Ruger American Predator 6.5 Grendel

[balvarik]

My little K9 rifle.
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[grayfox]

Welcome to the horde! You've got the bug now...

[drewsbow]

very nice

[jaybee1669]

I'm for it! How does your cycle? it seems like there some initial reports that they were noisy (mag wobble maybe) and tough cycle.

[Javman]

Love mine and is very accurate. It’s my favorite rifle at the moment.

[Drift]

I like it! I have been looking for something similar for a truck gun. I love the use of AR magazines. Personally, I like lower scope mounts and a smaller scope. I would also have the barrel shortened a bit. All the same, I like it!

[A5BLASTER]

I almost went with the ruger but got the howa instead.

May end up getting the ruger later on and changing to a cdi bottom metal and ai mag and do a rethroat on it to play with.

Man you got that scope up high sir. Lol that would be even with my forehead lol.

[GaGuideMan]

What ammunition does it like?

[Cowin8579]

For the ruger American predator rifles they seem to be one # barrel contour heavier than the standard ruger american, but with the same stock. It fills in the gaps between the stock and barrel and doesn't pass the dollar bill free float test. However, the 6.5 C is a youtube 1k yard shooter in the same product line.

If the accuracy is decent this is quite the value. I work in a gun store and think the ruger american stocks are quite rigid. Not as rigid as the tika lite, but reasonably more rigid than than are described online. I have not tried one on a bipod.

[GaGuideMan]

I have yet to see a Ruger American Predator in any caliber that didn't drive tacks with the right shooter behind it. Amazing deal of a rifle. I have shot three different ones that were crazy accurate.

[Gooddrift]

I recently got another Ruger American, this one in 6.5 Grendel Predator version. I have 2 other 6.5 Grendels AR's ( 18 inch Satern bbl. 20 inch Skeleton Tactical)

After reading all the posts and complaints about the R A Predator's Stock ( especially "weak forend) I was prepared to modify by "stiffening" with resin embedded steel rods. Don't Need It !!! The inside channel on this new stock's forend has a much denser "grid" in the molding process. No Flex even on heavy push on Bipod. Perhaps Ruger got the message... My older Americans have way less crosshatching in the channel. This rifle is not at all "fussy" on loads. I only shoot my own reloads and I used the ones set up for my A R s. (May as well same general magazine limitations.) It shoots all my loads from 107 gr.STMK to 123 Hornady sst and eld; to 129 gr.s ..I have no use for heavier bullets / tried Hornady 140 eld too slow .. I now know that this rifle with the 1 1/2lb Timney and 24x vortex if it goes outside .5MOA it's me..!!

[VASCAR2]

Thanks for posting about your Ruger Gooddrift and welcome to the forum.

[Big Mike]

How can you see thru that scope?

That is the most jacked up scope ive ever seen.

[Kilco]

Those things are shooters.

I've worked up handloads for two separate RAR Grendels, and both were sub-moa with very little load development, and both shot very well with factory ammo.

[FRB6.5]

That is the most jacked up scope ive ever seen.

Not an uncommon setup for metallic silhoutte which is all done standing.