CZ, Bergara and Tikka all prove to be a bit more accurate.

 

It’s a crap shoot. Had 2 ,one was a tomato stake and the other was a laser. They both sounded like a ”zipper”:when cycling the action, 1 football game of cycling to stop this. Buy a Tikka or CZ if your budget permits

 

I bought two 22 RAR's .
A Compact and a Standard.
Standard went away.
The Compact shoots far above its pay grade.
Luck of the draw when it comes to Rugers .
They are made to a low price point .

 

I used to shoot a friend's RAR who is a member here. He had done a simple trigger mod he saw here but the rest of the rifle was pretty much stock with minor tuning. To say I was impressed is a huge understatement!

 

Squirrel worst Nightmare..Really enjoy shooting the ones we Have..

 

I like mine👍

 

I have the 4334 green stock. Planning on the go wild in 22 mag next.

 

confident tikka/cz would be superior,have owned both. price point is my deal at this time. RAR checks several boxes but i know their QC is +/- . had an rprr-not impressed. searching around sort of restricts to RAR or 1 of several savage options. i know savs to all shoot well. and,to be v.rough cycling with marginal triggers despite the accutrigiger rap. am aware my $ point = less than stellar options. asking around just to get more info from others experience.

 

What's your price point?

 

I like my RAR just fine. I've tinkered with it a LOT. It wouldn't be my first choice to take to a competition but it could easily fill the role of "go-to" rifle for just about everything else.
I also appreciate the flexibility offered by the exchangeable butt stocks. I also purchased the compact, high comb, butt stock for teaching kids to shoot.

 

Mine was not very accurate at all. I swapped in a barrel from Shaw for a Precision Rimfire model. Now it is very accurate. The barrel is NOT a direct swap but is not that hard to do.

 

thanks for all these replies

 

I have owned four. None at the present time but I do like them for what they are. Three were not very precise but the 4th was better. When I feel like gambling, I'll buy another.

 

At the price point…the Savage is a better bet.

In my AO, the RAR is $350 and up, and there ARE none for less. The Savages run $250 and up, but the VERY base model Mark II can be found for less.

I have a stainless 18” RAR, it would probably meet your group criteria after I adjusted the trigger, with the right ammo. It was $400. I’m not impressed. It’s heavy despite being synthetic, and it’s just not that good. Too heavy to carry around, not built right for benching.

I also have a $160 Savage Mark II FV-SR 16”, bought used after that Ruger, that will crush that Ruger. I put it in a Boyd’s Spike Camp stock, put a BSA Sweet 22 scope on it, and it’s still cheaper than the Ruger was.

I have a CZ Scout that was under $400 (sadly the prices are much higher now) that will outshoot that Ruger.
I have a Savage Rascal that was $130 that will outshoot that Ruger. Yes….a tiny little Rascal.
I have a Savage Mark II base model that I bought for $60…it outshoots that Ruger.
I have a $120 Rossi RB22 that is no worse than the Ruger.

Are you seeing a trend here?

Edit to add…I bought the Ruger youth sized stock…and again, not impressed. The Scout and the Rascal are still a better fit for kids, and the Rascal is a far better price despite having to pay extra to get scope bases, plus is a single shot and includes a peep sight. The Rossi and its Mossberg Plinkster cousin are also great youth guns. Light, smaller in most dimensions, they are favorites when I take groups of 10-12 year olds out to shoot.

 

Very happy with mine. Use it for squirrels and is very accurate. No complaints here.

 

Took mine to the range today along with a 10-22 Takedown and a Ruger 96-22 lever gun. The 96-22 is usually the most accurate out of the three. I'll point out that today was not a good day for accurate shooting with the wind gusting at 16 mph and probably a little higher at times. First target was 50 yds using Fed Auto Match ammo. Second target was using CCI standard velocity. The Ruger American did not fare so well today. Maybe with different ammo on a calm day the results would be different. I was shooting with a front bag rest. The Buckmark Camper has a 7" barrel and a green dot sight.

 

thanks all. price being considered likely go savage of some sort. the B22s look interesting but proprietary mags are a turn off. don't see why 10/22 pattern wasn't used. they are everywhere.

 

Have three: 22" blued, 16" cerakoted, and a Precision Rimfire. They shoot about the same, but vary in purpose, weight, and OAL.

IME, Americans group CCI SV or sub-HPs about like my 64 Anschutz sporters: 3/8" to 3/4" for five shots at 50 yds. I would have no difficulty getting 10 shots into an inch with any of them. FWIW, mine all shoot CCI SV a bit better than Tac-22.

Pic illustrates difference between the RAR and an old 10/22. Group(s) #1 all clean barrel. The flyer at top center was moi, and called. Hate that.

 

Ive had mine for a few years. shoots fairly well stock.

 

Back to the range with the same three Ruger Rimfires. This time the wind was down to about 8 mph gusts so not as bad as the other day. RAR still did not do so well. The 96-22 did as expected and shot the best group. When I switched ammo to the Golden Bullets, the RAR did much better. It seems to like that ammo the best. I don't have any high end match ammo so my 22's have to make do with the cheap stuff. Still, I have fun shooting these guns and plinking just for fun. I think next range trip will be with the Marlin rimfires. I'll take the M60, 39A, and either the 75C or the 6660 which is the JC Penny store brand M60.

 

I bought one a few years ago, the plainest cheapo model. Very smooth bolt, super reliable feed and extraction, and amazing accuracy with good ammo. Also has a very nice finish. Trigger is very good. I think it's a bargain.

 

I’ve had the same experience with the base model 8301.

 

My Ruger American Rimfire Target won’t hang with my Tikka, but it is no slouch. It will keep 1 MOA at 50 yards (the Tikka shoots bugholes). The one change I did make on the RAR is installing a Timney trigger, which makes a big difference IMO. I may try bedding it next to see if that improves things any.

 

There is an excellent YouTube series by a guy name Dauntless Endeavors who systematically goes through a Ruger American Rimfire trying different things to get more accuracy. About the only thing that made much difference was to re-chamber it with a Bentz chamber.

 

There is an excellent YouTube series by a guy name Dauntless Endeavors who systematically goes through a Ruger American Rimfire trying different things to get more accuracy. About the only thing that made much difference was to re-chamber it with a Bentz (sp) chamber.

I have said it many times here at RFC...Ruger makes excellent barrels and then screws them up with a sloppy chamber.

 

looking for 10 shots into 1" @ 50 with mid level quality ammo-tac 22,sk st+,mid level ely,etc

I have 3 RAR's, 2/LR and one WMR, I also have a M93 and MKII Savage. Both of the Savage rifles have the heavy barrel, and tip the scales at 8lbs+ None of the RAR's weigh over 7lbs, (I'd like a RAR Target/WMR, if Ruger ever makes one. I do have a early 77/22 VBZ with a few hundred dollars in upgrades, including a Shilen Varmint weight tube.

The Savage rifles, (MKII and BRJ), on average will turn in tighter groups, think 0.1"-0.2" better for five or ten shot groups @ 50yds. I attribute the differences mostly to weight of the rifles. They all shoot for poo with ammo they don't like. My VBZ/Shilen shoots more types of ammo better than the rest. They all do the best with decent SV ammo, Eley, SK, Wolfe, and Aguila Target and Match. HS ammo is all over the place for what works, but I can get 3/4"/5 shot groups @ 50yds from every one of my collection with HS this or that. I use 2X-7X,3X-9X scopes for regular use, and 4X-12X scopes for testing ammo.

 

This is NOT a typical target from my Ruger American Rimfire. This was the ONLY good lot of CCI standard velocity I ever had. RAR model 8334.

 

So if we write "wind" next to fliers, we can just use the smaller group size?

 

I've got a Ruger American in .22LR, and it’s been pretty impressive for the price. With some decent ammo like Tac-22 or SK Standard+, it usually groups around 1” at 50 yards. It won’t rival high-end rifles, but for the cost, it does the job well. I’m using an Athlon scope on mine, and it works just fine. If you're not looking to drop a ton of cash, it's a solid choice.

 

Those rifles keep following me home. Precision Rimfire #1 was okay, but nothing special. Precision Rimfire #2 was better. Put a .17 HMR in a Boyds, and that was a tack driver. Same with the .22 WMR. Had two in .22 LR - first one I had the barrel cut, threaded, and recrowned. Was okay, but not great. Second one is in a Boyds, with Skinner peep sight, and is as accurate as I could ask for with just irons. LRT was accurate, but for whatever reason, we never bonded. Lol. That's seven, right? Meanwhile, the semi-elusive model 8351 stainless showed up earlier this week. I can let you know how it shoots either tomorrow or Sunday.

 

Meanwhile, the semi-elusive model 8351 stainless showed up earlier this week.

8351 ?? Was that initially installed in the Target stock that appears in the Ruger online catalog? Or did it actually come in the stock pictured?

This past week I rolled into my favorite LGS, and there it was, a Ruger Target, (NIB), .22LR, with a black laminated stock and blued hardware. It came home with, now 4th, RAR 8322 .22WMR and in a fit of "WTH", a 22/45. The new Target actually shot reasonably well with Winchester Wildcat I purchased just to get my RAR's up to speed with some inexpensive HS plated stuff. Two 5 shot groups at 25yds, were bug holes with a flyer, (not a big deal).

My first 2 RAR's, an 8373/WMR, and 8334/LR are up to about 200rds of HS break in ammo, and are quite a bit more accurate than I had anticipated, both wear a 2X-7X scope. Both were purchased to run with a suppressor, to shoot foxes, coyotes, and groundhogs on properties where noise was a no go. Sub MOA not a requirement or goal. So far, I have identified ammo that will produce 1MOA +/- at 50yds and 100yds, 5 shot groups. My 8334/LR does sub MOA @ 50yds with Eley Club, SK LRM, and Wolf Target, and more often than not, with my Aguila Target and Match, SS and SV. My 8334 is a 1.5 MOA shooter with Winchester Xpert 42gr HP. For working class rifles, I'm happy.

 

My 22LR American initially showed mediocre accuracy, with most of my usual Subsonic HP varieties & other assorted hi-velocity options doing no better than an inch at 50yards, with most types going well over twice that.

Almost as an afterthought, i tried Stingers, and it liked those quite a lot better.
That i can recall, that is the first & only time i've found a rifle that shot Stingers better than anything else.

Still hoping to keep trying an assortment of other rounds to see if there are some others that it tolerates, and i have not yet tinkered with bedding, etc.