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Well, they listened! Ruger did us an exclusive run of 22-250's with a 1 in 8" twist. They notified me a while back, but I didn't have any production dates. I received notification telling me they were ready to ship while I was on vacation. They came in today... Here are the specs: Blued Receiver. Stainless 22" Barrel. 1 in 8" Twist. Black stock. Right Hand Only. $439.99 Here is the link on the website: https://shop.whittakerguns.com/product/1704071440207I plan on taking one home this weekend to play with it a bit. I'll report back after taking some measurements, etc. I truly appreciate Ruger doing this. Hopefully, it will open some eyes.
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Good work SAS!
Shame I'm down here... maybe they'll take the hint and make them a mainstream item.
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This. Must not grab wallet must not grab wallet must not grab wallet...
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So are there just a few of them...? I've got a bonus coming but it's going to be a while...😐
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Thankfully, it's right hand only....
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This. Must not grab wallet must not grab wallet must not grab wallet... This made me laugh...well played.
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I am! Seriously though, we complain about manufacturers not getting things right. Opportunities like this give us a chance to show them what we really want. If things like this are a success, it opens industry eyes. Maybe then they'll pay more attention to twist, throating and mag space. It's an evolution in baby steps. I'll be meeting with them in June again this year. The success of this rifle will determine what else can get accomplished.
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I am! Seriously though, we complain about manufacturers not getting things right. Opportunities like this give us a chance to show them what we really want. If things like this are a success, it opens industry eyes. Maybe then they'll pay more attention to twist, throating and mag space. It's an evolution in baby steps. I'll be meeting with them in June again this year. The success of this rifle will determine what else can get accomplished. A Lefty stainless Ruger American in 6.5 Creed would be topic to be explored with Ruger in June. Doc
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And maybe a 17 hornet?
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I'll grab one in a heart beat if there are no magazine issues.
Can't wait to see what's up.
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They still messed it up with the blued receiver. I've got an all stainless .223 RAR that shoots great, I might be interested in a fast twist 22-250 but it'd have to be stainless. Living in the Deep South where a blued rifle will rust overnight has taught me that I'll never buy anything blued again.
I applaud them for trying, but I can't understand how manufacturers can consistently screw up things like that.
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Blued receiver?
Ruger comes up short again..
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Is the mag done right to load the long pointy ones?
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And maybe a 17 hornet?... OhpleaseOhpleaseOhpleaseOhplease!!!
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Is the mag done right to load the long pointy ones? It will be the standard .243/.308 length magazine so there will be plenty of room.
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They still messed it up with the blued receiver. I've got an all stainless .223 RAR that shoots great, I might be interested in a fast twist 22-250 but it'd have to be stainless. Living in the Deep South where a blued rifle will rust overnight has taught me that I'll never buy anything blued again.
I applaud them for trying, but I can't understand how manufacturers can consistently screw up things like that. I chose the blued receiver to keep cost down. Ruger had nothing to do with that. The stainless receiver would have been a longer wait time and the cost on the special run would have exceeded $500. The stainless barrel was chosen for the inside of the barrel, not the outside.
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I love the blued action stainless barrel look. I would have bought one of these instead of the tikka if it had been out at the same time. My blued RAR hasn't rusted on me down here but the SPS Remington's did with a quickness so I started cerakoting them as soon as I purchased.
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Hopefully they really are 1 in 8" barrels, and not like the .223 #1's, that arrived with 1 in 9" barrels, instead of the advertised 1 in 8's 
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