Not exactly precision rifle

[Bongo Lewi]

I bought this Ruger American Gen 2 on sale and it's now on my most favored gun list. I chose 308. I replaced the factory trigger this morning with a Timney. There was nothing wrong with the factory trigger but the Timney is a bit more refined and breaks like glass. It's easily adjustable from 2-4 lbs. I have not tested it yet but have it somewhere around 2.5 lbs.

The scope is more than adequate but not sophisticated or expensive. It's a Vortex Crossfire II 3-12x56, second focal plane. It is as clear as can be and does really well in low light conditions due to the big objective lens. This optic punches way above its weight. I was spotting a squirrel running across a power line about 200 yards away and at full magnification I could count the hairs on his bushy tail. The eye relief is excellent.

Note the fluted barrel. It's bronze Cerakote and is threaded. Mag is ten rounds. Also comes with a 4 round mag. The LOP is adjustable with different sized spacers.

I'll run some ammo thru it this next week to make sure the trigger and scope are properly dialed in. I'll probably put a bipod on it and will definitely add a sling.

This gun needs to reliably deliver a 3 round group that's 4.5 inches at 500 yards with a 30 caliber can and no fiddle-fucking around. Meaning... walking sling or cradle carry position to bang in a minute. That's the drill. It's harder than it sounds but I'm confident the pass or fail will be me, not the rifle.

I have the patrol version of this same gun that I intend to give the same treatment to. It has a shorter bull barrel. I'll put a more tactical - style scope on that vs. the intermediate distance scope on this one. I'll also do the Timney trigger upgrade.

Ruger did a good job on delivering value in this next generation American line. If the accuracy lives up to Rugers claim, this gun is a winner. And very affordable.

 

[Racer88]

Ruger busted the precision rifle market wide open when they came out with their more "budget-friendly" line of precision rifles. Before then precision rifles were the sole domain of those with fat wallets.

I love my Ruger Precision Rifle (6.5 Creedmoor). I've added some custom goodies to it since this photo was taken.

 

[Bongo Lewi]

Ruger busted the precision rifle market wide open when they came out with their more "budget-friendly" line of precision rifles. Before then precision rifles were the sole domain of those with fat wallets.

I love my Ruger Precision Rifle (6.5 Creedmoor). I've added some custom goodies to it since this photo was taken.

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I have the RPR in 6.5 CRM and 308. Agree 100%. One thing I dislike... the stock. It's a pain in the ass to adjust.

 

[Racer88]

I have the RPR in 6.5 CRM and 308. Agree 100%. One thing I dislike... the stock. It's a pain in the ass to adjust.

Yeah... there are some pricey aftermarket stocks. But I didn't bite the bullet on that, yet.

 

[NavyVette]

WOW, I got suckered in by another of Bongo's subject lines. I thought someone had sent him pictures of MY shooting.

 

[NavyVet83]

WOW, I got suckered in by another of Bongo's subject lines. I thought someone had sent him pictures of MY shooting.

Apparently he's pretty good at marketing. Lol

 

[Stephen G]

Buddy hunts with that same rifle. He tags hogs and deer @ 400yds easily. Ive shot it twice at 400yds with success.

 

[Bongo Lewi]

Buddy hunts with that same rifle. He tags hogs and deer @ 400yds easily. Ive shot it twice at 400yds with success.

The RPR doesn't disappoint in terms of accuracy.

I have repeated this story a couple of times... the Cliff Notes version is I show up at a traditional bench rest match with an RPR and off the shelf match grade ammo. I get some disapproving looks. I ended up placing third, shooting groups that were within a hair of the #1 and #2 competitors. It pissed off the regulars with custom rifles they spent 10-20 grand on. They had a sort of clique. Just to be pissy, they didn't call my name at the end when they gave out the ribbons and trophies.

I have a dedicated hog gun, built from a DPMS Panther 308 and my big game bolt rifle is a Tikka in 7mm.

 

[NavyVet83]

Stuff like that is why I refuse to participate in in all the local "matches". All those "cliques" are retarded and most of them can't shoot worth a d*mn without their "high grade" equipment

 

[Racer88]

The RPR doesn't disappoint in terms of accuracy.

I have repeated this story a couple of times... the Cliff Notes version is I show up at a traditional bench rest match with an RPR and off the shelf match grade ammo. I get some disapproving looks. I ended up placing third, shooting groups that were within a hair of the #1 and #2 competitors. It pissed off the regulars with custom rifles they spent 10-20 grand on. They had a sort of clique. Just to be pissy, they didn't call my name at the end when they gave out the ribbons and trophies.

I have a dedicated hog gun, built from a DPMS Panther 308 and my big game bolt rifle is a Tikka in 7mm.

Stuff like that is why I refuse to participate in in all the local "matches". All those "cliques" are retarded and most of them can't shoot worth a d*mn without their "high grade" equipment

My (limited) experience, as well. Totally turned me off to competitive rifle matches. I went to a few. Some nice guys, but overall... they treat newcomers like shit. I will NEVER EVER go to another one. My interest went from high to zero.

 

[Bongo Lewi]

My biggest beef with matches is there’s always one asshole among the crew officiating the event. It’s always the one with a clipboard.

My (limited) experience, as well. Totally turned me off to competitive rifle matches.

 

[NavyVette]

My sister and brother in law were heavy into trap. Their first club had an OLD man - if I recall correctly, he was 92, as the RSO. At one of the club dinners this jackass pulled his pistol and shot a bunch of holes through the clubhouse wall into the parking lot.

The next club was nothing but douchebags, so they quit and put their medium-high end shotguns (think 10.000 each) up for sale.

That was just when I started to ask them to tak me with them for a "fun" trip to shoot skeet.

 

[Bongo Lewi]

My sister and brother in law were heavy into trap. Their first club had an OLD man - if I recall correctly, he was 92, as the RSO. At one of the club dinners this jackass pulled his pistol and shot a bunch of holes through the clubhouse wall into the parking lot.

The next club was nothing but douchebags, so they quit and put their medium-high end shotguns (think 10.000 each) up for sale.

That was just when I started to ask them to tak me with them for a "fun" trip to shoot skeet.

Clays club members can be snobby about the guns. The fancier the club, the more expensive the guns tend to be. I've shot clays since I was a kid and I've belonged to a club wherever I lived. It's not hard to spend $10-20k or more on a shotgun. Some do. I have some nice guns but nothing in that realm.

Unlike the bench rest gang, I was never dissed just for being there, winning or not being in the clique. Some guys with a Krieghoff or higher end Beretta would say... I started out with a gun like yours. Other than that I've always been welcomed. Especially if you shoot well. One time I brought my M4 to sporting clays and got some disapproving looks. Then I was politely advised by one of the club employees that tactical shotguns with grips were not allowed. I let it go and put it away. Those were the rules of the club. I've found that clays club that are open to the public are strict about the guns. I get it. You have unskilled jackasses showing up with semi auto tactical shotguns and extended mags who think it's playtime. A growing number of indoor ranges ban shotguns for this same reason.

Adding: I once witnessed a guy wearing white cotton gloves remove his Kreighoff from the fancy velvet lined case. He shot it with the gloves on too. It was a work of art. Fancy engraving and some gold parts. Not TIN, real gold. I give him props for shooting it. Most guys would keep it in the safe or hang it on a wall. Some of those custom, handmade guns cost 30 grand.

 

[NavyVet83]

Clays club members can be snobby about the guns. The fancier the club, the more expensive the guns tend to be. I've shot clays since I was a kid and I've belonged to a club wherever I lived. It's not hard to spend $10-20k or more on a shotgun. Some do. I have some nice guns but nothing in that realm.

Unlike the bench rest gang, I was never dissed just for being there, winning or not being in the clique. Some guys with a Krieghoff or higher end Beretta would say... I started out with a gun like yours. Other than that I've always been welcomed. Especially if you shoot well. One time I brought my M4 to sporting clays and got some disapproving looks. Then I was politely advised by one of the club employees that tactical shotguns with grips were not allowed. I let it go and put it away. Those were the rules of the club. I've found that clays club that are open to the public are strict about the guns. I get it. You have unskilled jackasses showing up with semi auto tactical shotguns and extended mags who think it's playtime. A growing number of indoor ranges ban shotguns for this same reason.

Adding: I once witnessed a guy wearing white cotton gloves remove his Kreighoff from the fancy velvet lined case. He shot it with the gloves on too. It was a work of art. Fancy engraving and some gold parts. Not TIN, real gold. I give him props for shooting it. Most guys would keep it in the safe or hang it on a wall. Some of those custom, handmade guns cost 30 grand.

Yikes. At least to me, this just proves, you dont have to be smart to have money. You could probably do with a sub $5k shotgun what they do with those high end things.

 

[Racer88]

Yikes. At least to me, this just proves, you dont have to be smart to have money. You could probably do with a sub $5k shotgun what they do with those high end things.

Well, sure.... You can do most of the same things in a Corvette that you can do with a Ferrari (that costs many multiples of the Corvette). But the Corvette ain't a Ferrari.

 

[Bongo Lewi]

Yikes. At least to me, this just proves, you dont have to be smart to have money. You could probably do with a sub $5k shotgun what they do with those high end things.

True.

Everything is worth what someone is willing to pay.

A perfect, natural diamond is worth far more than a perfect lab made diamond. To the naked eye, they look absolutely the same. Even experts can have a hard time distinguishing between a lab diamond and a natural one. One of the tells is that it is near impossible to find a natural diamond with no flaws (inclusions). That is what makes them worth so much more. Rarity.

A $500 Mossberg pump is more reliable than any other shotgun on the planet and most other guns. The $200 Hi Point pistol will never fail to go bang even if you never clean it. Glocks... ugly, mechanically simple, comparatively low cost. But no handgun is more reliable. A hand fitted 1911 starts at around 5 grand and you have to break it in for it to run reliably. Some Cabot 1911s go for $10-12k.

Go figure.

 

[Stephen G]

Clays club members can be snobby about the guns. The fancier the club, the more expensive the guns tend to be. I've shot clays since I was a kid and I've belonged to a club wherever I lived. It's not hard to spend $10-20k or more on a shotgun. Some do. I have some nice guns but nothing in that realm.

Unlike the bench rest gang, I was never dissed just for being there, winning or not being in the clique. Some guys with a Krieghoff or higher end Beretta would say... I started out with a gun like yours. Other than that I've always been welcomed. Especially if you shoot well. One time I brought my M4 to sporting clays and got some disapproving looks. Then I was politely advised by one of the club employees that tactical shotguns with grips were not allowed. I let it go and put it away. Those were the rules of the club. I've found that clays club that are open to the public are strict about the guns. I get it. You have unskilled jackasses showing up with semi auto tactical shotguns and extended mags who think it's playtime. A growing number of indoor ranges ban shotguns for this same reason.

Adding: I once witnessed a guy wearing white cotton gloves remove his Kreighoff from the fancy velvet lined case. He shot it with the gloves on too. It was a work of art. Fancy engraving and some gold parts. Not TIN, real gold. I give him props for shooting it. Most guys would keep it in the safe or hang it on a wall. Some of those custom, handmade guns cost 30 grand.

There were a few Old Guys like that around Markam Park in Florida in the 80s.
1 guy was always around, I think if he liked you/ recognized you, he would step up to the line with some Fancy Martini action or Falling or Rolling Block. Armpit hook stock, all kinds of crazy stuff.
If you talked to him and werent a dick, he would let you shoot them.
VERY COOL!!!!

 

[bkbrno]

Stuff like that is why I refuse to participate in in all the local "matches". All those "cliques" are retarded and most of them can't shoot worth a d*mn without their "high grade" equipment

Can't shoot worth a damn WITH their fancy equipment. I'm sure they shoot better with fancy stuff than they did with normal stuff. 5 out of 10 shots off paper at 10yds vs. 4 out of 10 shots off paper. That's better right?

 

[Bongo Lewi]

I've also told the story about the guy with a pricey 1911 at my former range who made fun of my Yeet Canon. I proposed a simple marksmanship contest. He lost the bet.

 

[Bobster]

I've also told the story about the guy with a pricey 1911 at my former range who made fun of my Yeet Canon. I proposed a simple marksmanship contest. He lost the bet.

Was it for pink slips?