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I just picked up a matched pair of .17HMR Ruger American rifles from the FFL. Mrs. BFG and I have been very unimpressed with the performance of the .22LR lead-free ammo, and the .17HMR is supposed to be much better in that regard.
These will, ultimately, be squirrel-and-rabbit hunting rifles.
I haven't shot them yet, but on taking them out of the box they feel like really well-made rifles. The stock is plastic, but feels decently sturdy. The bolt works smoothly, and this is while still dry from unpacking.
The safety gives a good, solid, "click" when you actuate it.
The sights are interesting: the rear sight is about halfway down the gun, the front post is very sharp and thin, and it's one of those curvy no-square-corners sights that I'm not quite sure how to line things up. The interesting feature, though, is this: the rear sight folds down to get out of the way of a scope. That's a nice touch.
Good finish on the rifle, smooth and shiny. The bolt was "pretty", for those who care about such things.
Length and cheek-rest adjustment is interesting. There is an L-shaped piece that bolts onto the top-rear corner of the stock that contains both the butt and the cheekrest. You remove the part, install one of 4 length/height combinations. My biggest issue with this is: there are 4 options, and the rifle only comes with 2 of them, and neither of them is the one I think will work best for my wife.
The receiver is pre-drilled for scope mounts, but no mounts are included in the box (which is ok). I'm hoping this is actually a drilling for scope-mounts, and not a 10/22 version drilling-for-a-rail... but I haven't looked into it yet.
Anyway, the rifle isn't expensive, and looks pretty good. I look forward to being able to shoot it.
These will, ultimately, be squirrel-and-rabbit hunting rifles.
I haven't shot them yet, but on taking them out of the box they feel like really well-made rifles. The stock is plastic, but feels decently sturdy. The bolt works smoothly, and this is while still dry from unpacking.
The safety gives a good, solid, "click" when you actuate it.
The sights are interesting: the rear sight is about halfway down the gun, the front post is very sharp and thin, and it's one of those curvy no-square-corners sights that I'm not quite sure how to line things up. The interesting feature, though, is this: the rear sight folds down to get out of the way of a scope. That's a nice touch.
Good finish on the rifle, smooth and shiny. The bolt was "pretty", for those who care about such things.
Length and cheek-rest adjustment is interesting. There is an L-shaped piece that bolts onto the top-rear corner of the stock that contains both the butt and the cheekrest. You remove the part, install one of 4 length/height combinations. My biggest issue with this is: there are 4 options, and the rifle only comes with 2 of them, and neither of them is the one I think will work best for my wife.
The receiver is pre-drilled for scope mounts, but no mounts are included in the box (which is ok). I'm hoping this is actually a drilling for scope-mounts, and not a 10/22 version drilling-for-a-rail... but I haven't looked into it yet.
Anyway, the rifle isn't expensive, and looks pretty good. I look forward to being able to shoot it.
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