Ruger Charger

[BillD]

I've been looking for a new toy and I think these fit the bill nicely....

lets go shooting sometime.

[CESTILL345]

GO TO KENTUCKYCLASSIFIEDS.COM THERE IS ONE FOR SELL ON THE SITE

[BillD]

I meant I just bought one....I got it out at Keene's in Bardstown...

very nice guys and easy to deal with.

[CESTILL345]

I'm sorry, I misunderstood you. I'll mind my own business now.

[Whootsinator]

Congrats on the new pick-up. New gun day is always fun.

This is a completely genuine question for anyone able to answer, but why would you want a Ruger Charger? Looking for a legitimate conversation, not bad-mouthing the gun or your decision to buy it.

[BillD]

It looks like fun....
supposedly very accurate...I have a slight tremor so usually using a scope is very hard for me to use without a bipod.

I looked hard at a Savage Mark II in bolt action, but I just kept coming back to the charger.
I realized i enjoy shooting faster than I do working on sub 1" groups....

reliable platform with enough aftermarket parts to keep it interesting.
I already have a henry lever action and a ruger mark II pistol so this fills a hole in the need of a bench gun.
there is some amazing proof of what this thing can do at distance (50 yards) at the rimfirecentral site.

I totally agree it is a niche gun.

I've been thru too much in life to take offense to pretty much anything...internet questions have never bothered me.

[g19]

Slap a 50rd. Drum on this thing and shoot all day...sounds like fun congrats on the new gun.

[Ulwembu]

I like them. I have a Ruger 10/22 that used to be on my license as a rifle but I've had the cops change it to pistol. In my country that is possible if you have a good reason for it. We can only own 5 firearms and as I also wanted to shoot small caliber silhouette pistol, the police granted my wish (after 9 months of asking them to change it). So, I had a Charger type Ruger 10/22 even before the real Charger came out LOL! Good thing: we can put rifle stocks on pistols and longer barrels as well so with one firearm I can now shoot all the different sports I want with it.

Obviously, there were no barrels for it but I had a Butler Creek smooth bull barrel which I had shortened to 12 inch (our shortest for rifle is 12 inch) and still had the remaining part. My local gunsmith turned that part into a barrel. Mounted a Volquartsen overhung rail on it and I got some standard silhouette sights for it which he mounted nicely on the barrel and the rail. The stock is made by Boyds.

I love my Ruger as it's now a super versitile (SPELLING???) firearm for me and something I would never sell. Too bad my eyesight turned worse just after having it finished so I've never been really able to test it out at 110 yards

In the pic I don't have the hood for the rear sight mounted yet.

[ssracer]

that thing is bad ass

[Livewire]

If you get bored with them you can make something completely hideous like this, shoots good but it sure is ugly. Cranky recrowned the cut off 10/22 barrel and made a big difference on accuracy.

[Whootsinator]

Ok, Ulwembu's answer makes sense... still not sure why anyone in the US would want it over a 10/22 with a bipod, though. Anyone?

[Ulwembu]

You guys don't have small caliber pistol silhouette competitions?

[Whootsinator]

You guys don't have small caliber pistol silhouette competitions?

I'm sure we do, but I doubt most of the people with Chargers use them for that.

[Ulwembu]

That's the freedom you guys have: we have to have a reason for owning firearms and the only reason is competition shooting or hunting (and for hunting you need to do a lengthly and costly course).