Ruger American-Maybe not MOA out of the box
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Randoengholio8
CGN Regular
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- Calgary, Alberta
All problems with batches of bulk Federal to date, so lines up with your experiences. Thanks for info. Most likely the ammo then, will still check pin for my peace of mind.
I'm at the stage in my life that I have a limited supply of firearms, however they are of good quality. Case in point, I never did own any junk firearms, the least quality one I owned was possibly a Remington Model 700 ADL, which worked flawlessly. Do you own any of today's junk firearms?
- Location
- Steel Town and The Peg
Give them time and years and we'll see how well they shoot. From a long-term (and short-term!) reliability perspective, they don't match-up in my experiences.
And you have to tie a pork chop around the barrel to get the neighbour's dog to play with them.
I went with a heavy contour barrel with my Savage.
I upgraded to stock, bedded it, have a bunch of room between the front of the stock and barrel, had a buddy recrown it.
What I noticed, is the groups open up as the barrel heats up. My ex army buddy makes a point of putting his hand around the barrel, if he can't hold it comfortably he doesn't take another shot.
Here is a typical 119 yard groups using factory Hornady 75 grain .223 ammo outside in a bit of wind, with a dime for reference, and he can shoot better then this!
I upgraded to stock, bedded it, have a bunch of room between the front of the stock and barrel, had a buddy recrown it.
What I noticed, is the groups open up as the barrel heats up. My ex army buddy makes a point of putting his hand around the barrel, if he can't hold it comfortably he doesn't take another shot.
Here is a typical 119 yard groups using factory Hornady 75 grain .223 ammo outside in a bit of wind, with a dime for reference, and he can shoot better then this!
mmcintyre1220
CGN frequent flyer
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- Tillsonburg, Ontario
LOL Junk rifles eh ? I bought a RA Ranch in 5.56 when the ban hammer came down last year as I have a very very large stockpile of 5.56. After shooting it for a bit I bought another one to set aside for safe keeping. Here is how they perform.
Rifle #1
Round Count : 2200 +/- 100
Bulk 5.56: 1.4 MOA
Bulk 55 grain campro reloads: 1MOA
68 Grain Hornady BTHP Match: 0.33 MOA
69 Grain Sierra Match King: 0.4 MOA
85 Grain Barnes MatchBurner: 0.75 MOA
Rifle#2
Round Count : 300 or so
Bulk 5.56: 1.5 MOA
Bulk 55 grain campro reloads: 0.9 MOA
68 Grain Hornady BTHP Match: 0.45 MOA
69 Grain Sierra Match King: 0.3 MOA
85 Grain Barnes MatchBurner: 0.65 MOA
For $700 rifles, this is dam good performance. They have proven to be reliable and to hold accuracy with increasing round count. I did have to clean up the bolts to smooth them out, and drop a $20 spring kit in them to get 1.5lb triggers but most rifles need trigger jobs anyways. I don't consider them junk in any way shape or form.
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- Southern Vancouver Island
The more I shoot my RAR in .450 BM, the more I'm lovin' 'er. The beasty is a joy to carry about and just plain fits me good. I stripped it down and gave 'er a
thorough clean and lube before hitting the range for initial sight in & load testing with 360 gr hardcast bombs. Took 5 shots at 25 yds to roughly center up
the scope, then went to the 80 yd butts to dial in better.
I weren't disappointed as I was shooting off me elbows from the bench.
The layout of the action and bedding system on the RA Ranch is solid & simple to tinker with if needed. The hammer forged barrel with 1 in 16" twist is beauty
for the heavy hardcast boolits I prefer in a .45 cal rifle. I've replaced the trigger on my one with a Timney unit that I adjusted to 1.75 lb. The factory trigger
was servicable enough, but I ain't a fan of blade triggers. No worries on barrel clearance in the stock on mine.
Working the bolt does produce a zipper sound that can be toned down with careful honing of the bolt channel along with a bit of bolt polishing for finicky folks
if desired. For the money, I can safely recommend a RAR for folks that want a good performing rifle for the price that carries well in the bush.
thorough clean and lube before hitting the range for initial sight in & load testing with 360 gr hardcast bombs. Took 5 shots at 25 yds to roughly center up
the scope, then went to the 80 yd butts to dial in better.
I weren't disappointed as I was shooting off me elbows from the bench.
The layout of the action and bedding system on the RA Ranch is solid & simple to tinker with if needed. The hammer forged barrel with 1 in 16" twist is beauty
for the heavy hardcast boolits I prefer in a .45 cal rifle. I've replaced the trigger on my one with a Timney unit that I adjusted to 1.75 lb. The factory trigger
was servicable enough, but I ain't a fan of blade triggers. No worries on barrel clearance in the stock on mine.
Working the bolt does produce a zipper sound that can be toned down with careful honing of the bolt channel along with a bit of bolt polishing for finicky folks
if desired. For the money, I can safely recommend a RAR for folks that want a good performing rifle for the price that carries well in the bush.
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Same rifle.
Almost exactly the same ammo.
Add 1-2" to all your measurements (69 gr were at 2.0", 55gr sako at 1.5", 77gr were at 2.5"). Lighter ammo shot best which is weird given the twist.
When cycling the bolt it would also hang up on parts of the receiver.
Just sent it back to SnapShots for warranty we will see what they say.
mmcintyre1220
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Tillsonburg, Ontario
That is very odd results. I have never actually witnessed a RA shoot poorly. I hope they get yours resolved.
