Rock River Arms New Precision Bolt Gun: RBG-1S

1. Rather buy a bergara, get more for your money

   • Yep!

   • $4k For a RRA? I’ll go with a Savage, thanks.

     • Same here! Savage offers HIGH QUALITY for reasonable pricing. But they don’t include a 24″ Wilson SS barrel!

   • Agreed!

   • Liking my HMR Pro in 6.5 CM.

   • Tikka T3X Tac, more like 😉

2. Good grief.
   Can’t somebody make a less expensive bolt gun?

   • See the first post

     • Add Savage and Ruger to that list. I have no doubt there are a few others.

3. Did Rock River Arms support/side with Democrats and civilian disarmament in their home state of Illinois?

   If they did, I would be inclined to purchase their firearms because … ??????

   • They did.

     • Came here to make sure no one forgot. Thank you, Patriots!

       • The motto of Clan Campbell (the most ruthless and feared of the Highland Clans; I’m 1/4 Campbell) is “Ne Obliviscaris” (literally, “forget not,” but contextually meaning “don’t forget or forgive an injury/insult”).

         Applies perfectly to Springfield Armory and Rock River Arms.

         They sold us out, and then tried to lie their way out of it.

         Don’t forgive. Don’t forget. Don’t give them a dime.

   • Rock river arms along with springfield armory are responsible for the closing of countless small local Illinois guns shops (including my fav). These traitors will never see another nickel from me.

   • Because they are so inexpensive, such a great value! Of course, they’l need to drop at least $3000 from that price for that to be a reason, but hey …

4. Are precision rifles the new AR15? As in how everybody and even their grandmothers dead cat came out with their own line of ARs back in 2012ish to 2017. I could see hordes of people lining up for a cheap($$) semi auto that’s constantly shilled by the brady bunch and co. but $2k or more for bolt guns that still require you to drop bills on a good piece of glass.

   • There are two simple explanations in this case. Rock River Arms, who supports Democrats and civilian disarmament:

     1) Is hedging their bets so that they can still sell something if Democrats achieve their dream of making possession/ownership of military-style rifles illegal.

     2) Like their Far Left compatriots comrades, knows better than everyone else (how dare you question their business strategy of selling rifles with ridiculous price tags!) and is certain that people will line up in droves to purchase their rifle.

     • I disagree with your premise. Guns are like bicycles, or vehicles, golf clubs, liquor, or anything else in demand.

       After years of gun writers and “experts” admonishing anyone who didn’t get in close for the shot, now it seems everyone needs a rifle that will shoot beyond the old 400 yd max. Of course, it won’t be something you’ll be able to take into the “field”- you’ll need a good bench w/bags plus a range with more than the normal 200 yd distance to even get anything out of the precision rifle that you can’t do with your Model 70.

       Me? Have to admit I’m looking at precision rifles after shooting the 1 mile course a couple years back at the Whittington donor’s weekend. It’s pretty cool to shoot 3 of 5 shots into a roughly 1 foot triangle from a mile distance but I’m also smart enough to realize that it was the spotters from Hill Country Rifles, who built the rifle, who coached me. And I’m not interested in some 6.5 Creedmoor or .30 PRC- if I’m going to do it I’ll go for minimum of .338 Lapua.

       Basically, it’s all about toys and bragging rights. Just like everything else in firearms marketing.

       • “..minimum of .338 Lapua..”

         Even in normal times that’s an expensive date to feed.

         But yeah, if you’re going to, that’s the way to go.

       • *Minimum* of .338 Lapua? What is higher up the scale, the Warthog’s 30 mm? I know that’s good for 4-5 miles. Not sure about the moa, tho. I don’t think it’s gonna fit in your Ferrari, either.

       • “*Minimum* of .338 Lapua? What is higher up the scale, the Warthog’s 30 mm?” Well, .375 Chetac, .416 Barrett or the obvious, and th one with the most available “factory ammo”, the .50 BMG. I’ve shot a number of .50s, just think I’d probably use it less than a .338 Lapua.

   • I think there are two basic things going on.

     1) Long range competitions and long range tactical classes have gained in popularity.

     2) There seems, at least I sense, a bit of a return to rifle fundamentals, which allow for and encourage longer range shooting.

     You eventually hit the point with carbines and pistols that it either gets boring or upping your game requires enough time and money investment that it’s not worth it. Rather than going through thousands of dollars in upgrades for marginal gains in a set of skills they’re unlikely to ever use people put that disposable income into acquiring another shooting skill because it’s the same money and more enjoyable. Sometimes it’s trap and skeet, sometimes it’s wheel guns. Sometimes it’s reaching out 800+ yards with consistency.

     And then there’s the “Ooooooo…. what’s this over here?” factor.

     • #3. You will shoot ammo at a slower rate….most of the time.

       • Too bad it tends to run through the gun more slowly bust cost 3x as much per round.

         Well… at least it used to.

       • I bet .338 Lapua ammo is easier to find than 9mm, whatcha think?

     • > Sometimes it’s reaching out 800+ yards with consistency.

       And after semi’s, the left will come for their freshly renamed “sniper rifles.”

       There’s no end to what they want. Vanquished the boogieman? Create a new one.

5. RBG 1-S ? Finally, a rifle named for Ruth Bader What’sHerName. Man, I’m all in for that.

   (Sarc)

   • Will they be making a .50 Barrett too?

6. Never heard of them. Hope people stay away in droves.

7. so they buy the action, the trigger, the stock and the magazine from someone else….

   how exactly are they manufacturing it?

8. Smurf RRA they can eat a bag of Dicks

9. The salt content of this thread is lower than expected. Ya’ll getting healthy or something?

10. I live in Illinois I haven’t forgot their shenanigans

11. Whew its the money needed to buy .

12. Fuck Rock River Arms and their support of anti gun legislation. Fuck Springfield too. Unless and until they replace senior management no Second Amendment supporter should purchase their products.

    • Here’s your salt Strych9.

      • LOL. I knew it would show up eventually.

13. I have an RRA .308 that was left to me. It’s a fantastic rifle, but I would never spend the dough based on their past. I’ve never seen an apology from them for any of their actions. Unacceptable. I love this rifle, but would never spend a single dollar to purchase another one of their new guns.

    • I know where they’re coming from. I bought the bride a S&W Airweight less than a week before the company sold out 2A, nice gun, no problem keeping it (although it hurts like hell to shoot it with plus-P), but would never buy another until the owners lost their damn shirts due to a totally unmentioned boycott for many years, they finally bailed. So now all is forgiven, but at the time it was traumatic. How dare they!?

14. For only a meager $4,200 you can count me out.

15. Fuck Rock River Arms.
    Let them eat a bag of dicks.

16. If one were to get “serious” about PRS competitions, and have the means, by all means.

    I got a old FNH Patrol Bolt Rifle (take a Winchester Model 70, put on a medium contour 24inch barrel, Hogue stock) that shoots MOA with match ammo/handloads all day.
    $800 out the door.
    With some handloads, VDL bullets, I probably could make the 1,000yrds mark.
    But around here, taking a shot past 400yrds is next to nil.

17. “RRA has been building AR-pattern rifles [and suppressing Illinoisians’ gun rights] for years.”

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