Ruger Precision Rifle Review: Disassembly & Reassembly (Part 1)

[@marcshaner3658]

Almost 5 years after you made this video it is still extremely helpful. I just picked up this rifle in May 2020. Thank you!!

[@haydendreyer1485]

I just bought my RPR in 300wm just September 2020 and this was extremely helpful, I agree!

[@ebloulou4203]

Same here

[@hokanut]

12 22 24 and this video is still relevant.

[@tylerwormington6420]

@@hokanutsame, just picked this rifle up today haha

[@sethgaddie5980]

Just bought one of these used, bolt was disassembled with out use of little tool. Your vice trick saved the day!!!! Much appreciated!!!

[@anthonysaintpaul652]

Excellent instructional video! Also, excellent job in adding a non-busy foreground and background that does not allow for distraction!

[@franchafner3097]

A bit of advise, so others that watch this video don't repeat the same mistake. A torque wrench should never been used to loosen bolts/screws. It's a very sensitive and precise tightening tool. Doing so can damage the torque wrench and throw off its accuracy. Just my 2 cents. Other than that, great video. Very informative and helpful. Thank you!

[@kend1276]

Great video. Well paced and it explained everything really well. The first time I cleaned my 308, I had to send it back to Rugar because I broke the trigger assembly and had one hell of a time with the bolt carrier group. Your explanations were spot on. Well done and thank you.

[@epantak]

I too had the little bolt tool come out of the bolt assembly and have the spring snap it shut. Thanks for explaining how to "fix" it and get the bolt reassembled. That was worth the price of admission :)

[@Rangetechus]

Excellent video. You're much calmer than I am when putting things back together. lol

[@someguy5035]

Very helpful and an appropriate amount of detail without going overboard.

[@WeaponsAcademy]

Just picked up a RPR, your video was very helpful, thanks!

[@teddyjakeddy975]

2nd that.

[@cubbiepsu1]

brilliant sir...absolutely brilliant. I've recently purchased this rifle...in 308. I'm to study your video, several views to come...along with the manual, before breaking down my rifle for lubrication...and to switch the safety/fire switch...i'm a lefty. THANKS AGAIN.

[@smithdk130GAFB]

Thank you for walking me through this procedure! My firing pin spring-a-muthing went sprung-a-muthung, lol. Without your tip I'd still be trying to figure out how to put it back together. Very well presented video! I'm following!

[@SuperGunsrule]

Helped me a lot I have a different trigger set up (custom) so I didn’t mess with it but I’ve put easily 500+ rounds through her she’s needed a deep clean and I found this to be very helpful... accidentally didn’t keep the furring pin tensioner on so had to use the vise to assist in decompressing very simple and easy rifle no need to force anything with disassembly or reassembly definitely will be watching more of your videos thanks for the help!

[@banshee9cmmg487]

Thanks, I really appreciate the time you took to explain and show how to take this rifle apart.

[@harriscl100]

Just acquired this weapon and I appreciate the breakdown and rebuild. Really helps with the little details for the first breakdown.

[@patrickkelly9721]

Thank you for having good lighting and contrasting background.

[@dickdanger7867]

Thanks for the very informational video. Just acquired a Ruger precision in .308 . One of my ruger americans broke the top lobe of cocking piece (I call it a cam) and this helped me reassemble it properly.

[@The_Real_Zaineman]

Wow ! I just made it past the bolt disassembly then reassembly and immediately saved this video. Thank you so much for talking about how you could accidentally uncompress that spring. That is exactly something I would do. Lol

[@rufturbo997]

Thanks so much for your video. I got myself in trouble taking this beast apart and your video helped me get it back together properly. :) PS: I now have your video bookmarked! I'm sure I'll need it again...and again.

[@KillerKev1961]

I just bought this rifle and created a file to save. Thank you for this.

[@tobyjo57]

Thanks for such a good educational video. I've got a Ruger RPR in 308 Win with 24 inch barrel and it's a super accurate rifle, Cheers Toby

[@jerkinit4948]

Thanks for sharing your time! Great info for someone wanting to become more familiar with this platform. I really appreciate that you kinda did for the layman and didn't get too *techy*.

[@ricksmith3240]

Thanks for the detailed bolt and shroud fix with the vice. I must have spent a couple of hours trying to figure that out. Would have been a nice thing to include in the manual! I owe you a beer my friend!

[@GunsumerReports]

+Rick Smith Glad to help. I agree, including that tip in the manual would have been much appreciated.

[@ManInTheBigHat]

Best tutorial I've found. Thanks.

[@Happ465]

Great video! It helped me understand how I can upgrade the rifle should I choose to. Thank you.

[@xxHydroponicxx]

Thank you very much for the fantastic videos! These are up there in quality and detailed info as the videos made by Nick Taylor for the 1911's & 2011 pistols. I've added you to my short list of favourites!!!!

[@CB-yp7wm]

Helpful to me as well as I am going to refinish various parts and being to remove the lower Will be most helpful Thank you

[@marcshaner3658]

Just ordered mine, many thanks for the excellent information. Well done Sir.

[@davestein4162]

Excellent information. Thorough. Thanks for posting.

[@simontoy8185]

Yes sir thank u for your excellent disassembly and reassembly. Just bought it and love it🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍✌

[@ryanhowie2950]

Thank you for your brilliant instructional videos without which I would have quite stumped. I was able to follow it and work on my rifle successfully. Greatly appreciated.

[@robertvaughan9402]

so i attempted to disassemble my bolt..didnt depress the spring with tool provided so I'm sure you already know what that meant...searched for a video that would help, & ended up watching yours. i don't have a bench rest vice grip to hold the firing pin assembly in place. However, i was able to grip some pliers around the shaft above of the spring. since one hand was needed too depress the spring and the other for inserting the tool, i used a shoe string to tie around the pliers in order to keep it locked tight on the shaft. additionally i layered some magazines to act as a padding between tip of the firing pin and the table. finally i pushed down on the pliers(depressing the spring) until i was able to easily insert the rugged tool provided...after that i just watched you reassemble your bolt and did exactly as you instructed. I had no problem at that point. my was was pretty unconventional, but had you not described the process of fixing the bolt AFTER IT WAS IMPROPERLY DISASSEMBLED, i would not have understood the concept of what need to take place in order to fix the problem. so in conclusion, thanks a ton, i REALLY...REALLY appreciated your video.

[@kevincumbie9318]

Glad the video helped out. The RPR is a great rifle and I hope you are getting some tight groups! I still love mine. Thanks!

[@adamw7398]

Agree. At one point he says "cut me some slack" and I thought, 'slack? This is a great video!'

[@MrDan1509]

Played with the .22 today at Ace Hardware.. At $488 I was tempted but I'm gonna buy a .300 PRC for now. Maybe in a few months I'll snag one!

[@modeamity]

Mine arrives Tuesday! thanks for the video

[@ronlongmore9275]

Thanks Gunsumer, Excellent RPRReview ! Shared On " The Ruger Precision Rifle " Facebook Group

[@russellshaw485]

Brilliant video Just bought rifle and this makes complete sense of it all !!! Thank you, great job!!

[@derekgoodley506]

Very good, concise instructions. Thank you.

[@chrisoleary2659]

I took the 2 screws out to take apart the lower and upper receiver and it definitely didn't come apart as easy as you made it look it didn't come apart

[@hbsoldier3]

Good video made in layman's terms. Just picked up a Gen III in 6.5 Creedmoor. The one thing I would advise against is using a torque wrench to loosen a screw or bolt. They are engineered to tighten not loosen.

[@rossilake218]

No Snap-on torque screwdriver. Yes! Use regular bit driver. I have that Wheeler set.

[@uncledavesfrontier6846]

Excellent video. Thank you

[@sneff3407]

Great Video very well explained

[@dg1234ify]

An alternative to the situation at 4:45. If the tool fly's out, you can drill a hole in a wooden object the exact size as the firing pin bolt (not the firing pin) to push downward to compress the spring once again. Re-insert the compression tool. I did the table vise idea as long as you 1) protect the finish and NOT 2) bend the firing pin are you're good.

[@MrNiceKnife]

Excellent video thank you. Ruger should give you royalties.

[@victorazevedo1425]

Yu

[@marcuslawson6104]

Good video. Informative. Just a suggestion. When explaining the disassembly and reassembly of the bolt, give a direction of which way you are turning the pieces. Such as turn counter clockwise or clockwise to eliminate any confusion. Again. Liked the video.

[@GunsumerReports]

+Marcus Lawson I agree and thanks for the feedback.

[@gfrosty]

Great vid, helps with my new RPR gen 3. thanks.

[@ZebulonJakub]

Hey I want to send to you My sincere thanks I accidentally lost the spacing where the plastic cam is suppose to be This go me back to reassembly and bolt back to normal in a jiffy The remaining of the video is also well done Thanks

[@glenstilson2092]

Thank you for the video, it was helpful when I needed to install a new safety on my RPR.

[@nicscov]

4:20 yeah... can confirm this is a pain in the butt, especially considering the slight variations in models. my place holder doesn't sit well and it popped out. You should have a video on how to get that thing back in.

[@vicbungart5409]

Very good video! After seeing the trigger group, I'm thinking it wouldn't take much to break the guide tabs on the part that pushes up to slide the group back.

[@michaeloldham6752]

First time viewing, found this to be very helpful.. You did an amazing job at explaining the complete process from start to finish. The only issue I had was the tool that is used on the bolt assembly came off !!! so I had to use the vice as you explained . Good training just in case.. Thank you for posting... one of the best training class's on the RPR.

[@GunsumerReports]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@forkscrew]

I saw on another disassembly video the use of a wood block with a hole drilled in it to help in the reassembly of the firing pin spring vs. the vice method shown here. If fun disclosure I have not disassemble my bolt yet.

[@morganhunter3868]

I accidentally released the spring too but I just turned he pin to locked position and pressed down on the spring with the shroud and turned it until it locked and started over again. It’s a pain in the rear.

[@NordicPrime]

exellent ! your video helps me to decide to buy one :) regards from Germany

[@Muhfuc]

Amman I appreciate you dawg keep on educating

[@rubengonzales7739]

That was excellent thank you n happy new year!!!

[@bradcallaghan8099]

Thank you for a great video!

[@Fumbly]

Very nice presentation, thanks.

[@davidwaycaster5838]

Great video!! I am ignorant, how do you clean the barrell under the hand guard?

[@alexuswilliams5426]

Great video!!.. I just bought this rifle 5 days ago and now i know what to do when the day comes to clean it. Now, what cleaning kit should i use?

[@cwreese345]

Excellent video!

[@billcarlson852]

Great tutorial. ...

[@dg1234ify]

Outstanding quality vid..

[@Lokotecuban2020]

Cool video

[@vmaxer001]

Good vid man, Thanks

[@rjmprod]

Great job, much appreciated.......!

[@Leo-pold]

Thanks, save tons of time and energy!

[@kc9hej]

Great video! Thanks for doing it. I followed this procedure and when I got to the point where I removed the lower receiver, my safety did not fallout as yours did. I found that Ruger now has a spring installed under the safety that keeps it from falling out on its own and deals with the looseness issue as mine is not loose in anyway when installed, or even with the lower receiver removed. My RPR is not a Gen2 either, so maybe its just something that they added later on?

[@GunsumerReports]

Great info and thanks for taking the time to share.

[@nrvous309]

Great video!!

[@SoldierMonkey89]

Thanks for the bolt breakdown

[@ninodoc77]

excellent vid !

[@cjyt6491]

Top job

[@ny6u]

GREAT WORK

[@KorgBasharwahbePaxpaMG]

nice explain I will do that when I buy it

[@ricjohns545]

EXCELLENTThank you.

[@georgeaura]

Just wondering can it be shot with the stock folded?

[@mkresowski]

My safety selector switch did not fall out and it had a large spring attached to it. It doesn't look yours had the spring.

[@kevincumbie9318]

Do you have the newer version (one with the muzzle break)

[@stealthandy638]

thanks for sharing . ATB

[@richfgpt1]

Thank you.

[@sidfernandez1232]

where can you attach a sling??

[@davidakeya3213]

Ty kind sir

[@tenmileoutdoors2184]

thanks sir! much appreciated!

[@jeffroos3263]

Good Video

[@TruckGnome]

With regard to the safety selector; do you think an ambidextrous safety for an AR would be compatible, and would it help with the looseness issue?

[@GunsumerReports]

I believe an ambidextrous safety would work, but it will not help the looseness. There is no spring and detent pin that holds the safety in position, so you would still have the same looseness.

[@DeadPoolOnGames]

Help we need to compress and put the tool in

[@bisonuberti]

GR... I'm not sure if you are aware of the new tension safety selector retention spring that is available from Ruger. The new second generation models have them. They work fantastic and there is zero wiggle in the safety lever. It also prevents the lever from just falling/dropping down from the rifle. Shoot lots and stay safe. P.S. I just found your channel, I did sub.

[@GunsumerReports]

Thanks for the tip. I will have to look into it.

[@My_You_Tube]

Thank you Sir.

[@xibfwbntxoovvajmuas2362]

Hello, I have one problem and need help: once I fire the shot, the bolt stuck every time, I have to pull very very hard to get it, what is the problem? oh, just so you know, if there is no ammo in the chamber, it has no problem at all.

[@nickrobinson9503]

Is the ammo your using “reloads”.? They could be loaded too hot

[@jordanbeni8816]

just bought my RPR and was talking it apart after shooting it to clean it, took the bolt out and turned the shroud too far and it clicked past the point of where I was supposed to stop. now I can't get it to turn back to the original point. l tried to turn it back but it won't turn back. Has this happened to anyone else and how do I fix this problem. thanks.

[@highflyer13131]

just got mine and accidentally rotated the bolt shroud the wrong way. help how do I fix this.

[@BladeBarn]

ugh, didn't show me which way the springs go or the mag release lever

[@shashaw08]

is the handguard an ar10 or an ar15 size?

[@Johnyrocket70]

great video, that bolt is a bad design. how can you fix it in the field without a vice.

[@redbaren4534]

can this firearm function without a stock?

[@petranijhuis2480]

ferry good video

[@Mjulniir]

What bipod do you have installed on this rifle and which would you recommend?

[@steveduvall5981]

Mjolniir : I have the RPR 6.5 CM and I also have the same pod but I chose to go with the lightest pod on the market (I'm at work and can't remember the brand), as you may know, the RPR is heavy so light is a good option. If you have a lighter rifle/AR you can find the one in this video at Academy with long and short pod legs.

[@amacron5337]

Did you finish part 2 yet??

[@GunsumerReports]

+Amacron Yes. I plan to get it up latter today. I was out range testing all weekend and the results were GREAT!

[@romoeds]

What if i turned the shroud clockwise too much and I can't turn it back? how can i get if to its original position?

[@robertvaughan9402]

take a business card, fold it, (basically using it as a cover) put pliers on it and twist it back clockwise.

[@MrYrgas]

E serious question. Im getting the impression that that rpr bolt seems a bit overcomplicated than other bolts? Is there any reason for that? Thanks in advance.

[@bisonuberti]

MrYrgas... Three-lug bolt with 70° throw features dual cocking cams and a smooth-running, full diameter bolt body. Bolt body is nitrided for corrosion resistance, smooth operation and durability. MrYrgas... The bolt is large and heavy-duty, thus the "Not" overly-complicated but rather over-engineered for safety and durability. This bolt is just smooth and easy to rack... and after use it just becomes that much smoother. At first it seems/looks intimidating but after you have familiarized yourself with it, it becomes second nature. Shoot lots and stay safe.

[@moxigen]

my mags disconnect themselfs after round aboud each 3rd to 5 th shoot... anyone had that problem before too?

[@Vader4tw]

is it possible to make the trigger lighter than 2.5 lbs ?

[@GunsumerReports]

+Capt Crunch the trigger on my rifle came in at 2.35 lbs. Ruger states adjustable down to 2.25 lbs. I wasn't able to get more with the normal adjustment feature. If this continues to be a popular rifle, there is a chance for an aftermarket trigger. Time will tell. You might want to discuss further reductions in trigger pull weight with your local gunsmith.

[@t77snapshot]

That trigger break Mmmmmm.