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Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins
Fantastic little rifles. Buy a brand new one or the newest one you can find (and I don't often give that advice). Ruger has put a good deal of effort into re-engineering and re-tooling for this rifle over the last few years. They have fixed the accuracy problems that can plague the earlier ones. I had one once that would not stay on the bottom of a coffee can at 100 yards from the bench - and it's still out there, and many more like it - so beware of the used ones. I think anything in the last 2-3 years is from the updated engineering/equipment.
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I concur. I had the opportunity to shot the one a traded for a lot so I was satisfied the rifle met my needs, which is frankly 50 yards and in.
The guy who has my Varminter is the local ground hog eradicator. He has permission from all the local farm owners to hunt their property...probably 2000 acres (over three square miles). He is a retired welder, very precise and careful (he has four deer stands on my farm) and rides around on his 4 wheeler when the GH's are active. The trails around here are great.
He is over 300 confirmed this year.
My son hunts the farm with a WMR Savage bolt action. He is bagged 20 GH's this summer just on my property. He also hunts with Dean.
So, newer is better in this case, but if you get to play with an older one prior to purchase, it may be accurate.