Join American Rifleman staff on the range Ruger’s American Gen II bolt-action hunting rifle, and it is chambered for the ever-popular 6.5 mm Creedmoor cartridge.
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Welcome to another American Rifleman Gun Of The Week video, and this time we’re on the range with a bolt-action rifle chambered for the wildly popular 6.5 mm Creedmoor cartridge. Meet the Ruger American Gen II Standard. Watch our video above to see it in use on the range.
When it comes to American-made firearms, Ruger is one of the biggest companies that design and manufacture guns right here in the U.S. And the storied brand has successfully designed and marketed several types of bolt-action rifles over the years, starting with the iconic Mauser-like M77 in the late 1960s. But it wasn’t until 2012 when the industry was taken off guard by Ruger’s completely new bolt-action rifle dubbed the American.
