A NEW RIFLE

[GregK1]

I can't seem to stay away from the gun shops :lol!: I picked up a new Ruger American .243. I love the way this rifle feels. Lightweight & shoulders nice. Dual pillar bedded & full floating barrel. Barrels are rifled on the same machine as the Hawkeye. I love the fact that this gun is 100% American made & really wanted to put my Revolution on it to keep it that way, but for me my 4-12x42 Revenge fits me better on this gun. I mounted the scope on Burris Z-steel rings. I am expecting this gun to be very accurate.

 

[GregK1]

I forgot to mention that it has a 70 degree bolt throw & I really like that. I may try a set of low rings now that I see how much clearance I have with the mediums. I really thought the scope would be closer to the barrel with the mediums.

 

[hawgslayer1]

:cheers:

Congrats on the new rifle. Hope she shoots as good as she looks. Won't be long before you make it tack driver. :!: :!:
Have fun.

Ray..........

 

[Spitfire1]

I'm looking into buying a new XS7 Marlin .308 in the coming week ...anyone have any experience with these ?

 

[wallygater1]

Spitfire , I bought one last year in black and blue and I love it .... she's not a tack driver but plenty good enough for a hunting rifle to 300 yds or so. Trigger is adjustable but mine came really nice from the factory.

Wally

 

[Spitfire1]

300 yds is way more than i need as we tend to take 50-150 yd shots due to the bush here , Thanks wallygater !
Congrats on your new toy Greg , may you have much fun with it !

 

[GregK1]

Thanks Ray & Spitfire. I am hoping to get out to the range this week. I plan on shooting Barnes Vortex 80 grain bullets for my hunting load, but will probably shoot a lot of core lokt &/or Win Power Points at the range since they cost about half of what the Barnes do! Not sure, but I may sell my Apex 243 barrel. Don't think I need two, but then again......

 

[Spitfire1]

Yeah one can never have enough guns !

 

[GregK1]

I was out & about today & that got me "thinking". Maybe I should stop by the gun shop. While I was there I got to "thinking"......maybe another Bushnell Legend Ultra HD for my Ruger, not that there is anything wrong with the Revenge that I JUST put on it! Soooooooo, I got to "thinking".......I can take the Aetec off of my Knight Shadow & put the Revenge on it instead. So, I bought another Legend 4.5-14x44. As you can tell, it's not that I go to the gun shop more than I should......it's that I "think" too much, :lol!:

Here it is with the Ultra HD on it.

 

[dlethcoe]

Nice looking set up.

Dave

 

[GregK1]

Thanks Dave!

 

[Muley Hunter]

I almost bought one of those. I'm curious about how it works out for you.

 

[exMember]

great set up! The 243 is a great little caliber for deer size game and such. With a barnes, possibly even elk!

 

[Muley Hunter]

Yeah, a Barnes or Partition will kill elk with good shot placement. Better suited for deer though.

You can also flip coyotes in the air.

 

[GregK1]

I am really impressed with these scopes so far, but will put them through their paces soon. I love the .243. We have lots of yotes to shoot around here. (even in my back yard!) & I'm only a half mile out of town. I will be using Barnes Vortex bullets for hunting deer & probably everything else. That combination is one wicked load. I wouldn't be afraid to shoot a black bear with that load, but I think I'd switch to my 7-08 for Elk just in case a little longer shot where a heavier bullet will deliver more energy is needed.

I should add that Bushnell's warranty on this scope is so good that if you use it & at anytime decide you don't like it, they will refund your money.....period! That is hard to beat!

 

[patocazador]

A friend of mine bought his adult daughter a Ruger American in .270. It shoots "minute of deer" but not real accurate with 130 gr. factory ammo. If she reloaded, I'm sure the groups would shrink. I dry-fired it and the trigger could use some work on hers. She killed a 9-point with it this season in her back pasture so it's good enough for the job at hand.

 

[Spitfire1]

It's not the thinking that gets us in trouble but the impulsive buying afterwards !

 

[Muley Hunter]

It seems the gun likes handloads.

http://www.fieldandstream.com/blogs/gun-nuts/2012/03/review-ruger-american-rifle

 

[Spitfire1]

Most guns can be made to shoot better with handloads