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