FYI for the rpr guys out there. Spoke with some trigger tech guys this weekend at a rifle expo in Blakely GA. They will have an rpr trigger out next year.
RPR vs. High End Custom
- Thread starter Straightshooter1
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Now all that needs to happen is new rifle announcement.
Introducing the new RBR Ruger Benchrest Rifle.
The thread would be EPIC!!!!!
Introducing the new RBR Ruger Benchrest Rifle.
The thread would be EPIC!!!!!
Only a a select few are privy to the inside info within Ruger. The original abbreviation of RPR was for Really Pretty Rifle. Someone in marketing decided, although true, it was a potential marketing disaster.
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Wow, this has been a fun thread to follow.
You know many times the cheap blue jean wearing dates are way more fun than the expensive cocktail dress wearing ones.
Snuggie
F/TR
I’m wondering how you did that since in Mid F-class you can only shoot a .308 or a .223… just askin…you were shooting F-Open maybe? And if you wouldn’t mind, what was your score/X count?
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dave@aDave
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I used to go out with a charming young lady when I was living in Pocatello, Idaho. She looked very nice in Western wear. Her Idea of a great outing was to put a case of cold Coors in the pickup, drive up to the top of some mountain, and watch the sun go down while drinking the Coors and listening to Merle.
That’s the point!
I certainly hope you married that dear girl!
ckaberna
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My kind of woman!! If she was from ga. she could probably drink more coors than you....
joshb
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Yup! He did, but she left him for a rodeo champ!
dave@aDave
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Well..........no. This was 1965. I was in the Navy going to Nuclear Power School at the site. I still had about 5 years left on my enlistment and the Navy was bound and determined that I was going to see some salt water. So off I went.
We wrote for a while.
Last I heard she was a stewardess on some airline.
Then.............. there were those lovely ladies in the Western Pacific.
I agree with much of what you said. I bought a RPR before I knew what FClass was. At the time I was just shooting non-precision ARs and 22s, and wanted something out of the box that would group well.
Had some good results shooting at 200 yards with the RPR, which was all I could shoot at a local range. Got myself some reloading equipment and then found a place that had matches where I could shoot 600 yards. Turned out it was FClass matches,, which I had never heard of. So I went with my stock Ruger, squeeze bag,, and Atlas Bipod . Had a ton of fun.
Luckily, the guys at the club were amazing, helpful and inviting. Amazing people. I learned a ton with the Ruger. I am 100% confident I learned more from the Ruger than if had I gone straight to an FClass rig.
Hopefully, if some guy shows up to your club with a RPR or something worse, you treat him like I was treated.
This whole thing is a load of crap. We've managed to be comparable to the Dems vs GOP, Fox vs CNN, we're all shooters looking at different disciplines and have lowered ourselves to internal bickering. Now we want to categorize all BR shooters as elitist, slam factory guys for using substandard equipment, and have the guts to say one discipline is better than the other.
I feel sorry for the guy that went to a BR match and had a bad experience, then quit all together. The matches I go to are full of personable, helpful, giving people that do a lot to help new shooters, promote the sport and have a good time doing so.
Are there jerks in this sport, absolutely, but there are jerks involved with everything, this is not a perfect world. I just think there are fewer jerks in competitive shooting sports. Most of them are outnumbered and don't stick around simply because the rest of the crowd don't give them the time of day.
And by the way if you're paying $10k for a rifle, I have a couple for sale. I'll include powder, brass, primers and bullets with a winning load
I feel sorry for the guy that went to a BR match and had a bad experience, then quit all together. The matches I go to are full of personable, helpful, giving people that do a lot to help new shooters, promote the sport and have a good time doing so.
Are there jerks in this sport, absolutely, but there are jerks involved with everything, this is not a perfect world. I just think there are fewer jerks in competitive shooting sports. Most of them are outnumbered and don't stick around simply because the rest of the crowd don't give them the time of day.
And by the way if you're paying $10k for a rifle, I have a couple for sale. I'll include powder, brass, primers and bullets with a winning load
jghoghunter
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Couldn't take it no more could you! LOL
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