Which Ruger Precision Rifle?

dreadpirate · Apr 28, 2018

DA - I will concede this much; looks like there are 30 cal bullets out there with really nice BC's. Case and point, Hornady 195 grain boat tail Item No. 3095, has a BC of 0.550, that's really good! Fabs, I think if you reload you can make any of these work. Me personally, I would go either 6.5 or 308, and 6.5 I would imagine would have less felt recoil. Then you can wait and see how well the 6 Creedmoor does.

Garet Jax · Nov 20, 2022

fabsroman said:
If I did that, I wouldn't sell the barrel.

Leaning toward the Desert Tech SRS right now thanks to DA. Just need to figure out when I should broach the subject to my wife as we are planning on buying/building a new house in the near future.

Fabs - what did you decide to do?

fabsroman · Nov 25, 2022

abeaty said:
Fabs - what did you decide to do?

lol - decided to come to the rifles forum to ask about the T/C Encore and saw this thread revival.

Ended up going with two Ruger Precision Rifles. One in .338 Lapua and another in 6.5 Creedmoor. Still need to get glass for both of them and I am debating the purchase of reloading dies today as I have received e-mail after e-mail from RCBS and Precision Reloading over the past couple of days with their Black Friday deals.

Was talking to my brother earlier in the week about 338 Lapua v. 6.5 Creedmoor because he was out in WV last weekend riding ATVs and shooting. He is looking at buying his first bolt rifle. He bought an AR a decade before me, but he has never bought a bolt rifle.

First pic is of the 338 Lapua. The other two are of the 6.5 Creedmoor. Muzzle brake on the 338 Lapua is a lot beefier than on the 6.5

babalou · Nov 25, 2022

Nice!

Mike_mds · Nov 25, 2022

Enjoy my RPR 6.5, but you have to really admire a guy who takes his to the bathroom with him.

RRomig · Nov 25, 2022

fabsroman said:
lol - decided to come to the rifles forum to ask about the T/C Encore and saw this thread revival.

Ended up going with two Ruger Precision Rifles. One in .338 Lapua and another in 6.5 Creedmoor. Still need to get glass for both of them and I am debating the purchase of reloading dies today as I have received e-mail after e-mail from RCBS and Precision Reloading over the past couple of days with their Black Friday deals.

Was talking to my brother earlier in the week about 338 Lapua v. 6.5 Creedmoor because he was out in WV last weekend riding ATVs and shooting. He is looking at buying his first bolt rifle. He bought an AR a decade before me, but he has never bought a bolt rifle.

First pic is of the 338 Lapua. The other two are of the 6.5 Creedmoor. Muzzle brake on the 338 Lapua is a lot beefier than on the 6.5

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Funny how many tinder selfies are in the bathroom.

fabsroman · Nov 25, 2022

Mike_mds said:
Enjoy my RPR 6.5, but you have to really admire a guy who takes his to the bathroom with him.

Sorry, I don't keep a full length mirror in the bedroom to admire myself and take the occasional firearm pic. Guess I should have asked my wife to take the pic or I should invest in a selfie stick. The latter would probably be the best bet.

Then again, I am definitely a firearm aficionado.

Mike_mds · Nov 25, 2022

Bathroom pics are funnier…can tell everyone the RPR is your “shower gun”. Lol

Sundazes · Nov 25, 2022

fabsroman said:
lol - decided to come to the rifles forum to ask about the T/C Encore and saw this thread revival.

Ended up going with two Ruger Precision Rifles. One in .338 Lapua and another in 6.5 Creedmoor. Still need to get glass for both of them and I am debating the purchase of reloading dies today as I have received e-mail after e-mail from RCBS and Precision Reloading over the past couple of days with their Black Friday deals.

Was talking to my brother earlier in the week about 338 Lapua v. 6.5 Creedmoor because he was out in WV last weekend riding ATVs and shooting. He is looking at buying his first bolt rifle. He bought an AR a decade before me, but he has never bought a bolt rifle.

First pic is of the 338 Lapua. The other two are of the 6.5 Creedmoor. Muzzle brake on the 338 Lapua is a lot beefier than on the 6.5

Nice! Having shot both and the 308, I really like the platform. The 338 has a significant thump to her. Mrs Fabs won't like that. The 6.5, however, is mild. When you shoot either, the people next to you will not be happy.

fabsroman · Nov 25, 2022

sundazes said:
Nice! Having shot both and the 308, I really like the platform. The 338 has a significant thump to her. Mrs Fabs won't like that. The 6.5, however, is mild. When you shoot either, the people next to you will not be happy.

Ported shotguns are pretty loud. Can only imagine what a ported rifle in 6.5CM or 338 Lapua will sound like. I don't think my wife has any desire to shoot either of these. My 13 year old and 10 year old do though. Only going to let them try the 6.5CM when I finally get it set up.

teratos · Nov 25, 2022

The Nightforce bench rest rifle scopes are a relative bargain. The glass is great. Price is reasonable because they aren’t over-engineered to be dropped off a cliff. I have one on my .260 Remington.

NF - 12-42x56mm - Nightforce Optics

An adjustable objective allows extra-fine focus to adjust parallax from 25 yards to infinity.

www.nightforceoptics.com

Sundazes · Nov 25, 2022

fabsroman said:
Ported shotguns are pretty loud. Can only imagine what a ported rifle in 6.5CM or 338 Lapua will sound like. I don't think my wife has any desire to shoot either of these. My 13 year old and 10 year old do though. Only going to let them try the 6.5CM when I finally get it set up.

teratos said:
The Nightforce bench rest rifle scopes are a relative bargain. The glass is great. Price is reasonable because they aren’t over-engineered to be dropped off a cliff. I have one on my .260 Remington.

NF - 12-42x56mm - Nightforce Optics

An adjustable objective allows extra-fine focus to adjust parallax from 25 yards to infinity.

www.nightforceoptics.com

There were recently some killer deals on 1st gen Viper PST, like half price. Like under $500. Great scope for the money. It would be perfect for either. Get GOOD mounts for that ever scope you get. The 338 will really need it.
The RPR's work well with suppressors. They also help reduce perceived recoil. I can feel a difference on my 308.
Be advised, both rifles usually come with a 20 MOA rail for long distance (you probably knew that). You can get 0 MOA rail from Ruger for 100/200 yards. My buddy with the 338 learned the hard way.
I have shot the docs NF and really liked that as well.

fabsroman · Nov 25, 2022

sundazes said:
There were recently some killer deals on 1st gen Viper PST, like half price. Like under $500. Great scope for the money. It would be perfect for either. Get GOOD mounts for that ever scope you get. The 338 will really need it.
The RPR's work well with suppressors. They also help reduce perceived recoil. I can feel a difference on my 308.
Be advised, both rifles usually come with a 20 MOA rail for long distance (you probably knew that). You can get 0 MOA rail from Ruger for 100/200 yards. My buddy with the 338 learned the hard way.
I have shot the docs NF and really liked that as well.

I knew about the 20 MOA rail. Not sure I want to shoot either of these guns at 100 to 200 yards unless I absolutely have to. I have other bolt rifles for that stuff. 220 Swift, 25-06, 270 Win, 30-06, and 300 Win Mag. I think 300 yards would be the minimum for these two rifles with 500+ being optimal.

Looking at getting a Ruger Hawkeye compact in 243 Win and calling it a day for rifles for the most part. That will solve my T/C Encore problem and I should have plenty of rifles for the kids to grow into. Can even build up an AR upper or two for my left handed shooter and solve that problem. When he is old enough, I might get him his own dedicated long range gun with a left handed bolt.

As far as scopes go, I have only ever bought Burris. Probably going to buy Burris scopes for these rifles too.

So many decisions, so little time.

rbird7282 · Nov 26, 2022

sundazes said:
There were recently some killer deals on 1st gen Viper PST, like half price. Like under $500. Great scope for the money. It would be perfect for either. Get GOOD mounts for that ever scope you get. The 338 will really need it.
The RPR's work well with suppressors. They also help reduce perceived recoil. I can feel a difference on my 308.
Be advised, both rifles usually come with a 20 MOA rail for long distance (you probably knew that). You can get 0 MOA rail from Ruger for 100/200 yards. My buddy with the 338 learned the hard way.
I have shot the docs NF and really liked that as well.

The 20 MOA rail will still work at 100 yards with a decent scope. I actually switched mine to a 30 MOA rail and still have no problem with getting a hundred yard zero

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Sundazes · Nov 26, 2022

rbird7282 said:
The 20 MOA rail will still work at 100 yards with a decent scope. I actually switched mine to a 30 MOA rail and still have no problem with getting a hundred yard zero

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My buddy with the 338 didn't to spend the money on a decent scope, so he opted for the rail.

fabsroman · Nov 27, 2022

sundazes said:
My buddy with the 338 didn't to spend the money on a decent scope, so he opted for the rail.

This is the scope I am contemplating. Front Focal Plane with a 34mm tube. 70 MOA of vertical adjustment, 30 MOA of windage adjustment. Thinking about putting it on both rifles. Not completely sold on the reticle, but I can make it work.

XTR II™ Riflescope 8-40x50mm | Burris Optics

www.burrisoptics.com

Of course, Amazon has it on sale for Cyber Monday at a pretty incredible price. Doubt my wife will see it the same way though. lol

Even the rings for the scope are expensive.

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