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For long distance shooting I'm not a big fan of heavy hunting rifles that weigh well over 10 lbs. I prefer medium weight rifles for long distance shooting as I am generally packing them. I own two Ruger FTW rifles in 6.5 CM and 7mm RM, both rifles will shoot 5's and 6's everyday and less depending on the wind and my squeeze. I paid $800.00 for each of my rifles and thought it was an OK deal. Now I am seeing the FTW in 7 RM and 30-06 for $499.00. I think that is a pretty great deal for what you are getting. A rifle that will shoot like a custom for $499.00. To those who are interested, I found this on GB. https://www.gunbroker.com/item/789587481So tempted to get an 06 now.
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That's a good price on that rifle.
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Ya never know. I had a Weatherby 300 mag that shot 3/8" three shot groups. I found another identical rifle and for some stupid reason had to buy it. It did NOT shoot cloverleafs.
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Not certain about the half-inch part, but that's a great price for a SS Hawkeye, which are hard to find other than special models like this one, and the Predator, which I have. I prefer the 2-stage trigger of the Predator, but the last two standard LC6 triggers I used were pretty good. I'm all rifled up right now, but that's a deal for sure.
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Have shot several Ruger FTW rifles, mostly at the FTW Ranch. They have all been very accurate.
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My LH Ruger FTW 6.5 Cr Moor was not accurate had chamber issues , Ruger took care of it and rebarreled and new bolt . Pretty good now but no .5" rifle. Not the first one I have heard of having issues either, but Ruger took care of it.
And I had to pay close to 1 K for rifle if they have a LH one for $499 I would buy another.
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Just grabbed one in 7mm Mag. Excited to see what it will do. Was gonna buy a Winchester EW till I saw this deal.
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Kind of tempting. I have a clean older m77 mkII boat paddle stainless in 7 mag that I keep around for a tough beater rifle. Not sure I need 2 7 mag rugers and it looks like the 30-06 are gone. Too bad the 260's or creedmoors aren't $500.
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How are the triggers on these rifles? Crisp? Adjustable?. Etc.
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What does the FTW mean? f*** the weather?....for the weather? .....foul terrible weather?
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$200 for the gun, spent a little time working over the wood and had a new barrel installed for $250. .250 Savage, both targets were shot during preliminary load development. Top is with 85 BT and the bottom with 100 gr NP. Boringest gun I own. Ten shots, 100 yards. I flinched once when a rattlebug started gnawing on my tennis shoes. Don't ya hate it when that happens?
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I bought a heavy 26" barrel Savage in .223. After working up a load I fired 10 shots at 100 yards in .450". Then I fired 10 more at 200 yards and produced an .870" group. The rifle cost less than $300 at the time in the early 1990's.
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Pretty much every model 700 Remington made in the 1970's was 1/2 MOA or better right off the shelf.
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That’s a heck of a deal!
Both Ruger American Predators I had in 6.5 CM shot 1/2” 3 shot groups with factory ammo right out of the box. And one of them shot 1/2” 5 shot groups with the same ammo.
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