In any event, well all have to answer for our actions someday. Surprised I didnt get any flyers. I elected to have Ruger send me their RPR in .308 Winchester and its not only a popular hunting round, but also the most popular military sniper round, as well. Second, the Creedmore is just as powerful as the harder recoiling .308 downrange due to its higher BC. I forgot to say that I used 7.62 ammo. WebHeight: 7.30". I am an average shooter and I have never shot worse than .75 with the 6.5 RPR. Free Targets and Target Tracker Shooting Logs! When Nick wrote that review, he said street price was $650. Width: 3.30". 100 yard 3 group @ .625, 200 yard 5 group @ 1.3 and 300 yard 10 group (in 56 seconds) @ 2.8. The best five-shot group was a touch under .6 MOA. Brass in the M38 lasts forever. As these weight savings came from the muzzle end of things, the .308 version is much faster to shoulder and doesnt fatigue the support arm with offhand shooting. They are virtually identical, but the Creedmoor is a tad faster, and because it is a modern rifle, and sold as a precision rifle, and factory ammunition is tailored for accuracy at long ranges, the rifle will likely be more accurate straight out of the box. RPRNation.com has a nice list of upgrades and parts for this rifle. Im still revved up from last night. In the 29 barrel of the M96, the bullet might be 50 fps faster. Many of Ms. Weiss shots have been made off-hand with her Anschuetz .22LR rifle. The RPR is not a tactical carbine. I havent used the heaviest new bullets that could be considered Creedmoor; bullets, bullets over 142 grains, but have been reloading long enough to say stick with 140-142 grain bullets, SMK, Amax, Accubond etc, and RL22. Core-Lokts. And if you get serious about competing in precision rifle, only to find that the accuracy of the factory chrome-moly steel barrel isnt up to your standards, several shops are already cutting and installing premium barrel blanks to fit this gun. Length of pull is 12-inches to 15.50-inches again, depending on how and where you have the stock adjusted so this rifle will fit just about anyone. Aimed at the If you wish to lap out rough spots in a barrel after it has been cut and chambered, theres really only one way to do it that thats fire-lapping. When the bullet hits the rifling grooves it rings the barrel like a tuning fork. 1.5 MOA at 300 yards is around 4.5 inches. However, it can get the job done. One of the main attractions on the RPR is the folding stock, that is also adjustable for length of pull and comb height. Because of the barrel twist, I did not try anything lighter. Looks my earlier response got lost in the digital ether. And, Ive heard this asked many, many times do you have any sniper rifles? and when that question is asked of me, Ill point to all the long guns on the racks. BTW, cold bore it shot dead center and 1.5 high with the R700 setup at 100 yards. Is everybody else lying or is somthing else going on here ? Otherwise, not every barrel is going to come off the line with the same accuracy, especially before theyve been worn in. If I can persuade someone to make an extended rail (please, Ruger?) (How did we ever win wars with metal butt plates? Ruger Precision Rifle .308 Win Gen.3 - Bchsen - Waffen WebCold hammer-forged chrome-moly steel barrel with 5R Rifling at minimum bore and groove dimensions, minimum headspace and centralized chamber. 308 Further than that the higher BC of the 6.5 gives it more velocity, flatter trajectory, lower TOF, and less drift. JWR is a journalist, technical writer, and novelist. WebRuger Precision Rifle .308 Win Gen.3 - Jetzt mitbieten bzw. I found the RPR stayed in the gun safe, while the Magpul Hunter actually gets put to use. Yet a scope would have to be mounted. If every bullet leaves the barrel at exactly the same speed it doesnt really matter how much the muzzle whips around because every bullet will be thrown off in the same direction. Those who have read my review of the 6.5 will know full how I feel about that gun. That is the thrust of it, and perhaps I should used this paragraph to help wrap up article. In the right hands, a 100 year old M96, or the M38 with the 23.8 good barrel can use the same bullets loaded with RL22 power, and will perform just as well, or almost as well, or perhaps better. But the big deal with .260 Remington is that is uses necked down .308 cases. Ive read a lot of 6.5 and .308 reviews, any comments on the .243 version of this rifle? The base model Ruger Precision Rifle, in .308 Winchester, is 42.75 inches long with its stock extended, three inches wide, and 7.3 inches high. Just about every rifle I know of that guarantees 1/2 moa 5 shots at 100 yards have barrels longer that a measly 20 for example; Sako TRG 42, Remington 40X, any of Don Fraley builds (Advanced Weapons Technology) etc. Still, to this day, Ruger is no slouch when it comes to accurate hunting rifles. Ive done more OCW tests than I can recall and never came close to 1MOA consistently. My SR762 is surprisingly a bit more accurate than this rifle with 168 grain match ammo. More than likely, it was sold, when we needed some fast cash, after being newly married. I handload the 143 grain eld-x hornady bullet and the rifle likes them a bit fast. Im already saving for the rifle, suppressor, and that silly 200 dollar tax. A .30-06 in a 1903 Springfield recoils more than a .308, it has a steel buttplate, and thats still a what recoil? for this old man and many men much older than I. I have not fired a round through it yet and may not get to until Spring as winters are deep here in the Bridger Mountains of SW Montana. If youre willing to wait. It is now and always has been the man behind the trigger that makes them perform in extraordinary ways. They are considerably longer than the SMKs more like a Creedmore bullet. It appeals to the mall ninja in all of us. WebMedium-contour (.75" at the muzzle) threaded barrel with 5/8"-24 threads. My ar15 and ar10 both shoot 3/4 moa at 100 yds but I hand load those rounds.. A sniper rifle is a rifle used by a sniper it is not a specific type or caliber. But in that same string of testing, I shot a 1.698 MOA group. Theres no inherent difference in the accuracy of a .308 and a 6.5 Creedmoor other than whats been pointed out about the Creedmoor being a little less prone to wind drift. Thats several hundred dollars saved for a gun thats ready to shoot right now. WRT the RPRs rattling safety selector, Ruger now has a free fix for it a spring that takes about a minute to install and solves the problem. The other weakness, and the one that no gun can really overcome is that the 6.5 just bucks the wind better. But if youre already invested in .308, dont be scared off by these results. Since theyre the same gun (functionally) from the chamber backwards, this weight savings came from everything forward of the magwell. I agree with TT and Dyspeptic Gunsmith! Surely not! With in 5 shots I was zeroed ( out of the box ). Weight is your friend with target rifles. Ruger Precision Rifle 7.62 NATO 20" Barrel - Bolt Action Rifles at Lighter, shorter and is actually a 1/2MOA rifle. The 175 grain Match Hollow Point load was hot on the heels of the lighter bullet, and gave me groups just above of an inch consistently. If carrying a 15 pound rifle to the range is not an issue it would make sense to have a 26 barrel. I can get $1000rounds of 308 for about $480-550 any day. Couple threads over at snipers hide where they did just that. The Win 52B/C/D was the target .22 for decades in the US, with some of the heaviest variants running upwards of 12.5 lbs. Where these accuracy gremlins really start to manifest themselves was out at the quarter-mile line and beyond. Oh, BTW, my first time reading TTAG, I like it. I shot a similar Remington 700 SPS for a scope review and I found it to be a tack driver. I havent read prose like that since Ruark, and I miss it greatly. Why? 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? The edges of the lands were sharp enough on the .308 that it would pick up bits of the dry patches I pushed down the bore, a behavior that the 6.5 did not exhibit. The trigger was very good and reminded me of the accutrigger on a Savage 10P I regret selling. With that kind of accuracy, that is not that much money. I cant believe some of these range puffs, my daughter loves shooting my 1953 vintage marlin 30-30 lever, and consistently groups at 1 or less at 50 yards, buckhorn sights to boot. That gun comes from the factory with a threaded muzzle which will save you some money. seems they are Hornady 150 grain SP I suggest you buy a Bob-sled from Brownells & fire singles, or stop using olives in your RPR. Ballistics by the inch is also a nice resource. Most pleasurable day on the range ever for me. Getting a scope thats able to match your rifles shooting ability is your key to success. Apparently, today this makes me guilty of several micro-aggressions which cause various feminists to erupt in paroxysms of mortal cranial flatulence, but I wont delve into the rathole of intellectual onanism surrounding trans vs. cis women just now. Folded Length35.60". As I said, stay tuned; Im working on it. Also, I havent seen anyone publish a review on the 308 who shot 168 or 175 Federal Gold Metal Match ammo or BLack Hills Match ammo. A Savage 10TR (may be only a Canadian offereing) These come from the factory with a threaded, heavy barrel in either 20 or 24. This was magnified by the very rigid and not very soft A2 buttstock I slapped on for a lot of the testing that I did. However, I formerly reloaded for .308 Winchest, .30-06, and .300 Win Mag, and I managed to come up with some good recipes for these calibers over the years. so check Salt N Pepa Jacket which is a most selling outfit in our store, Shop now and get amazing discounts and offers. Tunnel Rabbit, Ive always wanted a 6.555 Swede because it looked so efficient. The 6.555 is the smarter choice in a sufficient environment, yet the popular 6.5 Creedmoor is well supported making, it easy for folks to get into the long range game. Velocity loss is a problem in long range shooting. If I had to grab one of these and run though, I think Id still go for my late 70s Ruger M77 in 7mm Mag. Accu-trigger and Accu-stock. Happy Hunting. I believe that I got lucky with my first 6.5 RPR, a gen 1. Im glad I bought it! Once in place, you set-up your snipers hide and very patiently wait for your target. I think most of these folks have not shot a variety of full-powered rifles extensively. 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. I have built this combo, with the ESS chassis and was still able to throw a nice 4-16 Vortex scope on it and come in at about $1700 CAD (about $1300 USD). Not all rifles within this range have aluminum bolt shrouds. Davidsons version utilizes the proven American action, but it adds a 22-inch heavy barrel chambered in 6.5 Creedmoor or .308 Winchester.
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