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About 6 years ago after buying a Ruger American rifle in 243 win for my then 10 year old daughter to hunt with, we found the very affordable rifle leaving much to be desired. One day while out shooting my daughter looks at me and says, "Daddy, can you rebuild this i to a real shooter for me?" Told her i would look into it and see. Well, after a few hours of researching parts we had a plan set in motion.
That project resulted in fully blueprinting the Ruger American receiver, fitting a new Bartlein #3 contour stainless steel barrel with one of my small Painkiller muzzle brakes capping the muzzle. We then bedded the barreled receiver to a boyds sporter laminate wood stock in brown/tan color. Most importantly i tuned the trigger and got it to a very quality 1 3/4 lb trigger pull.
this was 6 years ago.
This was last fall. This little rifle has severed her very well and is extremely accurate. She consistently shot 1/4 to 1/3 moa groups at 100 yards and routinely hit 1 moa sized targets out to 800 yards.
seeing the results of this little rifle, over the past 6 years, i have built and shipped dozens of these little rifles and they simply are amazing little performers that fall into a price range right there with top end factory rifles but far outperforming them as every one is truly precision build with very high quality parts and are also held to my 1/2 moa accuracy potential at 800 yard requirements.
for those that want reliable precision in a big game rifle but do not have the budget or want to invest in a very top end full custom rifle such as my APS Stalker or Raptor rifles, these are a great choice, for the beginner to expert shooter and hunter.
Rarely do i even advertise these rifles as customers either call me up to order one quickly or they sell as soon as they finish. However, i got a batch of three ruger Americans in and built them up before saying anything about them and are now offering them for sale first to the LongRangeHunting community.
Rifle #1
This is a short action and a bit of an experiment as i wanted to see if i could shoehorn in the 6.5mm-284 chambering into this short action. Simply put it works very well. Fully blueprinted receiver and bolt. Bartlein #3B stainless steel, fluted 9t barrel, 26" with one of my small PK brakes on the muzzle.
bedded into a Stockys Accublock laminated wood stock in Red/black/grey colors. Trigger fully tuned to 1 1/4 lbs. one piece scope rail base included as well. This rifle easily met my accuracy standards at 800 yards. Zero recoil!! This would be an ideal long range steel slapper, varmint rifle or medium big game rifle for sit and shoot type hunting. Not extremely heavy but will be in the 10 lb range scoped and ready for the field.
price includes, complete rifle with items listed, fully function tested and proven, load development done for one bullet, accuracy tested at a minimum of 800 yards. Load data from test provided with rifle, economy hard case, all shipping/insurance cost to your FFL (no in person pick ups). READY TO SHIP TODAY. if wanted would take 50/50 payment. Half down, half due within 90 days.
Price of rifle without brake (thread cap included)………..$2500
with brake included…………………………………………$2700
with dies and 50 pieces of peterson brass included……$2860
Rifle #2
this is more of a classic sporter type rifle.
this one is chambered in 6.5-06, perhaps the most logical wildcat on the planet!! Again, fully blueprinted Long Action Ruger American receiver, trigger tuned to 1 3/4 lbs (can be screw adjusted where needed), bartlein #3 contour stainless steel 8.5tw barrel, 26" finish with small Painkiller muzzle brake ready. pillar bedded into a Boyds classic sporter stock. Fitted with warner steel two piece bases. Scope and bipod not included. This is a great general purpose big game hunting rifle with classic lines ideally suited for medium big game but easily capable of harvesting bull elk size game with proper bullet selection. Again with brake very little recoil to mention so great for new hunters, ladies and even experienced hunters. Because it is a wildcat, loading die set (rcbs and 50 pieces of brass included in rifle base price)
Rifle base price with muzzle thread cap………$2425
Rifle price with PK muzzle brake and cap…….$2625
again, ready to ship now, would accept 50/50 payment plan as described above as well.
Rifle #3
is in its finishing stages. Will be finished this weekend. Same exact rifle as #2 except chambered in 280 AI, has a fluted barrel of same specs and stock is forest camo laminate colors (dark green, brown, grey). Selling this one also with die set (RCBS) and 50 pieces of nosler brass included.
as mentioned will be finished this weekend.
rifle price with muzzle cap only…………….$2600
rifle price with small PK muzzle brake…….$2800
Again, all of these rifles are fully function tested, load development done and accuracy tested at 800 yards to prove they are up to my 1/2 moa accuracy potential standard before shipping. Prices include hard case and all shipping/insurance costs to your FFL. MUCH more then just a rifle purchase. Plus you get my full support for the rifle as always.
pics to come soon for the 280 AI but again, same platform as #2. First come first serve. Get these in time to play with them a bunch before big game season starts here in a few months!! Thanks guys and gals!!
That project resulted in fully blueprinting the Ruger American receiver, fitting a new Bartlein #3 contour stainless steel barrel with one of my small Painkiller muzzle brakes capping the muzzle. We then bedded the barreled receiver to a boyds sporter laminate wood stock in brown/tan color. Most importantly i tuned the trigger and got it to a very quality 1 3/4 lb trigger pull.
this was 6 years ago.
This was last fall. This little rifle has severed her very well and is extremely accurate. She consistently shot 1/4 to 1/3 moa groups at 100 yards and routinely hit 1 moa sized targets out to 800 yards.
seeing the results of this little rifle, over the past 6 years, i have built and shipped dozens of these little rifles and they simply are amazing little performers that fall into a price range right there with top end factory rifles but far outperforming them as every one is truly precision build with very high quality parts and are also held to my 1/2 moa accuracy potential at 800 yard requirements.
for those that want reliable precision in a big game rifle but do not have the budget or want to invest in a very top end full custom rifle such as my APS Stalker or Raptor rifles, these are a great choice, for the beginner to expert shooter and hunter.
Rarely do i even advertise these rifles as customers either call me up to order one quickly or they sell as soon as they finish. However, i got a batch of three ruger Americans in and built them up before saying anything about them and are now offering them for sale first to the LongRangeHunting community.
Rifle #1
This is a short action and a bit of an experiment as i wanted to see if i could shoehorn in the 6.5mm-284 chambering into this short action. Simply put it works very well. Fully blueprinted receiver and bolt. Bartlein #3B stainless steel, fluted 9t barrel, 26" with one of my small PK brakes on the muzzle.
bedded into a Stockys Accublock laminated wood stock in Red/black/grey colors. Trigger fully tuned to 1 1/4 lbs. one piece scope rail base included as well. This rifle easily met my accuracy standards at 800 yards. Zero recoil!! This would be an ideal long range steel slapper, varmint rifle or medium big game rifle for sit and shoot type hunting. Not extremely heavy but will be in the 10 lb range scoped and ready for the field.
price includes, complete rifle with items listed, fully function tested and proven, load development done for one bullet, accuracy tested at a minimum of 800 yards. Load data from test provided with rifle, economy hard case, all shipping/insurance cost to your FFL (no in person pick ups). READY TO SHIP TODAY. if wanted would take 50/50 payment. Half down, half due within 90 days.
Price of rifle without brake (thread cap included)………..$2500
with brake included…………………………………………$2700
with dies and 50 pieces of peterson brass included……$2860
Rifle #2
this is more of a classic sporter type rifle.
this one is chambered in 6.5-06, perhaps the most logical wildcat on the planet!! Again, fully blueprinted Long Action Ruger American receiver, trigger tuned to 1 3/4 lbs (can be screw adjusted where needed), bartlein #3 contour stainless steel 8.5tw barrel, 26" finish with small Painkiller muzzle brake ready. pillar bedded into a Boyds classic sporter stock. Fitted with warner steel two piece bases. Scope and bipod not included. This is a great general purpose big game hunting rifle with classic lines ideally suited for medium big game but easily capable of harvesting bull elk size game with proper bullet selection. Again with brake very little recoil to mention so great for new hunters, ladies and even experienced hunters. Because it is a wildcat, loading die set (rcbs and 50 pieces of brass included in rifle base price)
Rifle base price with muzzle thread cap………$2425
Rifle price with PK muzzle brake and cap…….$2625
again, ready to ship now, would accept 50/50 payment plan as described above as well.
Rifle #3
is in its finishing stages. Will be finished this weekend. Same exact rifle as #2 except chambered in 280 AI, has a fluted barrel of same specs and stock is forest camo laminate colors (dark green, brown, grey). Selling this one also with die set (RCBS) and 50 pieces of nosler brass included.
as mentioned will be finished this weekend.
rifle price with muzzle cap only…………….$2600
rifle price with small PK muzzle brake…….$2800
Again, all of these rifles are fully function tested, load development done and accuracy tested at 800 yards to prove they are up to my 1/2 moa accuracy potential standard before shipping. Prices include hard case and all shipping/insurance costs to your FFL. MUCH more then just a rifle purchase. Plus you get my full support for the rifle as always.
pics to come soon for the 280 AI but again, same platform as #2. First come first serve. Get these in time to play with them a bunch before big game season starts here in a few months!! Thanks guys and gals!!
