Buying an ADL as a donner action was what I was going to do last year to start my precision rifle but they stop selling them before I could, now I'm seriously considering this. Thanks for the great review
I have the Gen 2 RPR in 6.5, 2nd day at the range shot .5 MOA on first 5 shot group at 100 yrds. Great shooter. Only issue was I had to work in the stock folding button so it would work smoothly.
Hey Ryan I just got my tax stamp for my suppressor and used it on my RPR with prime ammunition 130gr factory Ammo and shot a five shot .3 moa I currently removed my barrel to send to a barrel manufacture for R&D can't wait to get a custom barrel back for the RPR thanks for the great vids keep it up!hopefully you can do a video on the kestrel conx you have I really interested in one!
Dat hair doe... Seriously, nice video and review. It is very interesting to see what this rifle is already doing to the industry and how other manufacturers are responding.
I want the .243. But I'm gonna take that 26" barrel down to 22" for suppressor use. Gonna be running a Deadair Sandman-L and I'd hate to have the likes of a flag pole hanging out the front of the rifle and trying to get that into tight spots.
Always enjoy your videos Ryan keep up the good work. I personally would like to see some PRS match shooting. I'll be shooting my first PRS match at K&M in april. Can't wait. Looking to send the Tempest off in the next month. Just for conversation, have you seen the new DMR2s Bushnell put out at shot? I'm very excited about those. MAP is supposed to be 1449$ which will render ERSs pretty much dead. Considering the DMR2 has zero stop, low profile turrets, illumination, and a throw lever. Also really wanting to sell my ERS to fund a Razor AMG. What's kept me from owning the full size Razor Gen IIs was always the weight. Razor's new AMG is 29oz! So i really want to swing that thing for the 6.5x47L match rifle i'm getting built.
As always, great review. I was waiting to see what you thought on this rifle. Now I am definitely getting it! Did you happen to break-in the rifle. Didn't know if it's needed. I know the barrel is cold hammer forged. Since you were having great results, I want to follow your procedure.Thanks!
I just subbed! good video! I picked up a RPR in 308 2 weeks ago and put a Viper PST FFP 6-24x50 on top. What is the hand held tool you are using to help you adjust the scope for the long shots??
Ryan for the price point of the burris is there anything better? I'm really leaning towards that over a PST. What do you think? The big advantage for me is that it shares the 34mm tube as my Gen 2 vortex. If you had to pick the Burris or the PST which way would you go for the RPR? Also how were the ergonomics with your rings? I have been reading people recommend extra high rings greater than 1.45
awesome video thanks for the review looks like this rifle it's a winner. my question is what happened at the 500 yard mark I did not hear a sound on the target
+Chunky Father I started at 800 yards. The first shot was a miss. The video is still processing, maybe you'll be able to hear it once it's done and in HD.
Every body is talking about the 6.5 Creed-moor and it's excellent accuracy at long range but everything I have seen and read about the 308 makes it look bad, 1 MOA and over at a 100 yards is bad for a precision rifle, I want to purchase this rifle in 308 but I am being put off by the reviews, I am leaning towards the Sig Sauer SSG 3000 even if it only comes with 5 round mags. RPR is selling for £1399 and the SSG is selling for £1440.
I knew Kestrel for atmosphere inputs for my Ballistic AE Ipad program via blue tooth, can you tell me what the unit you were using does for you, and how important it was for making those long awesome shots?
+NIGHTFOX At this time I don't think so, for the price this is a rifle you could pick up, but a decent scope on, grab some factory ammo and head straight to a rifle match. That was hard to come by before.
what will it take to make that a 1 mile rifle? I seen a snipers hide upgrade video which improved shot groups greatly but I don't remember any talk on 1 mile
Great review..... Like all ur vids.... I have the Ruger in 6.5.. I'm a beginner at this long range stuff..... I'm looking at two scopes..the nightforceoATACR 5-25 and the vortex viper pst 6-24... Any advise would be appreciated ....
I still don't understand why top precision rifle shooters still prefer bolt action rifles. Since rifle manufacturers can make semi-auto rifles that have sub-MOA accuracy, you'd think that competitive shooters would be switching over to these semi-auto rifles in order to shoot faster.
+TaskForceSixTwoSix Sub MOA does not cut it anymore, and they are not as consistent. People want sub 1/2 MOA accuracy, and they want to shoot longer COALs that a semi auto can offer. Also brass gets beat up in Semi autos and is harder to reload. If my bolt gun is shooting over 1/2 MOA it's getting a new barrel. Everything from ergonomics, to lock time is better on a bolt gun. The only thing a semi auto offers IMO is speed. So you can miss faster.
+Ryan's Range Report Aren't the GAP-10s supposedly capable of sub 1/2 MOA accuracy? I also don't see why you couldn't make a semi-auto rifle that was chambered for 6mm or 6.5 Lapua.
You can, and I've seen people shoot them in 6 Creedmoor. That being said, they still beat up brass, and don't get the same velocity or SD/ES as a bolt gun. If I was in a "war zone" I'd prob prefer a semi auto, because the targets are bigger and usually closer in. For PRS style matches I want every bit of accuracy and stability I can get out of a rifle. For me at least that's why I shoot a bolt gun.
+Ryan's Range Report But if you're a sponsored professional shooter, then you don't really have to worry about reloading, right? And why would semi-auto rifles produce inferior velocity? I'm sure that you could have one made that has a 26-inch barrel. As to semi-auto guns having greater velocity spreads from shot to shot, why is that?
I am a sponsored shooter, and hardly anyone gets free ammo. On top of that mass produced ammo is not going to be as accurate or as consistent as what we can make in our garage. On top of that we develop these loads, and tune them as the barrel burns out.
hey ryan have you tried the 130ar hybrids bullets in a different 6.5 creedmoor? and if so what was the muzzle velocity and how do they compare to the 140 hybrids
+Is mayonnaise a instrument I've shot deer at 416 yards with mine. 140gr Berger Hybrid. Went through both lungs and the heart. Lots of jelly! Deer hopped up and fell over about 20 seconds later. 200 yards with a 130 VLD that was smoking at 3000fps. It was a huge doe, she was DRT. And last season with my 6.5x47L 300 yards on a good sized buck, another dual lung heart shot, 50 yard sprint and dead.
Buying an ADL as a donner action was what I was going to do last year to start my precision rifle but they stop selling them before I could, now I'm seriously considering this. Thanks for the great review
Good videos mister! You are helping me to get started in Practical Rifle. Yes...I sub'ed!
+Patrick E. Kelley Thank you, I hope to see you on the range!
for those who want to put a magpul PRS on it you will need the a1/a2 buffer tube. The RPR comes with a 6 position carbine tube
I have the Gen 2 RPR in 6.5, 2nd day at the range shot .5 MOA on first 5 shot group at 100 yrds. Great shooter. Only issue was I had to work in the stock folding button so it would work smoothly.
Nice videos, much easier to follow and understand than alot out there.. Keep em coming
Great review. I have really enjoyed alot of your videos. Hope you keep making them on all topics of long range shooting.
Hey from NY! Thanks for the video. Just got my RPR in 308. hopefully I can shoot it as well as you did someday.
what a suppresor for ruger precision riflle .308 ? pls ?
Great video, sweet rifle set-up! Very enjoyable. Precision at longer distances is SOOOOO SATISFYING! 8-D All the best, Rob
Great video mate. We can get RPR in 6.5 Creedmoor out here in the UK now. It's going to be my firsst long range rifle.
Hey Ryan I just got my tax stamp for my suppressor and used it on my RPR with prime ammunition 130gr factory Ammo and shot a five shot .3 moa I currently removed my barrel to send to a barrel manufacture for R&D can't wait to get a custom barrel back for the RPR thanks for the great vids keep it up!hopefully you can do a video on the kestrel conx you have I really interested in one!
+miguel contreras .3 MOA, wow I think I'd just stick with that factory barrel LOL
Dat hair doe... Seriously, nice video and review. It is very interesting to see what this rifle is already doing to the industry and how other manufacturers are responding.
I want the .243. But I'm gonna take that 26" barrel down to 22" for suppressor use. Gonna be running a Deadair Sandman-L and I'd hate to have the likes of a flag pole hanging out the front of the rifle and trying to get that into tight spots.
Always enjoy your videos Ryan keep up the good work. I personally would like to see some PRS match shooting.
I'll be shooting my first PRS match at K&M in april. Can't wait. Looking to send the Tempest off in the next month.
Just for conversation, have you seen the new DMR2s Bushnell put out at shot? I'm very excited about those. MAP is supposed to be 1449$ which will render ERSs pretty much dead. Considering the DMR2 has zero stop, low profile turrets, illumination, and a throw lever.
Also really wanting to sell my ERS to fund a Razor AMG. What's kept me from owning the full size Razor Gen IIs was always the weight. Razor's new AMG is 29oz! So i really want to swing that thing for the 6.5x47L match rifle i'm getting built.
As always, great review. I was waiting to see what you thought on this rifle. Now I am definitely getting it! Did you happen to break-in the rifle. Didn't know if it's needed. I know the barrel is cold hammer forged. Since you were having great results, I want to follow your procedure.Thanks!
I've never broken in any rifle. Never had any need to, they shot just as good out of the box as they did after 100 rounds.
solid video Ryan THANK YOU
I just subbed! good video! I picked up a RPR in 308 2 weeks ago and put a Viper PST FFP 6-24x50 on top. What is the hand held tool you are using to help you adjust the scope for the long shots??
Ryan for the price point of the burris is there anything better? I'm really leaning towards that over a PST. What do you think? The big advantage for me is that it shares the 34mm tube as my Gen 2 vortex. If you had to pick the Burris or the PST which way would you go for the RPR? Also how were the ergonomics with your rings? I have been reading people recommend extra high rings greater than 1.45
would like to see you review an IOR fixed power 16x on the RPR. great video!
Picked up a savage stealth thats basically this same rifle..Just getting into long range
awesome video thanks for the review looks like this rifle it's a winner. my question is what happened at the 500 yard mark I did not hear a sound on the target
+Chunky Father I started at 800 yards. The first shot was a miss. The video is still processing, maybe you'll be able to hear it once it's done and in HD.
How is that Burris XTR II holding up? I am debating getting that over a Vortex PST for my new rifle. Great video, thanks!
Every body is talking about the 6.5 Creed-moor and it's excellent accuracy at long range but everything I have seen and read about the 308 makes it look bad, 1 MOA and over at a 100 yards is bad for a precision rifle, I want to purchase this rifle in 308 but I am being put off by the reviews, I am leaning towards the Sig Sauer SSG 3000 even if it only comes with 5 round mags. RPR is selling for £1399 and the SSG is selling for £1440.
Great video Ryan thanks buddy
I knew Kestrel for atmosphere inputs for my Ballistic AE Ipad program via blue tooth, can you tell me what the unit you were using does for you, and how important it was for making those long awesome shots?
Hey man love your work. That being said in your opinion is there anything else on the market in this range that's better? Thanks in advance.
+NIGHTFOX At this time I don't think so, for the price this is a rifle you could pick up, but a decent scope on, grab some factory ammo and head straight to a rifle match. That was hard to come by before.
Any idea why Ruger chose 6.5 Creedmoor over .260 Remington?
Maybe put another way, why the Ruger Precision Rifle wasn't offered in .260 Remington?
When do you think well see the review come out on the Burris?
great vid. What optic and rings are you using?
Hey! May I Ask what base and strap colours you have on the Cole-Tac suppressor cover.
what will it take to make that a 1 mile rifle? I seen a snipers hide upgrade video which improved shot groups greatly but I don't remember any talk on 1 mile
Great review..... Like all ur vids.... I have the Ruger in 6.5.. I'm a beginner at this long range stuff..... I'm looking at two scopes..the nightforceoATACR 5-25 and the vortex viper pst 6-24... Any advise would be appreciated ....
+Nancy Martinez ATACR
What software did you use on your cell phone to calculate ballistics?
These have been hard to find, just got one in .243
Ryan, you mentioned Talley High rings. Do you feel they are solid enough for PRS use?
+Jeremy Hayes I run Spuhr mounts, but for the price I feel Talley makes a good set of rings.
Handled one at the local gun shop this evening. Rust all over the bolt so not impressed with that. Other then that the rifle was pretty nice.
Kool,,,,,thank you....
Any review on that Burris yet?
I still don't understand why top precision rifle shooters still prefer bolt action rifles. Since rifle manufacturers can make semi-auto rifles that have sub-MOA accuracy, you'd think that competitive shooters would be switching over to these semi-auto rifles in order to shoot faster.
+TaskForceSixTwoSix Sub MOA does not cut it anymore, and they are not as consistent. People want sub 1/2 MOA accuracy, and they want to shoot longer COALs that a semi auto can offer. Also brass gets beat up in Semi autos and is harder to reload.
If my bolt gun is shooting over 1/2 MOA it's getting a new barrel. Everything from ergonomics, to lock time is better on a bolt gun. The only thing a semi auto offers IMO is speed. So you can miss faster.
+Ryan's Range Report
Aren't the GAP-10s supposedly capable of sub 1/2 MOA accuracy? I also don't see why you couldn't make a semi-auto rifle that was chambered for 6mm or 6.5 Lapua.
You can, and I've seen people shoot them in 6 Creedmoor. That being said, they still beat up brass, and don't get the same velocity or SD/ES as a bolt gun. If I was in a "war zone" I'd prob prefer a semi auto, because the targets are bigger and usually closer in. For PRS style matches I want every bit of accuracy and stability I can get out of a rifle. For me at least that's why I shoot a bolt gun.
+Ryan's Range Report
But if you're a sponsored professional shooter, then you don't really have to worry about reloading, right? And why would semi-auto rifles produce inferior velocity? I'm sure that you could have one made that has a 26-inch barrel. As to semi-auto guns having greater velocity spreads from shot to shot, why is that?
I am a sponsored shooter, and hardly anyone gets free ammo. On top of that mass produced ammo is not going to be as accurate or as consistent as what we can make in our garage. On top of that we develop these loads, and tune them as the barrel burns out.
Another awesome video. :)
Did you get to see Savage's lightweight precision rifle chassis at the SHOT Show?
+Corpsie Yeah, as far as how it looks I was not impressed. I"ll be interested in how well it's built and shoots.
+Ryan's Range Report - Well poo. I was hoping they'd bring their value to the competition.
I flight so I can't watch however as I just picked mine up last night I was curious what accuracy you observed?
+Cars Guns and Guitars .3-.5 MOA with handholds and factory ammo.
hi, how high are those scope rings? i'm getting a burris xtr ii and wasn't sure the height for it to clear.
what a suppresor for ruger precision riflle .308 ? pls ?
What app were you using to score the groups max spread.?
Cool Man. Thanks!
hey ryan have you tried the 130ar hybrids bullets in a different 6.5 creedmoor? and if so what was the muzzle velocity and how do they compare to the 140 hybrids
+jeremy Hirschmann I have used them exclusively in my 6.5x47L they are awesome and fast! 2930 FPS
+Ryan's Range Report that's the I was hoping. i'm pushing 140 amaxs at 2855 fps and was hoping for 3000 fps with the 130ar
Good video: Thanks
What was your break in procedure for this rifle?
I clean after 29 rounds just to check for fowling
what a suppresor for ruger precision riflle .308 ? pls ?
What suppressor is used there?
+PROTORAILPBALL Crux Nemesis.
could a creedmoor work for deer hunting at longer ranges?
+Is mayonnaise a instrument I've shot deer at 416 yards with mine. 140gr Berger Hybrid. Went through both lungs and the heart. Lots of jelly! Deer hopped up and fell over about 20 seconds later. 200 yards with a 130 VLD that was smoking at 3000fps. It was a huge doe, she was DRT. And last season with my 6.5x47L 300 yards on a good sized buck, another dual lung heart shot, 50 yard sprint and dead.
Ryan's Range Report what about at a range of like 600-900 yards
+Is mayonnaise a instrument It has the energy to get it done.
Thanks! you just broke my bank of 2000 dollars for a ruger precision rifle, and a vortex scope. lets see how it does this hunting season.
+Is mayonnaise a instrument Hell yeah! Good luck!
$1,000 without glass isn't a budget rifle..
+TheKevinExperience It's a budget competition rifle.
You hace a special kind of hate for the .308 don't you?
Only for this kind of shooting , it's not really hate. Just trying to help new shooters.
you cant find this for a 1000 any where
I just bought it for $1075 in California.
Turners here in Southern California has the Gen2 (enhanced) RPR's for 1299. right now. Picked up the .308 model 3 weeks ago.
I am looking at one now that is less than $1000
please share where. I'm having issues finding less than 1200...
Keep in mind the rpr in this video is the gen1, while the gen2 is about 200 to 300 bucks more.
Picked up a savage stealth thats basically this same rifle..Just getting into long range