Oh, and theres accuracy, but more on that later. Ruger - Precision Rifle , .308 Win - RangeMaster Store Ive only to put on my slippers and step out my shop door on select days to harvest my elk(<115yrds so there'll be no humping it. When the bullet hits the rifling grooves it rings the barrel like a tuning fork. The RPR is built of similar parts with a much higher degree of final finish. range.. Having just purchased this RPR in .308WIN I find all these comments quite depressing. In the world of practical accuracy, sub-2 MOA at 500 yards is still pretty good, it just isnt great. If you need a muzzle brake on a .308, youre in the wrong hobby. The SST is just as accurate and a better performer on deer, yet the Amax pretty darn good on deer as well. I shot the Norma 178 gr. Later in the day I shot 3 rounds of 168gr SMK hand loads (thats all I had with me ) that are meant for my 308 ruger American, and it was about 1/8 off from putting two of the rounds in the exact same hole. . However, this rifle was designed mainly for high-powered rifle competition shooting, plain and simple. Maybe that explains why the 20 .308 will only shot well under 100 yards and the Creedmore with a 24 barrel would stand to reason that it would shoot better and a 26 barrel for a .243? Ive loaded some of the new Hornady ELD Match bullets (208 gr). No ammunition is perfect though. WebRuger M77-GS 308 Gunsite Scout Rifle with Threaded Barrel. Only mod for the new barrel was a custom cut of the barrel down to 21 3/4 from 22 to achieve the best barrel harmonics. - First Aerial Test of F-35s GAU-22/A 25mm! My ar15 and ar10 both shoot 3/4 moa at 100 yds but I hand load those rounds.. I can hit the target (not the bullseye) about half the time. The buttstock was really the only thing that held the gun back from being what it theoretically could have been. I clean extensively within the first 50 rounds or so, and subject the barrel to only slow-fire. Another thing that I feel the need to point out, is that Sniper Rifle is another made up term by the anti-gun establishment, just like Assault Weapon. The Ruger preferred the 168-gr Match Hollow Point load over the 175-gr Match Hollow Point load not by much, but it was enough to make a difference in the small groups. Its just a matter of wearing down the bumps and filling in the pits with copper. Thats a lot of firepower available if youre sniping or counter-sniping. Sub-2 MOA accuracy at 500 yards is still fitting five bullets inside the vital zone of anything on four legs that can feed a family of four, and well within the confines of a 10-inch diameter circle. There is a reason why custom barrels cost more than factory ones, and there is a reason why serious competitors shoot them exclusively.
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