Modern American Classic

Bushmaster1313 · July 16, 2013, 08:10 PM

taylorce1 · July 16, 2013, 10:55 PM

Sweet!! I love full stocks and the .243 is one of my favorites as well.

GTlefty · July 17, 2013, 12:43 AM

That is just beautiful!

tahunua001 · July 17, 2013, 09:42 AM

dang you bushmaster. dang you to heck.

my favorite cartridge, my favorite single shot, my favorite stock option... I've never seen an RSI in 243 but now I really wish I have.

Jim243 · July 17, 2013, 12:28 PM

Very nice rifle, very nice indeed. But I am not sure I would call it an American Classic. The Mannlicher is an old world style, or at least I thought so.

This would be the American Classic stock on a 243.

Jim

Crankylove · July 19, 2013, 06:07 PM

The #1's are good guns, but as far as looks go, I prefer my 1885 Highwall octagon barrel.

oneoldsap · July 21, 2013, 03:46 PM

It sure makes that Savage look like a booger , but then , most rifles do !

bamaranger · July 21, 2013, 03:57 PM

I've got a soft spot for the Ruger Internationals and anything stocked in Mannlicher fashion, so......very nice. I like the Ruger N01's with the standard forearm and the 77 family with the full stock, but yours is indeed a very nice rifle, and I'm fan of .243's as well. How does it shoot? What does it shoot?

I'd have a fixed 6x on it, but that's me. And as far as scopes go, just me, that is a ton of scope on jim243's rifle, tac/varmint turrets, illumination and adj. objective, set in super high rings to boot. Not me. On a sporter anyhow.

Anything made when Bill Ruger was still at the helm does suit me. I think the tang safey M77 stock was a classic. Me again.

Bushmaster1313 · July 21, 2013, 10:20 PM

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How does it shoot? What does it shoot?

Very pleasant to shoot.

First time out I was hot and sweaty and did not have a good rest, but at 3X I was putting three shots in a one inch circle at 50 yards with low price Winchester 100 gr. factory ammo.

I hope to take it out soon on a more pleasant day with a choice of ammo.

Paul B. · July 22, 2013, 03:44 PM

I too have an affinity toward full stocked rifles. I have three Ruger M77 RSI rifles, all in .308 Win. Don't ask. It just worked out that way. Got inot all three because their original owners could not get decent groups from them. I won't go ito all the details but it took me a hair over two years to get the first one shooting a group I could live with. I expect a hunting rifle to do no worse than 1.5" at 100 yard consistantly. I finally got them to do that. I then removed a slight bit of metal from the muzzle cap where it contacted the barrel and groups are now in the 1.25" range. So far, they all shoot one load only and it's the same load in all three. I call them my one trick ponies.
On uger #1 rifles, I have about 20 as I collect the danged things. They run from .22 Hornet to the massive .416 Rigby.
Paul B.

Bushmaster1313 · September 3, 2013, 09:27 PM

With its "new" scope:

July 16, 2013, 10:55 PM	#2
taylorce1 Senior Member Join Date: November 18, 2005 Location: On the Santa Fe Trail Posts: 8,242	Sweet!! I love full stocks and the .243 is one of my favorites as well. __________________ NRA Life Member

July 17, 2013, 09:42 AM	#4
tahunua001 Senior Member Join Date: July 21, 2011 Location: Idaho Posts: 7,839	dang you bushmaster. dang you to heck. my favorite cartridge, my favorite single shot, my favorite stock option... I've never seen an RSI in 243 but now I really wish I have. __________________ ignore my complete lack of capitalization. I still have no problem correcting your grammar. I never said half the stuff people said I did-Albert Einstein You can't believe everything you read on the internet-Benjamin Franklin

July 17, 2013, 12:28 PM	#5
Jim243 Senior Member Join Date: January 5, 2009 Location: Just off Route 66 Posts: 5,067	Modern American Classic???? Very nice rifle, very nice indeed. But I am not sure I would call it an American Classic. The Mannlicher is an old world style, or at least I thought so. This would be the American Classic stock on a 243. Jim __________________ Si vis pacem, para bellum

July 19, 2013, 06:07 PM	#6
Crankylove Senior Member Join Date: July 8, 2008 Location: 8B ID Posts: 1,753	The #1's are good guns, but as far as looks go, I prefer my 1885 Highwall octagon barrel. __________________ The answer to 1984 is 1776

July 21, 2013, 03:46 PM	#7
oneoldsap Senior Member Join Date: September 16, 2009 Location: I live in the foot of the Green Mountains of Vermont Posts: 1,602	It sure makes that Savage look like a booger , but then , most rifles do ! __________________ Don't forget to have your liberals spayed or neutered !

July 16, 2013, 08:10 PM	#1
Bushmaster1313 Senior Member Join Date: November 22, 2008 Posts: 339	Modern American Classic

July 17, 2013, 12:43 AM	#3
GTlefty Member Join Date: August 11, 2011 Posts: 26	That is just beautiful!

July 21, 2013, 03:57 PM	#8
bamaranger Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 2009 Location: North Alabama Posts: 8,303	comments I've got a soft spot for the Ruger Internationals and anything stocked in Mannlicher fashion, so......very nice. I like the Ruger N01's with the standard forearm and the 77 family with the full stock, but yours is indeed a very nice rifle, and I'm fan of .243's as well. How does it shoot? What does it shoot? I'd have a fixed 6x on it, but that's me. And as far as scopes go, just me, that is a ton of scope on jim243's rifle, tac/varmint turrets, illumination and adj. objective, set in super high rings to boot. Not me. On a sporter anyhow. Anything made when Bill Ruger was still at the helm does suit me. I think the tang safey M77 stock was a classic. Me again.

July 22, 2013, 03:44 PM	#10
Paul B. Senior Member Join Date: March 28, 1999 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 3,802	I too have an affinity toward full stocked rifles. I have three Ruger M77 RSI rifles, all in .308 Win. Don't ask. It just worked out that way. Got inot all three because their original owners could not get decent groups from them. I won't go ito all the details but it took me a hair over two years to get the first one shooting a group I could live with. I expect a hunting rifle to do no worse than 1.5" at 100 yard consistantly. I finally got them to do that. I then removed a slight bit of metal from the muzzle cap where it contacted the barrel and groups are now in the 1.25" range. So far, they all shoot one load only and it's the same load in all three. I call them my one trick ponies. On uger #1 rifles, I have about 20 as I collect the danged things. They run from .22 Hornet to the massive .416 Rigby. Paul B. __________________ COMPROMISE IS NOT AN OPTION!

September 3, 2013, 09:27 PM	#11
Bushmaster1313 Senior Member Join Date: November 22, 2008 Posts: 339	With its "new" scope: