I always wanted a rifle chambered in 308 Win. for long distance shooting up to 800 yards. Most precision rifles I looked at were out of my budget making them unattainable. And then if I were to buy a high end precision rifle, I would have to purchase high quality accessories to get the most out of the rifle. But then a couple months ago I heard about a fairly new bolt action rifle Ruger had manufacturer for precision shooting that was budget friendly.
The rifle I am referring to is the Ruger Precision Rifle. Pretty straightforward name. So I did my research and immediately there were quite a few features that caught my attention. First, the chassis is of an AR platform, something I’m very familiar with because I own two myself.
Second, it has a folding and adjustable stock. Third, is the price. Again rifles that are made for precision long range shooting are expensive. MSRP for this rifle on Ruger’s website is $1399 and I got my rifle at my local firearms store for a little under $1000. So how does this it shoot? I was only able to shoot up to 400 yards because that is as far as I can at my local range. I shoot the rifle off of sandbags with no bipod and the rifle is fairly accurate.
I brought a Bushnell Legend Series scope for the rifle and the scope was a good fit for the rifle. I plan on buying a bipod and continuing to go out this summer to get proficient with this rifle. I do not have many rounds through the rifle so I will not give an in depth review, but from the two hundred rounds down range so far, I am very pleased with the rifle’s accuracy and I believe I just scratched the surface with this rifle’s accuracy and long range effectiveness.
I highly recommend this rifle for anyone looking into precision shooting. If you are on the fence, or if you always wanted to get a rifle to shoot at long range distances, this rifle will certainly do that. I’m not going to get into the specifications on the rifle; you can look for that on Ruger’s website. I had to wait a month before I could acquire mine because these rifles are rare like seeing a unicorn, but they are worth the wait. This was a great buy and I am happy with my purchase. I’m glad I added it to my collection. Feel free to leave comments or ask me any questions about it.
Ray Price
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