Ruger American Rimfire
The Ruger American Rimfire is a rimfire bolt-action rifle manufactured by Sturm, Ruger & Co. in the United States. The firearm has some visual similarities with the larger centerfire Ruger American Rifle, and both are marketed as budget hunting rifles.
The stock of the Ruger American Rimfire has a V-shaped pillar bedding built according to the same "Power Bedding" principle as the larger Ruger American Rifle, but with different dimensions and with only one pillar which is placed on front of the magazine. It has the Ruger Marksman trigger and a tang safety. The bolt has a 70 degree bolt lift similar to its larger counterpart, but consists of only 8 parts for easier disassembly, and has a stainless steel single-extractor with a unique design. The barrel is press fitted into the receiver without threads in a similar fashion as the Anschütz Fortner. The magazine used on the American Rimfire is of the same BX series rotary magazines as the Ruger 10/22.
Models
American Rimfire has several model lines, such as Standard, Compact, Wood Stock, OD Green, Stainless, Target and Go Wild.Standard: or alloy steel barrel with the Ruger 10/22-style Williams™ fiber optic open sight, with an overall length of or. Chambered for .17 HMR, .22 LR and .22 WMR. The buttstock piece can be removed and replaced between a straight flat comb and a raised Monte Carlo-type comb.Compact: Essentially identical to the barrel Standard model but has a thinner butt end plate and thus a shorter length of pull, with an overall length of. The buttstock piece can be removed and swapped with a Standard model piece, which will convert the rifle into an barrel Standard model.Wood Stock: Essentially identical to the barrel Standard model but with a walnut stock instead of the black synthetic one. Available only in .22 LR caliber via Ruger, but all of.22 LR,.22 WMR and.17 HMR are available in offer via TALO Distributors.OD Green: Officially designated as the Model 8334 or 8335, it has the same dimensions as the barrel Standard model, but with a threaded varminter-style straight tapered barrel with no iron sights, and comes with factory Weaver rail installed. Because of the many similarities in appearance to the Predator model from the centerfire line, it has been nicknamed the "Rimfire Predator" by some users.Stainless: New addition to the lineup in 2017, the Stainless models are similar in appearance to the OD Green models with factory Weaver rail and a threaded 18" 416 stainless steel barrel with no iron sights, but has a black synthetic stock and also comes in .17 HMR in addition to .22 LR and .22 WMR. Furthermore, in October 2017 TALO Distributors introduced a special production run of stainless version Wood Stock models in.22 LR and later in.22 WMR and.17 HMR that come fitted with an engraved walnut stock, barrel and open iron sights in addition to the receiver being drilled and tapped for scope bases.Target: Same dimensions as the barrel Standard model but with a threaded heavy bull barrel with no iron sights, as well as a black laminated stock with a straight comb and comes with factory Weaver rail installed. It is available for.22 LR as well as.22 WMR and.17 HMR calibers. In late 2017, Ruger also introduced a thumbhole stock version for.22 LR with a fenestrated fore-end and rollover cheekpiece. In early 2019, Ruger introduced stainless steel variants of all the previous four Target models.Go Wild: Offered in.22 LR,.22 WMR and.17 HMR, the new Ruger American Rimfire rifle Go Wild pairs the reliability of the Ruger rimfire platform with the popular style of the Go Wild Camo I-M Brush stock pattern. These three new rifles also boast a bronze cerakote finish and ship with a factory-installed muzzle brake.