The Rokslide 95 (Ruger American 😁)

[KY_coop]

Yea most of the aac stuff ive tried has worked well. Even the cheap pmc 55gr stuff has shot well

 

[Luke S]

Glad to hear its working. Has anyone broken or worn out a Ruger American with high round counts? I always assumed my old Ruger M77II would be stronger so I typically grab it when I'm after bear or on a special hunt. But... I really like my Ruger American.

 

[Steve300xcw]

Broke a trigger guard on mine.

I'd grab a m77 over an american too

 

[Luke S]

Well the issue this year was I kept swapping the scope around. First, a 1-4 Trijicon while I was guiding. Then I went back to a Trijicon 2.5-10 when I had a late season moose hunt. I'm thinking this year I'll run the Ruger American as a "moose gun" with a solid scope on it (probably a Trijicon 3-9 to be light) and keep the M77II as a guiding gun. I like the backup iron sites and 5 round mag in case I get into a fight with a bear.

 

[BLJ]

Well the issue this year was I kept swapping the scope around. First, a 1-4 Trijicon while I was guiding. Then I went back to a Trijicon 2.5-10 when I had a late season moose hunt. I'm thinking this year I'll run the Ruger American as a "moose gun" with a solid scope on it (probably a Trijicon 3-9 to be light) and keep the M77II as a guiding gun. I like the backup iron sites and 5 round mag in case I get into a fight with a bear.

I’d be really interested in your experience with a RA as a working rifle.

 

[Luke S]

BLJ my Ruger has been fine except for mag issues. The rotary mag didn't work well. I swapped that for a 450 Bushmaster mag which becomes a single stack 3 round mag in 308 based cartridges. No problems so far. It started as a 358 Winchester and was great. I shot a few caribou and a bunch of black bears with it. Eventually, I got tired of handloading for it and decided to put an ebay 308 barrel on it. So far so good. I wanted an SBR without the paperwork so I did a "pin and weld" muzzle break on on for my suppressor. That has been nice so far.

 

[BLJ]

It started as a factory 358?

 

[Luke S]

Yep Grice Guns did a limited run of .358 rifles a few times.

 

[BLJ]

Yep Grice Guns did a limited run of .358 rifles a few times.

I’m aware.

So……you still have the barrel???

 

[Steve300xcw]

Yep Grice Guns did a limited run of .358 rifles a few times.

You see what ruger's doin now?

Ruger® Hawkeye® Hunter Bolt-Action Rifle Model 67107

ruger.com

 

[JRay]

Broke a trigger guard on mine.

I'd grab a m77 over an american too

Same here. Broken trigger guard. The aftermarket aluminum replacements are much better

 

[BLJ]

Same here. Broken trigger guard. The aftermarket aluminum replacements are much better

What aftermarket one did you use?
Did you adapt it to the factory stock?

 

[Steve300xcw]

I never fixed mine. Was all the reason I needed to retire that turd of a rifle

 

[JRay]

I’ve got a factory RA 6.5CM and a 223 predator in factory form that shoot lights out with box ammo. My wife’s 308 is extremely partial to SMK 165. I’ve even grown fond of the zipper sounding action!

 

[JRay]

What aftermarket one did you use?
Did you adapt it to the factory stock?

Now that I’m thinking about it, that rifle went into a Boyd’s stock. I believe I used the the guard they sell or one from DIP.

 

[Deere_Man]

I’ve got a factory RA 6.5CM and a 223 predator in factory form that shoot lights out with box ammo. My wife’s 308 is extremely partial to SMK 165. I’ve even grown fond of the zipper sounding action!

The RA bolt zip is music to my ears

 

[BLJ]

I never fixed mine. Was all the reason I needed to retire that turd of a rifle

Which rifle was it?

 

[Steve300xcw]

Which rifle was it?

223 Ranch in some plywood

 

[BLJ]

Retired the stock and not the rifle.
I misunderstood.

 

[Steve300xcw]

MIght as well be retired. Other 223's have taken its place