I guess I must be lucky cuz all my rugers work and work well. The first ammo I tried in my ranch rifle was comercial reloads and I got three to six inch patterns. I did find that heavier bullets shoot better. In fact the best I have found are PMC 64 gr. soft points. They group around an inch and a half or two inches at a hundred yards with a 2.5x scope. I' ve read alot of ruger bashing and it seems to be by remington owners. Whats the connection?