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Old April 25, 2013, 09:32 PM   #36
reynolds357
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I bought a Ruger American in .243Win just to have one to play with and to have a rifle to beat up hunting. I like everything about it EXCEPT the stock. Working up loads off a mechanical rest, I have found the rifle is scary accurate. Put the rifle in real world hunting scenarios, and the crappy stock begins to greatly hurt that accuracy. I usually shoot my hunting rifles from a bulls bag to see how variables in stock pressure will effect accuracy. It is devisdating to the American. If you use the rear bag to put even the least amount of torque on the Americans stock the tight group turns into flyers everywhere. I love the rifle, but as soon as I find a good aftermarket stock I am purchasing it. If I dont find one soon, I am going to stiffen the forearm up on the factory one. Ruger needs to take a lesson from Wby. and offer a crappy stock and a good stock on their entry level rifles.
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