Hot Rod Ruger Precision Rifle in 6.5 Creedmoor — Major Upgrades
Check out that bolt assembly. It features a fluted stainless bolt body, laser-engraved Titanium shroud, and Titanium dragon-scale bolt knob with polished stainless handle.
You haven’t seen a Ruger Precision Rifle (RPR) like this before. Forum member TerryH has customized his Second-Gen 6.5 Creedmoor RPR with a wicked purple finish, snazzy stainless/titanium bolt, and slick HDPE (polymer) bag-riders front and rear. The mods on this Hot Rod Ruger don’t stop there. Terry added a Seekins hand rail, Timney trigger, ergonomic grip, and more…
For his Hot Rod Ruger, Terry has the right skill set, learned on the job: “I work in a body shop and have pretty much custom-painted all my stuff for many years. For this 6.5 CM RPR, colors of choice are House of Kolor PBC-65 Passion Purple and black covered with Cerakote MC-161 matte clear.” Terry even painted his Bald Eagle rest purple to match his Hot Rod RPR.
Terry reports: “I’m shooting an RPR in 6.5 CM. It has a Patriot Valley Arms 26″ barrel. Josh at PVA is making a thread protector for me so I can remove the Mad Scientist brake. The butt stock has a V-Tab adjustable butt plate and Wiebad check rest pad. Glass is a currently a Vortex Gen I PST 6-24x50mm but I have a Golden Eagle on layaway”. To learn more about this rifle or ask TerryH questions about the build, visit this Shooters’ FORUM THREAD.
Ruger Precision Rifle Modifications:
Chassis and Hanguards Painted Passion Purple
Patriot Valley Arms 26″ Barrel with Brake
Timney Trigger with Ambi Safety
Custom HDPE (Polymer) Bag-Riders front and Rear
V-Tab adjustable butt plate and Wiebad cheek-pad
Seekins Rail
Good Accuracy with Factory Ammunition
Terry reports: “The RPR is shooting .3 MOA @ 100 with factory Fed American Eagle 140s.” Terry plans to start handloading for the rifle with the goal of shooting F-Class matches next year: “I’ve successfully shot steel out to 1140 yards on the range but [I don’t know] if that will actually translate well in a match. I’m committed to practicing as much as I can and starting to shoot some matches in 2018.”
Front and Rear Bag-Riders with Protektor Rear Bag and Upgraded Bald Eagle Rest
Terry has engineered a slick set-up for F-Open competition and load testing. Up front is a Bald Eagle rest upgraded with windage knob mod, stainless F-Class feet, and longer adjusters. Terry also “changed the hardware to all stainless and added a couple of levels”. In the rear, Terry runs a Protektor Doctor rear bag with 1″ ear spacing.
The really impressive additions are custom HDPE bag-riders Terry crafted himself: “I realized that the butt stock wasn’t going to cut it on the rear bag and even though I got the 2 1/4″ front bag and the Seekins rail is 2″ wide and flat that it wasn’t as stable or smooth as I’d like.” So Terry made his own front and rear bag-riders from HDPE, a material similar to Delrin. Currently the front unit is 2.25″ wide, but Terry will be changing that to a 3″-wide front sled: “I decided that I’d get a 3″-wide front bag and mill a new front bag-rider. I’m going to recess the center to fit around the hand guard and I’ll mill a recess on the bottom of that one.”
Shown below is the Hot Rod Ruger before Terry added the HPDE Bag-Riders front and rear. Terry says the rifle now handles much better with the bag riders, and he plans to upsize the front sled to 3″ width.
Bling’s the Thing. Below is the Hot Rod Ruger’s bolt assembly. It features a custom flat-fluted bolt shaft, laser-engraved Titanium shroud and Titanium dragon-scale knob with polished stainless handle. Terry confesses: “I simply can’t resist anything shiny!”
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Isn’t this like grandpa’s axe? Had it 80 years and only had to replace the head twice and the handle four times.
Great looking rifle!! I had Josh from Patriot Valley Arms make me a barrel for my Ruger Precision 6.5 Creedmoor (Gen 1). Immediate improvement in accuracy. He does great work and is very knowledgeable about 6.5 Creedmoor.
Why does it say “After Shock” on the bolt?
What is the grip on the gun!
Awesome looking rifle. Really nice job with the paint.
Paul
When will Ruger produce the Precision in 338 Lapua caliber
How does the bolt feel? The factory bolt is extremely rough.
why buy ruger (remington etc…) if you change allmost everything?
would love to know where you got the grip for your rifle. Is it comfortable?
ChevyTruck above commented on the rough bolt.
I improved mine considerably by stoning out the tool marks on the slot on the left side of the bolt, then polishing. The roughness really grabs when the bolt hit the gap in the bolt handle between the receiver and the folding butt assembly.
I had to chamfer the bolt handle hole on the left side of the bolt too because it hits the receiver in the left side. The chamfer helps soften the impact.
I also added some fine lapping compound to the outside of the bolt and cycled it until it smoothed out.
In addition, you need to grease the heck out of the bolt.
Love what you did with the 6.5. I wish you’d have left some websites where you purchased some of the parts from. Especially the bag-riders and handrail.
Where did you get bolt fluting done?
Thanks
Where can I buy this bolt?
I have 1, I’m planning on replacing everything too. Geesh…
Id love to know if he had his grip printed locally or if he purchased from someone!! Its great how we all ask questions & we get ZERO responses!!
The grip is a Royal Arms Tactical / Target Grip
Where do I get one of those bolt, I want one for mine
Where can I get that bolt?
Is it possible to convert a .223 Ruger precision to 6.5 Creedmoor? I am unable to find just the bolt assembly anywhere.