i dont personaly owna ruger but i do own a marlin and its shoots sweet. last sunday i made my best shot yet a 155 yards on a gopher. at 50 yards i can cover 5 shots witha dime and i have put 3 shots ona dime before it fell off the target stand. I have read on www.rimfirecentral.com that the rugers need a little work to shoot with the marlin and savages but there still very accurate. If you like the laminate like i do i just went with the marlin 917vs. heres a pic of my rig. with a couple of my groupings all at 50 yards.