Never really been a Ruger guy...but this one looked interesting..so I

located one (Davidson's) & had a local FFL bring one in..its the #6968

having the longer LOP than the compact model (6970)..so on to the

gunroom...take those ugly Ruger stickers off the stock....then clean

barrel(7 twist BTW)aftergood cleaning...then locate the bolt in box..

check it out..man thats a beefy sized bolt for a compact gun...4-5

patches later barrel is GTG...now pull the stock...trigger outta the

box was 4.5#...easily lowered down to 3.25#....stock V bedding blocks

look good...barrel is free floated...5/8"x24 threaded w/cap..will

install a flash hider mainly for muzzle/crown protection in & out of

truck...fit & finish is OK for a $420 rifle...my main concern is the

plastic rotary magazine...some guys complain of T3 plastic mags ? I

will be looking for a spare very soon...its not the old 10-22 style

good mag...have not cycled any rds yet...comes equipped with Pit rail

so I will mount a Stoner AR type mount along with a Vortex 2-8x32 HP

Diamondback (Thx Doug)...all in all it looks good...36" long & weighs

6# dry...got into the 300BLK with an AR..so I decided I needed a bolt

gun...the 300 BLK is a handloaders dream...more later when glass is

mounted & sighted in...Ruger guys...lets hear about your Ranch BLK

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