I like the look of the laminate version quite a bit better having only seen pictures of the new composite.
Ruger gsr laminate vs compisite.
Does that make it uncomfortable to shoot.
You won t break the synthetic stock ruger should have never offered that rifle in anything but synthetic.
To my mind the ruger gsr and especially the lightweight gsr synthetic meets jeff cooper s idealized criteria for the scout rifle but more importantly the gsr is an excellent versatile general purpose rifle for the.
Lightweight stock features a forward aluminum bedding block and rear aluminum pillar that positively locate the receiver and free float the barrel.
For more than 70 years ruger has been a model of corporate and community responsibility.
Well it could but ruger has added a muzzle brake to the free floated threaded 16 1inch medium contour cold hammer forged barrel that is very effective in taming recoil.
The ruger gunsite scout rifle with black composite stock is available with either a matte black receiver barrel finish or a stainless steel receiver barrel finish for 1 039 or 1 099 respectively.
But a little concerned about the extra weight and would personally prefer the compensator to.
Ruger offers the laminated wood versions in nine different configurations including both left handed and right handed actions chambered in either 5.
The latest version of ruger s gunsite scout rifle is in my opinion the best yet as it wears a polymer composite stock instead of the laminated wood stock of the previous versions of the rifle.
There is a 4 5 month wait for a mcmillan right now and even if you re ruger factory stock is back ordered it ll be quicker and a lot cheaper.
The new ruger synthetic gsr makes weight and then some weighing in at a scant 6 25 pounds.
I am however having a really hard time deciding between the newer lighter composite version gsr versus the 3 year old trusty laminate version.
With products made in america ruger offers consumers almost 800 variations of more than 40 product lines.
Ruger scout black synthetic stock.
Ruger s composite variant of the gsr is supplied with a 10 round accurate mag magazine but additional 10 round five round and three round glass filled nylon magazines are also available.
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The composite stock reduces the rifle weight to 6 25 pounds pounds less than the popular laminate wood stock version.
