William Suter
Active member
LOL, I have to eat some crow today. I said I wasn't going to buy anymore cheap/budget rifles but I did today. I went into one of my favorite gun stores today just looking and ended up taking a NIB Ruger American Gen II home. Its a 223 Rem. Says it has a 1-8 twist barrel so maybe I can use up some of my heavier bullets in it. I know what I said but this rifle seems a cut above the old Gen I rifles. Out of the box, the trigger breaks at 3 pounds. Stock is pleasant to look at but still has some flex in the fore-end. has a nice scope base for the tactical style rings and has a nice spiral fluted barrel. Working the action, its really nice and smooth for a budget rifle. It came with a threaded barrel and a break. One con, I can't get the dang break off as of yet. Its super tight. All the metal has a nice cerakote finish and the stock is kind od a dark gray with light gray spider webs. All in all, it seems like a nicer rifle than the Gen I series. A few trips to the range will let me know if its going to be a keeper or not.