I was thinking about either the 16" 5.56 or the Predator 22" .223 Ruger American Rifle. Thinking it'd be cool to have the chamber Improved at some point.
My question is, will it feed in the American Rifle Magazine without extensive modifications to the mag? Would it feed through one of the already modified models to accommodate longer bullets (75 A-Max)?
Purty easy to tell who shoots and who don't,if only as per always.
The 16" 5.56 is a piece of fhuqking schit,as compared to the S/S Compact. No matter the platform,throat geometry,twist rate and COAL latitude are the pulse of the rifle.
Linda Lovelace herself,would be jealous over what the 5.56's throat will swallow,less a kiss. The Compacts are spot on,in comparison. Add the inherent benefits of S/S and it's a slam fhuqking dunk.
Even with Plug & Plays a 75A-Max won't begin to kiss a Rancher. The Compacts will kiss wayyyyy beyond square via same,with generous land chasing ability.
Now the issue with punching the 16" 5.56 is well beyond obvious,for them with a shred of sense. That being,to clean up the Lovelace +P+ Throat and setback,would keep the finished spout shy of 16" and such things are of less than zero interest to me.
There are no mag "issues". Despite the naysayers,going 22-250AI or 250AI(amongst a host of other jaunty non OEM designs) in a Salvage 99,is a fhuqking breeze,just as is going K-Hornet in a 77 Ruger OEM rotary mag. Read that again. Now one more time.
The Compacts are PRIME fhuqking candidates for going 223AI and if you want a shorter spout,it's hardly "daunting" to shorten same to suit,after the setback and punch out.
You've been led to water.
Thank me later.