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Ruger African

Does anyone have any experience with these?
http://ruger.com/products/HawkeyeAfrican/models.html
I am interested in the .300. I was wondering what I would be getting. Currently all of my bolt guns are Remingtons. How do the Rugers shoot? I am not pulling the trigger on one anytime soon. I'm just getting my research done.
http://ruger.com/products/HawkeyeAfrican/models.html
I am interested in the .300. I was wondering what I would be getting. Currently all of my bolt guns are Remingtons. How do the Rugers shoot? I am not pulling the trigger on one anytime soon. I'm just getting my research done.
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The factory triggers are atrocious and require work or replacement if you want a good pull weight and no creep, slack, take-up, or over travel. But, the actions are solid.
Overall, good guns. Just require tinkering often to get the most out of them. This could be trigger work, stock work, hand loading, or all the above.
Personally, I like the previous version of the African. Can't stand that brake they've recently put on that rifle.
JAY
Zee: What about the break do you not like? Form or function?
Razorback: I am definitely checking the used market.
Jerm: Do I understand correctly? I can not just toss a round in the breach and chamber like I do on my 700s.
Johnny: I agree completely about the guide gun. Whoever the designer was, he should be beat daily by every rifle that comes off the line, and all of his superiors that were involved in the approval of that design should be beat as well.
That particular one on the Ruger just looks horrid!!! The cut a huge corner putting "flats" on that brake for easy installation and removal. But, unfortunately succeeded in making what should be a fine looking bolt gun...........look like a cheap AR with an A2 Birdcage on the muzzle.
Laziness and and resulting low class appearance.
Yeah, the brake will reduce some recoil. And look like crap in the progress. Flats on a bolt gun brake?!! Seriously?
Definitely get a trigger. The brake will transfer the pain from your shoulder to your ears. Under no circumstances shoot it without hearing protection. This from a guy with two hearing aids.
Rugers are or used to be controlled round feed, which means you have to first use the magazine to load the rifle. Can't throw them in like in a push feed. Mausers are also controlled round feed. Most other rifles are push feed.
Correction: I think the pre-72 Ruger 77s were push feed. I had two but never tested them.
The muzzle break on the new African is a serious turn-off for me (I'd do the standard Hawkeye long before that). Of course, their intial concept of discontinuing their exceedingly cool, real-deal .375 H&H/.416 Rigby/.458 Lott length action and then badging a rifle built on their standard '06 action as an "African" sticks in my craw pretty hard too. . .
If you're pondering as a hunting gun, check out their All Weather Hawkeye.
"Nothing is safe from stupid." - Zee
Well said.
;-)
The stupid thread protector it comes with has flats as well!!!! Asinine!!!
Hey.........you said it. Not me. I was just being a good friend and backing your statement.
:-)
I'm not prejudiced, I hate all brakes equally. But I would no more condemn them than I would an AR platform. They're just not for me. They have their place for sure. But one of those places is not next to me at a public range. I also would not want one on a rifle chambered in .375 and with a brand name that included the word African. Or H n H for that matter.
So rock on all you brake users and rock with me as I eschew brakes.
No. Were right the first time. I'm not brand-racist. I hate almost ALL brakes.
"Nothing is safe from stupid." - Zee
I think it was "Is physics. Supposed to have recoil"
"Nothing is safe from stupid." - Zee