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I bought one because it was available in the .450 Bushmaster and in Ohio, a better option than a slug gun or muzzle loader. Bolt handle lift was a little stiff for my liking, the L.O.P. a little long, the comb way too low, trigger a skosh too heavy, and blueing is too prone to rust. It was darned accurate, and I'm not thrilled about the brake, but I fixed everything except the brake. Factory rotary magazine has never given me a problem, but then it's a 3 shot for the .450
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Really - a separate forum for an inexpensive cookie cutter entry level rifle ? Why not? Face Book has a closed group on the Ruger American Rifle with 2,000 members so there are plenty of people out there talking about it
Maker of the Frankenstud Sling Keeper
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"I can't be canceled, because, I don't give a fuuck!" --- Kid Rock 2022
Holocaust Deniers, the ultimate perverted dipchits: Bristoe, TheRealHawkeye, stophel, Ghostinthemachine, anyone else?
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Honest question.
My daughter has a Savage Axis in 243 my dad won at a raffle they both attended. Neither of us is a 243 fan, lots of experience with them, and would like a different chamberings.
Should I ditch the Savage for a RAR, or get another Axis, so it's "The gun" she and Pap won?
Parents who say they have good kids..Usually don't!
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Never knew anyone that actually kept one and shot it.
Usually darryl and gerald buy them for $200 at rural king on clearance and try to sell them to fools on tndeer.com for $500
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I am a recovering gun snob.
Life gets easier when you realize that the only thing hitting that target is a bullet. It makes absolutely no difference how it gets there, as long as it does.
Those Ruger Americans get the job done.
The only thing worse than a liberal is a liberal that thinks they're a conservative.
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I am a recovering gun snob. Quitter
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Honest question.
My daughter has a Savage Axis in 243 my dad won at a raffle they both attended. Neither of us is a 243 fan, lots of experience with them, and would like a different chamberings.
Should I ditch the Savage for a RAR, or get another Axis, so it's "The gun" she and Pap won?
I think the RAR is a better cheap rifle than the Axis. Can't imagine not digging a 243 though.
"I can't be canceled, because, I don't give a fuuck!" --- Kid Rock 2022
Holocaust Deniers, the ultimate perverted dipchits: Bristoe, TheRealHawkeye, stophel, Ghostinthemachine, anyone else?
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Really - a separate forum for an inexpensive cookie cutter entry level rifle ? Why not? Face Book has a closed group on the Ruger American Rifle with 2,000 members so there are plenty of people out there talking about it I admit to being a member/follower/ whatever you call it.
Dave
�The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it.� Lou Holtz
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An older buddy of mine got one in 7-08 for his annual elk hunt. He needed something with less recoil than his 30-06, well heck, he's past 80 years old now. I helped him sight it in, and DANG it was accurate...
Another buddy needs a coyote rifle and has only a 22 rimfire. Wants something else. I cheerfully steered him towards a 223 Ruger American. Danged things work, they're accurate, and ya don't have to spend much.
I picked up the Ruger Precision Rifle in 6mm Creedmoor last winter. Goodness! That ugly chunk of iron is accurate...
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Have they solved the problem of cartridges getting hung up in the mags and not coming to the top? With my '06, they sent me 3 new mags before I got one that fed reliably. I know a couple others with the same mag problems with their RAR's.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
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I’ve got a LH 7-08 and 6.5cm. I know LH has nothing to do with the mag. But zero problems.
Dave
�The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it.� Lou Holtz
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I have a 6.5cm in the Ruger American Predator and it's extremely accurate with handloads. It hasn't shot anything that was larger than an inch group with factory loads. I replaced the rotary mag with the 450 bushmaster mag and it works great.
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yep. AI's.... Like that pic. Just picked up my suppressor this morning after almost 11 month wait. Still have 1 in BATF jail.
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The ultimate pragmatist could do a hell of a lot worse than have Americans in 223, 6.5 & 30. Add an American in 22LR, a Hawkeye 22, an 870 & a Glock. Call it quits. Then take the rest of your money & pay off the house sooner than usual, or bulk up the 401K. Sounds gun boring, but it would work as a battery & could serve WELL. I do not practice what I preach.
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The ultimate pragmatist could do a hell of a lot worse than have Americans in 223, 6.5 & 30. Add an American in 22LR, a Hawkeye 22, an 870 & a Glock. Call it quits. Then take the rest of your money & pay off the house sooner than usual, or bulk up the 401K. Sounds gun boring, but it would work as a battery & could serve WELL. I do not practice what I preach. I repeat. Think about it before ya hit the keyboard.
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I had a 6.5 Creed Predator was accurate and killed a nice blacktail stag with it but it was just meh so I tripped it. Then picked up a 300BO Ranch model with the rotary mag. I need to toss the one bad mag before it gets in the rotation again. It gets schidt done around the homestead. [/URL][/img] [/URL][/img] Picked up a 5.56 Ranch with the AR mag and it's a tack-driver. Almost as good as my Tikka. [/URL][/img]
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