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Ruger rpr....not impressed
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<blockquote data-quote="Litehiker" data-source="post: 1574603" data-attributes="member: 54178"><p>Remy700,</p><p>I like my RPR as-is (plus a few mods) f0r competition. Damned accurate.</p><p></p><p>My answer to a 6.5 hunting rifle <em>was </em>a 6.5 CM Ruger American Predator - until I discovered on a hunting trip that Ruger never gave it a locking bolt. I "discovered" this omission by losing two cartridges from my RAP's chamber when, unknown to me, brush popped the bolt open and the cartridge fell out. Calling Ruger's Customer Service department about the problem resulted in a "Deal with it" answer. NOT GOOD!</p><p></p><p>SO... my solution was to sell the RAP, with its Timmy trigger and Boyd's Classic stock, and buy a <strong>6.5 CM Browning X-Bolt Pro</strong>, their top of the line "semi-custom" rifle, as my mountain rifle. At 6 lbs. 1 oz. It gives me the same 1/2 MOA accuracy with Hornady 140 gr. ELD-M ammo as the RAP did and it has a robust bolt lock with an innovative override button that permits bolt opening <em>while</em> on safe.</p><p></p><p>SO Ruger has a problem with this American action and THEY NEED TO FIX IT.</p><p></p><p>Eric B.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Litehiker, post: 1574603, member: 54178"] Remy700, I like my RPR as-is (plus a few mods) f0r competition. Damned accurate. My answer to a 6.5 hunting rifle [I]was [/I]a 6.5 CM Ruger American Predator - until I discovered on a hunting trip that Ruger never gave it a locking bolt. I "discovered" this omission by losing two cartridges from my RAP's chamber when, unknown to me, brush popped the bolt open and the cartridge fell out. Calling Ruger's Customer Service department about the problem resulted in a "Deal with it" answer. NOT GOOD! SO... my solution was to sell the RAP, with its Timmy trigger and Boyd's Classic stock, and buy a [B]6.5 CM Browning X-Bolt Pro[/B], their top of the line "semi-custom" rifle, as my mountain rifle. At 6 lbs. 1 oz. It gives me the same 1/2 MOA accuracy with Hornady 140 gr. ELD-M ammo as the RAP did and it has a robust bolt lock with an innovative override button that permits bolt opening [I]while[/I] on safe. SO Ruger has a problem with this American action and THEY NEED TO FIX IT. Eric B. [/QUOTE]
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