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Nice looking rifle.....I would be interested in the 6.5. I already have enough 300 mags and a 375 Ruger alaskan in LH.
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It's nice to see more left handed offerings. I'd be interested in the 6.5 as well.
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Now if we could just get them to make a left hand rimfire! I don't understand their reluctance to do that instead of bringing out all these "niche" guns.
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Catalog numbers:
47173 47174 47175
Already listed on the Davidson's site with pictures. None currently in stock
If they would get rid of the horse's ass fit all stock system, it might look decent.
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Am I reading that right that the "Feather Weight" has a laminated stock and comes in at 7.6 pounds for the lightest version ?
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FTW not FWT. Named after the FTW Ranch where they hold the SAAM (Sportsman's All-weather All-terain Marksmanship) training courses. They're certainly not featherweight!
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Curious why they went with a laminate with that finish, instead of doing just a synthetic with the same finish. Weight could have been made the same. Probably rigidity and stability of laminate was the goal, but a well built synthetic could have done the same.
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I can not believe Ruger would put a rifle out there for over $1200 that has such a horrible fitting butt pad (straight cut at bottom, instead of following bottom angle of stock). Rifle is beautiful except that.
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I might have to look at the 300WM myself but I agree with the comments on the pad!
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That is one awful looking stock.
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Impossible to have a good looking and fitting pad, and also have an adjustable LOP. Unless of course, they supplied several different thicknesses of pads, each ground correctly to the stock. But, really 2 or 3 at most would cover most situations, and not look like a jackass.
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Well, what it lacks in elegance it makes up in ...
something I can't figure.
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All I wanted was a LH American in CM? But I could restock it in my spare wood Hawkeye stock, then get it to shoot. That's what I love about the American they shoot great with no fuss.
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Any idea of street price fellas? Unless that's a McMillan, $1200 seems ambitious.
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FTW not FWT. Named after the FTW Ranch where they hold the SAAM (Sportsman's All-weather All-terain Marksmanship) training courses. They're certainly not featherweight! Thanks for the clarification. Never heard of FTW or SAAM. Couldn't figure out how a 7.6 pound rifle, naked, was a Feather Weight...
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Funny thing is- you can buy 3 Ruger Americans for the same price, and pretty much guarantee that the Americans will shoot circles around the FTW, and have a better trigger.
Should have just used the American platform.
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How on earth can they do a creedmoor and not a 260 Rem in LH??
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How on earth can they do a creedmoor and not a 260 Rem in LH?? Pretty easy actually. Either the Creedmor or the 260 is within 100 fps of each other. And the Creedmor is the lastest buzz word in cartridges. The rifle is to ugly and priced to high to even consider one. Still, kudos to Ruger for trying.
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It is an option at least.
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