Ruger American Rimfire .22 Magnum
Model: 8321
Ruger American Rimfire .22 Magnum
Model: 8321
Full Specifications
About This Firearm
The Ruger American Rimfire is a synthetic-stocked bolt-action .22 Magnum built for small game and pest shooting. It has an MSRP of $469. It comes with two interchangeable stock modules, one combed for a scope and one for the iron sights, and changing them needs nothing beyond taking out the rear sling swivel stud.
It arrives sighted, with a Williams fiber optic front and an adjustable rear, so it can be shot before glass is bought. A rimfire dovetail scope base is machined into the receiver, which is also drilled and tapped for Weaver bases, so both mounting routes are open. The magazine is a flush nine-round rotary. The Marksman Adjustable trigger is user-set anywhere from 3 to 5 lbs, the safety is on the tang, and the barrel is not threaded.
If you're cross-shopping, the Savage A22 Magnum has an MSRP of $609 and is a semi-automatic at 5.63 lbs holding ten, so it shoots faster and carries lighter, though its AccuTrigger starts at 4.5 lbs. The CZ-USA 457 Varmint is the heavy-barrel bolt gun at 7.27 lbs with a trigger that goes down to 1.8 lbs, but it has no sights and a five-round magazine.
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Strengths & Limitations
- The bolt release sits on the receiver, so the bolt comes out without pulling the trigger.
- Ruger lists the rifle as accepting the BX-15 Magnum magazine as well, so capacity goes up without changing rifles.
- The barrel is satin blued alloy steel over a synthetic stock, so a wet morning does not have to end with an oily rag.
- Ruger does not thread the barrel on the sighted American Rimfire, where the Target rifles in the same line come threaded and without sights.
- Spare magazines are Ruger rotary parts, so a second one is a parts order.
- The machined base is a rimfire dovetail, so rings for it are a narrower selection than Picatinny rings and the Weaver holes are the fallback.
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.22 Magnum Ballistics →Frequently Asked Questions
How does it differ from the Target rifles in the line?
The Target rifles come with no sights, a one-piece Picatinny base and a threaded barrel, where this one has fiber optic irons, a rimfire dovetail and a plain muzzle.
What length of pull does it come at?
13.75 inches with either standard module fitted, and Ruger's compact modules shorten it from there.
What is Power Bedding?
Ruger's name for bedding blocks moulded into the stock. They locate the receiver and free-float the barrel so the stock does not touch it.
