Ranch Rifle

[kenny thomas]

Bought a Ruger Ranch Rifle 223 today. Bought it to trade on but kinda like it. Might keep it a while. Anyone shoot one? Good or bad things about them?

 

[Alan]

Bought a Ruger Ranch Rifle 223 today. Bought it to trade on but kinda like it. Might keep it a while. Anyone shoot one? Good or bad things about them?

Mini-14? I'm pretty sure it is, I'm looking forward to the responses.

 

[dieselbeef]

i want one bad..too rich fer me tho

 

[Stocker Steve]

i want one bad..too rich fer me tho

I have watched for a used one but they are spendy.
I have seen some customized so I assume the accuracy is not that great out of the box.
I use a lot of bolt guns, since I hunted prairie dogs before we got the cows...

 

[dieselbeef]

i lik my 30-30...altho i wanted a 223 since i try to stick to a limited number of calibers

 

[dun]

i want one bad..too rich fer me tho

I have watched for a used one but they are spendy.
I have seen some customized so I assume the accuracy is not that great out of the box.
I use a lot of bolt guns, since I hunted prairie dogs before we got the cows...

I picked one up at an auction for 200 bucks with a scope. When it worked it was a blast, not accurate worth snot but fun. Unloaded it at a gunshow for 300.

 

[3waycross]

Spent weeks and hundreds of rounds of ammo trying to get one to shoot for a friend. Would not ever own one!

 

[Isomade]

A friend advised me to get the Savage .223 with accutrigger. I bought the varmint express with heavy barrel and put a Nikon Buckmaster 14.5 x 40 on it. It has become my favorite gun I have ever owned.

 

[Alan]

Well after reading Dun's and 3way's post, maybe I don't want one.

 

[DavisBeefmasters]

I like ours... adjusting to shooting with a peep sight took a little bit... I suppose you could switch that out

It does just fine :nod:

 

[3waycross]

I like ours... adjusting to shooting with a peep sight took a little bit... I suppose you could switch that out

It does just fine :nod:

Can you quantify...just fine. What do the groups measure at 100yds. I never got my buddies gun to shoot better than minute of paper plate(9"). To be fair this was about 8 years ago. Maybe they are better now. But for sure not an "accurate" rifle by my standards

Definately not a varmint rifle, unless you just want to sling lead!

 

[dun]

I like ours... adjusting to shooting with a peep sight took a little bit... I suppose you could switch that out

It does just fine :nod:

Can you quantify...just fine. What do the groups measure at 100yds. I never got my buddies gun to shoot better than minute of paper plate(9"). To be fair this was about 8 years ago. Maybe they are better now. But for sure not an "accurate" rifle by my standards

Definately not a varmint rifle, unless you just want to sling lead!

That's about how mine was, 4-6 inches at 50 yds and occasioanlly hitting the target at 100. All with the caveat, when it worked at all

 

[dieselbeef]

an ar will do what that mini will do better/easier/more reliably than what that mini will ever do...for bout the same money round here..

 

[dun]

an ar will do what that mini will do better/easier/more reliably than what that mini will ever do...for bout the same money round here..

I'ld like to find a good ar for 300-400 bucks

 

[Anonymous]

an ar will do what that mini will do better/easier/more reliably than what that mini will ever do...for bout the same money round here..

I'ld like to find a good ar for 300-400 bucks

Me too. Most around here want big money for em.

 

[dun]

an ar will do what that mini will do better/easier/more reliably than what that mini will ever do...for bout the same money round here..

I'ld like to find a good ar for 300-400 bucks

Me too. Most around here want big money for em.

Besides the cost my other problem with them is the weight

 

[lynnmcmahan]

Thought the Ranch .223 was Ruger's version of the WWII .30 cal carbine. Not much accuracy.

 

[dun]

Thought the Ranch .223 was Ruger's version of the WWII .30 cal carbine. Not much accuracy.

I got a lot more accuracy from my old surplus M1 carbine then I did with the ranch rifle

 

[Dave]

I had a Ranch rifle back when I trapped coyotes. I shot a few coyotes with it but they had to be close or unlucky. It was good for about 4-5 inch groups at a 100 yards at best. I ended up trading it for a Browning lever action that my kids used when they started deer hunting.
I knew a guy in Montana who used one while calling coyotes. He had a 30 round magazine for it. He said if he missed the first shot he rarely got them with the next 29. But he said it was amazing how many gears a coyote can find with that much lead chasing him.

 

[Anonymous]

Every m1 I've ever shot jammed about every 8th round though. Could have been age and wear But I like the platform. Considering the ome period and the knowledge they were a great advancement