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Really impressed with the Ruger American...
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<blockquote data-quote="6point5x284" data-source="post: 1221181" data-attributes="member: 66669"><p>I picked up an American in the Predator 6.5CM after seeing they were on sale at Dicks. I took it apart, took out the little pre-trigger wedge and spring in the center of the trigger (HATE those things), took out the trigger pull weight screw, and clipped the trigger weight spring shorter until I get a perfect crisp 2.0 lb trigger with no creep, perfect break, and no overtravel. Polished all the metal surfaces that contact other metal, and degreased all the shipping oil. Then...I went to work on the stock. Bored out the forend and the first "x" inside the stock where the sling stud goes. Now with bipod with extreme front or rear pressure, I'm not even close to the barrel and stock touching. Polished up a few rough spots from the mold the stock was cast in, and she is running like a top. I threw my Vortex Razor HD LH 3-15x42 on there and it fit just perfectly with my defender caps on. Looks like it will weigh 7.8 pounds with 4 rounds and my Javelin bipod adapter on there after everything is said and done. This will be a backup to my backup, and a truck beat around gun, but if it shoots I can see myself taking it along just for the size/feel/portability! It's also nice to not care if something gets beat-up, not that I'm easy on my nice rifles either. Looking forward to shooting it, chronographing it, confirming all my drops, and shooting something with it! It will make a great little winter wolf gun with the shorter barrel and weight. Strap that baby on a snowmobile, and hit the woods to the highpoints and glass!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="6point5x284, post: 1221181, member: 66669"] I picked up an American in the Predator 6.5CM after seeing they were on sale at Dicks. I took it apart, took out the little pre-trigger wedge and spring in the center of the trigger (HATE those things), took out the trigger pull weight screw, and clipped the trigger weight spring shorter until I get a perfect crisp 2.0 lb trigger with no creep, perfect break, and no overtravel. Polished all the metal surfaces that contact other metal, and degreased all the shipping oil. Then...I went to work on the stock. Bored out the forend and the first "x" inside the stock where the sling stud goes. Now with bipod with extreme front or rear pressure, I'm not even close to the barrel and stock touching. Polished up a few rough spots from the mold the stock was cast in, and she is running like a top. I threw my Vortex Razor HD LH 3-15x42 on there and it fit just perfectly with my defender caps on. Looks like it will weigh 7.8 pounds with 4 rounds and my Javelin bipod adapter on there after everything is said and done. This will be a backup to my backup, and a truck beat around gun, but if it shoots I can see myself taking it along just for the size/feel/portability! It's also nice to not care if something gets beat-up, not that I'm easy on my nice rifles either. Looking forward to shooting it, chronographing it, confirming all my drops, and shooting something with it! It will make a great little winter wolf gun with the shorter barrel and weight. Strap that baby on a snowmobile, and hit the woods to the highpoints and glass! [/QUOTE]
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