It isn't troll bait. I'll admit 100% that I'm not into the same style of shooting that some here are. For the type of shooting that I've seen and done, I really don't get the chassis. But I'm open to being educated. I got the RPR because I think the feature set that it has for the price is just an amazing value. But like I said, the ergo's on my Savage 10 are just as nice as they are on my RPR.
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It isn't troll bait. I'll admit 100% that I'm not into the same style of shooting that some here are. For the type of shooting that I've seen and done, I really don't get the chassis. But I'm open to being educated. I got the RPR because I think the feature set that it has for the price is just an amazing value. But like I said, the ergo's on my Savage 10 are just as nice as they are on my RPR.
...And no cratering of primers like the RPR. I think that's why it hasn't come up more in this thread. Ruger needs to unf#ck that issue; then they'd see a lot more attention/demand.
I did exactly the same build. It started with a Savage 12FV .223 from Cabela's last summer. It is just a lovely rifle and shoots 1/2 MOA and 6" groups or less at 600 yards.
I sometimes wish I liked a traditional stock so I wouldn't have to put the extra cash into a chassis.
You and I must be on the same page because this is the second time in the same thread I've quoted you. I've ran 2600+ through this exact setup (a solid chunk from prairie dog hunting as well) with only one random hiccup. Feeds like butta'
I have not. My buddy had them, but looking at them, I passed. Maybe I'm just old, but I don't think plastic mags (or bottom metal for that matter) belong in a bolt action rifle. My buddy shot with them, and in some chassis' they worked fine, in one (can't recall which it was) they didn't run worth a shit. BTW, they (MDT mags) will also not work in .300BO bolt gun at all.
Honestly never bothered looking into MDT mags. I did a lot of looking around for 223 mags and the Accurate Mags seemed to be the standard.
After running 2600+ rounds through just two ten round mags with only one issue I don't feel the need to switch.
The $40 price difference is not worth using iffy mags.
After running 2600+ rounds through just two ten round mags with only one issue I don't feel the need to switch.
The $40 price difference is not worth using iffy mags.
This is where my head went first.....savage savage i know. But they shoot! At least the three i have do.
Yes Savages shoot (I own several/half dozen), but when it comes to detachable magazine feeding they are cumbersome, clunky and tend to have problems (especially in chassis IME). After running an AI-AT for the last three years, I am hard pressed to go back to something that doesn't feed well or reliably. Hence, Tikka Varmint in .223, KRG chassis and AM mags...and Tikkas shoot as well. Tikka Varmint $850 and KRG Chassis come in around $1500, and will feed almost as smooth as the AI.
