![]() First, you can see the different look that 5R rifling has- the sloped transitions between lands and grooves are visible as dark and light “lines”. When we inspected the TC Compass bore, a couple things stood out. The chamber also looked good- especially for a $500-600 street price rifle. There weren’t a lot of tool marks, but we did see some copper fouling- presumably from the factory test firing. So rather than just look at the Ruger American Go Wild bore, let’s compare it with a similar rifle, and a match-grade barrel.Īs seen in the video, Eric’s Ruger American Go Wild bore looked pretty good overall. And what better way to evaluate a bore than with a borescope! Fortunately I have a Lyman Borecam Borescope– and with this tool we can look at the bore *and* the chamber! With out a good bore, a rifle simply won’t shoot well. The bore is perhaps the most important contributor towards accuracy and precision. *Note: If you are interested in buying your own DVORAK Instruments TriggerScan TS-11, I can get you a discount! (not for large corporations, OEMs, etc) – just submit an inquiry via the Ultimate Reloader Contact Page! Bore Inspection I have been shooting custom rifle with ~1lb triggers lately, and that can “spoil” you in terms of trigger preference. street price rifle with Cerakote, camo stock, threaded muzzle, and muzzle brake- this trigger is great. When we shot the rifle at 100 yards, the trigger pull did indeed feel heavy: it makes shooting accurate groups “challenging”. ![]() Personally, I’d like for the trigger pull weight to be adjustable down to somewhere near 1.5 – 2.0 lb for a factory rifle with safety blade. The minimum pull weight setting also showed the same level of inconsistency for peak force. All of the other metrics were similar compared to the factory setting. The minimum pull weight setting for the Ruger American Go Wild was a bit heavier than advertised on Eric’s rifle: about 3.5lb instead of the factory spec of 3.0lb. Trigger Scans with minimum pull weight trigger settingsĪbove: Factory Trigger setting and minimum pull weight setting, click/tap to enlarge The process was still a somewhat clumsy (even with the tool), perhaps one that gets easier with practice. Remove the action screws (one is under the magazine catch, the other is just forward of the magazine well)Ībove: Adjusting the trigger pull weight setting (click/tap to enlarge)įor installing the magazine catch, Ruger provides a small plastic block and slave pin that makes it easier to install the magazine catch, spring, and pin.Remove the magazine catch from the stock.In order to adjust the trigger on the Ruger American Go Wild, you perform the following: So we removed the barreled action from the stock, and backed out the adjustment screw to the minimum setting, and ran some more trigger scans. Ruger American Go Wild Trigger AdjustmentĮric and I both agreed it would be a good idea to test the trigger at minimum pull weight- most likely where Eric would want it set for both target shooting and hunting. While you could hunt with a trigger set like this, It’s too heavy for my taste! The trigger was mostly consistent at this setting, showing some fluctuation in peak force. Takeup measured 0.200″ and overtravel was 0.048″. Trigger Scans with factory trigger settingĪbove: Factory Trigger setting, click/tap to enlargeįrom the factory, the pull weight for the Ruger American Go Wild is about 4.5lb. We thought it would be interesting to put the Ruger American Go Wild on my DVORAK Instruments TriggerScan TS-11 trigger profiling instrument to see how the trigger would perform. The specification for this the Ruger American Go Wild trigger pull weight is 3lb – 5lb (adjustable, with a small allen screw). With a claimed weight of 6.6 lb, this rifle came in very close at 6.76 lb! This means the Ruger American Go Wild is very well suited for hiking and hunting. We decided to see how much the rifle (without magazine) would weigh, so we put it on a scale: **The rifle tested in this article had a measured minimum trigger pull weight of about 3.5lb, for more information see “Trigger Scans and Adjustment” below. *This rifle was purchased for $500.00 + tax from a local store, 12/2018 Muzzle accessory: Muzzle brake (included/installed).The Ruger American Rifle Go Wild 6.5 Creedmoor has some impressive specs at its $629.00* MSRP price-point (12/2018). ![]() Mag release installation block and slave pin (helpful when installing barreled action into stock).Rifle and bolt with installed picatinny rail and muzzle brake.The Ruger American Rifle Go Wild comes with the following: (for 6.5 Creedmoor, some options may vary depending on caliber) ![]()
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