by wildcard6 » 02 Oct 2019, 12:28 pm
I sent the RPR back to Nioa twice! The first time they 'fixed' the magazine [which was definitely not the problem], and when I got it back it WOULD [reluctantly] feed the last round, BUT... It required extra effort to chamber the last round, so I ejected the last round without firing it and noticed a polished face on the bullet. Shooting groups showed that the last round chambered did not stay in the group printed by the previous four rounds. I emailed NIOIA directly about this and they said to send it back again, which I did. After a week and a half, they rang me to say that they couldn't rectify the problem and I would be refunded the cost of the rifle. According to NIOA, this is a common problem with Ruger rifles these days and Ruger is well aware of it, but can't offer any solutions to fix it. It would seem that I've been unlucky with my RPR, because there are plenty of people out there who are happy with theirs. On the other hand, there a re a lot of people who wouldn't even notice there's an accuracy problem, because their requirements are so low, they're happy with a two-inch group at 50m. My parting advice if you are considering buying one is to check the rifle functions properly before you go and register it [$40 lost]. I also bought an M-LOK adapter so I could use my bipod [forgot to remove it when it went back to NIOA, so another $20 lost]. I'm looking at buying a CZ457 Varmint to replace the Ruger - I won't be buying any more Rugers.