Brand new ruger american ranch bolt face damage !! need INPUT

[medvedqc]

Ruger Americans are crap!

I watched a guy firing a brand new Ruger American at our gun range, and on the bench he had a cleaning rod for extracting cases! 3/4's of the cartridges would not extract with a normal bolt cycle.

Just pathetic... worst QC I've ever seen on a new rifle.

funny you mention that. few weeks ago i loaned a swiss cleaning rod for getting rid of some cases while he shot a rar in 308 ... for the same reason exactly.

 

[doctor_meltdown]

Yeah that was lottery win kinda thing. But really what sets these apart is the quality of the barrelled actions. It's very rare you get a smooth CFR that is tight, no sloppy bolt wobble, and CRF that feels like a push feed.
I have a lot of Mauser actions, from S&L heavy target rifles, HVA 1600's, HVA 98's and 96's, Parker Hales, they vary from loose sloppy that need some force to load, to smooth as a pushfeed.
The 1600's and S&L and the 527's you couldn't tell they were CRF working the action, just tight smooth feeding.That requires some high quality manufacturing. And that is something I appreciate and will spend more for.
I'll always take CRF for a hunting rifle over push feed, just that little extra reliably is worth it. Sloppy CRF still work as intended, but you can run into some binding feeding. A smooth CRF that feels like a pushfeed is gold to me
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agreed. The CZ Wood lottery stock win was just gravy.