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Shoots very well - only 40 rounds through it last Sunday to get the red dot squared away, then play. Taking it back out today for more. Still waiting for ShopRuger to get it together and ship my poly mags.

There's no cowitness through it - still to high for the stock irons. It's not so high, though, that it's uncomfortable - plenty low enough that you can use a normal cheekweld. Shot it again today for another 40 rounds, first 10 to check it at 100. I'm happy with this at 100, through a red dot. I pulled one of them, but I'm not one to call a flier - I don't even know which one of them it was in the first place. The dot was taking up half this target at that distance, so I'm pretty damn happy with the rifle, and with the dot.



Just for info on this dot, it was on a 5.56 gun before this, with about 1k rounds through it. That's not .308 Win recoil, but this thing isn't new, either. I'll see how it does, and keep shooting it.

I know of two guys that are shooting them in Silhouette matches - the Rams are at 500 yards and shot offhand. Earlier this month R came within 1 target of the top score with his GSR against a good turn out and most using rifles set up for the game.

I've not found mine to be finicky. Here is a target I shot during load development using six different loads.



I shoot both jacketed and cast bullets in mine. It seems to do best with Jacketed bullets when pushed at or near max published load data. I've had good luck with Varget, IMR 4895, IMR 4064 and the best luck with IMR 3031 under 165 grain JSP bullets. R, the guy doing well in the silhouette matches is shooting 150 grain bullets pushed with IMR 4895. I've also seen some impressive groups using W748.

For cast bullet loads my favorites so far are:
-Lyman 311008 (115gr) over W231 pushed to 932 fps (avg). Very accurate and great for low recoil/report plinking/vermin control/training loads.
-Lyman 311334 (190gr, spire point) pushed to 1900 with SR 4759 , excellent for low cost repetitions, without barrel wear.
-Lyman 311284 (210 gr RN) makes an excellent subsonic load with W231 getting it just under 1,000 fps. Works GREAT over Unique too pushed to 1338 (avg) for a hard hitting steel ringer.


I'll shoot pert near anything ...

Picked up the rifle on a monday (Christmas present from my girlfriend). I didn't get a chance to take it back home till last Sunday. Sighted it in that morning and went with my dad to hunt at my uncles ranch. It was raining and I was a little skeptical that I would get a chance to get my first kill with it. It was getting a little late in the afternoon and with the rain I was debating weather or not I would even kill something given the chance since I would have to skin it in the rain then drive an hour and a half back home and work at 6 the next morning. All my debating went out the window when the doe stepped out at 105yds. I was really excited to shoot my first deer with open sights and I made a great shot. She only ran about 25 yds.

Nice buck! (and yer girlfyriend looks like a keeper too!) Nice Job!

I am loving mine. Still undecided what kind of sling to get and which set of glass I want to throw on it... I've been shooting it with the irons with good results but my eyesight isn't the greatest so a little magnification will go a long way for me. I also need to pick up some of the polymer 5-round mags.

I don't deal with them anymore

Mine shipped the same day I ordered it. I guess they just like me

^^ Even though you're just experimenting with that setup and not planning on keeping the scope, some low rings will go a long way for your hunt and will help you decide more accurately if you like the scout configuration or not.

Getting ready to go hunting at the end of the month...

Burris 1.5-6x40 7.62 XTR scope, XS full length rail w/ rear peep, Leupold QRW steel low rings, 5 mags (4 poly 10-round, 1 AI steel 10 round), Galco Safari Ching Sling, and my new S&W hunting knives with Micarta scales.

Thank you! Be sure to post pics of yours once you get those rings! 2-12 sounds awesome, what brand is the glass?

Very nice. A Leupold VX-R almost ended up on mine, but I wanted to give the ballistic 7.62 reticle a go.

Here it is. Leupold VX-6 2-12x42. I was really happy with the way it shot. That is my first 3 shot group after getting it close to zero.