What is wrong with ruger rifles

[Kyguy]

They're running $600+

Why anyone would pick one over a Howa/Tikka/Sauer at that price is beyond me.

If you've ever tried to get warranty work done through any of those companies, you'll understand why people buy the Ruger.

 

[92xj]

PS, thank you all for the dialogue and helpful discussion.

 

[FSB12B]

What 6cm tikka has a 12”-13” lop, threaded 20” barrel and sub $850? I’ve researched but not sure I’ve exhausted that research yet. If there is one out there, I’d be willing to go up $200+ over the ruger, but I’m struggling to find it.
I haven’t done rifle research in 10 years though, so I feel undereducated all over again.

And if I was building this for myself, I’d start with a tikka and play but for two kids, 7 and 10, this just needs to be a low cost factory rifle that’ll take a beating when walking mistakes happen. My boy lives faceplanted in the dirt or sidewalk. Kids….

None. The RAP is your rifle for your listed requirements. Yes, the Tikka is a nicer rifle, but the Ruger is accurate and checks your boxes.

Create a Sportsman's Warehouse account, add one to your cart, and let it sit. They'll email you a 10% off link with no cost shipping to the store.

 

[Kyguy]

Euro optic has 6.5prc tikkas for $600. Round up a compact stock or cut down somebodys takeoff.

Then chop an thread.

No 6cm but plenty of fast twist 243's out there. That isnt ever a bad choice either

Yeah and by the time you do that, it's turned into an $850 rifle (more if you have to pay shipping to a smith and back) with a really short length of pull, that whether people admit it or not, screws up resale value. Other than the word Tikka on the action, it's not really gaining anything.

 

[Steve300xcw]

Take off stocks are about $50 sometimes even free. I sure wouldnt pay somebody to cut down one of those, but you do you.

No idea what a barrel thread costs. Cant see how it'd be that much though

Worried about resale? Who cares? Pretty sure he bought it for him and his kids, not the next guy..

 

[alexnelon]

If you've ever tried to get warranty work done through any of those companies, you'll understand why people buy the Ruger.

If you've ever gotten tired of owning things that need warranty work, you'll understand why people don't buy the Ruger.

 

[Kyguy]

If you've ever gotten tired of owning things that need warranty work, you'll understand why people don't buy the Ruger.

I promise that for every Tikka sold, Ruger sells 10 Americans. At least.

On another note to completely derail the thread.... that's why I don't buy Leupold. LOL

 

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Local to me smith will do muzzle threads for $75. Understand that you're usually looking at closer to $150 though.

Edit: Piss, didn't see it was a 10 twist which is less interesting. Should still do fine but maybe not the best if you really want to shoot monos.

 

[Kyguy]

Take off stocks are about $50 sometimes even free. I sure wouldnt pay somebody to cut down one of those, but you do you.

No idea what a barrel thread costs. Cant see how it'd be that much though

Worried about resale? Who cares? Pretty sure he bought it for him and his kids, not the next guy..

yeah resale isn't a problem until it's a problem. Around here, it's a minimum of $150 just to get a barrel threaded. Cutting and crowning will add a little to it, I'm sure.

 

[Mtncowboy]

What's wrong with my Ruger Gen 2? Uhh...too accurate, too handy, too much fun? I have one that my kid shoots and it's absolutely perfect for us.

 

[alexnelon]

Hows the resale on a ruger american?

Pawn shops are flush with them so probably in the $150 range.

 

[CMF]

It’s also going to take a lot of convincing for me to buy a 6.5cm. Is the 6cm, with either a 88gr stone hammer or 90gr hht a deer/antelope killer out to 500 with a 20” barrel?

You're a bigger is better guy, but jumping over the 6.5cm to go down to 6cm? Just don't like the stigma of the 6.5?
I don't think the 6cm would be bad either, there is a few videos of the exo guys in AK shooting moose and caribou with the 6cm.

 

[Kyguy]

Hows the resale on a ruger american?

It may not be more money but it probably sell faster

 

[Kyguy]

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that the Ruger is necessarily a better rifle. Just for the OP, it's the easy button in this situation. And if they decide they hate it, a 6.5PRC with a full length stock is going to sell faster than one cut and chopped for a kid.

 

[BLJ]

Hows the resale on a ruger american?

Pawn shops are flush with them so probably in the $150 range.

@Steve300xcw

I’ll give you $150 for yours.

 

[BLJ]

I’d be really interested in these $150 RA’s.

 

[Kyguy]

Kinda why I said to snag a takeoff.

Still, interesting that the guys looking at buying a gun, and here you are fussing about selling it lol.

You're telling him to spend more money to make it workable. I'm telling him to spend less to get something ready to go out of the box and adjustable, so that if they hate it, he can move it.

 

[Shortschaf]

Both tikka and RAR are easy to sell for $100 to $150 off retail. They occupy different price ranges and the lower price range usually moves quicker

Id say they both hold plenty value for immediate future that it is not a factor

 

[RS_Non-Res]

Brain damage is the problem.
Teenaged boys have enough cognitive problems, they don't need multiple concussions to add to their issues. Let the 7-yr old shoot the 556/223/243 for a couple few more years before upsizing to a cartridge with more authority and wallop, and make sure the rifle has enough weight to take up some of the recoil.
Besides more guns is gooder.

I don't care about what rifle mfg and he likely can't shoot well enough to tell the difference between a "zeroed" Leopold Vortex or NF.

 

[Kyguy]

I’d be really interested in these $150 RA’s.

So would I. I'll take 10 of them. I don't care what the calibers are. HA!