We already expressed our disappointment at the beginning of this review in the fact that the barrel was a “heavier” sporter profile and not a true heavy barrel. According to our caliper, the diameter of the 18″ barrel at the muzzle is only .725″, where as a Remington heavy barrel is...
The forward handguard is a smaller diameter handguard that Ruger used to aide in providing additional scope clearance which is a traditional MSR problem when mounting scopes. As would be expected, the handguard utilizes the standardized keymod design to allow easy accessory attachment and of course ...