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Customer Reviews for Ruger American Standard 243 Winchester Bolt Action Rifle


Ruger American Standard 243 Winchester Bolt Action Rifle Buy Now

22 Reviews. 4.8 out of 5 Stars!
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John K on 01/21/2024
Rating:   5 of 5 Stars!

Fast delivery no hassle on receipt of rifle. Have always loved Ruger in the past, this one was for daughter's birthday. Buds has been great to deal with, will continue to use.

Jeffrey S on 12/02/2023
Rating:   5 of 5 Stars!

Very light rifle. Low recoil. Accurate with under 2” groups at 100 yds without a rest.

Mark H on 11/28/2023
Rating:   5 of 5 Stars!

Great beginner, bolt rifle. Bought this rifle specifically for my kids for hunting Whitetail. Ruger makes a great rifle, and I highly recommend.

James G on 04/16/2023
Rating:   5 of 5 Stars!

Ruger builds great guns they are great shooters .

Jonathan H on 03/30/2022
Rating:   5 of 5 Stars!

Great service!!! Shoots ¾" groups with several handloads.

Larry K on 03/29/2022
Rating:   5 of 5 Stars!

Good price point and fast shipping.

Zach P on 12/26/2019
Rating:   5 of 5 Stars!

First time buyer from Bud’s, and I’m impressed. Layaway option was great for splitting up payments. I highly recommend dealing with theses guys. Fast shipping and rifle showed up on time. Wouldn’t hesitate to buy from Bud’s again in the future!

Valerie L on 12/13/2019
Rating:   5 of 5 Stars!

Great rifle! Very fast shipping.

Brian B on 06/17/2019
Rating:   5 of 5 Stars!

This rifle is awesome! I have it in 308 and 243. I topped both rifles with vortex copperheads in 4x12x44. Both rifles are super accurate. The prices from Buds are amazing, the transaction was easy and I will be using them again!

Joseph T on 03/20/2019
Rating:   4 of 5 Stars!

Acceptable performance from a budget rifle.

Chris R on 03/19/2019
Rating:   5 of 5 Stars!

Great prices, fast shipping

Pamela F on 12/31/2018
Rating:   5 of 5 Stars!

Arrived on time good-looking raffle haven't had a chance to shoot it yet

Anthony W on 11/06/2018
Rating:   5 of 5 Stars!

great gun greater price nobody can beat buds when it comes to prices the ruger american is a excellent hunting rifle light weight you can sling this over your shoulder and hike all day

Donald W on 10/02/2018
Rating:   5 of 5 Stars!

I really didn't need a .243, but I always liked the .243 and at this price why not. Like all the Ruger American rifles I own, this is a shooter. I took it to the range yesterday and after three shots to sight it in, I was getting 1" groups with 100gr. Nosler Partition bullets. Being a .243 recoil is almost non-existent. The adjustable trigger is fantastic, something you could have paid an extra couple of hundred for years ago. This is my fourth Ruger American and while they are not fancy rifles by any means, they all shoot well and I highly recommend them.

Charles C on 10/01/2018
Rating:   5 of 5 Stars!

Bought this rifle last week. Did the trigger job and went to the range. I’m not a perfect shot by any means but I put 3 in the center that touched each other at 100 yards. That’s good enough me.

Caleb K on 09/26/2018
Rating:   5 of 5 Stars!

Product exactly as expected. Delivery was a little longer than I expected, but when I read the description, delivery was exactly on time. So, I'm very satisfied.

John M on 09/25/2018
Rating:   5 of 5 Stars!

Unbeatable price and quick delivery.

Howard W on 09/07/2018
Rating:   5 of 5 Stars!

The ruger american 243 is just great.

Joseph M on 08/26/2018
Rating:   3 of 5 Stars!

I recently purchased this rifle from Buds and upon closer inspection noticed scratches on the bolt body and the barrel was dirty. The biggest issue was the polymer stock was touching barrel on the left forend. i removed barrel and removed material and made a radius sanding block to fit barrel radius. i cleaned barrel and used 1,000grit wet sand paper to smooth out scratches on the bolt then cleaned and oiled rifle. After some work and elbow grease i got the rifle in good shape and now the barrel is freefloated. This rifle was below retail price and now i see why. i give Buds a 5star rating never had a problem, but am disappointed with ruger's quality control. i would still purchase this rifle again but know it might take some work and cleaning to restore to proper order. My other ruger american in 7mm-08 had no issues and has been a great rifle.

Mark B on 08/02/2018
Rating:   3 of 5 Stars!

Buds price, service and delivery were good. But upon picking up the firearm from my ffl and giving it a good clean and treating the mental surfaces with Eezox, it was evident the barrel was quite badly rusted. This was not evident upon first inspection at the ffl. Who's to blame for this? Ruger? Bad storage by buds? Old stock being sold for cheap long after initial manufacturing? Who's to say? But I'd be lying if I didn't say I was disappointed in the state of the firearm. Next time I pick up a weapon at my fll I'll really need to give it a good oiled wipedown to try and spot this problem before I accept the item. Overall, good price, but with caveats that may just have affected mine.

Stephen C on 05/30/2018
Rating:   5 of 5 Stars!

Great rifle at a great price, Shipping and and FFL transfer was fast and painless. Thank you Buds.

Theodore M on 10/22/2013
Rating:   5 of 5 Stars!

I have been to the range once with my 243 Ruger American so far. I added a scope and bore sighted it at home. It was on the paper at 50 yards, I was able to place the 1st 3 shots almost touching each other. I fired a total of 40 roads of the same type with the same results when I did my part. The cartridges were handloads with 85 grain bullets that weren't tweaked for the gun yet. i did find that the chamber on the rifle was very tight compared to other 243's I've owned. Reloading dies had to be set for maximum resizing. The weapon seems to function very well and has acceptable fit and finish. I look forward to playing with it more.

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