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I walked out of the store with an RPR in 6,5CM + 5-25 PST Gen II for $2500 and I was shooting < 1/2 MOA with factory ammo and hitting steel out to 1000yds. All my buddies that have never shot steel at range call it "cheating" the first time behind it. Thank you Ruger for bringing us the RPR and pissing off the Gucci Gun fanbois.

I made the mistake of shooting my $1000 RPR side by side with my $4000 custom. Using the same factory ammo in both, the RPR printed the smallest group that day.

My RPR 6.5 Cr puts the entire 10 rd mag in the same hole 5/8 inch at 100 yards, factory ammo, I decided I didnt need to put one more penny into a fancy build. RPR got it first time around. LOVE IT! Thanks Ruger Vortex Viper 5 x 25x50.

Please do more of these ten minute talks about specific firearms. Great content!

I bought a Gen 1 RPR in 6.5 Creedmoor when they first came out. I found it to be an accurate rifle. At 6oo yards I had shot a 1 1/2 inch 5-shot group. Still have it.

I just took my 300 PRC RPR out 2 days ago 2238 yards . Hits on 3’x3’ plate . Couldn’t be happier with my RPR .

In 2007 I bought a Weatherby in 30-06 that shot .8 MOA groups with hunting ammo, and when I told my friends they all said I was lying. Five years later sub MOA guns were a dime a dozen. All things considered, 2005 to 2015 might be one of best decades for firearms since reconstruction.

You should do the Tikka T3 Tac A1. I swear by mine.

I have the 338 lapua rpr. Pretty easy to hit targets out to 1700 with no wind. Hand loads of course. With the 5-25 viper. Pretty sweet gun

I have the RPR in 6mm Creedmoor. It was .5 moa after initial load development and would hold .5 out to 1000 yards when the wind cooperated and I did my part. After 2500-3000 rds groups opened up to .75 with pretty regular flyers. I replaced the barrel with a high end carbon fiber and initial load development yielded a solid .25 moa! I swapped the barrel myself- the first barrel I have ever removed or installed. I have shot many groups at 1000 sub .5 moa. Nuts right? Oh yeah, I paid $799 for it new

I wouldn't say the Rimfire version is the "exact same gun" at all. The stock is a flimsy piece of plastic that's molded into the chassis and is barely adjustable enough for a full size adult male. If they had used the same chassis or similar (with obvious changes for the 10/22 mags) but cheapened the stock up on the rimfire version that would have been awesome and would have let end users set them up exactly the same. Instead, they molded the stock into the chassis and it flexes sideways if you look at it funny. The Rimfire version has very little aftermarket support compared to the standard version too if that tells you anything.

Great rifle, really played a part in the explosion of long distance shooting sports. An undeniable turning point offering timed right as 6.5 Creedmoor was blowing up. And yes the Ruger American Predator is so cheap and such a good shooter. We’re in salad days.

OK guys I know lever guns aren’t platforms for expensive scopes, but you need to do a show on the new Mayodan made Marlins. Ruger bought Marlin out of the scrap heap Remington had become and built a new factory to make the guns right. And it shouldn’t be a surprise that new Marlins are surprisingly accurate for lever action rifles. (See what I did there? 😂)

True story.. I went from casual 1911 carrying hobby shooter to FFL SOT selling adapter plates for Vortex to Canik at Panik Solutions and the RPR was a catalyst to meet people who were real shooters without the BS and the blind culture. One dedicated RPR/Vortex fan I met at that time is one of my best friends and now works at SilencerCo. These are not horribly uncommon tales in some small way. The influence of this rifle to the home rifleman cannot be over stated and gun an accessories makers should take note on the approach of inclusive pricing and engineering for EFFECTIVE (without significant functional quality sacrifice) cost savings.

I just bought an r p r. Had no idea what I was buying just like the look of it. Found out from a friend how good they are, So I put a leupold mark 5 7-35 tremor 3 reticle on it and I love it.

The rpr ain't a chassis rifle like all the ones put in mdt chassis the rpr is more a AR style bolt gun if that makes sense it's a purpose built rifle not a barreled action in a chassis

There’s a bit of gate-keeping in the precision rifle world that throws a bit of shade on the RPR. But, know many non-competitive shooters that shoot the RPR that love it. Personally, I prefer the Hawkeye LRT which uses the same barrels. But, there’s no shame in the RPR.

The price has skyrocketed….thanks joe biden. FJB….i almost bought one new for 1199….now its 1959.

The movie American Sniper also had a huge impact on interest in long range shooting

I’ve only been out to 1200 yards with mine 😭 my goal this year is a mile

I have a ruger precision rimfire in 22lr. It's a good rifle, but unfortunately it's a totally different design than the regular ruger precision rifles in centerfire. It has a much cheaper plastic stock and not folding mechanism, and the stock is not fully inline for a straight recoil. I will say that I like it, I just wish it was a true 1:1 scale of the centerfire version.

I bought one when they first came out, I couldn't find one in 6.5CR so I bought a .243 and ordered a stainless barrel at the same time from LRI, it was the first rifle gunsmithing I had ever done. It shoots .25 moa if I do my part, I still shoot it regularly.

I had a RPR in 6CM. I sold it because I am used to a 90 degree bolt lift and couldn't get used to the RPR bolt lift.

While these rifles do shoot well, at their current price point they are no longer very good value. You can jump a couple of hundred bucks and be in a Seekins Precision HIT which is a monumentally nicer rifle with unmatched support and warranty and...WAIT FOR IT......they ability to have quick, user changeable barrel/calibers.

My first 6.5 creed was an original RPR with a Viper PST. I remember seeing all the ads and videos and drooling over it until a year later when I finally found one for sale.

I've had the 17 hmr version for a year with the vortex vanquish scope , absolutely love it, everyone that I let shoot with it loves it. I just bought a 6.5 creedmoor and put a Viper pst on it, it's my first crack at long distance shooting and right out of the box I was amazed, I bought if for all the reasons you talked about, it just makes sense. Having the time on the 17 hmr really helped with the transition to the bigger caliber, I recommend them to everyone I know.

No need to apologize for being a Patriot

That 5x25x56 strike eagle is perfect. It was released right when coved hit so no one heard about it. I bought a gen 3 rpr 6.5 in early 20 then bought the SE and put it on top and i shot my first 7 round 1 hole group for $2000 out the door. Worth every penny AMAZING ON BOTH PIECES OF EQUIPMEMT. Glad to see yours topped with the perfect scope

Cant be any good it not available in Left hand

This not an RPR testament, but a rifle build testament. Having watched vids of "RU-vidrs" shoot 1" or less with ARs, I wanted mine to do the same. I'd already embarrassed a equipment snob with my entry level AR but the best I can get with it is about 1.5" groups. So I built another one, for about $1k total. Yeah, a few lessons learned. However, now I do have an AR that can, for me, print 0.5" groups. While at the range, of course I meet several others practicing and such. I don't claim any profound talent behind a rifle and one gentleman demonstrated a great deal of knowledge and skill. We had talked, gave me some pointers and such. I, being happy with what I'd built, wondered "How well can it shoot?". So during a break to let barrels cool, I asked if he'd mind putting a few rounds down range with my rifle. He shot a 3 round clover leaf and said "It's a shooter!" In hind sight I think he was irritated because a home built AR was printing better than his more expensive bolt action. We never found the problem with his rifle, but I was printing the same size groups with his that he was. Take aways? Try not to assume anything. Don't forget common courtesy. Do your best to keep an open mind, you might learn something.

I have an RPR in 6.5 creed. I get shit for it! It is not stock. I shoot consistent F-class midrange 195's with it. Edit: With a Golden Eagle

I shot my RPR first Gen in 243 Winchester. I looked through the barrel with the bolt remove to zero it first. First shot was all most a bullseye at one hundred yards. Second shot. Couldn’t figure out where it went. Third shot. Same thing. Walked down to the target and realized I was shooting in the same hole. Gun is so accurate. I have a muzzle brake on it. And that’s about the only upgrade. It is not fussy when comes to bullets ether.

My friends dad has gone out to a mile with his RPR in 6.5cm. 3 shots 3 hits. It looked to be a 36" target.

Got the RPR in both 6.5CM and .22LR and love them, with a Vortex Venum on both of them. Only managed to shoot the 6.5 at 900yds so far, but shooting the .22LR at 300yds was a fun (but successful) challenge. Would be nice if the .22L had the same style stock as the centrefire, as it's annoying having to drop the cheek piece if I want to remove the bolt, but that obviously would have ramped up the price.

My wife loves her rpr custom shop in 6.5 creedmoor. We are thinking that when she burns the barrel out, we will go with a 6 creedmoor. It is a great prs rifle out of the box. Great balance and has everything you could want in a custom rifle short of some weights in the chassis.

LMAO "Proprietary magazines are the devil..." YEAHP!!

After doing the RPR now would be the perfect time to do an episode on the Ruger No.1

Didn’t Savage come out with the 110 BA about 6 years earlier?

I got one in 300 win mag I love it.

When it comes to the RPR everything good you said about this rifle on your show I'm in complete agreement with. I've had mine for several years now and the rifle never ceases to amaze me. I tried a fair number of handloads to see what worked best and I'd have to say they all worked great, some just a bit better. I settled on the 140 gr. ELD and I have several 100 yard targets hanging in my shop showing five shots through the same hole. I'm not into long distance shooting as a sport but while varmint shooting I have no trouble making 400+ yard shots without a problem. For glass I have a Vortex Viper 6-24x50 MRAD and that has turned out to be an excellent choice for this rifle. Great rifle, great scope.

Love the RPR. Got it in 6.5 creed I have hunted with it and my 9yr old loves to plink. We may have her shooting to 400yrds this weekend.which should not be an issue with that setup. It will be the furthest she has shot!! Thanks for another great listen. Love the content.

More on the trainer aspect of the rimfire version you can change the bolt throw distance to mimic larger size RPR.

I have the RPRimfire in .22lr. I love it, my 7 and 9 yr olds love it. The fight over who gets to shoot the bolt action vs the 10/22. Which speaks volumes that my 9 yr old prefers the rpr to the semi-auto 10/22.(they have a good time with both of course. I was actually out shopping for an M&P AR22 when I saw the RPR and got it instead. Zero regrets.

This RPR is the only rifle I have sold after after owning it, together with the PST Gen 1 5-25 (sold that one too). The scope and I did not make a good match, it was too hard to get a good position behind the scope. And the rifle (chambered in 300 Win Mag), I was not able to feed a new round into the chamber without pulling the bolt backwards half way, to then continue. And i damaged several cartridges, still in the magazine, they got deeper grooves from being loaded into the magazine and unloaded. The worst rifle and the worst optics I have ever owned. I have Zeiss 3-12x50, Vortex Razor HD gen 2 1-6x24, S&B 5-25x56 PMII and a cheap ($600) Nikko Stirling Diamond Hunting 3-12×56 on my Tikka T1x .22 LR. SO I am not new to scopes, if u believe that.

I live right next to gardener. That's hilarious and those signs are everywhere. And never once in my life have. I thought about judging them until now. LOL on top of that. I just got this bad boy sexy lady. Not sure which one yet LOL. But I can't wait to try it out

I have this gun in 17HMR. It shoots great even out to 200 meters.

I picked up a deal on a gen 1 308 for $1k and put a diamond back tactical 6-24 on it and it’s amazing. I also have a RRP 22 and it is one of my absolute favorite 22s. It’s comparable to my CZ 457 mtr varmint setup that was way more expensive! Ruger nailed it with the RPR for sure

Nobody mentioned that the rim fire version takes 10-22 mags

I have one in 6.5 Creedmoor with a Arken sh4 scope and with handloads it's a 1/2 moa rifle or better!❤

He's not wrong with the Ruger predator. Ive had one and stuck it into a LSS MDT.. uh-mazing rifle and setup. I regret selling it 😮‍💨

I just bought one in .338 Lapua Magnum a couple of weeks ago. I haven't even shot it yet. Just mounted a Vortex Venom last week and started working up some handloads. I can not wait to get to the range.

I have been head over heels for this platform since the very first time my work pardner showed it to me all those years ago. It had to come out after I had said my I do’s, so thusly I did not, even at the fantastic value it represents. I was fortunate enough to cross paths with a fellow who wanted to divest himself of a Gen 3 RPR in .308. I’ll be the first to admit that it is not the ballistic darling of the ball, but dang if it doesn’t get the windows steamy all the way around the calendar. I have it all set up and ready for it’s maiden flight with me to the range which is yet to come. I have to confess though that I haven’t played with anything this much without taking it to the bank since I was fifteen years old. 😂 Ruger smashed the hell out of all the preconceptions with this platform. Until they brought this to the market you couldn’t play the long range game for less than 3k minimum, and that was just the beginning. This made every man not just Walter Middy with a gun but a potential contender. Ruger actually shifted the paradigm off the edge of the page. As you mentioned in your video, Vortex simultaneously either by kismet or Divine intervention brought the right toppings for the cake as the market was heating up. Kudos to whoever is driving your bus! You three are rapidly becoming some of my favorite generators of topical videos. Always on point and invariably bringing the past to the present to face the future. Keep up the good work and I look forward to sharing the product of my personal process with this platform with you. TTFN

My son recently bought the RPR in 17 hmr and man it shoots and doesn't care what ammo you use shoots inch or just over at 100m reliably. Love it.

Bought mine in 338 Lapua about two years ago. Been shooting all my life. And I'm old. Game changer.

Biggest takeaway: Thickly Settled

I bought the Gen 1 not too long after it came it. I've done absolutely nothing but change the grip and add an optic. I didn't have much time to shoot until recently and I have NO experience with PRS. The RPR is such a pleasure to shoot, it's amazing! As someone mentioned previously, it's almost like "cheating." Thanks to Ruger for making such a great platform and Vortex for making such great optics!

Took me a year and a half to get one in 6.5 CM. I got the 2nd enhanced model and it cost 1100. Put a Vortex 4 × 16 x 40 viper on it but soon replaced that with the Viper 5 x25 x 50 soon as they came out. Cost 100 more than rifle. Golf balls at 300 were no prob.

Most accurate Rifle I have owned thus far and in 6.5 Creedmoor with originally a Vortex Venom till I craved an illuminated center. Shot cloverleafs in the X ring at 200 yards with handloads or Norma Match in 140gr... Even likes AAC BTHP, which comes cheaper than I can reload....

I need some help I can buy a Ruger precision 300 Winchester magnum excellent condition with a vortex 6x18x44 scope what do you think its worth

Using advice from the range, I looked into building my own and realized i had no idea what i was doing and the price was going to be very uncomfortable. I wanted a bolt action but love my AR too. Ordered a RPR (Gen III I think) and a Viper PST. Now i am like a kid waiting for Santa to arrive and trying not to buy every doohicky i see for it.

I sold mine to my cousin in 6 Creedmoor. I got a 6.5 Creedmoor from Uintah Precision and he is the guy I shoot with all the time. So I shoot and he has the RPR in 338 Lapua also.

Gen 1, I replaced plastic shroud, I got a muzzle break. (Stuff they changed from gen 2)

I have a RPR in 6.5 CM with an EP5, and I love it. I'm not sure it's possible to miss an animal inside of 200 yards with that rifle.

I have the 338 LM 26." Optic is Strike Eagle 5-25x56, and you said the stock is "PRS?"

Haven't bought one yet, but it is on my bucket list! My wife and I looked at one in 300 mag, I believe, and I just knew one day I'll have one in my collection! I'll have to agree. This factory rifle set the tone for PRS shooters and would-be wannabe Carlos Hathcock known as "White Feather" shooters for extended long-range shooting, whether through competition and/or hunting, albeit heavy for hunting! Think I'd have a version of that folding mag pull stock to go along with it and change out grip, too! So many toys, so little money!😊

Oh yah baby I have the RPR in 308 with a vortex diamondback tactical scope. Have yet to shoot it though😩

This is the thing about Ruger that drives me nuts, Savage had the 110 BA back in like 2009 or earlier cant really remember but it was at least '09 then Ruger in like 2015 comes along and does what has already been done and everyone thinks they were first. Now the price point was way lower and made it available to way more people but Ruger wasn't first. And also for the record I am not mad at Ruger I really like the brand and I very nearly bought the RPR when I bought my Bergara HMR Premier

If you guys compare ruger pericison rifle with tikka t3x tac a1 then which would be better .. better in accuracy for longe ranges

Some pretty amazing claims of accuracy below, I'm just going to call BS to this entire comment section.

My RPR 308 is my favorite rifle to shoot. Putting a LuthAR stock on it was the best upgrade I did, could never get a repeatable sight picture with the factory stock.

I have a savage axis ii precision $750 accurate all day and not ammo picky with factory ammo

I have a borescope and inspect this ruger in 6.5 creedmore, and there where a lot off machine marks in the barrel so looking like a very cheap barrel, but despite that is was a accurate gun😮

I so happy I found this video as I own a rpr in .308 and I am currently at war with myself on which vortex scope to get at first I was pretty confident in going with some thing with moa but after watching so many videos of people praising Mrad I’m not so sure any more can any of you fine gents point me in a direction any input would be much appreciated thanks

Saw my buddy hit a prairie dog at 346y with an RPR chambered in 17hmr. He missed the first shot because of the wind. Measured the miss in his FFP glass, sent another one, and domed him standing by his mound. Solid guns!

I feel like the Bergara hmr has intruded on some of the rpr’s space. It does virtually the same task for less money though also less iconic.

I bought a RPR in .308 had it for 2 weeks max 100-200 rounds through it now i need to send it away for warranty.

I really enjoy these 10 minute talks.

I put about 40rnds one after another through one 3/4" elongated hole with a proof barrel and amature hand loads. Im no expert shooter eigther.

Easy boys that's not what it all says in the northeast. I have never seen a sign that said thickly settled ever.. It was children At play. Or slow children. I think that is totally a mass thing .not a maine thing or NH

can we get yes no is the vortex venom covered for springer air rifle recoil warranty ? my springer has eaten 3 scopes

Yes break down bolts for us, two versus three versus six lug versus God knows what else I don't even know about.

I have wanted one of these for a very long time. This really needs to be my next firearm purchase.

Im not a gun exspert at all, which Rpr are we talking about here? I want to buy it which generation rpr is the best

A 10 min talk, on how good, and fast the Lee Enfield action was for the time

I’m currently stashing some coin away for this bad boy!

The RPR came out in 2015. The Savage 110 BA came out in 2009. The difference was the Savage was $500 more expensive.

Great rifle but not Modularity is not great. Look at the Savage Stealth for the same price.

They need to replace the dudes on the left with a smart woman. Dude on the right is gold.

I love my Rugers, I have the rim fire and a River American in an MTD chassis in 6.5 creed the the big boy the RPR in 6.5prs. All three and fantastic shooters I really enjoy them

how his it to go hunting. can it be shoot standing up I wanted to get the ruger precision 7mm 08

Saying RUGER RPR is like saying VIN Numbet😂

Never been a Ruger fan, but a year ago I was wanting a bolt 22lr and after looking at several, I still kept going back to the Ruger Precision 22 due to cost of a 22 rifle and the adjustability. I still despise the accu trigger, crisp break but hate the flipper. May change to aftermarket 2-stage in the future. But, unbelievable accuracy! Once I found the loads it likes, it will shoot 15 shot ragged hole groups at 75 yrds

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Not as good as if it would be if Bill were still alive. That's a guarantee.

I don't think it was a coincidence that when Ruger cam out with the RPR, scopes, particularly long range scopes became much more affordable with many more manufacturers. Ruger indeed changed the landscape in North America and other places.

Like your info but do one thing. Change the title to 25 minute talks!

I bought the RPR in 300win mag it's a tac driver

I agree with Jimbo that we need a podcast on bolts and bolt designs!

Weatherby was the original fat bolt.

The Action an that Ruger Gen 2 looks a lot like Tikka😮