Opinions needed for next rifle

[Great-Kazoo]

Why not build a savage but I agree with the previous... Ruger pr is hard to beat

For the price point, yes it is.

[dtbighit]

Why not build a savage but I agree with the previous... Ruger pr is hard to beat

Yes seems like the Ruger is a viable option however they still seem a little scarce

[cstone]

Savage and put the money into the glass. Just my $.02

[fitz19d]

Who cares of scarce, ifit fits the bill be patient. I've seen 1 for sake here for a few hours and 3 sightings I could have acted on if I want waiting out a reserve with ark. Itsa hot item but nothing like some exotic keltec

[Spdu4ia]

If you want to build it yourself - savage

if you want to buy and go shoot - ruger

[Tim K]

I'll bite. Remington 700. A donor action is $400 with the right sale. Sell some of the bits it comes with and recoup $100.

Figure a barrel at $600 installed. Pick a chassis or stock, and you're in at well under your budget. Buy a used stock and you'll have money left over for glass.

Ok, I'd buy the Ruger if I only had $1,100, but you did say up to $2K. Does that number include a scope?

[C Ward]

Food for thought , the reports of accuracy issues are already out there on the Ruger , all 243's that I've heard and Ruger has never been known for producing accurate rifle barrels .

No way I would commit to one with out trying it , chassis's and stocks are love - hate deal and with the Ruger your married to their chassis .

The aftermarket for Ruger ie Triggers and such is pretty much non existent .

2k builds a nice Rem or Savage when spent right with parts of your choosing not what the bean counters thought would turn a profit .

[XC700116]

Food for thought , the reports of accuracy issues are already out there on the Ruger , all 243's that I've heard and Ruger has never been known for producing accurate rifle barrels .

No way I would commit to one with out trying it , chassis's and stocks are love - hate deal and with the Ruger your married to their chassis .

The aftermarket for Ruger ie Triggers and such is pretty much non existent .

2k builds a nice Rem or Savage when spent right with parts of your choosing not what the bean counters thought would turn a profit .

Chuck does have a point, although after fondling one I personally don't have any issues with the Ruger beyond the barrel and that's an easy fix. That said, if you're not into AR ergos, you're not going to like a Ruger and as Chuck mentioned, you're stuck with it's Ergos where as with a Rem or Savage there's more options than you can list.

There's plenty of options out there, and there's already getting to be a lot of aftermarket support spinning up for the Ruger. There's someone that has a trigger in the works, Seekins is saying they're going to be producing a few items, LRI and Patriot Valley are already doing prefit barrels, etc. They are so far a big hit and the aftermarket has taken notice and running with it so that's a good thing. Is it time to jump into that pool? only you can answer that for yourself, there's a TON of proven reliable parts out there to make a Rem 700 or Savage just how you like it so it boils down to what you want now and down the road.

[dtbighit]

I'll bite. Remington 700. A donor action is $400 with the right sale. Sell some of the bits it comes with and recoup $100.

Figure a barrel at $600 installed. Pick a chassis or stock, and you're in at well under your budget. Buy a used stock and you'll have money left over for glass.

Ok, I'd buy the Ruger if I only had $1,100, but you did say up to $2K. Does that number include a scope?

That number is with no glass....I think this is the route Im going to go

[dtbighit]

Food for thought , the reports of accuracy issues are already out there on the Ruger , all 243's that I've heard and Ruger has never been known for producing accurate rifle barrels .

No way I would commit to one with out trying it , chassis's and stocks are love - hate deal and with the Ruger your married to their chassis .

The aftermarket for Ruger ie Triggers and such is pretty much non existent .

2k builds a nice Rem or Savage when spent right with parts of your choosing not what the bean counters thought would turn a profit .

Yes I agree with you I think I would like something custom to me and me only........buy one cry once right?