RUGER SFAR 20″ Rifle Review

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   02.14.23

RUGER SFAR 20″ Rifle Review

I love guns. I really do. But lately, I just haven’t felt that ‘fire’ about any of the new firearms coming out lately.

That is, until, I had the chance to try out the Ruger SFAR.

I have always been a fan of Ruger. My very first carry gun was a Ruger LCP. I carried that firearm for years and absolutely loved it. Our Alaskan revolver that we carried everywhere with us was a Ruger Super Redhawk chambered in 454.

We are big fans of Ruger.

And before I even go on with this review, I need to say that Ruger has absolutely knocked it out of the park with the Ruger SFAR.

The Ruger SFAR accepts .308 WIN and 7.62 NATO. It has a magazine capacity of 20 rounds. It looks and loads like a modern rifle. It’s available in a 16.1 inch barrel or a 20 inch barrel. I am a sucker for longer barrels so I opted to test out the 20 inch barrel.

You don’t even have to shoot it to know it’s a beast. Just looking at it, you know it’s a spectacularly powerful piece of engineering marvel.

And a beast it is. It’s certainly a heavy rifle, but I didn’t expect it to be lightweight like my AR-15. The Ruger SFAR is made for power and it delivers. To put it bluntly, this is an AR-15 on steroids! But in the absolute best way imaginable.

A few more specs:

  • Magpul Moe SL stock
  • Magpul Moe grip
  • 15″ aluminum free-float handguard
  • Ruger Elite 452 Trigger
  • Ruger 2 port Boomer muzzle brake
  • Compatible with mil-spec MSR trigger groups, receiver end plates, charging handles, pistol grips, and adjustable stocks.

I decided to mount the Vortex Razor HD LHT since this rifle is best suited for long-range hunting. I wish I had had the chance to use this on an Axis or white-tailed deer, but the odds were not in my favor this past hunting season.

So I did the next best thing and took it to the range.

I braced myself for the first shot because I knew it was going to be powerful, as a .308 WIN would be. And I feel like I still didn’t brace myself enough. The immense power that came from this rifle left me with a huge smile on my face.

I did absolutely no adjusting to the scope and it was just about spot on. Is that a testament to the scope or the rifle or me? Let’s say a little of each.

As stated previously, it is a heavy rifle, but it’s easy to attach a two-point sling to ease the load. Carrying around while hunting would be an easy task to do. The hardest part, for a small, petite woman like myself, would be actually finding a suitable position to shoot from because of the weight. I think I definitely need to lift some more weights. I sat mostly in the kneeling position as that was the most comfortable and the easiest way for me to sight in on my targets. However, I did try to move around a little and shoot and I was getting the hang of balancing out the rifle, sighting in and moving. It was a fun experiment. Maybe not practical for most scenarios with this gun, but definitely fun.

While this is an incredibly fun firearm to shoot, this isn’t a ‘go to the range and shoot at targets’ kind of gun. This is a ‘go to the range and sight it in then go hunt’ kind of gun. I mean, sure, nobody is stopping you from going to the range to shoot your own firearm, by all means!

I love the modern look, large capacity magazine and autoloading feature. Like I said in the beginning, Ruger knocked it out of the park – no, out of the world – with this release.

MSRP: $1,329

Check out the Ruger SFAR!

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Morgan writes for OutdoorHub while also being the founder of Rogue Preparedness where she helps people get prepared for emergencies and disasters, as well as thrive any circumstances.



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