Ruger Precision Rimfire

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First we had the "Tactical" .22lr craze, now starts the .22lr precision rifle craze :)
https://ruger.com/products/precisionRimfire/models.html

I've not seen an MSRP for it yet. If the price is right it could be a good tool for working on your wind doping skills without spending a ton of money on ammo, but unless you start with sub-sonic ammo, you are not likely to ever be happy with how the groups open up once the distance makes the bullet transition from supersonic to subsonic.

I enjoy lobing rainbows at 200 yard steel plates with my 10/22 but at 200 yards its hard to keep a 10 shot "group" on a 10" plate whereas that same ammo (bulk pack) will make an ~2" black mark on a 3" plate at 100 yards.

On the plus side, takes 10/22 mags, and has a threaded barrel.

Just as the tactical .22lr rifles caused "tactical" .22lr ammo to be marketed at a higher price, expect "long range" .22lr ammo to appear soon :)

Edit. At the bottom of the page is a table with Suggested Retail $529. Missed it the first read :(
 
:D That is the dumbest thing I’ve seen in a long time. (Thinking to self) I’m going to buy one!

Seriously a very cool rifle! And it is chambered in my all-time favorite cartridge.

Thanks for the post.

Geno
 
I don't know why, but I'm not a fan of those "tactical" looking .22's. I have been thinking about getting into 100 yard and up shooting with a .22, but I'm looking more into a CZ or the new Tikka for that.

Still, it's cool that Ruger is bringing new stuff to the market. Diversity is a good thing.
 
I have read on another forum , a members review of his and he was disappointed in it's accuracy . His best group was 5/8" @ 35 yards and he paid $419 for it . He called Ruger and they had him send it back .

Yes , he said he tried different ammo in it and tried a different scope .
 
I've had one of these for a few years. Not many even know Ruger makes them. If the Precision rifle proves to be more accurate I'll buy one.

https://ruger.com/products/1022Sporter/specSheets/1237.html

This comes with a medium weight target barrel with the target trigger. I put a Leupold VX-2 with CDS on it and zeroed at 50 yards. I had to figure out the settings for 100 and 200 yards by trial and error. With CCI Mini-Mags it is an honest 1/2" gun at 50 yards and 1" at 100. It does a little better with match ammo.

At 200 yards I have shot some 2" groups in a dead calm, but at that range the slightest breeze blows bullets around. Around 3" is more typical. I've been placing clay targets on the ground at random ranges between 200 out to 250 yards. That is a real challenge and I'm not very good yet. But it is a lot more fun than shooting paper at 50 like everyone else seems to want to do.

The better target ammo is quite a bit low at 100 yards and groups a little better. It isn't even on the paper at 200 and I've not had time to experiment with it to figure out where to twist the dials at that range, with that ammo. I'd like to see what I can do at 300, if there is enough adjustment in the scope. I'm at 1 full spin + 16 clicks to be zeroed at 200.
 
Precision rifles aren't pretty and aren't meant to be. This Ruger is no exception and is marketed as an understudy to the full size centerfire version. Personally, I think it's pretty cool that there are .22's setup for long range shooting right out of the box. Life is short and it is ugly but sometimes the only thing that will do what you need it to is ugly (or "tacticool").

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Picher said:
IMHO: Life's too short to buy such an ugly rifle. Looks like something my 5 year-old would have made out of LEGOs. You're welcome to your opinion.
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Just think of the things you could do with different cans of spray paint. RED, GREEN, BLUE, YELLOW. Rename it the LEGO Precision rifle.:)
I might want one. :cool:
 
Yeah but you can't swap it out. Bummer for a Magpul whore who likes to change the color of his play-pretties. ;)

I'm also not totally enamored of the stock that came on my 6.5 either.
 
CraigC said:
My only complaint is that it's not setup for AR buttstocks.
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No idea why they wouldn’t have used an AR stock like the Precision Rifle... I can’t make my RRPR feel exactly like my RPR... so even though they did add intelligent features like the over-length bolt throw, this miss on the buttstock adaptability is a big, silly miss in my book.
 
I really can't understand the concept. I mean I have a standard ruger 10-22 and I have a Magnum Research Carbon Fiber 10-22,..they both pretty well shoot into a dime at 50 yards...why the do I need better than that? I think its just a buncha marketing hype.

I also have an off the shelf marlin Heavy Barrel 17hmr,..that shoot 1 moa at 100. For a rimfire that's all you should expect. Given how much the wind affects most rimfires,.....I mean really? How precise can it be?
 
MarkVI said:
I really can't understand the concept. I mean I have a standard ruger 10-22 and I have a Magnum Research Carbon Fiber 10-22,..they both pretty well shoot into a dime at 50 yards...why the do I need better than that? I think its just a buncha marketing hype.

I also have an off the shelf marlin Heavy Barrel 17hmr,..that shoot 1 moa at 100. For a rimfire that's all you should expect. Given how much the wind affects most rimfires,.....I mean really? How precise can it be?
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It's really not that hard to understand. They are just staying with the concept of their Precision rifle line they already have out.
https://ruger.com/products/precisionRifle/models.html
And then you have those shooters that don't like simiautos .
 
CraigC said:
Precision rifles aren't pretty and aren't meant to be. This Ruger is no exception and is marketed as an understudy to the full size centerfire version. Personally, I think it's pretty cool that there are .22's setup for long range shooting right out of the box. Life is short and it is ugly but sometimes the only thing that will do what you need it to is ugly (or "tacticool").

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My 10/22 is set up similarly although its a bit less "tactical" and more "long range" with the straight adjustable stock mount instead of the canted one, a threaded bull barrel and 4-12X FPP mildot scope from Primary Arms. We pretty much only shoot it suppressed.
 
MarkVI said:
I really can't understand the concept. I mean I have a standard ruger 10-22 and I have a Magnum Research Carbon Fiber 10-22,..they both pretty well shoot into a dime at 50 yards...why the do I need better than that? I think its just a buncha marketing hype.

I also have an off the shelf marlin Heavy Barrel 17hmr,..that shoot 1 moa at 100. For a rimfire that's all you should expect. Given how much the wind affects most rimfires,.....I mean really? How precise can it be?
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So by your logic anything other than the two rifles you already own is just "marketing hype"??? Or do you just judge everything that doesn't appeal to you as "marketing hype"? Interesting.....

It's not hype, it's a rifle. I have 42 rimfires. They're all a little different, serving many different purposes. I have no plans to add this one to my stable because I already have rifles that fill that role but its purpose is clear and "marketing" has nothing to do with it.
 
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red rick said:
I have read on another forum , a members review of his and he was disappointed in it's accuracy . His best group was 5/8" @ 35 yards and he paid $419 for it . He called Ruger and they had him send it back .

Yes , he said he tried different ammo in it and tried a different scope .
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I have yet to be impressed with Ruger accuracy. They're typically reliable and well built, but it seems they often need some work to be real tack drivers.
 
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