Fondled Ruger's New Precision Rifle

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stagpanther

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After testing my 6.5 Creedmoor AR build today I decided to drop by one of my LGS's on the way back home--where much to my surprise they had the new Ruger rifle in 6.5 Creedmoor on display. Hah!

First impression upon being handed the rifle--wow--what a light well-balanced rifle this is! comes with a 24" barrel with a target crown--but is still threaded if you want to hang a muzzle device of some sort on it. Nice. The bolt slides so easily I kept thinking it would fall out of the rifle if I wasn't careful, bolt lock-up was what I would call "mid-range"--I've felt lighter ones and heavier ones--still very reasonable. Except for being a bolt gun--it has the look and feel of a light-weight slimmed-down AR 10.

But the most striking feature to me was the bench/comp style stock which looks comparable to some expensive custom after-market jobs--and best of all it folds to the side. The only slight drawback to this arrangement that I could see is the nut for adjusting the cheek rest appears to bang into the side of the receiver (maybe it does not when properly secured). The store's display model already showed slight marring on the side of the receiver from this contact. How does it shoot? I wish I knew! Had this been available before I did my build I probably would have bought this instead.
 
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What I've heard about the RPR is good enough I refuse to touch one for fear of it following me home! One of the best LR shooters I know got one and after shooting had nothing but glowing reviews about it. His shoots .5 MOA.
 
What I've heard about the RPR is good enough I refuse to touch one for fear of it following me home! One of the best LR shooters I know got one and after shooting had nothing but glowing reviews about it. His shoots .5 MOA.
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Wow--not too surprising though. The shop told me they are actually selling more of Mossberg's new 6.5 Creedmoor bolt gun--though for the life of me in all the many years I've patronized these guys I've only once seen a 264 chambered rifle there--go figure.

BUT--the big news is that they said they should be getting in Henry's new 41 mag lever gun in any day now--I told them it was mine or else their shop might mysteriously burn down ; )
 
I've only been able to lay hands on the .243 version. A 6.5 would tempt me heavily and a .308 WOULD go home with me.
 
I ordered a 6.5 Ruger back in July when they first came out. I just did the paperwork yesterday, it took just over 6 months. I pick it up Fri after next.
 
I ordered a 6.5 Ruger back in July when they first came out. I just did the paperwork yesterday, it took just over 6 months. I pick it up Fri after next.
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I got a feeling you'll be very happy with it if it shoots as well as the poster above says it will. : ) You'll likely have to shoo the droolers away at the range. LOL
 
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First impression upon being handed the rifle--wow--what a light well-balanced rifle this is!
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Never heard anyone say "light" about a 10.6lbs naked bolt action rifle before.
 
Never heard anyone say "light" about a 10.6lbs naked bolt action rifle before.
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Really? My 6.5 CM AR build--fully dressed with with one-piece riser mount and tactical 20 x scope weighs 11.5 lbs--the Ruger sure felt a heck of a lot lighter. I'm guessing some of that weight helps with accuracy.
 
The only slight drawback to this arrangement that I could see is that in the side-fold mode there does not appear to be a way to lock it back-
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The piece that latches it closed when the stock is in line with the receiver rotates 1/4 turn down and locks the mechanism in place when folded to the side.

Got lucky with ordering a 308 model (2.5 weeks from order to delivery; I was shocked) and am looking forward to getting it properly sighted in now that I have the glass for it :-)
 
The piece that latches it closed when the stock is in line with the receiver rotates 1/4 turn down and locks the mechanism in place when folded to the side.

Got lucky with ordering a 308 model (2.5 weeks from order to delivery; I was shocked) and am looking forward to getting it properly sighted in now that I have the glass for it :-)
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Didn't see that and when I asked the salesman he said there was no way to lock it back--sorry about the misinformation.

Not that I would likely do it--but can the rifle be fired with the stock folded?
 
Didn't see that and when I asked the salesman he said there was no way to lock it back--sorry about the misinformation.

Not that I would likely do it--but can the rifle be fired with the stock folded?
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Yeah I didn't know until I read the manual, it's not obvious at a first glance. I haven't actually tried live firing it with the stock folded but it dry fires fine that way, so it should work if you needed/wanted to do it.
 
Although aimed at the comp/bench market--I think making the stock foldable was a savvy move--I could see collapsing it and packing it in (or out) of the field. I'm going to watch this one carefully--especially if at some point more calibers or wildcats are supported. The one I looked it had a nice rifle length Samson keymod rail so I didn't really take a look at the barrel nut system--what kind of arrangement does Ruger use for barrel swap-out?
 
A fellow range member purchased one of the Ruger Precisions in 6.5 Creedmore about 2 months ago. He's an experienced shooter/reloader/hunter with quite a variety of accurate rifles. In short, he's well respected for his knowledge about rifles and shooting skills. He's pleased with the rifle and its accuracy.

After he'd owned the Ruger for about a month and spent some benchrest time with it, I asked him was there anything about the Ruger you're unhappy about? His only complaint was "for having 5R lands/rifling in the bore and a 5R bore is supposed to reduce copper fouling, his rifle has a tendency to copper foul more than it should."
 
I bought my wife a RPR in 6.5 CM. Been playing with it a bit, I'm quite impressed. I did put a brake on it, makes for faster follow up shots.

She really likes it. and she can shoot it.
 
I bought my wife a RPR in 6.5 CM. Been playing with it a bit, I'm quite impressed. I did put a brake on it, makes for faster follow up shots.

She really likes it. and she can shoot it.
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That's very nice. I went back to the same shop today to pick up my new Henry 41 mag lever gun--the RPR was already sold in less than a day. : )
 
Go over to the 'Hide...there's a 50 page sticky thread on the rifle...been the talk of the board for months since it came out. You can read all that everyone (and their mother) has to say about it ad nauseum...and there were more than a few threads here too when it was introduced.

It is a good value for the money.

Savage, is about to introduce their "version" of the PRS competition rifle to compete with it.
 
I had a look at one in .308. I really liked it. I am not a blingy kinda guy but thought it would really look good with some bronze cerakote on it.
 
While its not my sort of rifle, I like seeing the choices coming out.

I don't hunt anymore, I just target shoot.

Good target rifles at a reasonable cost used to be hard to come by.

Now there is some good choices and you can add that to the mix.

I settled on a 308 as closest to what I wanted (30-06) now there is that choice.

It seems like there is a resurgence back to the 20s and 30s of target rifles and shooting and I am all for that.

Definitely interested in Savages take though again my reference is to a simple bolt action.
 
There has been a couple of fairly comprehensive reviews out there.

The 6.5 cm was tested (somewhere) with Hornady factory ammo and was doing just under 1 moa. The thing of it is; a lot of savage, cz and even a lucky (or many) low cost Ruger American are capable of 3/4 moa with the right quality factory load. And cut that in half for the hand loading top shooters.

A big piece of the Ruger precision seems cosmetic but it was supposed to be easy to swap barrels and that is an honest plus. DIY one nut R&R barrel swaps. I do belive a lot of parts like the grip and butt can be replaced with comfortable grips and rigid butt that are all AR compatible parts. It can be customized over time to suit the shooter, not just run with a flimsy adjusto stock.

Well, I did see one and I thought the stock was a bit flimsy. Not even close to something like a top synthetic match grade stock. There is a whole world of tactical shooting and buying and those guns absolutely must have the 'look'. This Ruger definitely has the look. And not just another model 700 in a chassis, it is a complete gun, not an American in a chassis either.

I dont know if I want one, but I am coming around to understand why someone might pick one up. By all accounts, they are selling very well. That also tells you something right there. The word gets out fast on the dog products. So far, buyers and buyers friends seem to be BUYING.
 
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