Robert forwarded me the announcement email with the subject “NEW GUN!! OMG NEW NEW NEW NEW!”, so you can tell that he’s wallowing in my usual pre-SHOT Show pain. You see, I have a pet peeve about companies introducing “new” rifles when they’ve only changed one or two little things about their existing products. Like making it a new color, or changing the caliber in which it’s chambered. Like this latest announcement from Ruger, now offering their very nice American Rifle (introduced last year) in two new varmint calibers. I mean, it’s nice to see more options in chambering, but calling it a brand new rifle is more than a little overkill. Needless to say there’s more coming, so I’ll go stock up on whiskey.
Guns as a Public health issue?
I don’t think Iv ever heard of someone claiming that their Heart disease saved their life.
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Speaking of FPS….anyone know what’s up with him?
Don’t worry too much about him, his channel is still raking in the $$$ in a big way, and I mean BIG.
You’d be shocked to know how much I made last year on my relatively small monetized YouTube channel with only around 11,000 or so subscribers.
FPS has 4.7 MILLION subscribers….yes… 4.7 million subscribers.
He is easily raking in $3,000,000 a year.
Neat! I wonder what the twist rate is in the .223.
I hope they make one of these in 6.5 Creedmore. I might like one to try out the caliber and it would help the caliber gain wider acceptance if they chambered it in a budget gun.
It always amazes me when people are smiling as their rights are taken away. Wonder how big the smiles will be when they are dragged away to reeducation camps?
Change has to start somewhere. I’m all for owning guns. I own a few, I like to shoot them and I have a ccw and carry all the time. I’m sane, I vote, and I pray. I don’t want some idiot who thinks God is telling him to kill people at the park to go buy a gun without any kind of checks. All gun sales should be background checked. I also don’t’ want some idiot ex-con gang banger punk to get his hands on guns. So, check all sales and make it a mandatory minimum 25 year sentence on ALL violators and remove all restrictions on caliber, make, model, type, kind, etc of weapons for sale. Let the sane have what the want and keep the crazies and criminals out of guns. Sadly that probably means many of you here! JK!!! Give and take man… give and take….
For just over $300 these guns are awesome values. .223 and 22-250, yes please! May not be a new gun, but I’ll take it.
Does anyone know if there are any aftermarket stocks for these rifles yet?
Way to make sure plenty of people who would otherwise seek treatment on their own for depression or other mental health conditions avoid treatment since no one knows what “general mental health” and “routine mental health care” actually includes. Would you trust them with your rights?
Get plenty of exercise and eat real food. Avoiding the health care system as much as possible seems to be your best bet.
Remington listens glock does not ! Combining old technology with new . Genius ! General patton would be proud to holster this weapon. Cant wait to get my hand on one. L.T.
So that’s the secret ingredient in Rem Oil.
If anything absolutely needs an extended mag release, it;s the Ruger 10/22. I’m thinking about buying one.
I’ve always loved that pic of our divider in chief. Whites on one side and people of color on the other. Can’t have us no mixin’ for the picture!
642 in my right front pocket as I type this.
If you are lucky enough to live in Maryland, then you know the answer to this is Glock 7. It’s is the best ever made. Unfortunately, its kinda pricey and it tends to shatter with +P loads. The new Glock 72 coming out later in 2014 will have tempered porcelain rated for .44 Mag. The best part will be the porcelain bullets, no more worrying about airport security.
Am I the only one with a Colt Pony Pocketlite? Carried in a DeSantis Superfly on those rare occasions I can’t or don’t want to do the G27 IWB.
I expect every single person who made a comment above mine has written their congress reps on this issue, right? Otherwise you are no better than the hand wringing Progressive libtards who hammered draconian gun control measures in after Newtown. Yes, I’ve written, and via email convinced three others to write – For The Children.
Glock grip angle, glock trigger, slim. Those are the pros, if you happen to like glocks. The list of cons is long and obvious.
I might get it because I do like the glock grip angle and trigger and am looking for a slimmer gun, but why oh why couldn’t they make this a 9mm?
The Model 66 is back.
I bought a Ruger American in 223 a few weeks ago. I have been to the range twicw with it and it’s an awesome rifle! I shot WIn and Rem off the shelf ammo the 1st time and went back with reloads. The groups improver immediately! I’m very happy with this rifle! Also, the recoil is very light. I have arthritis in my R shoulder and this rifle didn’t bother me at all! The only negative i see is a lak of a real wood stock. Maybe a laminant? But that would push the price higher and I probably wouldn’t be able to afford it.
Great Rifle!
The reason I went for the Ruger American in 22-250 is that it comes in a short action. Why would you want the Savage Axis when it’s only long action for cal. Like 30-06. Seems ridiculous to put a small cal. LIKE 223 in a giant long action, it seems clumsy. That’s my rant. What does anyone else think
So the review is actually a rant complaining about marketing tactics that every company does no matter what type of merchandise it is? I think its common place in every industry, so buck up or shut up! Did you see the newly designed Porsche 911? No one has since its inception into the motoring world since 1963, but they still make the claim that it is newly designed every couple of years. What do you do when you hear that claim? You look at it just like they want you to. They did their jobs, and the monkeys all look. Oh, and for the record, I went with the .223. I read some good, actual reviews on it. Thanks for all the in depth information! The truth about guns is surely leading the industry in NEW information and insight!