I will be putting one in a store next week. I haven't decided what price I will put on it. I have a bunch on order and am getting 1 at a time. I haven't actually heard of anyone getting more than 1 yet. They are scarce and when I talked to the Ruger guy they won't be caught up any time soon.
If anyone in Illinois or Indiana wants the first one out of the chute let me know, I can get you hooked up.
I like 'em and its a good write-up in the "American Rifleman". I built a Remington 700 in .308 with AICS stock but that would have been in the running had it been out then.
My LGS has stopped taking deposits. According to the LGS per Ruger, if you put a deposit down already you most likely will not receive you RPR for at least 1 year if not 1.5 years.
I bought one in .308 this weekend and got it home Saturday night. A friend of mine texted me on Friday around noon to tell me that he had just gotten it in and had it for me.
The trigger on this one is very crisp with no creep or over-travel. Everything on it seems to be well made and tight in tolerances.
I did try an SAI 10-round mag in it and it did lock up in the receiver with just a little slop side-to-side.
It looks like I'm not even going to be able to put any rounds through it until at least Sunday.
I put one on order (.308) late last week and the LGS doesn't have a clue when one may come in, 'Could be tomorrow, could be a couple of months'. Think I'm going with another Nightforce scope on this one, I really like the NF NXS 3.5-15x50 on one of my bolt rifles and may go with another one for the RPR.
Got mine today in 308. Mounted the glass on it, 50mm Leupold with H 58 Reticle and Arms 22 Med rings. Will take it to the range tomorrow and follow up with the firing report.
Hey just a heads up My good friend who was in A stan with me twice just had his ruger scout blow up in his face a few weeks ago with factory ammo... He is fine thankfully and had it checked by a gun smith but ruger wanted to inspect it also. Now they say it was the ammo but won't return his rifle or at least whats left of it. I personally have completely moved away from ruger products due to this and 3 other rifles with problems between myself and the same friend 2x ruger 10/22 not built properly, jamming/grinding and 1x mini 14 with horrible gas problems because they drilled the gas port to big so it just slammed the receiver, then rebarreled by ruger and still shot like 5-6 moa. Sorry but I wont buy ruger any more!
I think I could like this in a 308...I already reload for that....but...another caliber isn't all that bad I guess because the Creedmore is definitely something I'd like to try.
I've got one in .308 off of gunbroker. Haven't shot it yet. I'm debating on which glass to get. My goal is an effective 800 yard gun. Any recommendations on a scope? There's almost too many options. I love the trigger on mine and its adjustable. But right out of the box I think it's a real winner. If the accuracy is as good as Ruger and other shooters online are claiming it's a real steal at the price !!
...never owned a Ruger long gun, but I will testify that both my P89's are dead nut shooters and totally bullet proof (odd play on words but you get the point)....as far as the tacticool goes, ya think there's enough adjustment in the rear?...I'll wait for the range report.
Has anyone tried using a m14 magazine in your rifle yet? According to the American rifleman article about the new Rugers, most will not work with a m14 magazine.
TIA for any information.
I will take a magazine tomorrow and see if it fits. Mine is a 6.5 so I won't be able to see if it feeds. And I won't have it out of layaway until late December.
M14 mags work well in the RPR. They are a bit long for my liking so I tend to stay with the 2 provided Pmags. I don't reload so I rarely have an OAL issues and if I do have a longer round, I just hand feed.
M14 "AA" mag:
Larue Mag, basically the same length but I believe a bit more for OAL:
I could have had one in .243 about a month ago, but want one in .308. Guess I'll have to wait a year or two. I'm not up to "par" on my M1A yet, so I have something to occupy the time while I wait.
FINALLY got to shoot my (well, loaner for an upcoming school) .308 today. What a blast! Can't wait to wring it out over the next couple of weeks. Vortex gen 1 Razor was super easy to match up to it, too. I see what all the excitement is about. Darned accurate--literally right outa the box.
Saw one in .308 today in my LGS. By a coincidence, I also sold my DPMS LR308B today, so I had cash burning a hole in my pocket.
I loved the side folder mechanism but as mentioned elsewhere, the Samson rail was not close to centered. This one was off to the left.
Slightly tempted but I bought another 10/22 instead.
Will probably buy another one or two Chinese M14s this week.
Different strokes for different folks ...
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