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Like Gundoc, my load of 43.2gr @ 2700fps is good at 800 and marginal past 900. I don't really trust my old F1 chrony so that velocity may or may not be accurate.
That's my thoughts. It shoots well enough for what it is used for. To say the barrel is shit would be an understatement. The fired brass feels like the chamber was reamed with a hammer and chisel. It feels faceted. It's my wife's rifle and actually shoots really well. See below. @GGK I...
I just re-read what I posted and missed my typo. I transposed 2 and 4. It's 2.420. My mistake. Still, American Eagle ammo chambers hard because it is jammed into he lands. I have even had a few pierced primers. I may still reach out to Ruger to look this rifle over. I doubt it's a carbon...
It's a Ruger American Predator. I agree it is very short. Certain factory ammo chambers hard due to the bullet hitting the lands. I've considered contacting Ruger about it but it shoots pretty well and I shoot mostly reloads. Not sure if I want to roll the dice on a different factory barrel...
I'm getting 2812fps with the 75 ELD and 24.1gr Varget out of a 22" barrel. COL for that load is 2.240 (.015 jump). With 75 BTHP I'm right around the same speed at 24.5gr Varget, COL 2.25".