Ruger American Rifle® Compact Bolt-Action Rifle Model 6914

I'm considering getting a compact .223 and the new Ruger model 6914 looked promising. Light , short (18.5" Barrel) and in synthetic stock.
Has anyone had any experience with this model?
My concern is that the barrel twist for this model is 1:8 whereas the recognised barrel twist for Rem.223 is 1:12. and most .223 are either 1:9 or 1:12.
I asked Ruger why this twist rate varied from their mini 14 & M77 barrels and all they could reply was "This was strictly an engineering design." Whopee!!
Any advice gratefully received.

1:12 is a pretty shit twist rate, a 1:8 (or 1:7) twist will shoot any quality bullets in the lighter weights just as well as a 1:12 but it will also give you the ability to use actual useful bullets in the 70+gr range.

1:12" is only "recognised" in shitty hunting/varmint rifles, 1:7 is standard in a quality AR, 1:9 is also common

As he said, 1:8 is much more useful than 1:12 as it lets you use the heavier/longer bullets.

1:12 may have been the common 'standard twist' in the past, but with the popularity of heavier bullets there are more rifles in the 1:7-1:9 range now.

Thanks Gimp for the clarification :)

one word. CHEAP

Yea look for one of the m77 compact laminates. They're much nicer.

Hi folks,
I,m a new bee. Looking to purchase a ruger compact in 7mm08 for a bush gun any thoughts on the gun guys ?

A friend just bought a new one, .223, green plastic, factory .5x28 threaded I think, rotary mag, accu type trigger. If it was a Toyota, I rekon it would be a Camry.

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Originally Posted by Eyesplice

I'm considering getting a compact .223 and the new Ruger model 6914 looked promising. Light , short (18.5" Barrel) and in synthetic stock.
Has anyone had any experience with this model?
My concern is that the barrel twist for this model is 1:8 whereas the recognised barrel twist for Rem.223 is 1:12. and most .223 are either 1:9 or 1:12.
I asked Ruger why this twist rate varied from their mini 14 & M77 barrels and all they could reply was "This was strictly an engineering design." Whopee!!
Any advice gratefully received.

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Have a look for my other posts on the Ruger American for my bush gun I've made over the past weeks but in Jan they're bringing in the shortened ranch version in AAC 300 blackout about the same recoil as a 223 with a much higher grain projectile.

take a look at it at Ruger American Rifle® Ranch Bolt-Action Rifle Model 6968

just saying... thats what I'm doing...

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Originally Posted by Carpe Diem

Have a look for my other posts on the Ruger American for my bush gun I've made over the past weeks but in Jan they're bringing in the shortened ranch version in AAC 300 blackout about the same recoil as a 223 with a much higher grain projectile.

take a look at it at Ruger American Rifle® Ranch Bolt-Action Rifle Model 6968

just saying... thats what I'm doing...

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Anyone know when these will be in NZ? Shops seem to be stocking the other calibres but not the 300 BLK.

I walked into a shop on my lunch break a couple of weeks ago and barely had to touch the stock and it smacked the barrel. You could bloody near sneeze on it and it'll hit the barrel it was so flimsy

I just got one for my kid, a #6939 in .223, and its perfect, cheap and nice.
Yeh, its no Tikka, but very happy with what you get for the price.
Just need to shoot it to see how it performs...
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How does the mag feed??

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Originally Posted by Littledog

Anyone know when these will be in NZ? Shops seem to be stocking the other calibres but not the 300 BLK.

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Word from Ruger is the end of the month with a RRP of $799 for the Ranch version. Had this confirmed at two outlets in Auckland in the last week.

Ranch version has a far heavier barrel than the normal garden variety American. Be aware there is a Boss on the barrel where the Suppressor is threaded that will be a potential issue with fitting existing over barrel supressors. You may need to either get it either turned down by your gunsmith or just go with a Forward version of suppressor.

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Originally Posted by Littledog

Anyone know when these will be in NZ? Shops seem to be stocking the other calibres but not the 300 BLK.

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I know of 2 shops in Auckland that will be getting 300 BLK version of the Ranch in the new shipment. PM me for details.

CD

I have the All weather compact .223 model 6914 and yes it is cheap and could be finished off better, but then end of the day it shoots well not given me any issues.
The mag is very basic but for the occasional deer shoot and some possum bashing its does me well. The compact stock is a little short for me but now getting use to it.
Yet to find our deer now, seems they cottoned onto the possums being shot and are keeping a low profile :)

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I walked into a shop on my lunch break a couple of weeks ago and barely had to touch the stock and it smacked the barrel. You could bloody near sneeze on it and it'll hit the barrel it was so flimsy

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Pretty much standard practice with all and any of the sub 1k synthetics rifles. I handled a bunch before I got the 6.5 and they were all as bad as each other. Apparently an easy fix with some forend fill and a carbon arrow shaft, but that seemed like hard work so I brought a laminate

I've got the standard sized all weather American in 223. I love it. Sure, its not of the quality of the build of tikka etc but if that's what your after buy a m77 hawk eye. What these are is a well priced rifle with a lesser build quality to achieve that.
For me, its a rifle. Its purpose is to shot a bullet and if it does it accurately then it is a good rifle. I don't care about how it looks or feels, both of which I do like with this rifle which is a bonus but what I do know is it shoots very well. My First time ever at a range, whangarei deer stalkers range at 100m. Hornady 55gr sp training ammo.
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The magazine is flush, five shot and feeds very well. The bolt is smooth enough but improves with use and the stock feels good to me.
If you want a top quality rifle that is perfect so you can show pictures on forums of how flash it is go and spend twice the cost of one of these. If you want a well priced rifle that shoots accurately, buy the American.
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