Ruger American Ranch 762x39 Quality Control
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Lol Howa Mini HTI stocks are hot garbage, along with the plastic bottom metal you can’t even tighten an inch pound without cracking. Every mini I’ve owned (that’s a total of four now) the forestock is jammed hard against the side of the barrel just like that Ruger in his picture, except the newer gen American stocks with the honeycomb forend are way stiffer than the minis HTI one.
The actions themselves aren finished better than the Ruger but the Ruger runs just fine once slicked up.
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I have 3 ruger American ranches.
My 5.56 ranch with 69 grain handloads will print 0.33 moa all day out to 300 yards (have not had a chance to push it further).
450BM... Never shot it yet but it looks good
7.62 x 39 - has a tooling mark on the barrel about 3 inches from the muzzle. It's a ring around the od.. Kinda looks like the lathe was backed out a bit and then corrected. Looks rather odd but this rifle is a good shooter. 0.75 moa @ 100 with barnaul. 0.5 with lapua. I figure my handloads will take it down even further this spring.
Seems like the most recent runs of 7.62x39 Americans has some qc issues. Welcome to 2022/2023 though. Every dam thing I have purchased has had issued. Overall, they are good rifles for the money and the simply perform. I highly doubt a Savage or mossberg will keep up. My 5.56 keeps up with my t3x super varmint all day.
My 5.56 ranch with 69 grain handloads will print 0.33 moa all day out to 300 yards (have not had a chance to push it further).
450BM... Never shot it yet but it looks good
7.62 x 39 - has a tooling mark on the barrel about 3 inches from the muzzle. It's a ring around the od.. Kinda looks like the lathe was backed out a bit and then corrected. Looks rather odd but this rifle is a good shooter. 0.75 moa @ 100 with barnaul. 0.5 with lapua. I figure my handloads will take it down even further this spring.
Seems like the most recent runs of 7.62x39 Americans has some qc issues. Welcome to 2022/2023 though. Every dam thing I have purchased has had issued. Overall, they are good rifles for the money and the simply perform. I highly doubt a Savage or mossberg will keep up. My 5.56 keeps up with my t3x super varmint all day.
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I was seriously considering the HOWA, Savage Scout, and the CZ527.
Other than the ones listed above, I couldn't think of alternative bolt guns in 7.62x39.
The Howa was at the top of the list but everywhere was out of stock, and I was thinking when they came back in stock they would update the price exceeding $1000
Also Cabela's says no returns.
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That inletting job is pretty sloppy but I've seen the same on pricier wood stocked guns too TBH. Guess what? One of em was on a Howa Mini with a walnut stock. Cost a lil more than the RugerSeen it on CZs too.
Honestly I'd touch it with a file and not care any more than that. Or swap a stock with someone someday.
The bolt handles gonna look like that after you shoot about it.
To each their own and its YOUR opinion that counts but I wouldn't lose sleep over it.
The difference between the Ruger American and Savage Scout in 7.62x39 seems to be that the Ruger doesn't just hold 3 rounds and work a lot better with only 2 and break magazines. That was the deal killer for me. I genuinely like Axis rifles apart from their cheap matte "blue" finish and spotty ejection in 223 Rem.
I was looking at the reviews of the Savage Scout and noted the same differences. It seemed that the American Ranch would be a slightly better.
Just block bed the rifle and it will be 100%
I personally think it won't affect accuracy at all.
5 mins with a Dremel it will be freefloated and centered
If you don't want to bed the stock you could always use a heat to soften it up and give it a little bend
I personally think it won't affect accuracy at all.
5 mins with a Dremel it will be freefloated and centered
If you don't want to bed the stock you could always use a heat to soften it up and give it a little bend
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Check US prices, demand and reviews, we are lucky to get them up here.
$800 buys you nothing these days.
I bought one last summer -2022- and it had a f-d bore, bad 'scarring' part-way thru. I spoke with Gravel re warranty, but they wanted me to pay shipping and ?who knows how long? OR what the result would be. I didn't want to lose the /summer shooting OR pay $60+ to 'bet' I'd get satisfaction. I went out to shoot and it gets MOA out to 180yds with ChiMilSurp OR Barnaul, so I WIN THAT BET !!
TWO AREAS like this, ca 4-inches out from chamber :
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SHOOTS LIKE THIS -180YDS :
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TWO AREAS like this, ca 4-inches out from chamber :
SHOOTS LIKE THIS -180YDS :
Savage Axis scout. It’s in the cal. I am not posting any links. Google it yourself.
I own a .223 and I'm not a fan of plastic stocks. Mine isn't bent like the OP and no shipping kisses. What I see here in these forums modify, modify. What I would suggest get a nice wooden stock, the shipping kiss on the bolt sucks as long as the bolt seats well and the ejector on the bolt isn't damaged you're good to go. Quality is number 1 and Americans seem to play this card often I guess the train has left the station on this gun and this made in America pride ideology went the way with the baby and the bath water. I've seen from other posts on Gunnutz sub standard quality on the bolt and ejector. I see the OP point you pay good dollar for a quality gun and get sub standard work at the end point of production.
That's what $800 gets you in this market. Looks cheap because it is cheap. Probably won't stop it from shooting well, though.
There's nothing stopping you from asking the retailer if they'll do something about it, but I wouldn't get my hopes up.
yes sure, you may want to separate available and sold out items. Bullseye and others did not have it in stock since ages.
https://www.bullseyenorth.com/savage/savage-axis-ii-scout-bolt-action-rifle-7-62x39-4-rounds-20-stainless-barrel-accutrigger-muzzlebrake-22522-5954
I know you are a genius. I actually found 2, one for 810 (Kelvin's taxidermy and gun shop), the other one for 890, you said bullseye 629 which turned out to be incorrect.
Even a non sponsor's name can be posted.
Nothing to do with rabbit hole and embarrassing. I am just asking for the source of your claim.
