Ruger American Rifle

Ruger American Rifle
Ruger American Rifle
Type	Bolt-action rifle
Place of origin	United States
Production history
Designed	2011
Manufacturer	Sturm, Ruger & Co.
Unit cost	$449 MSRP[1]
Produced	2012–Present
Specifications
Mass	6.25 lb (2.83 kg)[1]
Length	42.5 in (108 cm)[1]
Barrel length	22 in (56 cm)[1]
Cartridge	.204 Ruger (Predator model only) .223 Remington (5 rd. cap.) 5.56mm NATO (Ranch\Predator models only) .22-250 Remington .243 Winchester .270 Winchester 7mm-08 Remington .30-06 Springfield .308 Winchester[1] .300 Blackout (Ranch model only) 7.62 Soviet (Ranch model only) 6mm Creedmoor (Predator model only) 6.5mm Grendel (Predator model only) 6.5mm Creedmoor .450 Bushmaster (Ranch model only) 7mm Remington Magnum .300 Winchester Magnum .338 Winchester Magnum
Feed system	Rotary magazine 4 round capacity (unless otherwise noted above)
Sights	None – Drilled and tapped for scope. (Weaver style bases supplied) Redfield Revolution riflescope available for all centerfire models

The Ruger American Rifle is a family of budget-level hunting/sporting bolt-action centerfire rifle made by Sturm, Ruger & Co., which also produces a line of rimfire rifles with similar designs called the Ruger American Rimfire.

Design

The Ruger American has a receiver made from 4140 chrome-moly bar stock and a hammer-forged barrel with a blued black oxide finish, mounted onto a polymer composite stock. Some models are also available in a stainless steel variant. Rather than using a traditional recoil lug, the rifle's barrelled action is secured in the stock by a bedding system known as "Power Bedding®", which uses two V-shaped steel action blocks that wedge the receiver firmly in place to prevent lateral shifts and also serve as recoil lugs. Because the front and back action screws are fastened through the centers of the action blocks, the blocks also functionally act as pillar beddings and allows the barrel to be free-floated.

The rifle feeds cartridges into the chamber from a proprietary detachable rotary magazine via a push feed mechanism employing dual cocking cams on the stainless steel bolt, which has three locking lugs allowing for a smaller 70° throw angle of the bolt handle. The trademarked "Ruger Marksman Adjustable™" trigger is a functionally two-stage trigger similar in design to the Savage AccuTrigger, which allows the user to adjust the weight of pull between 3–5 lb (1.4–2.3 kg) by means of a set screw on the trigger housing.^[2] The rifle comes with a tang-mounted safety.^[3]

Models

Generation I

• Standard: 22 in (560 mm) alloy steel sporter barrel, with an overall length of 42 in (1,100 mm) for short-action or 42.5 inches (1,080 mm) for long-action cartridges.
• Compact: 18 in (460 mm) alloy steel sporter barrel, shorter length of pull than the standard model, with an overall length of 36.75 in (933 mm), and chambered for short-action cartridges only.
• Magnum: the long-action models for magnum cartridges (currently the .300 WM and .338 WM), with a 24 in (610 mm) threaded stainless steel barrel and an overall length of 44.5 in (1,130 mm), and comes with factory Weaver rail installed.
• Predator: varmint/target model with an 18 in (.308 Win only) or 22 in (560 mm) threaded alloy steel (stainless option available for 6.5 Creedmoor) Medium Palma barrel, with an overall length of 38 in (970 mm) or 42 in (1,100 mm), and comes with factory Weaver rail installed. STANAG magazines are found on the Predator versions with model numbers 26922 (6.5 mm Grendel) and 26944 (.223 Rem). AICS style magazines are found on the Predator versions with model numbers # 26948 (6 mm Creedmoor), # 26971 (.204 Ruger), 26972 (.243 Win), # 26973 (6.5 mm Creedmoor), # 26974 (.308 Win) and # 36902 (.350 Legend).
• Ranch: short-barrel carbine version of the Predator model with a 16.12 in (409 mm) threaded alloy steel Medium Palma barrel, with an overall length of 36 in (910 mm), chambered for 5.56 NATO/.223 Rem (Model # 6965), .300 Blackout (# 6968), .450 Bushmaster (# 16950 and # 16978), .350 Legend and 7.62 Soviet cartridges (# 16976), and comes with factory Weaver or Picatinny rail installed. In early 2018, Ruger introduced variant models for the 5.56 NATO/.223 Rem (# 26965) and .300 Blackout (# 26968) that accept STANAG magazines.
• Hunter: a heavy barrel version bedded into the Magpul "Hunter American" stock using AICS-pattern PMAG® 7.62 AC box magazines, with a 20 inches (510 mm) threaded alloy steel barrel factory-equipped with a muzzle brake, chambered for 6.5mm Creedmoor and .308 Win.
• Go Wild: This version offers a threaded barrel protected with a bronze colored cerakote finish screwed to a camo pattern stock. The rifle is offered in a series of cartridge options ranging from straight walled such as the 350 legend and the 450 Bushmaster up bottle necked cartridges such as the .243 Winchester, 25-06 Remington, 6.5 PRC, 7mm PRC and 300 Winchester Magnum.

Generation II

Introduced by 2023 Christmas Eve, Ruger's 2nd Generation features a 20 inch fluted barrel with 5/8"-24 (Standard model) and 1/2"-28 (Ranch) barrel threading for muzzle devices, an ergonomic stock allowing the shooter to easily adjust the stock's height and length, and a replaceable bolt handle. While still maintaining the shotgun safety, this is now a three position.^[4] As of January 2024, Ruger has 2 variations of the Generation II:

• Standard: 20 in (508) alloy steel sporter barrel, with an overall length of 41.25 in (1073.15 mm) for both long and short-action cartridges. Offered in the same calibers as the Generation I American Standard.
• Ranch: 16.10" (408.94 mm) short-barrel barrel version of the Standard Generation II. It is available in the same calibers as the Generation I American Ranch.^{[note 1]}

See also

• BMS Cam rifle
• Mossberg MVP
• Remington Model 7615

References

Additional Notes

External links

• Ruger American Rifle product page

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