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fannypacker wrote:I have a Ruger police sniper riffle in .223. It is a tack driver. Less than 1 minute of an angle groups at 100 yards. Heavy barrel,bi-pod, great gun.

What exactly is a Ruger police sniper rifle?

While I really enjoy all of the Ruger's that I own, Ruger isn't known for producing very accurate rifles. 1 moa is pretty much the standard for any bolt action rifles these days. My Rock River ar-15 is guaranteed to shoot 1 moa or better.

Personally, I don't see much of a market in the bolt action hand gun calibers (i.e. 44 mag, .357 mag, etc...), but that's just my opinion. It would seem that a semi auto carbine or the lever action would have made more sense. I guess time will tell if it is a success or not.

With that being said, I just picked up a Ruger 96/44. It's the .44 magnum lever action that Ruger made, but has since discontinued. It also uses the rotary magazines. So far I love everything about this gun and look forward to leaving my 7mm Mag in the safe this year for deer season. With good ammo, it shoots right at 2 moa. Target loads are more ~3 to 4 moa.

It would seem that a .357 in the Ruger 96 platform would be much more successful, but what do I know?!