Rug American Gen 2 worth upgrades?

[huntsman22]

a spring change and a little Polish work.

Which Polock did the work?....

 

[madscientist]

Which Polock did the work?....

I did. Im a tooling engineer and previously a tooling machinist. Tight tolerances and alignment tickle my fun button.

 

[kickemall]

No, don't put any money into it if it doesn't shoot the way you like. Its an inexpensive gun so sell it and buy a Tikka or whatever gun you want. By time you change stocks and trigger you're going to be pretty deep with cash. I would recommend having someone else shoot it to confirm its the gun and not you.

 

[Cordell Walker]

I’ve spent some time with a savage and two weatherby 300 win mags. None of them shot well once the barrel got warm in my experience. The most reliable shots were 1-4 and groups opened up after that.

 

[dukeball33]

I would not spend money to rebarrel a Ruger American. Wouldn’t the barrel and labor be more than a new Ruger American?
Did you look at the MDT field stock or magpul equivalent? The extra weight and features may help the shoot ability of your current rifle at a “Ruger American” price point

 

[dreadi]

I don't know if we're discussing Predator or Ranch rifle or...either way I suppose it don't matter too much for what I have to say.

I have a Gen 1 Ranch in 300BO that I put in a Magpul stock. It weighs more than my Savage 10 in .308. The Gen 1 shoots well and I do enjoy it more with the Magpul stock.

I also have a Gen 2 Ranch in 7.62x39 and plan to keep it in the factory stock because the Magpul stock adds weight. These guns shoot well with factory Hornady Black.

If/when the Gen 2 croaks due to the barrel, I would likely get a new barrel with the same profile because there aren't any other production bolt guns that can use standard AK mag with aftermarket parts that I'm aware of. The Gen 1 though...nah. Likely going to be someone offering a production 300BO bolt gun the uses standard AR mags for longer than I expect.

 

[Deere_Man]

I appreciate the input but I'm not going big game hunting with that cartridge. Im not sure it's the optic. As I stated the group changes as I shoot pretty significantly. If I dial in 0 in 3 and move to the 600 I'll nail it everytime. If I shoot 8 or 10 shots working up the range from 100 to 600 I'll just about always miss. On difference is the barrel is hot. As far as being off a couple inches out of the box... Idk... Maybe temp related just from the barrel at 75 on 0 day and below freezing hunting...? Idk. I'm still trying to prove this. But I don't get enough range time. Im pretty gentle with my gear. And it lives in a foam case. ... Idk... I think it's worth putting a barrel on at least. It'll kill just Like it is... Its just not up to my standards

You wouldn’t hunt big game with a 6mm Creedmoor? Why not?

 

[thinhorn_AK]

just buy a new gun. Why put a thousand bucks into a ruger American?

 

[kcm2]

Shoot 3 shot groups. You typically only get one shot at an animal. Then tell us how it shoots. My Gen 1 Ruger American 6mm Creedmoor consistently delivers tight 3 shot groups at 100.

 

[Rich M]

I like my G2. Less than 25 rounds thru it.

Have a Model 70 and when it goes putside an inch at 250 yds it is time to get the lead & copper out. Never seems like a lot but very visible changes in groups.

 

[Pilsner]

Lost me at "I wouldn't hunt big game with a 6 creed"...
I've got/had 2 RAs, 1x Gen 1 in 6 creed that got upgraded to a MagPul stock and a Timney trigger that I regret selling, and my current one which is a 5.56 Gen 2 in its factory form.
As others have said I wouldn't put much money into a new rifle that won't shoot to my expectations.
I'd swap a KNOWN reliable optic/rings combo (i.e. not what you have on there now) on to it and try it again with something like ELD-M's or TMK's in factory form and if that didn't fix it, I'd sell it and buy something else.
No sense throwing good money after bad ya know...

 

[solostalker]

IMO it makes sense you can consistently hit MOA steel at 600 with a 6.5 and you're now shooting groups slightly larger than MOA with a 300WM.

To me that just says your a good shot but your accuracy declines slightly with a Magnum cartridge. Checks out to me. Sell and buy a Tikka in .223 for your moose gun

 

[flyfisher117]

Comparing your heavy barrel 6.5 to a light weight 300 win at 600 is silly. You will usually always shoot a heavy, light recoiling rifle better.

I personally would not invest money into a magnum action Ruger, unless you are particularly attached to it. The options are limited and the resale market even more limited.
If it were a short action I’d have zero issues spending a little money on it to try and make it better.