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Ruger Precision Rifle (new long-range rifle - beautiful and inexpensive)
American Rifleman ^ | Kelly Young

Posted on 07/18/2015 7:14:36 AM PDT by RoosterRedux

As Townsend Whelen, former U.S. Army colonel and American Rifleman contributor, was once famously quoted as saying, “Only accurate rifles are interesting.” Employing that rubric alone, the Ruger Precision Rifle is a supremely interesting firearm. And, to the company’s credit, the introduction of additional evaluation criteria such as versatility, reliability and value only make its newest bolt-action repeater all the more intriguing. Featuring sub-minute-of-angle accuracy, the dependability of a bolt gun built on the gunmaker’s proven American action, all the modularity of the über-customizable AR-15 platform, the ability to accept a multitude of magazine types and a price tag that is a literal fraction of many of the guns it will compete against on the market, Ruger’s latest foray into the long-range precision shooting field should pique the interest of a broad range of gun aficionados.

Sturm, Ruger & Co. believes that within the gun world there exists a sizeable segment of shooters who are interested in long-range precision shooting—they just have never been able to justify taking the plunge due to the typically astronomical cost of purchasing a gun designed expressly for that purpose. With an MSRP of $1,399—and a likely eventual selling price closer to $1,100—the Precision Rifle represents Ruger’s invitation for these cost-conscious gun buyers to finally enter the world of long-range shooting.

(Excerpt) Read more at americanrifleman.org ...


TOPICS: Hobbies; Outdoors
KEYWORDS: banglist
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1 posted on 07/18/2015 7:14:36 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: RoosterRedux

BTW, when I say inexpensive...I mean comparatively. It’s still out of my price range, but I may start saving for one.


2 posted on 07/18/2015 7:15:37 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: RoosterRedux

Has the ammunition been banned or all purchased by the regime yet?


3 posted on 07/18/2015 7:17:56 AM PDT by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed & water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS NOW & FOREVER!)
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To: JimRed

If you reload, no.


4 posted on 07/18/2015 7:27:20 AM PDT by MCF (If my home can't be my Castle, then it will be my Alamo.)
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To: RoosterRedux

The 6.5 Creedmoore would be a good choice. Kind of heavy though. Might want to put a muzzle brake on it.


5 posted on 07/18/2015 7:29:42 AM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: RoosterRedux

Any info on which calibers are available?


6 posted on 07/18/2015 7:29:59 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For views of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: JimRed
Not yet.;-)

It comes in .308 Win. with a 20" barrel, 6.5 mm Creedmoor with a 24" barrel and .243 Win. with a 26" barrel. Not sure which would be my fave.

7 posted on 07/18/2015 7:30:20 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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Caliber ???

If I know Ruger ,it’s All calibers.


8 posted on 07/18/2015 7:30:40 AM PDT by Big Red Badger (UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY!)
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To: MtnClimber

.308 Win. with a 20” barrel, 6.5 mm Creedmoor with a 24” barrel and .243 Win. with a 26” barrel.


9 posted on 07/18/2015 7:30:53 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: RoosterRedux

Claim!


10 posted on 07/18/2015 7:35:29 AM PDT by Timmy
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To: RoosterRedux

Wonder how you remove the bolt for cleaning.


11 posted on 07/18/2015 7:36:49 AM PDT by grobdriver (Where is Wilson Blair when you need him?)
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To: RoosterRedux

Wow! Another evil looking black gun! Ohhh Noooes!!!

I like it!


12 posted on 07/18/2015 7:41:19 AM PDT by US_MilitaryRules (The last suit you wear has no pockets!)
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To: RoosterRedux

VERY pretty.


13 posted on 07/18/2015 7:46:09 AM PDT by moovova
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To: RoosterRedux

Now that’ll give you a Tingle up your leg , LOL


14 posted on 07/18/2015 7:51:53 AM PDT by molson209 (Blank)
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To: grobdriver
Wonder how you remove the bolt for cleaning.

Good observation.

15 posted on 07/18/2015 7:52:07 AM PDT by Comment Not Approved (When bureaucrats outlaw hunting, outlaws will hunt bureaucrats.)
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To: grobdriver
Folding buttstock.

Check out this video...Ruger Precision Rifle. It goes over the rifle in detail...pretty interesting.

16 posted on 07/18/2015 7:52:27 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: grobdriver

“Wonder how you remove the bolt for cleaning.”

The stock folds/locks to the side so the bolt slides out the rear.


17 posted on 07/18/2015 7:55:27 AM PDT by Mac n Jac (www.vetsfightingms.org)
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To: RoosterRedux

I wonder if I can get it in a wood stock


18 posted on 07/18/2015 7:55:32 AM PDT by dila813
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To: smokingfrog

With the weight you won’t need a brake.


19 posted on 07/18/2015 7:59:23 AM PDT by Eagles6 ( Valley Forge Redux. If not now, when? If not here, where? If not us then who?)
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To: RoosterRedux

That will be labeled as evil, extraordinarily deadly, and is something no one, except military snipers have any business possessing. Anti gunners will wet their pants.


20 posted on 07/18/2015 8:00:40 AM PDT by umgud
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