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I'm in the market for a LH (edit)25-06. Obviously a rare chambering for those of us that shoot backwards. After some research, I found that Savage, Sako and Ruger all offer one. What can anybody tell me about the Ruger action and a Ruger rifle in general? Are there any known "tweaks" that I should have done by a gunsmith if I happen to buy one? | ||
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Assume you mean 25-06....Ruger makes a nice rifle. Some shoot better than others buth that is no different than any other make. The only problems I have ever had with them is poor trigger and the ring spacing prevents scopes from being mounted close enough to my eye. Both issues are easily fixed. ****************************************************************** R. Lee Ermey: "The deadliest weapon in the world is a Marine and his rifle." ****************************************************************** We're going to be "gifted" with a health care plan we are forced to purchase and fined if we don't, Which purportedly covers at least ten million more people, without adding a single new doctor, but provides for 16,000 new IRS agents, written by a committee whose chairman says he doesn't understand it, passed by a Congress that didn't read it but exempted themselves from it, and signed by a President, with funding administered by a treasury chief who didn't pay his taxes, for which we'll be taxed for four years before any benefits take effect, by a government which has already bankrupted Social Security and Medicare, all to be overseen by a surgeon general who is obese, and financed by a country that's broke!!!!! 'What the hell could possibly go wrong?' | |||
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Trigger is an easy fix. I gave my smith $40 and he returned a 3lb trigger with no creep and no over travel. I am so impressed with the Ruger I recently built up that I am considering another in 06. The one I just completed is a SS Mark II with Lilja barrel in 338 WM in a McMillan stock. Feeds flawlessly and shoots better than me. It carries a 2.5 x 8 Leupold VX III My biggest fear is when I die my wife will sell my guns for what I told her they cost. | |||
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Snowwolfe, I guess I need to go handle one at the gun store and see how it feels. What about bolt throw? After owning a Weatherby Accumark and a Browning A-bolt, I was surprised at the amount of bolt throw on the Sako I played with. Did you mount your scope using the Ruger rings or did you drill and tap for a different style of scope mount? | |||
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I used the Ruger supplied medium rings. I think I would of been better off with low's but didnt think it was worth the wait to switch them out. Ruger has to have the best factory scope mounting system on a production rifle. Free rings that are super sturdy and no bases required. Now I understand why Jeffeosso likes Rugers as much as he does. For the price they are remarkable. Plus the bottom metal is way better than a factory Win 70. I have heard some people complain about how stock rifles shoot but I am not much for accuracy standards. On any hunting rifle I use for big game I can accept 1.5 MOA with no heartburn. Of course after adding a Lilja and a McMillan and a custom trigger and metal work I expect and did receive a rifle that can shoot better than me. My biggest fear is when I die my wife will sell my guns for what I told her they cost. | |||
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Snowwolfe, You and I talked about building a 375 H&H rifle using a MRC action on another post. I was thinking of building one for a 25-06 as well, but now I'm thinking I'll use a Ruger M77 as a base for the 25-06. Add a barrel and stock and I'm probably slightly cheaper then building one from scratch with the MRC action. | |||
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I bought a lefty Browning Stainless Stalker in 25/06 back in 1990. It's one of my favorite rifles. Saw one on gunbroker recently that sold for about $500. | |||
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GS, I ordered a Hein 375 H&H and it should be completed by the end of the year (I hope). But I did put together a MRC SS 458 Lott. It is in a Winchester Supergrade McMillan stock and I am waiting for the Leupold 1.5 x 5 with the German #4 post to arrive. My biggest fear is when I die my wife will sell my guns for what I told her they cost. | |||
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I like the LH Ruger 25-06 But sure wish Ruger would not put a magnum profile barrel on the 25-06. kk alaska | |||
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Let us all pray Ruger will make a leftie rifle with there new 375 chambering coming out next year.  My biggest fear is when I die my wife will sell my guns for what I told her they cost. | |||
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