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Re: new toy, Ruger American Ranch 5.56 NATO /// 10 round AR

Post by SHV » 11 Jul 2018, 10:24 am

in2anity wrote:Those are some impressive groups SHV, the TB groups are also good - I had a similar experience with my Tikka CTR - the way I saw it, I concluded the rifle is basically more accurate than I am - which means I just ran with the starting load to minimise wear on the throat.

But I mostly practice with lead TB loads through her now (to minimise wear and keep costs down) - not as accurate obviously, but from standing offhand shooting at fixed-distance, practice silhouettes, it is more than adequate. I only load up full power loads for a comp or If I get out into the wilderness,..


the projectile is super roo, 14 cent each when I bought them (I bought 3k-4k at that time :lol: ), the rifle is not expensive also cheap to run, very happy for the purchase
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Re: new toy, Ruger American Ranch 5.56 NATO /// 10 round AR

Post by SHV » 11 Jul 2018, 9:31 pm

another 2 5 shot groups this evening, happy with the 25gr 8208 for now

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Re: new toy, Ruger American Ranch 5.56 NATO /// 10 round AR

Post by SHV » 11 Jul 2018, 9:37 pm

another 5 shot group, shouldn't adjust the scope during the reload test, seems the first shot (far right one) didn't follow the adjustment

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Re: new toy, Ruger American Ranch 5.56 NATO /// 10 round AR

Post by SHV » 11 Jul 2018, 9:40 pm

2 5 shot groups of TB 8.5gr

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Re: new toy, Ruger American Ranch 5.56 NATO /// 10 round AR

Post by vmaxaust » 12 Jul 2018, 6:57 am

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got it today :lol:



Where did you buy? I didn't know they were available yet.
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Re: new toy, Ruger American Ranch 5.56 NATO /// 10 round AR

Post by SHV » 12 Jul 2018, 10:25 am

vmaxaust wrote:
SHV wrote:
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got it today :lol:



Where did you buy? I didn't know they were available yet.



SSAA St' Marys shooting range gun shop, maybe the only one I got, after this don't see any on the shelf
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Re: new toy, Ruger American Ranch 5.56 NATO /// 10 round AR

Post by SHV » 12 Jul 2018, 11:07 am

this time Ruger did a good job, free floating barrel, no stock sanding needed, kind of surprise :lol:

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Re: new toy, Ruger American Ranch 5.56 NATO /// 10 round AR

Post by SHV » 12 Jul 2018, 11:15 am

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Re: new toy, Ruger American Ranch 5.56 NATO /// 10 round AR

Post by SHV » 22 Jul 2018, 4:42 pm

leupold VXII 2-7X33 with low rings

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Re: new toy, Ruger American Ranch 5.56 NATO /// 10 round AR

Post by SHV » 22 Jul 2018, 4:45 pm

red dot

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Re: new toy, Ruger American Ranch 5.56 NATO /// 10 round AR

Post by SHV » 29 Jul 2018, 12:50 pm

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Re: new toy, Ruger American Ranch 5.56 NATO /// 10 round AR

Post by SHV » 18 Aug 2018, 10:17 pm

after zeroing VX2 2-7X33, a 50 meter 5 shot group

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Re: new toy, Ruger American Ranch 5.56 NATO /// 10 round AR

Post by Pythonkeeper » 18 Aug 2018, 10:38 pm

Nice shooting..... :thumbsup:
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Re: new toy, Ruger American Ranch 5.56 NATO /// 10 round AR

Post by SHV » 23 Dec 2018, 12:50 pm

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Re: new toy, Ruger American Ranch 5.56 NATO /// 10 round AR

Post by SHV » 10 Oct 2019, 10:34 pm

after put the muzzle break I redid the reload test, it changed a little, 24.7-24.8 should be the best now(It was 25.0 before the MB)

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Re: new toy, Ruger American Ranch 5.56 NATO /// 10 round AR

Post by SHV » 10 Oct 2019, 10:36 pm

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Re: new toy, Ruger American Ranch 5.56 NATO /// 10 round AR

Post by SHV » 10 Oct 2019, 10:38 pm

will load some 24.8gr to sight-in 200m and try some 300 and 400m at my friend's farm this sunday to see how it performs at longer distances
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Re: new toy, Ruger American Ranch 5.56 NATO /// 10 round AR

Post by Stix » 10 Oct 2019, 11:20 pm

Looks good SHV...!!: :thumbsup: ...cant be too disappointed with that...!!... :)

I have a (to potentially be perceived as silly), unrelated question though... :)

Why do you write the load data on a post it note & stick it to the target...?.../...Why not just write it on the target...?

What if someone switched the stickies around when you weren't looking... :?...how would that fair for the confirmation load test... :?: :x

What if the glue on a pack of sticky's was dodgy & a gust of wind came & blew them off... :o ...and you had to go running down the range looking like a drunk version of Mr Bean with numb legs & side-show-bob feet trying to stomp on the targets to catch them... :lol:

And then, in your vein attempt to catch some stickys, & with your back turned, another target blew away, & when you got back to the bench, you saw that target blowing down the range & thought to yourself--i pity that bloke having to chase his target, a tleast i caught mine before it got that far...!... :lol: & then when you go to show someone that target & you cant find it, that person says "its not that one blowing down the range is it...? :lol: :lol: :P :unknown:
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Re: new toy, Ruger American Ranch 5.56 NATO /// 10 round AR

Post by SHV » 10 Oct 2019, 11:49 pm

Stix wrote:Looks good SHV...!!: :thumbsup: ...cant be too disappointed with that...!!... :)

I have a (to potentially be perceived as silly), unrelated question though... :)

Why do you write the load data on a post it note & stick it to the target...?.../...Why not just write it on the target...?

What if someone switched the stickies around when you weren't looking... :?...how would that fair for the confirmation load test... :?: :x

What if the glue on a pack of sticky's was dodgy & a gust of wind came & blew them off... :o ...and you had to go running down the range looking like a drunk version of Mr Bean with numb legs & side-show-bob feet trying to stomp on the targets to catch them... :lol:

And then, in your vein attempt to catch some stickys, & with your back turned, another target blew away, & when you got back to the bench, you saw that target blowing down the range & thought to yourself--i pity that bloke having to chase his target, a tleast i caught mine before it got that far...!... :lol: & then when you go to show someone that target & you cant find it, that person says "its not that one blowing down the range is it...? :lol: :lol: :P :unknown:
:huh:
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I made the notes/sticker before reload, put on the table as reference and after reload put the sticker and the ammo into zipper bags, so I know which bag is which ammo
at shooting range I always shoot from the low charge to high, so I remember the sequence,I guess I'm too lazy to write it again on the target, so just put the stickers next to each group to take photo, then throw them away :lol:
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Re: new toy, Ruger American Ranch 5.56 NATO /// 10 round AR

Post by wrenchman » 11 Oct 2019, 1:56 am

very nice
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