Ruger Guide Gun 30-06

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Absolutely love this rifle, bought it 5 years ago. It's hefty at 8lbs according to ruger website. But it is a very soft shooter, with 150 grain remington core-lokt This year only thing it's taken has been a coyote. Just sitting in tree stand thought I'd share. Hopefully have a deer pic by lunch lol 16699883396093657279626093700164.jpg
 

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BreechFace said:
You have a very versatile gun in that configuration and chambering. Not much you cannot do with that combination.
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I agree after the season is over I may replace scope rings with QD style warne rings just because. Likely never remove the scope. Just for the cool factor. And highly unlikely but never know may bang up the scope hunting and then could use irons.
 
CoalCrackerAl said:
I been itching to get another 06. Nice rifle indeed. It grabbed my interest.
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If you can check one out I'd recommend it. The recoil factor alone. It's a trade off with weight I know. But it's also not a 10-12 pound target rifle, everytime I touch one off it surprises me the lack of felt recoil and makes me smile lol. I dig the African safari look too. Big fast back up irons. In case an upstate ny white tail charges me
 
The Ruger Guide Gun in .30-06 is a bucket list firearm of mine. I love my Savage 111 .30-06 for a mid to long range rifle. But the Ruger guide gun calls to me a fast handling full power do it all rifle combined with a low power variable scope with quick detach mount and I think it’d rule the roost.
 
I've had a couple of the Ruger MK-II rifles and like them a lot. They are solid rifles and the only thing I don't like about that one is the laminated stock. A decent synthetic could get the weight down under 7 1/2 lbs including the scope and mounts. That one is probably over 9 lbs scoped.

Weight can be good or bad depending on where and how you use it. Where I hunt that is more than I'm wanting to carry.
 
Nice rifle! Ive got a pair of '06s, both made before the end of WWII. One an 03A3 and the other a sporterized 1916 JP Sauer Gew 98. The '98 has a 50's side mount quick release scope from Berlin, and a redfield peep.

Just got some 30-06 anmo today too. Including a box of the novel 55gr accelerators.
 
I REALY want one of those for no particular reason! I think that would make a great camping rifle for UT, WY, and MT.

Great pictures to go with a great rifle.
 
lobo9er said:
I agree after the season is over I may replace scope rings with QD style warne rings just because. Likely never remove the scope. Just for the cool factor. And highly unlikely but never know may bang up the scope hunting and then could use irons.
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For what it is worth, I agree, you should do that. The Warne QD rings are superb and do hold zero.
 
jmr40 said:
I've had a couple of the Ruger MK-II rifles and like them a lot. They are solid rifles and the only thing I don't like about that one is the laminated stock. A decent synthetic could get the weight down under 7 1/2 lbs including the scope and mounts. That one is probably over 9 lbs scoped.

Weight can be good or bad depending on where and how you use it. Where I hunt that is more than I'm wanting to carry.
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It could very well be, Ill weigh it tomorrow loaded. I have a couple lighter options if I'm doing some walking though. My .308 Ruger American's billed weight is 6 pounds. And if I'm taking a scoped rifle on a drive its the one that follows me. Thick woods walking is a 870 smoothbore slug gun or a Ruger 44 carbine.
 
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lobo9er said:
If you can check one out I'd recommend it. The recoil factor alone. It's a trade off with weight I know. But it's also not a 10-12 pound target rifle, everytime I touch one off it surprises me the lack of felt recoil and makes me smile lol. I dig the African safari look too. Big fast back up irons. In case an upstate ny white tail charges me
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that radial brake that Ruger is using does a great job, my GSR has very little recoil and it's nonexistent with my 350 MPR
 
lobo9er said:
Absolutely love this rifle, bought it 5 years ago. It's hefty at 8lbs according to ruger website. But it is a very soft shooter, with 150 grain remington core-lokt This year only thing it's taken has been a coyote. Just sitting in tree stand thought I'd share. Hopefully have a deer pic by lunch lolView attachment 1118539
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Beautiful rifle. Are the sights usable when the rifle doesn't have a scope on? The stock made mine close to useless on the CZ I bought.
 
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