I just purchased a gen 2 Ruger American .243 and am impressed so far. I also have the gen 1 in 7.63x39 and it is a very accurate and handy rifle. The only issue I had was initially the accuracy with 95gr Hornady SST Superformance was probably 1.5 inches (The 100 grain Rem core-locks shot around 3") but by dremmeling out the forearm channel a little on one side and totally free-floating the barrel I got the groups to about .75 inch consistently. I put a Vortex Crossfire II 6-18x44 with the V-Brite reticle on it and love the small dot especially for precision shooting as well as late deer hunting. The trigger is OK (nothing to rave about) and racking the bolt is much smoother than the gen 1 model. The AI type magazine seems to feed much smoother. So far I am very pleased.

Awesome deadeye! I’m looking forward to picking one up myself in 7.62x39.

Put a spring kit in that trigger. It helps

Ive been looking at these as well in a 7mm-08 or 308 for my son , i like the adjustable LOP for growing kids. Do they offer it in anything other the the grey twisted barrel and grey stock? Ive only looked at them online and not in store yet. Also the Gen 1 seemed more of an affordable rifle where as the MSRP of this one is getting up there with the Tikka and Bergara rifles.

I picked up one today and was surprised how light it was.

I bought a Gen 2 in 7mm-08 and put a Leupold 2.5-8 on it. Got to the range yesterday and I'm getting 1 1/2 inch groups at 100 yards with Federal Fusion 140s. I'm gonna try some other ammo, but for now, I'm pleased with that. I'll probably try some Barnes 120 TTSX. The trigger definitely needs the spring kit. Overall, I love the rifle and a huge improvement over the Gen 1.

My CA 7mm-08 didn’t love the fusions in 140. Man, it’s loves the Barnes 120 though. I would give them a whirl.