UPDATE: Rossi Ranch Hand Mares Leg

[carverk]

I love the full stock on my rh so much it has me thinking of getting a savage scout rifle 7.62x39/308 and get a gunsmith to put a 12 inch barrel on it

[Gotrek]

The .308 would suffer ballisticly from such a short barrel.

[Gard]

It certainly will but not terribly. 308 is comparitively insensitive to barrel length. I believe you lose about 50 ft/sec per inch of barrel you reduce. The trade off may be worth it depending on the rifle's intended application.

[torontogungal]

Gary recently informed us that these rifles have been classified as non-res

Until the RCMPs next hissy fit.

Let's not be naive enough to pretend anything's set in stone in the Canadian firearms classification portfolio. Horror stories abound.

I own a Ranch Hand in 44 Mag I use as an Black Bear protection pack sack/cottage gun so I have a horse in this race.

As good as it gets without an ATC in Canada and in Ontario getting an ATC and lottery wins have about the same statistical probability.

Fingers crossed.

Hope they stay NR.

[Allcree]

Hi all. New to the forum. My Ranch Hand in .357 (only calibre I could find right now) is currently at a saddlemakers shop. Im awaiting a hip holster with gun belt and loops. So stoked.... Contemplating a full scabbard when its done. Pics to follow....

[carverk]

7.62x39 ther is just a small amount of lost ballisticly but getting off topic oops

[Kanaima]

50 Yard Range Report
Out shooting today with my club and had a chance to shoot my full stocked Ranch Hand at 50 yds. I put a Limbsaver Precision Fit Recoil Pad on it due to a separated shoulder muscle and while it helped a lot I could still only shoot one 6 round group. I had a couple of young fellows fire groups but they had never fired a 44 magnum before so their groups weren't stellar but still respectable. My group is the high one -2 3/4". Sitting on my butt, using my knees as a rest, not rapid fire but shooting quick.


P9130287 by sunstruck1, on Flickr

The 3rd group was low and to the left of the paper. One fellow shot from the knees like I did and he had a 4 1/2" group. The other fellow shoot offhand standing and his group was about 12".

I'm running Steve's fiber optic front sight and peep rear site.

[mrak]

i have one in 44 mag. mounting a light combo laser and a shoulder sling and a velcro leg strap and a gold pan no looking around any more.

[bandit86]

Anybody have issues with the 44mag bullets sliding back under the loading gate and blocking it off? I can load as many as I want if I use the next bullet to push the round in, but last one in be it first or third always blocks the gate

[G.Mitchell]

Anybody have issues with the 44mag bullets sliding back under the loading gate and blocking it off? I can load as many as I want if I use the next bullet to push the round in, but last one in be it first or third always blocks the gate

Mine does that occasionally. I have found that if you work the lever just slightly, maybe 1/2", it pushes that round where it needs to be so I can keep loading.

I'm not sure if the gun should behave this way but this is how I deal with it.