.243 budget rifle ??

I bought a Ruger American in .243 last year and it's been a huge disappointment. I got the rifle, a set of dies, some fresh brass, and a fine assortment of bullets for testing, but the stupid rifle consistently puts five shots of 80gr and 100gr Federal blue-box soft points into an inch or so at 100 yards. There's no freakin' point to doing serious load development for it! I had to buy a whole 'nother rifle just to have any fun.
 
Pop said:
I bought a Ruger American in .243 last year and it's been a huge disappointment. I got the rifle, a set of dies, some fresh brass, and a fine assortment of bullets for testing, but the stupid rifle consistently puts five shots of 80gr and 100gr Federal blue-box soft points into an inch or so at 100 yards. There's no freakin' point to doing serious load development for it! I had to buy a whole 'nother rifle just to have any fun.
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Lol, mine is the same with the blue box stuff but it makes jaws drop with hand loads.
 
I bought a Stevens 200 in .243 when they first came out. Only thing I did to it was to adjust the trigger. This thing is a laser, regardless of bullet type. Very impressed. Hard to find now.

DF
 
DragonFire said:
I bought a Stevens 200 in .243 when they first came out. Only thing I did to it was to adjust the trigger. This thing is a laser, regardless of bullet type. Very impressed. Hard to find now.

DF
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Agree. I bought one also some years back and cannot imagine why they stopped making them. They were selling like crazy and a excellent bang for the buck
Cheers
 
dutchhunter said:
I wonder how many guys that diss the axis have owned one ....D
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I haven't owned one. A young friend has one and I tried it on the range. I dislike them personally but that's only because of the subjective stuff of how it feels - they don't suit me. But I can find "better" rifles that cost several times as much that also don't suit me. The Axis works, and for the money it works very well. I don't tell anyone they shouldn't get one. An Axis is the right answer for a lot of people.
 
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I have an Axis....I like 2 things about it.
It's light.
It's accurate enough for hunting.

Everything else about it is an example of how to build a rifle cheap.
 
Don't forget about the Browning AB3, (A-Bolt III),..and the Winchester XPR, rifle and scope combos,..these are Browning and Winchesters entry level rifles and are of pretty good quality.

The AB3 comes with a 3-9x42 Redfield Revenge,..and the XPR comes with a 3-9X40 Vortex Crossfire II,...or you can buy just the rifle and add your own optic. The AB3 also comes in a Walnut stock model
Yes the Browning and Winchester cost a few bucks more, but you are getting pretty good equipment for the price.

http://www.browning.com/products/firearms/rifles/ab3/ab3-redfield-scope-combo-.html

http://www.winchesterguns.com/products/rifles/xpr/xpr-with-vortex-scope-package.html
 
3macs1 said:
Agree. I bought one also some years back and cannot imagine why they stopped making them. They were selling like crazy and a excellent bang for the buck
Cheers
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Savage did not want the Stevens 200 competing against the Axis in the budget gunmarket....so the Stevens 200 was eliminated . Just like Remington did not want the Marlin X7 competing against the Rem. 783....so the X7 was discontinued....the best rifle does not always win in the end...
 
Just a heads up! I have made my choice and the Ruger American got the nod. Its a .243 as I wanted a rifle to use for coyotes and deer and the occaisional pot shot at gophers.
 
I know you made your choice and I hope it shoots well for you.
There are still some deals though as I picked up this Vanguard S2 in Kryptic Thyphoon 243 win for $525 at wholesale.
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I will be loading for it. Going to start with 100gr Hornady Interlocks and work up a solid load for deer and coyotes. Might try lighter bullets later on but seeing as I have a good supply of 7828 on hand this what I will be goin with.
 
Holy smokes !!! I tried the Ruger American .243 out the other day and it shoots AWESOME !! 100 gr Federal blue box = all 4 shots touching at 100yds !!!
GOOD JOB RUGER !!!
 
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