Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles Any mechanical problems with Ruger American Rifles?

I'm sure if the demand is there, they can figure out how to do an extended mag. As long as the top main outside mag body is the same, they can do whatever they want below or inside it. Just like the BX25 magazine in a 10/22.

I bought a Predator in Creedmoor last month. It often doesn't pick up the last round from the magazine. I haven't called Ruger yet about it. I thought it might break in, but it doesn't look like it will after three trips to the range.

I loaded the 140 A-Max with H4350. At 2650 fps it is showing great potential, but it is shooting two groups about 3/4 an inch apart.

So I filed the left front of the barrel channel to give it more clearance, that being the spot that looked the most narrow.

Yesterday I shot it again. Still doing it. I shot eight rounds. Five went into one nice little cluster, the other three went into another cluster low and left. It wasn't the breeze.

I switched the factory base to an EGW HD. THe scope is a SS 3-9 that is proven. The loads are at a consistent speed on the chronograph. I'm thinking it has to be the stock. The two action screws were tightened a little at a time, to 65 pounds each.

I know Boyds makes a stock, but the factory stock is only 27 ounces and I don't want to add a pound to the rifle with the laminate. And I don't want to spend the money on the stock, the pad upgrade, and shipping on what is supposed to be an inexpensive rifle. (My cheap rifle was $420, then I put a flash hider on, not to be tacticool, but to protect the crown for $25 more. The base and shipping was $80, then two cans of webbing and a can of clear coat for $15. If I buy the stock, I'll be mad at myself for not just buying another stainless T3!)

To the poster who bedded the forearm channel, did you do the whole thing, or just a pad at the tip? Did you add pressure?

Any other ideas? The gun looks like it is going to be a great shooter when I get this figured out.

So you could also go the other way and put a standard stock on the compact, I'm guessing? What did they charge for a stock?

I bought a Predator in Creedmoor last month. It often doesn't pick up the last round from the magazine. I haven't called Ruger yet about it. I thought it might break in, but it doesn't look like it will after three trips to the range.