Originally Posted by tedthorn
Or.....offer just barrels


Exactly!! I have the Ruger Predator 1 in 8 twist .223 with 16 1/2" barrel. Contacted Ruger about buying a 22-250 barrel and no dice. They won't sell a bolt separately either. The bolt face on the .223 could probably just be opened up though. I shoot Hornady 75 grain Amaxes in mine. Freebore was perfect from the factory, but the mag took some work. I now can feed from the mag at .010" off the lands. That equals an OAL of 2.554". It shoots decent to 300 yards. I have never shot it beyond that. I'm using 8208XBR powder and getting 2530 fps with a safe load. Have a Leupold VXR 3-9 X 50 with the LRV illuminated reticle. Just happened to work out with the top dot sighted @ 100 it gives me the middle dot for 200 and the lower dot for 300.