anybody have the ruger .17hmr??
 

i went to the gunshow and handled every .17 that was in the building, i went in intent on buying the NEF single shot. that little sucker is so barrel heavy that if feels odd off-hand(bench shooting would be great). after i made my way through the show, it came down to 2. the cz, and the ruger. the cz' s clip fit loose, and the floor plate of the clip felt loose. it just seemed like there was too much slop in there. the ruger, on the other hand, was tight, solid and smooth. the only problem with them is $$$$;)
how are the triggers on the rugers? do they break smooth and crisp?
thanks

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Marlin .17 vs

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I don' t have one but looked at a few of them.Definately up to Ruger' s quality.I' ve looked at a 17 in Savage and Marlin. There is quite a difference in them. The Marlin I looked at was very disappointing.The fitting wasn' t up to Marlin' s quality.I was impressed with the Savage.The Ruger is allot more expensive.It comes down to how much you are willing to spend?My dealer told me a Ruger Rep came in back when the Ruger 17' s were just being released. He said that they were getting excellent accuracy and results at 200 yards.They were real happy with them. I would like to shoot a couple and see how they are before laying out that kind of money for a rimfire.Ammuntion for them at times can be rather hard to find.When you do find it it' s allot higher then the 22 mag. If I decide later on to buy one the Ruger will be the one that will come home with me.
Ruger Redhawk

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The fit and finish of the Marlin stainless is very good on the two Ive shot. They both will shoot 1/2 inch groups at 100 and function has been flawless. I have the trigger on mine breaking at 2 lbs without much work. I have handled a couple of rugers, and for almost twice the money I cant see it. Depends on what you want I guess. Do you really want it and can you afford it. The Anschutz tested in the rifleman is a mighty good looking rifle. CCI is advertising ammo now too, so maybe in another year ammo wont be so hard to find. Ive been buying the Hornady from Midsouth for about $80 a brick. It stays on backorder, but you will get it.

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the ruger .17HMR is an awesome rifle. It' s extremely accurate. I shot a .500 5 shot group at 75yds. and can shoot .800-.900 at 100yds pretty consistent. I' m really partial to ruger and haven' t had the chance to shoot the marlin. The ruger' s worth the money. You won' t be disappointed.

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Well guys I have to apologize, I must have lied to you.I said if I buy a 17HMR it would be the Ruger.I still want to get one eventually.I went to the NRA Convention today in Orlando FL.After leaving the convention I went by BassPro.I asked what 17' s they had.They had one Ruger(blued w/walnut stock). A couple Remington' s(no way) and two Savage' s one blued and one S/S .The Ruger was over 450.00. The Stainless model 93R17 FVSS was 229.95.It felt good and excellent craftsmanship.I swallowed my pride and bought the Savage instead of the Ruger.This Savage has a 21" bull barrel and synthetic stock.It comes with Weaver style bases.MSRP is 261.00. For 229.95 I didn' t think I could go wrong.As we know the ammunition for these are not the easiest to find. BassPro had only one box left and I was surprised it was Remington ammunition. 10.00 a box.I' ll order more through Midsouth along with Weaver style rings.
Ruger Redhawk

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RR, u will have an absolute blast shooting that little .17 hmr. I havent tried the Remington ammo yet but my local gun shop has the cci available at $10.50 a box, icant wait to try it. My marlin shoots great with the hornady, i doubt the cci can do much better. If u plan on mounting a good size scope on your gun u make look into this. http://www.bkltech.com/products/prod_253.html ive talked to several .17 hmr owners and all love this mount system. My only problem is deciding on wich scope to go with though i have it narrowed down to 3 choices.

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Thanks Treedog, I' ll check that site out.This is the second Savage I ever owned.I did have a 24V once for a short time.I' ve heard nothing but good about Savage and figured to give it a whirl.If nothing else the price was right.
Ruger Redhawk

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i think i am going to get the CZ varmint, with the heavier barrel. it seems pretty solid, except for the slop in the clip, which, if was a problem, could be fixed

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I got to fondle one 2 of the savages yesterday when buying a boresnake. The prices on them wherent bad and they felt good to hold, if i didnt love my marlin so much id buy the savage to go along with it. They had a blued and stainlesss model.

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I can' t beleive you bought a Savage! Nothing at all against them , they shoot great too. But from a Dedicated Ruger man, I just can' t believe it! LOL!!!

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F4YG Believe me I can' t believe it either.I really threw the idea around about spending the extra money and buying the Ruger instead.When I' m ready to buy the Ruger 17 I' ll start looking at gunsamerica.The Ruger at BassPro was blued and Walnut I wanted S/S synthetic.I' ve heard so much good about Savage' s accuracy,I lowered my standards to try one. LOL.The Savage does appear to be well made.I hope you will recover from this shock.It took me a week or two myself LOL.
Good to see you here Doug.
Ruger Redhawk

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Thanks Frank, You know me I like the Marlins. I do have to say though the Ruger is definately the best looking .17 made so far. I had looked at the Ruger more than half a dozen times. I liked them alot. The Marlin vs that I have is pretty well made, nothing to the standards of the Marlin MR-7 bolt action they made a few years back, but pretty good. Nice to see you guys again on the bbs.

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These are definitely end times ..Ruger Redhawk buying a Savage and Frizzelr buying a Ruger....LOL:)

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OEH, It does seem funny. Maybe Frizellr and I got our wires crossed and don' t know it. I was somewhat surprised when Frizellr said he bought a Ruger.I' ve seemed to have surprised others on this board with a Savage.Wonders never cease to amaze me..Glad you all noticed and were understanding.LOL... I just thought of another reason why the Savage came into play here. It makes my Ruger' s look even better.Sounds like a good excuse to me anyway.
Ruger Redhawk

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Oldelkhunter, I got that treestand we had talked about. The Gunslinger.Did you ever check it out. Seems to be well made. I tried it on my property. The only tree I thought I could use it on is to big . I' ll have to find a smaller tree.If you' re interested email me and I' ll let you know more about it. I have a few pictures I can send you also.Still no word about Treelounge changing the " Vee" section design.They better before someone gets badly hurt or killed.
Ruger Redhawk

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Ruger, never had a chance to check that one out. I am going down there later this Month or next month to do some fishing will check them out since they are close to where I will be staying.

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OEH, Sounds good. Let me know what you think of them.I' m going to buy some etching primer. Spray it then camo it up.Good luck on your fishing trip. I' ve been seeing allot of Treelounges on another site' s Classified ads.That kinda tells you something doesn' t it?.TL isn' t what it use to be.
Ruger Redhawk.

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Ruger...no TL is not what it used to be. Just goes to show you what happens when your company gets bought out and they start reinventing the wheel.

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OEH, Yep TL isn' t want it use to be when Bob Hice owned and operated it. I sent my Levelers back May 14(+-) and haven' t heard a thing. I emailed them last Saturday and haven' t even received a reply back.I asked for a refund.It' s doubtful I' ll get it but it' s worth a try.I mentioned if they won' t give me a refund please replace them with two new ones.TL better wake up before they become part of History.They have allot of competition nowdays.
Ruger Redhawk

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Ruger, you know I am looking into the New OldMan climber...it is made of titanium and weighs about 14 lbs...that would be a great treestand...What do you think?

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OEH, I heard of the titanium Old Man' s just the other day on another site.Sounds like the ticket.Titanium is used in the space program because of the weight and strength. It should work well with a climber.I imagine these Titanium stands prices are going to be very expensive.I' ve never used any of the Old Man' s but allot of people swear by them.If you get one let me know how you like it.I think the Gunslinger will work out well once I get use to facing the tree.
Ruger Redhawk