Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles Those little plastic rugers do shoot

Well, now you know....grin

I'm digging the AI magazine version over the rotatory mag

I can only speak for myself, but the ergs of the Boyds Heritage stock work so much better for me than the factory specs plastic stock that the change makes the rifles much more user friendly for me. Even though these stocks weigh a whole pound more than the factory plastic stocks, the improvement in balance and fit make them well enough the extra weight for me. I like them well enough that I've bought 5 of them in different laminate colors to go on the 204, 223, 22-250, 243, 6.5 Creedmoor.

I glass bed almost all of my shooter, never do my collectors, so doing an ACRA-GEL job on the Boyds stock isn't a big deal.

I can't see how the Boyds laminated stock would be more fragile than the factory plastic stock.

The most significant negative about the RARs for me is that if you upgrade the stock with a Boyds and the trigger with a Timney the package gets up into the price range that you'd expect to pay for a used stainless Hawkeye in excellent condition.

It becomes a POS with a better stock and trigger. I want my POS's to stay POS's. Nothing against RAR's. I like that little POS.....

The new AI-style stock starts making even better sense for a cheapo rifle. I'd just route out a little extra room in the forend for good float, respring the trigger, and have at it......

My preferred POS truck gun CF rifle were the Marlin X guns. Good ergs and easily interchanged small-shank Savage specs barrels are common and cheap.

If I was in the market for a POS truck gun in 243, I'd order a Marlin XS7 in 243 from CDNN for $240. I don't know of a better or cheaper POS truck gun, but they are only available in 243 and since that is a "tweener" cartridge, it may not work for everyone.

It's an easy choice...
If you want a cheap POS that shoots great get a Ruger American.
If you want an expensive POS, get a Kimber.

Well you should buy a Boyds stock and add 16 oz. to the weight of your handy dandy lil .308 compact like .260Remguy suggests..

No need to buy a Timney when you can re-spring the trigger with a cheap thinner gauged spring from the hardware store..
IIRC a bag of 4 springs that can be cut in half (netting 8 springs) cost less than $3.00 cdn or about 2 bucks usd..
The result is a 2# trigger or lower..

Funny, coming from a Steyr-lover.

From the looks of them, most people can't even tell its a rifle

I never thought the trigger was bad, just kept squeezing it. Then again, I've never given a schit about any trigger.

DISCLAIMER: Please note that I'm not making any recommendations to anyone, I am only posting about what I do and what works for me. I clearly recognize that everyone is different and what works well for me may not work as well for anyone else.

Some people are easier to please than others.

Looks are over rated.
Only accurate, reliable rifles have value.

When NO OTHER RIFLE looks like that, it should tell you something.

And when they have to give them away for $599, that should tell you something too.

Good luck if you ever want to sell one

Ya I could
But I won't with a beat up vx2 3-9x40 and talleys I'm in at about 6 and a half pounds of trailer trash ultralight nirvana

I really wish someone would steal it...

Well aren't you Mr. Fancy Pants having a leupold and Talleys on your RACompact..
I had a leupold 2-7 on mine but it begged for a used 4X Bushnell Banner I had that came with a used rifle I bought some time ago..
Believe it or not the Banner is very clear and the adjustments move the crosshairs way better than any friction adj. leupolds I have..
I maybe become a "Banner" snob..

I went all out super fancy....CDS dial (Cant Dial Schit)



Custom ammo loaded into the bag by the lady at Walmart




Try and keep up bitches.....all day long if I do my part, blah, blah, dial, squeeze, ding...yadda, yadda, truck gun, BC, blah blah....superphuqqinglightmagnum..

16', those Aadland knock-off chinese scope covers are sweet!

Actually the reason the price came down is because they don't need an importer any longer.
But whatever makes you happy bud.

Just disgusting, huh?