Accuracy
The ergonomics are terrible, my gorilla hands and that exposed op rod do not get along at all.
The safety is a gritty crunchy snap to apply, the 'blade' I have polished and touched up w/file many times and it is still feels like a jagged piece of metal pressing into your finger on either apply or release.
On that note having the safety on/integrated into the trigger guard I feel is a huge liability and something Ruger should have never done. If there was one area to deviate from the Garand overall design that would be it. Not a gun I would start a totally new to firearms person with because of that.
The 5 round magazines are ok, they hook and latch in without any issue and come out cleanly. You can also install them with the bolt closed and fully loaded. The 20 rounders are the exact opposite, fully loaded and bolt closed you will dent/smash the top cartridge if you attempt to install it. It is a fumble to get the magazine in place for a smooth rock n lock. Removal is also clumsy after you push the magazine release and get it unlatched, you have to push it even further while jiggling/pulling/rocking the magazine to get it free of the mag well.
For an as-is gun the trigger is actually decent IMO, you wont mistake it for even a base model Geissele G2S (my favorite AR trigger) but light years ahead of a 'mil-spec' AR trigger.
