Ruger American Ranch 556

[DsGrouse]

my ruger american came with the vortex, it's a basic 3-9

[BrokenolMarine]

This is the Vortex Viper on the Armalite AR10. Illuminated reticles. Nice bright sight picture with the optics off. All around good setup. The iron sights at the 45 degree tilt are for Charging Pork.


The AR is nicely set up, I got it that way. When the Oil Boom in our area was killed off by politicians trying to make huge money by taxing the oil business to extreme, taxing even exploration, the oil companies left Oklahoma for Texas, Louisiana, and more welcoming locations that didn't want to make life difficult. Oil workers, who had been making good money, sold things to make the move out of state. The owner of this rifle sold it to the dealer I bought it from.

Hunters in this area wanted Bolt Actions so the dealer kept lowering the price. I got a good deal when I bought it... thinking I needed it for the feral pigs I was told roamed the farm we bought. (NOT) They are in the state, just not in our area.

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Not costing me anything, it will be onhand if I need it. I have that M1A that shoots 308, so the caliber isn't alone in the safe.

[Vaquero]

+++++

RP

[HenryFan]

Devil Dog -

I too have a Ruger American Ranch but it is a Gen 1 in 7.62X39 Soviet. For a reasonably priced rifle, it shoots surprisingly accurate, particularly with cheap steel-case 123 grain Russian ammo which seem odd.

Other than mounting a Leupold scope, the only modification I made to the rifle was to add a flash suppressor which I bought thru' ShopRuger. The only reason for this was to give the overall length an extra inch or two so it would stand up straight in the gun safe.

Not a particularly smooth operating bolt, at least not on my particular rifle, but I have virtually no complaints about the rifle.

The X39 round is death on feral hogs.

[BrokenolMarine]

I went with the 556 so I could shoot both 556 and 223. The model I bought was the newer version that would accept AR mags. I have dozens of those, and they work fine in the Ruger. I'm very happy with the accuracy.

[cee_Kamp]

My son bought a new Ruger Gen 2 Ranch Rifle in 6.5 Creedmoor this fall for deer hunting.
I forget the exact Vortex scope he put on top of the new Ruger. (low power variable optic)
When we sighted it in at the 100 yard outdoor range, the last three shots could be covered with a dime right in the center of the bullseye.

I told him don't zero out the scope turrets, don't bang it, and don't clean it. Just leave it alone.
All those things can be done after deer season is finished.

BW.jpg by cee_Kamp 32ACP, on Flickr

[fortyshooter]

That is a nice rifle BM. I took a friend down to my range yesterday and we enjoyed shooting same rifle but in 300 Blackout. Really enjoyed shooting it and no issues with it as it was new right out the box. I was ready to trade him something for it!