Ruger Announces 22LR Precision Rifle

Includes the BX-15 magazine. For reasons I won't bore you with, Ruger will need to use the BX-1 10 round magazine for Canadian export sales.
I've already emailed that alert to Ruger.

Ruger may have to take similar steps for US jurisdictions that don't permit magazines in excess of 10 round capacity.

There are 2 models. 8400 which has 15 rounds, and 8401 which has 10.

I wish it came with a provision for a front sight base

That and a good carry handle NM rear sight and I would have a new smallbore silhouette rifle!!

I will buy one in April if my LGS has one by then. It looks. Lol as beck and I dig it. I will sit with it on the couch in front of the tv and fiddle with the stock adjustments. That alone is worth $500 to me. Life is short. Have fun. This rifle looks fun and if the barrel is easily removed and replaced the PRS rimfire guys are going to LOVE this thing.

rodregier said:

Includes the BX-15 magazine. For reasons I won't bore you with, Ruger will need to use the BX-1 10 round magazine for Canadian export sales.
I've already emailed that alert to Ruger.

Ruger may have to take similar steps for US jurisdictions that don't permit magazines in excess of 10 round capacity.

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I'm sure they already know that.

Ruger offers a version with 2 bx1 magazines. It is listed on the website.

lawboy said:

I will buy one in April if my LGS has one by then. It looks. Lol as beck and I dig it. I will sit with it on the couch in front of the tv and fiddle with the stock adjustments. That alone is worth $500 to me. Life is short. Have fun. This rifle looks fun and if the barrel is easily removed and replaced the PRS rimfire guys are going to LOVE this thing.

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This is what I like most so far. I am six foot six with the body and arms of an orangutan. The fact that the stock has all sorts of adjustments is cool. Definitely keeping an eye on this.

Figured what the heck and put myself on the wait list at the local shop for one. I enjoy shooting .22 rifles and do so mostly from a bench. This looks like it would be much more comfortable for me to do so.

if they had an aluminum chassis with the ability to use the at stocks I think it would be great... nylon stock... not so much but that's me...

I'll be watching accuracy reports on these, but doubt they'll be any better than what I have. The "Black Gun" accuracy from a bolt action doesn't excite me, since the limiting factor of a .22LR is not as much the rifle as the ammunition. I suspect that they may have to be "tweaked" to give their best accuracy, but the concept seems good.

As it comes, it should have tight headspace, a match chamber, and the "right" firing pin nose shape. If the barrel is not very tightly gripped in the receiver, I'd probably Locktite it in, Iike I do with 10-22s.