Thread: ruger american .270 best round to shoot weight/brand type

Originally Posted by farmdeerhunter69

"New to long range shooting,ruger American.270-sounds like a clusterFK waiting to happen" would you care to explain this abit further? the research ive done one ballistics of the .270 show that its more than a capable killer at that range unless im missing something? and the ruger american although its a cheaper entree level rifle doesn't seam to have too much hate on he internet accurately sending lead out that far with practice at a range? i plan on leaving the sore gutted long necks to 1080 not a poorly placed sot haha

That Ruger American is a heck of a gun. I know several people personally that use them in .308, 243 and .270. It's one of the better budget guns out there that's pretty good out of the box.. If you were wanting something I'd trust a little more in longer range shots , and still not break the bank, the Tikka T3's are a very good option as well. The .270 is awesome out to 300 but if you were wanting farther I'd maybe reconsider the caliber if you're not stuck on it. I personally know 2 guys shooting 7mm mags In the T3's out to 700 with great grouping. The 6.5 PRC is a great option as well, I'm not sure what your ammo selections are like here though so that could be a deciding factor as well.