![]() ![]() But, again, it could just need breaking in and was not a deal-breaker for me. The safety on the RPR was also a little stiffer than I would have liked. I have run the bolt on other RPRs and found the bolts to be perfectly smooth, so it could simply be that this gun is new and needs some working. I believe this is due to the distribution of force being focused on just a few small surfaces. One thing that I’ve noticed on most bolt-action rimfires is that the shorter bolt is more susceptible to binding in the short action. Running the bolt on the RPR was just a tiny bit glitchy, which I believe was just me simply getting used to it and breaking in the action. At 100 yards, it was not particularly impressive, with shots dodging between 2 and 4 inches across a five-shot spread. I started with some of the Winchester bulk-packed ammo, just to get a close zero. I boresighted the scope and started loading magazines. Once I had the rifle, ammo, and everything else I needed, I headed to my shooting line to get it warmed up. I was excited to see how it all came together in the little RPR. Luckily for me, I had several great options for ammunition testing, with plenty of the cheap bulk-packed ammo from manufacturers like Federal and Winchester, as well as match-grade ammo from companies like Aguila and CCI. All I needed was a bipod and my Yankee Hill Machine Phantom 22 suppressor to make this rifle complete. The rifle came to me with a Vortex scope already mounted in a one-piece scope mount and a few extra magazines. Upon receiving the rifle, I promptly started the process of fiddling around and figuring it out. I’m currently on a rimfire kick, so this rifle couldn’t have fallen into a better lap. 22 LR ammo for testing. (Photo: Jeff Wood/) As the popularity and success of the RPR soared, additional models and calibers were introduced using the same basic idea, and it was only proper to have a rimfire version.įortunately, I had plenty of. The price point of the RPR brought affordability to a shooting class that before then was reserved for expensive custom rifles, or actual sniper rifles. ![]() Ruger was clever in the way the gun was made and marketed. It’s simple yet handsome aesthetics appeal to the “black rifle” crowd just as much as it does to the precision rifle shooting crowd. The RPR, at a glance, could be mistaken for a modern sporting rifle or an AR-type rifle. Ruger’s design quickly caught on with several large groups of rifle shooters and, in the process, helped open new shooting activities to those shooters. It started gaining fans immediately due to its many features and benefits. I remember when the first RPR hit the market. Ruger created an accurate and highly adjustable design when they launched the Ruger Precision Rifle line. (Photo: Jeff Wood/) ![]()
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