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I have a RPR in 243 and I love it. The trigger is great on mine. Ergonomics are great too, for me. It's been a sub moa gun for me after I zeroed in a little on load dev, and I believe I can still shrink that number. And better yet, if you wanted you could sell the unfired barrel for a reasonable amount and get an aftermarket from LRI, or Patriot Valley or whoever at a discount. You'd still have lotsa loot left over for a nicer optic, or ammo or reloading supplies or a nice dinner out with your special lady. From what I've seen the 6.5 creeds are the best shooting caliber with the Ruger too.

If you were going to build, it really depends on if you reload or not. If you do, the 6.5 Lapua seems to be the most accurate round of the three 6.5's . If you don't, obviously the Creedmoor would be your best bet as the cost of match grade factory ammo is very well priced. My opinion is the difference between the 260, Creed and Lapua is negligible as far as long range is concerned, you're not buying yourself much extra distance or wind/drop advantage with the added velocity over the Lapua. If you're worried about shooting past 1500 yds, you should look at another caliber. I'm pretty sure most competitions don't go past 1300 either.

I have a 6.5 Creedmoor and I absolutely love it, but I think when I rebarrel I'll be going with the 6.5 Lapua.

I'd be hesitant to suggest to anyone that hasn't shot alot of long distance to spend alot of money on their first rifle for competition. Your tastes will undoubtedly change as you go, and alot of times a good amount of the money you invested will be gone if you decide to sell for something different.

Summarily, I'd recommend anyone looking to get into competition to get a RPR in 6.5 Creed. It's the best bang for your buck right now. You'll undoubtedly find what you like and don't like about chassis, the caliber and competition with a smaller investment and the opportunity to recoup a decent amount of your money when you decide what you really want.

Whew, sorry....

[C Ward]

The 2 things that scare me about the Ruger are their track record on barrels and it is built on their price point action .

Planning to rebarreling at purchase takes the price to the 1500$ range and how is the action going to hold up to heavy use instead of the limited use most price point hunting guns see .

[ray1970]

The 2 things that scare me about the Ruger are their track record on barrels and it is built on their price point action .

Planning to rebarreling at purchase takes the price to the 1500$ range and how is the action going to hold up to heavy use instead of the limited use most price point hunting guns see .

I'll just add that I feel the Ruger will be a good rifle for those on a budget who don't plan on modifying or upgrading it.

Like you mentioned, by the time you buy the rifle and start upgrading it you'd just about be better off to start from scratch and build off of a proven action.

[MarkCO]

If you said first rifle, I think Chuck's opinion holds a lot of weight. Since you said "another" the RPR should be in the mix of you like the Ergonomics. I just took my .308 apart and sold the rifle as stock and will be putting my AICS chassis up for sale. The proceeds of which are slated for an RPR. I did like the Ergos and shot under 1/2 MOA with the stock one I tried. I have yet to see a skilled rifleman complain of accuracy issues with their personal RPR. The platform is going to pick up a lot of newer and less experienced shooters and I honestly think that is the bulk of the accuracy complaints.

[Great-Kazoo]

If you said first rifle, I think Chuck's opinion holds a lot of weight. Since you said "another" the RPR should be in the mix of you like the Ergonomics. I just took my .308 apart and sold the rifle as stock and will be putting my AICS chassis up for sale. The proceeds of which are slated for an RPR. I did like the Ergos and shot under 1/2 MOA with the stock one I tried. I have yet to see a skilled rifleman complain of accuracy issues with their personal RPR. The platform is going to pick up a lot of newer and less experienced shooters and I honestly think that is the bulk of the accuracy complaints.

You mean it's the rifle is a piece of crap mantra, while the shooter has maybe 2 days of trigger time, on a new / unfamiliar gun before throwing in the towel.

[dtbighit]

So I think I am going the build route and am looking for recommendations on who to use for the build any suggestions? Thanks in advance

[Delfuego]

Remember if you go 6.5x47 you will need a small firing pin.

Josh Kunz, Mark Chanlynn, Patrick at TriggerTime, lots of good options for gunsmiths.

[denphillips2]

6.5x47 has small rifle primers, but doesn't need a small firing pin. Small pins hold pressures better, and most of the time are fit better so cratering is almost eliminated.

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[banks74]

The 2 things that scare me about the Ruger are their track record on barrels and it is built on their price point action .

Planning to rebarreling at purchase takes the price to the 1500$ range and how is the action going to hold up to heavy use instead of the limited use most price point hunting guns see .

I agree with everything Chuck said.

A good option is a Tikka Ctr. Throw it in a KRG xray. All the ones I've been around are fantastic shooters. Slick actions, good triggers and already threaded About $1500 for the combo too.