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Ruger, long the people's champ when it comes to the rifle game, came to SHOT Show in Las Vegas last week with fresh takes on popular models.

Ruger American Rifle Generation II Scout Models


Ruger first brought its Scout rifle, as defined by Gunsite's Colonel Jeff Cooper, to market some 15 years ago, and it has always been a crowd pleaser. 

Now, the company has blended the concept with its proven Gen II American Rifles with its improved ergonomics, three-position safety with a stainless steel locking bolt, and a more rigid stock. Among the cooler improvements is that the newest Scout is available now in .308 Win, .350 Legend, 5.56 NATO, and 7.62x39, while running 16.1-inch barrels whose threaded muzzles accept suppressors and other accessories.

When it comes to magazine compatibility, the .308 uses AI-style mags, the 5.56 and .350 run AR-mags, and the 7.62x39 accepts AK pattern bananas. Weight remains a very handy 6.5 pounds, true to Cooper's guidelines. 



 

Ruger American Rifle Generation II Scout
The handy new Ruger American Rifle Generation II Scout also features a leaf‑green stock with black textured splatter for enhanced grip and control, paired with a durable Cobalt Cerakote-finished action. (Photos: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
Ruger American Rifle Generation II Scout
Note the A2‑style flash hider, windage-adjustable rear sights with a flip aperture, and the long Pic rail atop the barreled receiver to allow for extended eye relief scopes, optics, night vision, and thermal devices.  


MSRP for the new Ruger American Rifle Generation II Scout is $929 for the standard green-stocked models. A limited edition .308 model in a Kryptek Obskura Nox camo pattern is inbound for a little more. 

New 10/22s


Despite the massive success of the 10/22 platform over the past 60 years, consumer feedback and a cottage industry of aftermarket upgrades pointed out to Ruger several areas that could use improvement. Among the chances to do better were in the trigger, bolt release, stock, and notoriously hard-to-reach chamber.

The new 10/22s all run BX-Trigger groups offering a light, crisp trigger that breaks at 2.5-3 pounds. Ruger then added a match bolt release. Instead of forcing users to manually hold the release and stroke the bolt, this new design allows for a simple slingshot pull of the cocking handle to send the bolt home.

Ruger further enhanced the rifle’s receiver with a cleaning port at the rear. This finally allows users to easily clean their rifle barrels from the rear of the receiver, instead of working within the cramped underside of the small action. Now you can simply run a cleaning rod or snake through the back end of the receiver.

Finally, the company enhanced the stock with a lightweight polymer affair that sports two sling points and M-LOK slots at the 6 o’clock position. Textured panels on the forend and semi-pistol grip improve the stock’s ergos.

 


 

new Ruger 10/22s
The new 10/22s will be offered in four variants, including both a matte black finish and stainless.
Ruger 10/22s
And look for those improved feature sets including threaded barrels, textured polymer stocks, rear cleaning port, slingshot-style bolt releases, an easier to remove magazine, and the BX-Trigger group.


Current MSRPs run from $299 to $369, depending on your choice of finish and barrel length.

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