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Dang, I knew there was a reason I shoulda moved to Oregon. We don't have Bi Mart here.
I just got a .308 Ruger American Rifle NIB for $360 yesterday. Now, admittedly I have not shot it yet, but I have researched and have read nothing but great reviews about its accuracy.
Stomper, let us know how that rifle shoots after you do go out would ya. I'd be interested to know if they hold MOA or not. That's a nice rifle BTW. Thanks.
OK, I wound up with some spare time, got a wild hair and took it to the 100 yrd. general purpose range @ TCGC yesterday. The first thing I did was took the bolt out and did a rough eyeball boresighting (literally... LOL) of the scope to at least get it to hit the 2x3 target board (that took 6 rounds).
I used up the remaining 34 rounds I had to walk it into 2" groups. Now keep in mind, this was a spur of the moment, unprepared range trip, and the ONLY .308 ammo I could find in Woodburn was some low-end American Eagle 150grn. FMJBT for $16.50 a box. Not exactly precision shooting stuff, and getting 2" groups with that stuff is about all one can ask for.
As for the rifle itself, it worked great. I've always been a semi/auto rifleman, but as I got more settled into it, operating the action became more natural. I want to lighten the trigger pull a bit, but it broke crisply as was. Its a good thing it has a decent butt pad, because at just around 7lbs. (total) this bolt gun KICKS! Its an "event" every time it fires.... LOL!
With more practice and obtaining quality ammo, I have no doubts I'll have this thing within 1 MOA. Right now I could bag game with it as is. For a $350 rifle, I have no complaints.