Today's purchase ruger American 270 "update: and first kill"

[scottfrick]

Can't wait to shoot it tomorrow. Topped it off with a nice little vortex diamondback 3-9x40 scope. Hopefully it will be a great little deer hunting rifle

[fly-by]

Like that Navy camo.  Good choice of scopes too.

[Bean Counter]

Have fun! Cheers

[scottfrick]

I forgot to mention, both the wife and I got one!!!!

[ebusa]

Nice! You even get to lay them on the bed! 

[chukar58]

Sweet lookin rifles and a great tried and true .270 cal and his and her rifles..... PRICELESS.  Congratulations on your new rifles.

[scottfrick]

Yea I'm stoked about the purchase. We went shooting today and it took 38 shells  to get them sighted in at a 100 yards. At first we couldn't even get it hitting at 25 yards sportsmans warehouse bore sighted these yesterday and we were hitting 8 feet high ( both rifles) at a 100 yards but now they are both perfect with 2 inches high at a 100.

[BOWHUNTER45]

Very nice ...hope they are two shooters 

[scottfrick]

Nice! You even get to lay them on the bed! 

Only when the wife isn't around

[Bob33]

"sportsmans warehouse bore sighted these yesterday and we were hitting 8 feet high ( both rifles) at a 100 yards".

With all due respect, you should have a competent gunsmith look at those rifles. Most riflescopes don't even have 96 inches of vertical adjustment in total. There appears to be something quite wrong. Best to find out now.

[scottfrick]

"sportsmans warehouse bore sighted these yesterday and we were hitting 8 feet high ( both rifles) at a 100 yards".

With all due respect, you should have a competent gunsmith look at those rifles. Most riflescopes don't even have 96 inches of vertical adjustment in total. There appears to be something quite wrong. Best to find out now.

Luckily we have a close family friend that is a gunsmith. 8' high may have been a bit over exaggerated but being bore sighted an all you would think one of the rifles would have at least hit paper. They were hitting extremely high and had to be brought down a lot. Ooh well tho, now they are both shooting great and I'm excited to get out and put them against an animal.

[carpsniperg2]

All the ones I have been around have shot very well. You should be happy with it.

[huntnphool]

 

[scottfrick]

All the ones I have been around have shot very well. You should be happy with it.

thats great news to hear

[carpsniperg2]

My buddy and his wife both are shooting one in 243 another friend has the same rifle as you have and is liking it a lot. I will be buying one of there 22 mags when I see one sitting around one of these days.

[scottfrick]

Do you know what ammo your friend is putting thru his? Factory or reloads? We are shooting fusion 150 grain bullets. I will be changing that up and going with 130 grain before deer season gets here.

[carpsniperg2]

He is a hand load guy like me. Both of us are accubond buff's. I think he said he was using the 140's.

[scottfrick]

He is a hand load guy like me. Both of us are accubond buff's. I think he said he was using the 140's.

Ooh good to know. I think down the line I will be hand loading for these rifles.

[liljozie495]

All I run in my 270 is the 140gr nosler accubonds I have a rem 700, and a buddy of mine I forget what ruger model he has but it's a 270 also and our guns love them 140gr noslers

[huntnphool]

All I run in my 270 is the 140gr nosler accubonds I have a rem 700, and a buddy of mine I forget what ruger model he has but it's a 270 also and our guns love them 140gr noslers

140gr. Nosler Partitions here, my 270's shoot them well too.

[scottfrick]

Sweet guys thanks for letting me know that. I will have to check them out

[Kc_Kracker]

Yea I'm stoked about the purchase. We went shooting today and it took 38 shells  to get them sighted in at a 100 yards. At first we couldn't even get it hitting at 25 yards sportsmans warehouse bore sighted these yesterday and we were hitting 8 feet high ( both rifles) at a 100 yards but now they are both perfect with 2 inches high at a 100.

thats where bore sighting comes in first 

[scottfrick]

Yea I'm stoked about the purchase. We went shooting today and it took 38 shells  to get them sighted in at a 100 yards. At first we couldn't even get it hitting at 25 yards sportsmans warehouse bore sighted these yesterday and we were hitting 8 feet high ( both rifles) at a 100 yards but now they are both perfect with 2 inches high at a 100.

thats where bore sighting comes in first 

they were bore sighted first. We bought the rifles yesterday and scopes and then had them bore sight them for us. Something must have went wrong because with past rifles I've never had a problem hitting paper with the first couple shots.

[scottfrick]

1st kill with the new rifle

[papisjeep]

 

[carpsniperg2]

That was quick

[seth30]

Good job.

[C-Money]

Congrats!!

[wingsandwilds]

how fun is that!  pop a 'yote to break in the new rifle! 

[scottfrick]

  yea it was pretty sweet. Thought the yote was long gone but caught a glimpse of it up in the timber going away from me. I made a couple squeals with my lips and the damn thing started coming back at me figured I would do some management and hopefully save a few fawns.  now that I got the first kill out of the way now it's time for something a bit bigger

[follow maggie]

I've always liked Rugers. Those are nice rifles. Hope you have a good season with them.

[scottfrick]

  thanks!

[Wose]

That was quick

Yeah, everybody could shoot...

[biggfish]

I've always liked Rugers. Those are nice rifles. Hope you have a good season with them.

I've never liked ruger but these do feel good in the hand tempted to buy one myself.

[madmack76]

have one love it they are tack drivers with the right ammo.

[huntnphool]

I own several Ruger rifles but have not purchased one of the new Americans. I was with Tmike when he picked up a new American in .243 for his son and love the fact that Ruger went back to a factory adjustable trigger. Here is a good write-up of the Ruger American for anyone interested. http://www.rifleshootermag.com/2012/07/18/review-ruger-american-rifle/

[hillbilli]

i think that coyote must be deformed or something.. one of his front legs seems to be on backwards...    I know some folks love their .22 centerfires, but I always liked to use may standard big game rifles for coyotes.. shot one with a .30-06 Abolt from 7 paces one time.. Glad you got to test the rifle properly..
 

[scottfrick]

i think that coyote must be deformed or something.. one of his front legs seems to be on backwards...    I know some folks love their .22 centerfires, but I always liked to use may standard big game rifles for coyotes.. shot one with a .30-06 Abolt from 7 paces one time.. Glad you got to test the rifle properly..

  the hole the size of a bowling ball on its opposite side may have something to do with the deformation of its leg