js8588
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Desperately want one of these in 375 Ruger.
Ruger Guide Gun .30-06 Review (Pic Hvy)
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chicharrones
needs more ammo
chicharrones - side note/unrelated - . . . is your signature based off a recent thread on here??
Why, yes! Sometimes great comedy can come from conversation here at THR.
yzguy87
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shadow9, I've enjoyed your review and pics but I've been patiently waiting for accuracy results!
Have you shot it yet?
Have you shot it yet?
yzguy87 - It may be a bit, honestly. I'm not yet a member at any local club, so 100yd testing isn't really avail for me, as the range at my house tops out at ~60yds...woodlands. So far, "bottle" testing has been 100% accurate though. I actually LIKE the fixed sights - much like my SP101, I can simply add "kentucky windage" to get anything I want within ~150yds. If over 150, I'll either pick up an NECG Peep or go for a 4x fixed scope.
Picked up a Tipton CF rod for taking care of her too - BEST cleaning purchase I've EVER made! Light weight means easy to handle/aim, CF means it flexes but won't break easily, and the feedback to the handle is INCREDIBLE. Plus, it's nice not having to worry about scratching/wearing lands on the pull-out. I wipe it down as many passes as possible, but honestly NEVER pick anything up from the wipe-downs.
I may pick up a replacement Magazine spring - had 1-2 FTF's on the last shooting session (when rapidly reloading) - but this rifle lets the rounds almost FALL into the magazine when you're loading it. My CZ, M96 and M38 at least needed a good "push" to seat them below the lips.
Picked up a Tipton CF rod for taking care of her too - BEST cleaning purchase I've EVER made! Light weight means easy to handle/aim, CF means it flexes but won't break easily, and the feedback to the handle is INCREDIBLE. Plus, it's nice not having to worry about scratching/wearing lands on the pull-out. I wipe it down as many passes as possible, but honestly NEVER pick anything up from the wipe-downs.
I may pick up a replacement Magazine spring - had 1-2 FTF's on the last shooting session (when rapidly reloading) - but this rifle lets the rounds almost FALL into the magazine when you're loading it. My CZ, M96 and M38 at least needed a good "push" to seat them below the lips.
Nothing on paper, but so far it shoots straight to POA, seems accurate with PPU Factory ammo, and kicks like a pussycat. The weighted thread protector actully functions as a muzzle-blast deflector- standing to the side of my buddy shooting it, I can see it focus the blast in a tight cone out the front, and shooting it is much quieter with said weight on. Tried a shot or two with the reguar thread protector- and felt the puff in the face and the blast of noise. FWIW, currently keeping the brake off, as the extra racket in the woods isn't worth the reduction in recoil.
I've got a rack of 150gr Sierra flat-base SP built over IMR 4895 in Fed brass with Fed LR primers, and a set of Woodleigh 240s over H4831SC using PPU brass and CCI LR primers. Testing tomorrow.
yzguy87
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Thanks for the reply shadow9. I bet if it shoots poi it will pretty darn accurate one paper.
Well, got good news and bad news; Good news is it seems to be stacking 'em right where I put the sights (~50yds, offhand kneeling), bad news is I cant keep the sights where they need to go. So far the most consistent/accurate of the 150's is with ~47gr of IMR4895 (surprise, surprise). With any luck, 240s testing today.
So far the most consistent/accurate of the 150's is with ~47gr of IMR4895 (surprise, surprise). With any luck, 240s testing today.dprice3844444
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i like that indestructible reap sight.how would a ghost ring with a tritium vial on each side of center and a sigle vial front sight work?
Provided you could drill it out of the existing express? not bad. The entire rear sight base is simply screwed on too- and the two- screw positions tells me that it's a drill-and-tap away from a Scout base (off the GSR) and a Red Dot...
Better if I could use the XS mount...FrankMoses
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shadow9, I like the rifle but I do have one complaint. I can't understand how a company like Ruger could build a quality rifle and then mount a recoil pad on it that looks like an afterthought. The butt of the stock doesn't flow into the sides or the toe of the recoil pad and this makes it look like the recoil pad area was designed by a committee. I guess the design keeps you from snagging the toe on your coat but it looks like hell!
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Remember guys, that the butt pad is designed so the LOP can be adjusted to the shooters needs. To do that the spacers must necessarily be the same size, which negates the usual design and look always seen on a sporting rifle. I agree it's not the best look, but I'd buy one as much for that feature as anything. When you're 5'8" and shrinking, 13.5" and greater pulls seem awkward.
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Remember guys, that the butt pad is designed so the LOP can be adjusted to the shooters needs. To do that the spacers must necessarily be the same size, which negates the usual design and look always seen on a sporting rifle. I agree it's not the best look, but I'd buy one as much for that feature as anything. When you're 5'8" and shrinking, 13.5" and greater pulls seem awkward.
Nice review. I hate things that do not work exactly like they are supposed to when I buy them brand new. Be them a one dollar item or a one thousand dollars item. Two hundred and forty grains? That got me curious. May I ask what is the intended use of such a load? It is rather unusual. Never seen that on the factory ammo shelves up here. It must deliver quite a punch within a hundred yards.
Agreed. Both Rugers I've purchased so far (incl. one replacement) have had QC/fit-and-finish issues tbh. Not saying they're a bad company - as there are MANY happy owners. However, I'm a little irritated with both firearms I own being dysfunctional from factory...
As for the 240's - I got them because I have a strange Sectional-Density obsession. I wanted to get and make a load with the highest SD that .308 has to offer. I haven't even put in for this year's Moose-lottery, and yet have a stack of untouched 220gr bullets to compliment the 240's.
I think with the 77 action you should not be able to close the bolt on a hand fed round like a Mauser
I just picked up one in .416 Ruger...
...AWESOME
ihoser - the Winch 70 boasts a 25" bbl, unthreaded, retains open sights, but is 8.5lbs vs 8.1 for the RGG. Also 45" vs 40". No brake, non-adjustable stock. Rings not included(?).I'm still considering the Guide Gun, but now I'm thinking I should stick with the pricier new Win 70 Alaskan (FN made) or less expensive Browning BLR (but in 308). Both have irons too. Thoughts?
BLR (.308? Why? They offer in .30-06 as well..) - 20"bbl-.308/22"-.30-06. 7.4lbs, open-sights, Dt-M, Lever-action (faster), AR-style lockup (retains accuracy), non-adjustable stock. Rings not included.
Personally, I'd go the M70. It's a tried-and-true-action, incredibly accurate, and boasts the 25"bbl - which fits the '06 better than the 22" of the BLR or the 20" of the RGG. While the buttpad and MuzzBrake of the GG make a .30-06 kick like a .223, I find that the noise with the brake is offensive. The weighted cap works wonders in directing blast - but TBH I wouldn't mind sacrificing that cap for an extra 5" of BBL to get some extra speed - .30-06 burns slower powders, and more grains of them.
Likewise, the RGG points like a GSP, and I rarely miss with it when plinking around at the backyard range. Also, even with a 20" bbl, the power from it is very impressive.
Kachok
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Who puts a muzzle brake on a 30-06??? Nice looking gun other then that.
Honestly, I'm *now* thinking the same...but it's nuce having a .30-06 that kicks like a .22...
cat_IT_guy
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That is one good looking gun!
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