Talk me out of a Ruger American Gen 2 6 creedmoor

[BLJ]

function well, both feed well

You and I are the only ones.

 

[Mike D Texas]

Ok, I’ll bite.

The trigger sucks, feeding is iffy and can be difficult, feels like there is sand in the action.

Otherwise they are typically accurate and cheap.

I would pay the difference for a Tikka compact in a heart beat.


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[Sixpack]

You and I are the only ones.

No, there is three of us…

 

[RWT]

Inspired by Ruger engineers next stock design. The rifle functions to the maximum allowances of its design.

Can’t kick a dog for being a dog. Hunt with it and be happy

 

[Sixpack]

Honestly, although pricey, the flushfit DuraMag have been better for me.

 

[CMF]

Just curious, has anyone come up with a protocol to smoothen up the bolt?

Theres a yt video that shows using compound on the bolt and cycling it. I ordered the compound in the video, slapped some on it, and it to the kids to cycle a couple of hundred times. It's smooth as butter to run back and forth, but it's still a little tough for the kids to push the bolt down with ammo in it. There's a video for that as well, but I haven't tried it yet. It's not an issue for me, as long as I'm holding moderate pressure down and forward, it shuts.
I've also found the trigger to be fine, but my daughter commented recently that is was too strong, so I'll probably order the spring for that to lighten it up. There's a video for that as well, where the guy cuts a coil out of the spring, but I'm trying that yet since we're too close to hunt.

 

[Ringbill27]

No don’t do it. The rifles don’t shoot well at all and the cartridge doesn’t work on animals. I hope this helps.

 

[Deere_Man]

The zippy bolt is a positive feature as far as I’m concerned. It’s akin to the sound of powder being loaded into the cannon! Like a laser beam recharging, or a very large hornet on its way to sting a deer.

 

[BLJ]

feels like there is sand in the action.

Funny that you should say that.
This is how my Gen 1 308 looked like when I brought it home. First RA I ever bought. Good memories.

 

[Deere_Man]

Funny that you should say that.
This is how my Gen 1 308 looked like when I brought it home. First RA I ever bought. Good memories.

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Was this factory new or used? If new, how did it get that sandy? Sandblasting station in the assembly process?

 

[BLJ]

Brand new.

No idea how it got in there.

 

[207North]

The zippy bolt is a positive feature as far as I’m concerned. It’s akin to the sound of powder being loaded into the cannon! Like a laser beam recharging, or a very large hornet on its way to sting a deer.

Gen 2 Bolts are quite smooth. Gen 1 Bolts were like you described.

I have no issue feeding from the mag, but it is definitely rougher than cycling the bolt on an empty chamber.

 

[Sixpack]

Theres a yt video that shows using compound on the bolt and cycling it. I ordered the compound in the video, slapped some on it, and it to the kids to cycle a couple of hundred times. It's smooth as butter to run back and forth, but it's still a little tough for the kids to push the bolt down with ammo in it. There's a video for that as well, but I haven't tried it yet. It's not an issue for me, as long as I'm holding moderate pressure down and forward, it shuts.
I've also found the trigger to be fine, but my daughter commented recently that is was too strong, so I'll probably order the spring for that to lighten it up. There's a video for that as well, where the guy cuts a coil out of the spring, but I'm trying that yet since we're too close to hunt.

I used JB bore paste on mine for a couple hundred cycles while watching tv. It does make a difference to me!

 

[TradLife406]

Bolts a little hard on our 6.5cm predator model.
I ordered an aftermarket 5 round and it feels a lot better than the stock mag.
I need to adjust the trigger down. It felt fine to me, but my daughter said it was to heavy, and she'll be shooting it on upcoming hunts, so I'm going to adjust before we head out again to practice this week.

If you're ok spending more and plan on doing a folding stock anyway, I'd look at the Sig Cross.

This. 16.5" 22 creed