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Pretty neat what you can do with a rifle like that isnt it?
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Good Bolt Rifle and Caliber? Need Schooling.
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ugh, that guy again?
Roc Doc
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Can't do that in San Diego!Shot 60 rounds through it today. Mixed XM193, some steel case .223 crap, and 20 rounds of the Privi match. Went out to 500 yards. This little rifle hits whatever you point it at.
Also shot three 20-round mags of steel case crap through my Mini-14, and a 50 round box through my other bolt rifle, a Ranger .22LR single shot. Dad gave me the .22 when I was seven or eight. Got it from his Dad when he was about the same age. Cleaning guns now.
Thanks again for the suggestions.
My temporary range. It's right where the real range will be when the house is finished. The red tassle marker to the left of the table is the edge of the patio.
300sniper
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BDK
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I Googled that and all I got was a bunch of threads about ostrich feather grading. WTF dude??
I bought those at the True Value in Kingman. I asked for "some of those plastic tassle looking marker stakes" and the clerk took me right to them. The ground on the pad is too hard to pound wood stakes into so I had to use those.
It's usually attached to a hub. 2" square "stake" that can be 4-6" long. Used to bring grade up to top of hub with a dozer or motor graderI Googled that and all I got was a bunch of threads about ostrich feather grading. WTF dude??
I bought those at the True Value in Kingman. I asked for "some of those plastic tassle looking marker stakes" and the clerk took me right to them. The ground on the pad is too hard to pound wood stakes into so I had to use those.
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ugh, that guy again?
BDK
Red Skull Member
Pot................Kettle
[486]
ugh, that guy again?
BDK
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I've been eyeing the Savage 110 Trail Hunter in .308
www.savagearms.com
110 Trail Hunter | Savage Hunting Rifle with Hogue Stock
The Savage 110 Trail Hunter is an all-around deer hunting rifle that stands up to the elements with its Hogue Overmolded stock to help you fill your tags.
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Why?
Lee
Guild of Calamitous Intent
Same, and a few other flavors.I've been eyeing the Savage 110 Trail Hunter in .308
110 Trail Hunter | Savage Hunting Rifle with Hogue Stock
The Savage 110 Trail Hunter is an all-around deer hunting rifle that stands up to the elements with its Hogue Overmolded stock to help you fill your tags.
I've never seen any of these guys videos before this, but the algorithm read my mind and put it in my face. Pretty impressive.
While I don't have a 110 to compare it to, my 1st gen American Ranch isn't anything to write home about. Functions but feels pretty cheap, because it is pretty cheap. I've got a few Ruger products and about the same number of Savage products, they all go bang and put bullets more or less where I intend them to go.
BDK
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Saw that video. It got me thinking about them. 100 yards with a scoped bolt rifle on a rest is nothing, so I'd like to see some real use reviews before I would buy one. Great price, but I could get another Ruger American for that.
I'm still having a good time shooting the 5.56 Ruger Ranch. That's a keeper.
I've got these AR500 targets painted and ready for the next trip to my Arizona property.
I'm still having a good time shooting the 5.56 Ruger Ranch. That's a keeper.
I've got these AR500 targets painted and ready for the next trip to my Arizona property.
Lee
Guild of Calamitous Intent
Call me crazy but then new Gen 2 Ruger American's spiral fluted barrel is a real turnoff. Enough to not even consider them an option anymore.
I'm hoping they release a standard or medium/heavy non fluted barrel variant.
I'm hoping they release a standard or medium/heavy non fluted barrel variant.
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I'm glad I got my 5.56 Ranch when I did because the Gen II is just ugly. Spiral barrel, spattered look stock, ugly. They had a very successful product, then screwed it up.Guy at the gun counter stuck one of those in my hands the other day. I didnt like anything about it
BDK
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Now that I've been shooting this rifle, I've started looking for a decent scoped bolt rifle in .22LR. I like the idea of the Ruger rimfires because they use the 10-22 mags, and I have two 10-22's and bunch of mags. The savings in ammo while building skills would be worth the price of the rifle.
I'm not in a hurry and should be able to wait for a deal. Something like this one on GB would be fine for me.
Edit: the listing I posted doesn't seem like much of a deal. I could get a new one with the scope for almost the same amount as the starting bid price after paying shipping. It's just an example.
I'm not in a hurry and should be able to wait for a deal. Something like this one on GB would be fine for me.
Edit: the listing I posted doesn't seem like much of a deal. I could get a new one with the scope for almost the same amount as the starting bid price after paying shipping. It's just an example.
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BDK
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I'm getting ready to pull the trigger (literally) on a Ruger American Rimfire compact bolt rifle like this one
Still working on getting the best price out of my go to local store. I found the same rifle on Primary Arms for almost $100 less than the local shop. I know I would need to pay for shipping, and a higher transfer fee, but that's over 20% more for the same rifle. They are almost at full suggested retail. The 5.56 Ranch was a few hundred under Ruger's suggested retail price through the same store. I need to move rather quickly because this stupid new law in California raises the tax of a new firearm or ammo purchase to 11% soon. If they come down a little, this will be the last firearm I purchase in California. My Arizona house permit was finally approved, so I can get a state ID card there in a few months.
I am planning on getting a Primary Arms rimfire scope for it because a friend has one on a custom barreled 10-22 and it's fun to shoot. Has a unique reticle and is priced well.
Primary Arms also has Ruger 10-22 ten round mags at three for $34.99. I have two 10-22 rifles and several mags, but what's three more?
Finally have a reason to use my Ruger 20% off coupon I got from the 5.56 Ranch purchase for their scope base and a set of UTG medium rings.
If anyone thinks this won't be a fun little rifle/scope combo, please let me know.
Still working on getting the best price out of my go to local store. I found the same rifle on Primary Arms for almost $100 less than the local shop. I know I would need to pay for shipping, and a higher transfer fee, but that's over 20% more for the same rifle. They are almost at full suggested retail. The 5.56 Ranch was a few hundred under Ruger's suggested retail price through the same store. I need to move rather quickly because this stupid new law in California raises the tax of a new firearm or ammo purchase to 11% soon. If they come down a little, this will be the last firearm I purchase in California. My Arizona house permit was finally approved, so I can get a state ID card there in a few months.
I am planning on getting a Primary Arms rimfire scope for it because a friend has one on a custom barreled 10-22 and it's fun to shoot. Has a unique reticle and is priced well.
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Primary Arms also has Ruger 10-22 ten round mags at three for $34.99. I have two 10-22 rifles and several mags, but what's three more?
Finally have a reason to use my Ruger 20% off coupon I got from the 5.56 Ranch purchase for their scope base and a set of UTG medium rings.
If anyone thinks this won't be a fun little rifle/scope combo, please let me know.
Roc Doc
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I'm getting ready to pull the trigger (literally) on a Ruger American Rimfire compact bolt rifle like this one
Still working on getting the best price out of my go to local store. I found the same rifle on Primary Arms for almost $100 less than the local shop. I know I would need to pay for shipping, and a higher transfer fee, but that's over 20% more for the same rifle. They are almost at full suggested retail. The 5.56 Ranch was a few hundred under Ruger's suggested retail price through the same store. I need to move rather quickly because this stupid new law in California raises the tax of a new firearm or ammo purchase to 11% soon. If they come down a little, this will be the last firearm I purchase in California. My Arizona house permit was finally approved, so I can get a state ID card there in a few months.
I am planning on getting a Primary Arms rimfire scope for it because a friend has one on a custom barreled 10-22 and it's fun to shoot. Has a unique reticle and is priced well.
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DetailsPrecision for any budget. Classic Series™ optics and accessories are perfect for the budget-focused marksmen. All Classic Series products come with a lifetime warranty, showing their commitment to guaranteed quality.The Primary Arms 6X32 Rifle Scope features the Patented ACSS 22LR reticle...www.primaryarms.com
Primary Arms also has Ruger 10-22 ten round mags at three for $34.99. I have two 10-22 rifles and several mags, but what's three more?
Finally have a reason to use my Ruger 20% off coupon I got from the 5.56 Ranch purchase for their scope base and a set of UTG medium rings.
If anyone thinks this won't be a fun little rifle/scope combo, please let me know.
Get a Ruger Rimfire RPR and you can come shoot NRL22 with us. They also have .22 matches at Gunsite.
My FFL has a RPR that he rebarreled with a Krieger, and it shoots almost as good as my VooDoo.
BDK
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I'm not into competition shooting. I'm more of a shoot on my property, maybe with a few friends but usually by myself, kind of shooter.
I found a pretty good deal on the rimfire compact. The store also offered to mount the scope and bore sight it for free. Might be normal in your area, but here customer service isn't a thing. The other store also wants $70 to mount and bore sight a scope, which the new store says takes him 15 minutes.
The store I bought the 5.56 Ranch from wanted almost $100 more. Then, they justified it by telling me that if I shipped a rifle to them they charge $147 for the transfer. My new store says they charge $70 for shipped in transfers, but their price was only $40 more than a online price and I don't have to pay shipping. He laughed when I told him what the other store charges. He said they are trying to force you to buy from them instead of through them, like there isn't 25 other places nearby that will do it for less.
I found a pretty good deal on the rimfire compact. The store also offered to mount the scope and bore sight it for free. Might be normal in your area, but here customer service isn't a thing. The other store also wants $70 to mount and bore sight a scope, which the new store says takes him 15 minutes.
The store I bought the 5.56 Ranch from wanted almost $100 more. Then, they justified it by telling me that if I shipped a rifle to them they charge $147 for the transfer. My new store says they charge $70 for shipped in transfers, but their price was only $40 more than a online price and I don't have to pay shipping. He laughed when I told him what the other store charges. He said they are trying to force you to buy from them instead of through them, like there isn't 25 other places nearby that will do it for less.
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You gotta learn to set your guns up. While I'll buy stuff local, they sure arent going to put it together for me. Kinda like I'm not goona let the guy behind the counter at O'reilly's work on my truck
You gotta learn to set your guns up. While I'll buy stuff local, they sure arent going to put it together for me. Kinda like I'm not goona let the guy behind the counter at O'reilly's work on my truck
i work at O'Reilly's
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Well that just proves my point
BDK
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I know how, have a bunch of laser bore sights and a rifle vise, can get on paper first shot. However, when someone offers to do it with a bunch of fancy equipment I let them.You gotta learn to set your guns up. While I'll buy stuff local, they sure arent going to put it together for me. Kinda like I'm not goona let the guy behind the counter at O'reilly's work on my truck
Roc Doc
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Competitions are fun, and they make you a better shooter much faster than you can do on your own. I get it, it's not for everybody, but it's helped my shooting tremendously.
And Steve is right, set up the scope yourself, that way you can get the exact eye relief you want, make 100% sure it's level and getting the zero is the easy part.
BDK
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I understand the enjoyment of competition shooting. I used to compete in pistol matches at the police range when I was a kid. I also understand whenever you are with other's doing the same thing you can always learn something. Maybe I'll get into that later, but for now I'm relearning basic skills and seem to do better without any distractions. I also understand this is a budget rifle and it will have limitations, but I also think precision rifles are for more experienced shooters. It's similar to learning to off-road. Everyone should learn with a small tire, no lockers, no flex rig. The skills build much faster when you have to pick every line carefully. Since I'm in the process of building a house this will be the last unnecessary purchase for a while. I am justifying it based upon the fact that I can practice all I want with the .22LR without considering ammo costs. A few hours of range time that would normally cost me $100-200 will be less than $20. I can shoot .22LR as much as I want because I order it 5,000 rounds at a time. It will also keep me from burning through 5.56 and 7.62 ammo that I think will get harder to source in the future.
Shout out to Ruger customer service. I ordered the wrong scope base. It's something that should come with the rifle, but that is certainly not customer services fault. I called Ruger this morning and spoke to a very pleasant young lady who changed the order since it hadn't shipped yet. I mentioned the online descriptions of their rimfire basis do not specify which one's fit which rifles, she said she would send it over to the web department for correction. She also asked me about the shirts I ordered since they were in different sizes. Something I screwed up on the order and didn't notice. She corrected that as well. And, she had a killer southern bell accent. In the age of hard-to-understand remote customer service personal from foreign lands, its nice to speak to someone with an accent that is pleasing to the ear and knows their products.
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Picking up a 22 was mentioned on page 1.....
I dont understand why you ask about rifles. As your mind is made up before you even ask the question
I dont understand why you ask about rifles. As your mind is made up before you even ask the question
BDK
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Not at all. I wouldn't have got the American Ranch in 5.56 without advice off this thread, some of it even came from you.Picking up a 22 was mentioned on page 1.....
I dont understand why you ask about rifles. As your mind is made up before you even ask the question