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Ruger American Ranch
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01/12/20 03:58 AM
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TexasOutdoorsman
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Who all runs a ruger American ranch rifle? I ordered one in 7.62x39 should be here by Wednesday. I’m gonna run it with my suppressor and sightmark wraith it’ll be my ranch/farm gun I keep next to me in my truck or on my 4 wheeler. Drop some pictures of your set up or let me know what y’alls experiences have been! Thanks
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Re: Ruger American Ranch
[Re: TexasOutdoorsman]
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01/12/20 04:08 AM
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ntxtrapper
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The forend of the stock is hollow, weak and flexes against the barrel causing issues and needs rigidity added to it. Sure it up with some epoxy or Acraglas. Google it, it's a common issue. Other than having to fix that, I love mine.
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Re: Ruger American Ranch
[Re: TexasOutdoorsman]
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01/12/20 04:45 AM
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9x19
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I have one in 5.56 that takes AR mags.
Last edited by 9x19; 01/12/20 04:46 AM.
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Re: Ruger American Ranch
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01/12/20 05:13 AM
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scottfromdallas
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The forend of the stock is hollow, weak and flexes against the barrel causing issues and needs rigidity added to it. Sure it up with some epoxy or Acraglas. Google it, it's a common issue. Other than having to fix that, I love mine. A lot of those American's shoot fine with the unmodified stock. Stock flex is overblown. If your aren't using a bipod, it's probably not going to be a problem.
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Re: Ruger American Ranch
[Re: scottfromdallas]
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01/12/20 02:28 PM
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TX_LT230FH
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The forend of the stock is hollow, weak and flexes against the barrel causing issues and needs rigidity added to it. Sure it up with some epoxy or Acraglas. Google it, it's a common issue. Other than having to fix that, I love mine. A lot of those American's shoot fine with the unmodified stock. Stock flex is overblown. If your aren't using a bipod, it's probably not going to be a problem. This. I have one in 450 Bushmaster, 6.5 Creedmoor and 22LR and they all shoot just fine. The flex is there but it isn’t an issue.
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Re: Ruger American Ranch
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01/12/20 02:39 PM
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J.G.
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The forend of the stock is hollow, weak and flexes against the barrel causing issues and needs rigidity added to it. Sure it up with some epoxy or Acraglas. Google it, it's a common issue. Other than having to fix that, I love mine. A lot of those American's shoot fine with the unmodified stock. Stock flex is overblown. If your aren't using a bipod, it's probably not going to be a problem. This. I have one in 450 Bushmaster, 6.5 Creedmoor and 22LR and they all shoot just fine. The flex is there but it isn’t an issue. The few I have shot, I cleaned out the barrel channel first with some Emory cloth. And the few that I've shot, did quite well, especially on a hand load. Really good bang for the buck with that rifle. 3 lug bolt and side bolt release is nice. The bolt needs a little polishing to run smoother, but it doesn't take long. The adjustable trigger comes down low enough for my confort level. But Ruger really did screw the pooch on the bottom metal. The mag catch has to be removed, being careful not to launch a spring, or lose a roll pin. All that is covering up the rear action screw. They really made it a PITA to take the barreled action out of the stock. That's the only real complaint I have with it. Reassembly can be done with only two hands, but three hands is much better.
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Re: Ruger American Ranch
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01/12/20 05:56 PM
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Thanks for the info y’all!
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