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I expect Ruger to drop it's 77 after making a deluxe version of their American... perhaps with a wood stock and nice finish. They know the market and they know the design is a great one, with profits not to be "wasted" by producing bargain rifles.
The Tikka T3 was once a "bargain" rifle, and without modifications, has increased in price dramatically, as have other guns.
For instance, it pains me to see my first Ruger, a Standard Auto, purchased around 1961 for the discounted price of $30, now selling for nearly $400, while ammo, prior to the shortage, had increased only slightly.
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