Sorry to disagree with you Steven, but I do not believe that Ruger accuracy is all simply an urban legend. I am quite confident that there are Rugers out there that shoot very well indeed. Mine is simply not one of those. A close friend also has two Rugers; one won't group better than 2 inches, and one seems to be much better, although it is still fairly new and he's had much less chance to work with it. Two of the guides I have hunted with say they've seen many Rugers that deliver less than consistent accuracy and they would not have one.

I've got several other rifles that I've been able to work up handloads that consistently group at just about an inch at 100 yards. Not so my Ruger. I save all of my targets, keep accurate reloading records, and when working up a load I shoot from a benchrest, so I am quite certain that the problem is with the rifle and not my shooting. I'm not sure what you would consider to be a "real" rifleman. I would never try to sell myself as an expert competition marksman, but I certainly shoot enough to be more competent than the average guy at the rifle range, so I am absoloutely confident that I am able to tell an accurate rifle from an inaccurate rifle.

Clearly it would not be reasonable for me to conclude that because my one Ruger rifle has problems, and one of my buddy's two Rugers is not a tack driver, that ALL Rugers are poor shooters. There are far too many other shooters who are fortunate to have Rugers that shoot well for this to be true. However, I can tell you that I've seen and heard many more reports from guys who've got Rugers that are dogs than I have from other manufacturers, and my own experience with my CZ, Winchester and Remington rifles has been that they shoot tight groups under the same conditions that my Ruger throws patterns. I believe that where there is smoke there is fire, and I have seen enough, read enough and heard enough first hand experiences to convince me that you are more likely to get an accurate rifle out of the box if you buy a Remington, CZ, Winchester or Savage than you are a Ruger. My experiences have born this out.