Ruger American Ranch (308win) flush fit mag options?

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So I know Ruger makes the Ranch with a flush fit magazine in 556 and 300bo, but I am interested in a 308 (or maybe 450bm).

Does anyone know if they make a flush fit magazine for the 308 or 450bm models? Could you just get the bottom metal and magazine from a standard Ruger American by chance (possibly from Ruger directly, maybe on the used market if thats not an option)? What about cutting down an AR Mag, would you be able to fit 3 rds in it without having the mag stick out much if at all?

Thanks!
 
In no way answers your question, but I recently looked at the Ranch in 450 and 556, side by side I prefered the Mossberg Patriot.
 
MiG25 said:
In no way answers your question, but I recently looked at the Ranch in 450 and 556, side by side I prefered the Mossberg Patriot.
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The main appeal of the Ranch to me is the weight. I'm not sold on them yet, but if I can't get a flush fit magazine then its likely a deal breaker.
 
This also doesn't really answer your question, but might help.

Looking at my ruger american ranch 556 here, there is no bottom metal to speak of so this may be difficult. There's a sort of magazine well molded into the stock which includes the trigger guard. The magazine clips to a recoil lug of sorts forward of the molded in mag well.

If the case is that the protruding ranch magazines are just higher capacity there's a chance the factory ones may fit flush but if the molded in magazine well is a different size it wont work I guess.
 
Suther said:
The main appeal of the Ranch to me is the weight. I'm not sold on them yet, but if I can't get a flush fit magazine then its likely a deal breaker.
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I hear ya, the 450 feels like a feather. I was tempted to buy it, but no ammo whatsoever.
 
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MiG25 said:
I hear ya, the 450 feels like a feather. I was tempted to buy it, but no ammo whatsoever.
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Only reason I'd touch this caliber is the fact I roll my own. Lots of possibilities from mild to wild with this caliber in a bolt gun, although it still is no 45-70 and I'm not sure I want something that headspaces on the case mouth...

Conor, thanks for that. Is the magazine well/trigger guard part of the stock (all one piece)? Is the lug the mag locks into on the stock or action?

Maybe I will need a regular American stock to pull this off?
 
A Remington 783 heavy barrel.308 is almost a ranch clone with flush fit mag and better bolt. Really liking my .223 and they are lighter than listed by about a pound.
 
Peecos said:
A Remington 783 heavy barrel.308 is almost a ranch clone with flush fit mag and better bolt. Really liking my .223 and they are lighter than listed by about a pound.
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They're still close to a pound heavier than the Ranch. I have a 7mm Mag 783, and I'm not sold on the platform as of yet either. I've only had it out once but it wasn't shooting very good, might have been me though... I think i need to free float the barrel though, I've never had a rifle shoot like this one did...
 
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Open up the barrel channel and bed the recoil lug and you’ll be good to go. My heavy barrel with factory and early load development is easy 1moa, usually much less. It weighs scoped what the literature says for bare gun.
 
Peecos said:
Open up the barrel channel and bed the recoil lug and you’ll be good to go. My heavy barrel with factory and early load development is easy 1moa, usually much less. It weighs scoped what the literature says for bare gun.
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My axis is already 8lbs 3.5oz (that's including ammo and sling), I am looking for something that'll come out a pound or more lighter than that, hence the appeal of the 5.5lb Ranch. Ideally I want something 6.5lbs all in, but without buying a Kimber or other higher end ultra light I might have to settle with under 7lbs.
 
Just weighed my 783, in .223 with Leupold mark ar 6x18 and Burris Z rings it’s 8lbs 2oz for what it’s worth. So in .308 might be over your weight requirement.
 
legi0n said:
indeed the Cabela's Special RAR 308Win mag is flush
let me know if you want to see one (*at POCO most weekends)
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If you've got one you'll let me check out that would be amazing! I'm busy this weekend (damn kids and their activities! Lol), but I think I'm going to the range next weekend (also a member at PoCo conveniently.)
 
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