just seen the RPRR. been out of the posting in the forum game for awhile, but this one drew me out of the shadows....
ok for years so many of us was wanting manufacturers to come out with something like this, and here it is. not an unbaised shooting review out there yet, and it's being torn apart.
seeing how ruger has actually listened to the market and changed appropriately to meet or exceed what the market is demanding, i'll bet there will be a version 2 with most of the gripes being solved. as they have with almost all their rim and centerfires.
having at one time being a savage guy, I've seen where they have tried too but fall short. having a savage(s), CZ and RAR, and thousands of rounds of different ammo through each at 25-425 yards i'd say the regular RAR is so close to the CZ in accuracy that the RAR is a bargain for less $ with comparable accuracy. both leaving the savage behind. not in my opinion, but by what groups are printed on paper straight out of the box.
having said that (and probably going to get flamed for it), ruger steps it up a notch by the 30moa base, and actual adjustment to simulate a short action bolt throw and a real removeable bolt knob, and replaceable AR grip to whatever you wish, reversible AR style safety. headspacing / barrel adjustments with AR tools, completely adjustable LOP, Check weld, and butt plate. trigger adjustments without taking the rifle apart. Quick release cups. aluminum free float hand guard (i'm assuming can be replaced with similar / different handguards that fit AR platforms if it uses AR tools). threaded barrel. a serviceable trigger group.
ok stock is "glass filled nylon" and I see no mention of the bedding blocks that the RAR has or any type of 1 piece bedding block. I hope indeed they carried those blocks over to the RPRR, but even if not so it's still quite a decent rig with a street price that'll probably be under $500.00, and with the features already present is worth every cent. and i'm sure we all as rimfire tinkerers will take the good ol dremmel and epoxy to make it happen.
when you look at the exploded view of the chassis in the manual, it is only as long as the front of the receiver. so how much flex is it actually going to have? .....unknown, but having it that short and the relatively no recoil of .22lr certainly does help. experimenting with chopping tupperware stocks previously on centerfires and rimfires alike have shown some gains in stiffness when shooting off of a bipod as there's less area to cause and amplify the flex. from an engineering standpoint perhaps this design negates the need for an aluminum chassis, though I would prefer it aluminum or an aluminum insert for piece of mind.
Still as it sits I believe it to be a homerun vs. offering from other mainstream MFRs. Familiarity to the wildly popular RPR (built around / off of an economy rifle receiver). no doubt when feedback trickles back in to ruger from the market, we'll see how they react. they've changed their EDC pistols American centerfires and rimfires to meet that feedback, I have no doubt they'll do the same with this if there are shortcomings that are proofed out. then it'll be homerun that turns into a grand slam.
at a probably under $500 street price with the features built in as is there's nothing that can come close to it out of the box in that price range when you look at it objectively....that is if it performs as well as the RAR does.
the market will dictate change....and mainstream MFRs will follow suit as they did with the intro of the RPR, and we'll see factory offerings in chassis and similar features. it happened with the others catching up to ruger's precision centerfire rifle - savage stealth, winch XPC, Howa HCR, Mossberg MVP LC, etc, etc, etc, trying to make up ground. most of which is the same ol' candybar in a new wrapper.
and then there will be the "aftermarket" accessories and tweaks....
