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that's what I always thought about them the felt recoil of that kind of stock is severe for the chambering your shooting

Jim,
That rifle was uglier than homemade sin. I see why you parted with it. 🤣

I’d entertain a .223, maybe, but the .308 I had kicked too hard for that cartridge.

Way out of line pricing.

They are smoking something. Not going to get that kind of money at a LGS. Pipe dreaming

Prices of all the rifles have gone up. Glad I got what I needed years ago.

My skeleton 260 rem is a kitten to shoot.
My 270 win does kick like a mule-but a LimbSaver is a game changer.

Pretty or not I want to have the ugliest gun in the group. If I miss I blame it on the ugly gun. If I hit it must be my hidden marksmanship. And my great marksmanship is very well hidden!

A rising tide raises all ships. What’s a Ruger American these days OTD? $500?

I paid $275 for my boat paddle 77/22 new in '95, and have never really cared for the stock. At the time, it was the only stainless/synthetic bolt .22 available....so I really had no option. I'd honestly never sell it, but if prices to get too crazy, I may have to unload one in 7mm Rem Mag.

I hate boat paddles. I put out a WTB ad about 2000. I got a call about a boat paddle and it was I think $400. I passed real quick.

Couldn't hardly give them away when new.

That pricing is unreal. I know everything has gone up but for that price go buy a Model 70 Supergrade and not be sorry you’ve done it. 🤷‍♂️

I didn’t like the damn things in the 90’s and still can’t figure out how 30 years would make them appreciate.

I’d like to give Ruger a little credit that factory synthetic stocks were kind of a new thing at the time, but crappy stock dimensions and design are just that, regardless of material used.

Friend bought one in 7mm Mag and it was pretty miserable. Replaced it with an A Bolt II and it was more pleasant to shoot, and even it could have used a better recoil pad.

Bro-in-Law has a .22 Mag boat paddle that’s worth a mint, but at least it’s shootable.

Oh well, maybe I’m weird. I didn’t care for Nylon 66’s either……

Ditto. They are one of the cheapest looking, cheapest feeling guns ever created.

I have them in 22 and 22 Mag. I intend to just keep shooting them though. The 22Mag is pretty darned accurate w/30 V-Max Hornady ammo.

I’d trade my 22 or 22 mag for a 410 or 28 gauge over under in a browning.

New Christensen Ranger 22s are $750 at Cabelas. If I needed a bolt action 22 that is about my top end price. RAR 22s are good rifles too! Can’t imagine paying $1800 for a used 22 unless it was a pristine copper or Kimber. And then only maybe

Must have been a regional thing.

For $395 out the door in the mid '90s the shop we used sold a ton of them.

You couldn't give me one .......well I take that back I'd take it and so it's somebody else.....
Awful looking 🤒

Had a stainless one in .308.
Recoil w 150s and stock "pad" was fine from bench, w just a T shirt.

Shot OK (not great) and ugly.

For a no frills workin gun.......proly hard to beat.
Yup, shoulda kept it LOL