Ruger American .270 to ??? conversion for daughter

[IDHUNTER]

I have an 8 year old daughter who is showing interest in hunting and is pretty good with a .22 LR at this point so my next step is to get her into a small caliber rifle....223, 243, or whatever the 6mm flavor of the day is.

I have a Gen 1 Ruger American .270 that I never shoot and I'm wondering what my options are with it. Is there any sort of barrel swap I could do and chop the stock down to make it fit her? Would I be better off selling it and starting from scratch? I'm open to suggestions.

Thanks.

 

[Ringbill27]

I’d rebarrel to 243win due to ammo more options on the shelves. I think it would work but the 270 is a long action ruger if be worried about feeding.

I’d get her behind a 223 first. Unless you are going to suppress the ruger. My wife’s 16.25” 243 with a can has almost no recoil.

I recently handled the new Glenfeild Model A in 243 and as I expected it’s a Ruger American gen1 that’s threaded and textured stock. I prefer the gen1 over the gen2. This model A was priced at $450. Which is cheaper than a new barrel.

 

[KyleR1985]

Sell it and buy whatever 6ARC flavor you like

 

[The Guide]

I have an 8 year old daughter who is showing interest in hunting and is pretty good with a .22 LR at this point so my next step is to get her into a small caliber rifle....223, 243, or whatever the 6mm flavor of the day is.

I have a Gen 1 Ruger American .270 that I never shoot and I'm wondering what my options are with it. Is there any sort of barrel swap I could do and chop the stock down to make it fit her? Would I be better off selling it and starting from scratch? I'm open to suggestions.

Thanks.

Rebearreling a Ruger American (unless you've done a bunch of work to it) is a losing proposition since the cost of new barrel (all in ready to shoot again) is equal to or greater than the cost of a new Ruger American Gen 2. I would suggest you look at the 16" or 20" barreled 22 ARC or 6mm ARC and the 20" barreled 22 Creedmoor or 6mm Creedmoor. Both of the ARC offerings are easy on the shoulder and take game easily. If you suppress the rifle, I'd go with the 16" barrel for a better balance point.

Jay

 

[CMF]

Sell and get a Gen 2. The Gen 2 already has interchangeable stock pieces to adjust LOP and a threaded barrel.
We have one Gen 2 in Predator model with 22" barrel in 6.5CM. I'm trying to get another in the Ranch model with a 16" barrel.
You'll get a recommendation for every caliber available. I went 6.5cm due to the range of bullet weights and availability of off-the-shelf ammo. We practice with 95-grain varmit and bulk 125-grain Winchester, and hunt with the 143-grain ELDX. The 95grn doesn't kick at all suppressed.

What are you hunting?

 

[CJ_BG]

I have an 8 year old daughter who is showing interest in hunting and is pretty good with a .22 LR at this point so my next step is to get her into a small caliber rifle....223, 243, or whatever the 6mm flavor of the day is.

I have a Gen 1 Ruger American .270 that I never shoot and I'm wondering what my options are with it. Is there any sort of barrel swap I could do and chop the stock down to make it fit her? Would I be better off selling it and starting from scratch? I'm open to suggestions.

Thanks.

I have a gen 1 270 that I've thought about swapping the barrel on a lot. I still might but the cost of a new barrel compared to a new gun isn't worth it.

Sell the gun, take the money from that and get a scope, then take the money for a new barrel and get her a gun. 223, 6 arc, and 6mm creed/243 win are the only options I even consider for new shooters anymore. 223 is the best followed by 6 arc when you actually compare smaller shooters in field conditions.

 

[IDHUNTER]

Sell and get a Gen 2. The Gen 2 already has interchangeable stock pieces to adjust LOP and a threaded barrel.
We have one Gen 2 in Predator model with 22" barrel in 6.5CM. I'm trying to get another in the Ranch model with a 16" barrel.
You'll get a recommendation for every caliber available. I went 6.5cm due to the range of bullet weights and availability of off-the-shelf ammo. We practice with 95-grain varmit and bulk 125-grain Winchester, and hunt with the 143-grain ELDX. The 95grn doesn't kick at all suppressed.

What are you hunting?

We'll be hunting mule deer.

 

[go_deep]

My daughter was 10 when she started shooting my .270. You might need to do anything to it.

 

[Adbarnes01]

Bought my son a Ruger Ranch Gen 2 6 ARC. Its a dream for him to shoot with the spacer removed and a can on the end.

 

[Maverick1]

I have an 8 year old daughter who is showing interest in hunting and is pretty good with a .22 LR at this point so my next step is to get her into a small caliber rifle....223, 243, or whatever the 6mm flavor of the day is.

I have a Gen 1 Ruger American .270 that I never shoot and I'm wondering what my options are with it. Is there any sort of barrel swap I could do and chop the stock down to make it fit her? Would I be better off selling it and starting from scratch? I'm open to suggestions.

Thanks.

You are asking a bunch of gun nuts on how to proceed. And, predictably the replies are “sell it and buy more guns”. And that’s fine. Guns are good. But the easiest is just to buy reduced recoil rounds for an awhile to see if she even likes it.

 

[IDHUNTER]

You are asking a bunch of gun nuts on how to proceed. And, predictably the replies are “sell it and buy more guns”. And that’s fine. Guns are good. But the easiest is just to buy reduced recoil rounds for an awhile to see if she even likes it.

I love more guns just as much as the next guy so I'm perfectly fine with those responses too lol!