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I'll let ya'll know when my shawty RAR gets here.

Close $320.00

Is there a reasonably priced drop in stock for a tika? Also a metal trigger guard?

That's a great price!

So how accurate are the Ruger American 223? Just got one and have not shot it. Youth model SS. Any Talley one piece LW that will fit?

Me too, but it looks like the fat bolt on the RAR would do a better job of keeping hot gas from getting to your face compared to the T3. I know, blown primers and ruptured cases are rare.

Yep. Same Talley's as Savage. Call Talley. They'll fix you up.

They're accurate. I'm shooting 3/4", 3 shot groups at 200 consistently.

Just think what you could do with a heavy bench rest rifle. This stuff is unbelievable!

That store was in Memphis, it never reopened........the Southaven store re-opened after being intially closed.

Tikkas might be on sale at SW for 449 but everywhere else a blued Tikka at every gunshop I frequent is 599 bucks. The Ruger at walmart is 349 last time I checked. If it were not for the blade on the Ruger Trigger I would pick the Ruger every single time.

Tikka has never shown me schit.

The RAR trigger is easily massaged with a re-spring and knottitude.

Issued spring above,replacement below and it were clipped to OEM length...prior to install.



Blade Therapy.



RAR by a [bleep] mile.

I just wish there was a replacement stock for the RA. At least you can get a B&C medalist for the Tikka.

Manners, McMillan, and PSE composites are all making stocks for the Tikka now in several different styles.

No doubt the RAR is a great value but I'm curious to why you feel it's "better by a mile" than the Tikka. I've looked the Ruger American over, just haven't had any time shooting one yet. I have quite a bit of experience with Tikkas and they have been flawless performers to date.

Tikka, like the RAR, is an entry level rifle that is no longer at entry level prices, unlike the RAR, which is.

Prezactly

They used to sell 595 and 695's at Bass proshop for 350 bucks, Then Beretta took over and jacked them up.

I certainly get the price difference and the value goes to the RAR. They are so cheap you almost have to buy one just to play with, but I suspect once they get established the prices will rise substantially like Tikka. Tikka rifles have a long track record now and are still flying off the shelves. I suspect if the RAR prices were in the same ballpark they would be collecting dust. My original question to Boxer was more about the rifle's qualities and and not just the price. Just to be clear I'm not bashing and I would like to grab a RAR at some point to play with.

Congrats to Ruger as the RAR reports continue to come in as a great shooter and at "old time" prices.
As an aside, I spoke to Ruger CS twice in the past two days and they bent over backwards to help me and sent along 8 torx cap screws and a set of action screws for free. Much to my surprise they still had some tang era walnut/red pad stocks!

Boolits matter more than headstamps and a rifle can be no better than it's boolits.

Tikka slams doors shut,with twist rate and that sucks ass by [bleep] miles. Then there is of course the schitty Tikka build,the '06 lengthed 223 action and a host of mechanical Goat [bleep] in conjunction with a [bleep] twist rate(s).

The RAR trigger will come down to 1#,it'll reliably stabilize sinister boolits and it's ALL there in superior fashion and surprisingly for less money.

Win/win.