Ruger American Rimfire Standard Bolt-Action Rifle – .22 WMR

Great rifle overall, but the magazine has its own issues. Replacement magazines or a 10/22 mag work much better than the one that came with the gun due to the angle it feeds the rounds into the chamber. The 10.22 mag pushes the bullet up more than the stock one. The Bolt is smooth, but I did have a defect in the bluing on the rear of the bolt. I found rust forming after being away on a trip. Barrel is otherwise perfect, and shoots under 1 MOA at 100 meters. I mounted hybrid optics, irons and a 22.Mag Simmons 4x32. Fun gun to keep things cheap at the range.

The gun shoots 3/4" 10-shot groups with CCI 36 grain Mini Mag from 60 yards without trying too hard. This is with a scope of course. If I got really serious, I'm confident it will shoot 1/2" or less groups. What I don't like is that the rear sight interferes with the scope so I had to remove it. That in itself is fine except the rear sight is a pressed in dovetail style. Now it doesn't look too great with the open dovetail. Ruger should have screwed it on. I also had feeding problems about 10% of the time. It could be the magazine or the ammo. I'm not going to shoot any other ammo so I hope it gets better. I also experienced "failure to extract" a couple of times while shooting 60 cartridges. Also the magazine release lever is too long. I inadvertently dropped the magazine on the ground once. I might shorten mine. It needs some work but still a good buy.

Have had this Ruger American Rimfire in 17hmr for nearly a year, this gun is accurate as heck. Never had any problems in the operation of this gun, fired nealry 700 rounds threw and zero issues with any. Mounted a Vortex Crossfire 2-7x32, this thing drives tacks all day. Only complaint with this is, my rear sight pin fell out, luckily it was at home on the floor so was easy to find.

Bought the American .17 HMR new. Fired two rounds and failure to extract showed up every round after that plus the magazine would not drop you had to press it out from the top. Sent it back for warranty. One shop in all of Canada does warranty for Ruger and that's in Quebec. While waiting over 7 weeks for it's return I find many others on line complaining about the same problem ages ago. Ruger just continued selling the rifle with no recall for an obvious default in their design. It is now repaired and hammers tacks all day and extracts every time and new magazine drops as it should.

Bought this in .17HMR about 4 years ago as a learner for all the visiting kids and curious to our farm. I topped with an old 3x9, and no recoil with an excellent trigger has them doing quite well in a short time. Biggest learning curve for newbies seems finding targets in the scope on high power. They love exploding water filled soda cans off the fence posts and the action of spinner/swingers that I make. Garden produce suffers greatly with this gun and my 10" rifle gong at 275 yards from the patio doesn't get missed very much once they dope wind and elevation. I use it to keep the cottonmouths in our ponds to a minimum. Also, this bullet doesn't skip as badly as a 22lr. Wicked little round for head shooting hogs at shorter yardage (<40), especially with the 20 grain soft points The only flaw for me is that I carry a rifle loaded and the safety will not lock the bolt on this gun. Constantly popping open to the point that I velcro strip it closed if going any distance through the brush. I'm still not a great fan of .17s but this has given good use and is fun for all to shoot.

Simple to clean. Shoots great. Great balance. The one thing negative I found is when shooting off of a bag, the mag release can leave you in a pickle. Also to note, check YouTube for trigger spring mods. Totally different gun. Just buy it. Don’t look at anything else and waste valuable time when you could be shooting. 300 yard steel gong was a heck of a lot of fun with bad boy when I topped it with a Nikon scope. Buy and enjoy!

My dad bought this gun looking for a fun 22 to plink with at the range. The bolt works great, the sights are awesome, and it’s a lot of fun. Unfortunately I can’t say the same for the magazines. Both the magazine that came with the gun and a second one we bought both had seating problems. The front of the magazines wouldn’t lock up properly, and would come out of battery - only by a few millimeters, but enough to cause the next round to jam when running the bolt. A quick tap on the base of the mag would reseat it and get the gunning running again, but still kind of frustrating. We’re looking into long term fixes now. Hopefully it doesn’t require sending the gun back to Ruger.

I bought it less than a year ago. I've had problems ejecting spent rounds and now I can't get the bolt out. The action still works, but the bolt release doesn't. Do yourself a favour and do not buy this rifle.

Bought the RAR 22LR (22") a year and a half ago as our first gun to teach my boys to shoot. Very pleased with it. Even though it is a polymer stock, it still has a nice feel to it. The bolt action is silky smooth, and the kids keep coming back to it over the fancy CZ 22 that I bought after. My CZ bolt bangs your thumb against the scope zoom knob but the Ruger has a clearer, nicer action. The two cheek comb's are a nice feature. My youngest can use the higher comb while I use the regular lower one. I use Leupold Rifleman see through rings such that you can sight through the scope or use the iron sights. The fibre optic front sight is nice, and the back one is the standard 10/22 sight. I haven't had any problems with the 10 round rotary magazine that some of the other users mentioned. We shoot mostly from bags on the bench and I like the flush magazine. The marksman's type trigger is good also. I did discover that I get less fail-to-fires when the bolt is good and clean, but probably true for most 22's. Being a bolt gun, it is not too fussy about which ammo. The only problem now is that my boys have moved on to bigger calibers! So don't know if I'll sell it or wait for grandchildren.

Had this rifle in 22wmr for a couple years. Put a vortex copperhead scope on it and with hornady vmax bullets itll shoot 3/4" groups at 50 yds. Put several thousand rounds through it and has performed flawlessly. It'll hammer gophers all day out past 150yds. Strongly recommend it.

Love the trigger! Really appreciate the inclusion of an optional higher stock comb for scopes. The bolt could operate a lot smoother - maybe working it 5,000 times will smooth it out. Other than the bolt, extremely satisfied.

Bought my ruger american after looking at several other 22 rifles.I did have a problem with bullet shaving due to magazine shifting but, ruger was very good at fixing the problem,and they got my rifle back to me in less than three weeks.Ruger has earned my respect and I would gladly buy another rifle made by them.I love shooting my 22 and I hope to mount a red dot soon,and my 22 is easy on my wallet.

the ruger American rimfire in 22lr is a great rifle. My rifle is accurate, and the fit and finish was excellent. For any body looking for a bolt action 22lr for themselves or to introduce a child to firearms, weather for hunting or target shooting, the Ruger American rimfire is a great choice, and as a bonus it takes Ruger 10/22 mags which are available and have been around for a long time, they are proven reliable.

I bought one of these rifles about 6 months back. Upon receiving it the magazine was so loose in the stock that it would not feed the rounds into the chamber at all. I had the gun for 10 minutes and it was packed up and set back and I bought a new CZ 457 which is awesome.

I bought this firearm two weeks ago and have shot it only enough so far to zero the scope and plink a little afterwards. The one and only issue I’ve had so far (and it is a big issue) is that roughly 50% of the rounds I fired did not extract from the action by working the bolt, and I had to pry them from the chamber with the tip of a small pocket-knife. I’ve never owned a .17 before and have been leery of the cartridge from a practical use standpoint, but chose to buy one after my 22LRs and a 22 mag (along with the rest of my collection) were damaged in a house fire. I thought I’d buy a .17 to use pending the repair of my other rim fires then have an expanded collection after repairing my 22s. The firearm performs well, but was more difficult to zero than I expected and will not be an asset to me in field unless I can resolve the extraction issue.

I posted a review 3 months ago explaining that my newly purchased Ruger American Rimfire in .17HMR failed to eject spent rounds roughly 50% of the time. I contacted Ruger and they paid shipping for me to send the rifle back to them for inspection and repair or replacement. Upon inspection, Ruger notified me that it was necessary to replace the firearm but provided no details about exactly what the specific problem was with my firearm. After some minimal paperwork, Ruger shipped my replacement firearm to the FFL dealer of my choice (the local Cabela’s where I originally purchased the firearm). The whole process was complete and I had my replacement rifle within a month of shipping the original rifle back to Ruger. I haven’t yet fired the replacement firearm so I can’t yet testify to its performance. But I am very satisfied with the quality and promptness of both Ruger and Cabela’s. I want to add that I had the replacement sent to the Cabela’s where I purchased the original rifle (rather than a different FFL dealer that was closer to my home) in hopes that they would not charge me an FFL transfer fee, which they did not. Give stars this time for service and attention to the matter! After I’ve tested the replacement, I plan to post again.

I purchased with the intent of making a target rifle for my kids. I dropped the barreled action into a Boyd's target/varmint stock and added an inexpensive Simmons scope. At 50 yds, we can shoot a nickel sized hole all day long. The heavy laminate stock means that the rifle barely moves under recoil, so great for accuracy but also great for teaching new shooters correct marksmanship. I like that it takes 10/22 mags since I already have several, and the adjustable trigger is great. I'll probably upgrade the scope in the future, but for teaching marksmanship and just having fun, this little gun is more than the sum of its parts. I'd love to have one in 17 HRM as well, maybe in the future when ammo availability returns to normal.

Just got it and sighted in. 18" barrel w/adult pull. Front sight is too big and bright for accurate shooting past 20 yds. i put a riflescope on it immediately. Everything else is fantastic. Truly.

Had one for a few years now and it performs great. Same hole accuracy at 75 yards with a cheap 3-9 power scope. Who knows what it could do with a better one?

Decent gun for the money. Would be nice if it had a threaded barrel. Bought Burris rings and Vortex variable rimfire scope to go with it. Rings too short for good bolt clearance. Scope has decent optical quality, but variable adjustment does not have the full movement of the power ring.