barreled Wranglers is $269, regardless of color or length.
The Marlin .30-30 is back!
While Ruger's new Marlin line has concentrated on bringing back the classic Model 1895 Big Loops in .45-70 last year, this year will see the vaunted old Model 336 make a comeback. The fast-handling icon of whitetail deer hunters everywhere, this lever-action rifle is chambered in .30-30 Win. and .35 Remington and will be available sometime later in 2023.
Sorry, no prices on it yet, but as old JM-marked guns have tripled in value just over the past few years, it couldn't be too far off the mark.
Next to the new Wranglers, Ruger also had the beautiful new Marlin 336 .30-30 models on hand for the show. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
And they shot and felt great. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)