Executive Summary: I'm hankering for a .223/5.56 bolt gun. I'm looking hard at this:
https://ruger.com/products/americanR...ets/26965.html
... but I'm not 100% sure it the best choice or whether I should even bother with another rifle.
TL;DR: I have a couple Ruger American Rimfires (.22lr and .17HMR), and I think they're super. I have a Savage FCP-SR in .308, and I think it's super, too. Except for dispatching the occasional varmint with the .22, these are all strictly paper-punchers.
It would be nice to have something between the .17HMR (wind sensitive) and the .308 (expensive and obnoxious). I have a 13-year-old who's already moved from the .22 to the .17 and it would be nice to put her behind a .223 rather than jumping to the .308. I already have a load of .223 for my ARs already, and I'll be reloading it, so no other calibers need apply.
I'm sick of having proprietary magazines, so one big appeal of the Ruger is that it would take the same mags as my ARs. (Downside, I'll be single-shooting anything longer than mag length.)
Other pluses: A short barrel; threaded; 1:8" rifling. Did I mention that it costs <$500?
Downsides... None that I can see, given that I know and can live with (and even like) the Ruger American line.
Thoughts?
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