Finally put my hands on one yesterday briefly. I really am tempted to pick that 16” 7.62x39 Ranch model now. The stock feels amazing, the bolt movement is every bit as good as a Tikka or something similar. For $599 I think it’s a no brainer.

I was able to handle one too. I was impressed

I went to 3 places to look at them today and nobody had them yet.

Marks had 3 or 4 of them Friday.

That’s one store I was in today, I didn’t see anyone but also could get anyone to help me so I could ask. Simmons said they hadn’t gotten there’s yet and didn’t know when they would be in… at least I got someone to talk to me in there.

I’m hoping they release a left handed version of it. I really want one in 7-08, 308, or 6.5 PRC.

I handled one last week. Vast improvement over gen 1.
But I think comparing it to a tikka is alittle far fetched.
I emailed ruger customer service and asked if they were planning on releasing a left-handed version and they said because of legal issues of releasing information they could not comment at this time.

The ones that I saw at Marks were not behind the counter. They are out for anyone to fondle.

I have a new one on order in 7mm-08 for my grandson.

I ordered the Gen II Standard.

The place I get some of my stuff from priced it to me at $519.00 but it did have to be ordered, was not in stock.

Playing the waiting game now.

I'm going to top it with a Luepold VX-3HD 4-14 x 40 mm CDS with the Twilight Hunter Firedot.

Not planning on having to upgrade the scope later, just do it right from the git go...

Simmons had a 708 about two weeks ago, but it did not last long. They said they would be getting more in soon.

Do you know what simmons had them listed at? I talked to an older gentlemen that i had never dealt with before and he told me they hadn't gotten them in yet then basically started bashing Ruger and how far behind the times they were. He was trying to sale me on a $1500 bergara instead. I like the Bergara but the Gen 2 fits what im looking for. wasn't the best experience dealing with a salesman, usually not the case at simmons.

I like the barrels 😃

It was $579 at Simmons, and I believe $649 at Marks.

gunbuyer has the 300blkout for $555.45 shipped.

Bald with a white beard?

Saw my first one today in person. My next purchase for sure. Really slick looking rifle

I know that guy! He doesn’t know schit! The younger bald guy that never smiles is an Ahole! I think he was or is a cop somewhere. Now the guy in the reloading area is awesome and know probably more about bullets and reloading than anyone I have ever met!

Sounds like Simmons sent their employees over to Mark's Outdoors for some training on how to be an arrogant a-hole. I think the stupidity is just an added bonus that helps further elevate their job performance.


Simmons better check that quickly. People actually have to drive to their store. Mark's stays in business because most of their customers drive by it somewhat regularly. I don't need chit in downtown Bessemer.

I hate anything Ruger makes in past 10 years or more.
Junk IMO
Everything since m77,black hawks ,red hawks,10-22 the 1911's are fair at best I own one, a mk77, Ruger vaquero..ones I have are old school Ruger before they went boringly economy junk
If it's not a wheel gun,m77 or 10-22 it's not worth having imo.
Your wasting your money in hopes of an old dream...bill Ruger is extremely upset with the garbage they are selling 100%

Ruger American rifles are economy junk.yes ive seen several that shoot amazing well Even with horrible cheap plastic stocks but let's face it they are economy crap.ruger is definitely not the company it once was at all.

With Ruger stick to wheel guns,10/22 and maybe shotguns.everything else is a HARD pass even the precision rifles I just laugh at

So Ruger is crap for making a cheap and accurate gun?

Yea, I don’t follow the logic. The American shoots better than the Hawkeye at like half the cost.

I get that nice rifles are beautiful…but when I’m in the woods I want an accurate tool that won’t break my heart if I get a ding on it.

On this day, 5 February 24, I FreeStateHunter agreed with Burbank on something

Precisely why I hunt with an American in 30-06

No you don't own a rifle that shoots as good as my 1998 Ruger mk77 I promise.i bet none of you do
Yes I know Americans shoot well I've seen it but or hit or miss but the one I bought my son had roughest most horrible barrel at break in.but oh no none of y'all would ever know anything about that cause youve never tried it.
I'll just say it's a horrible copper mine like a factory savage.
There's a lot you can learn breaking in barrels . basically who makes good ones and who doesn't
You find out who hand lapps and who doesn't
Go buy a Tikka if you want tupperware.every thing is perfect except the cheap stock but they always shoot and barrels clean out easy.no brainier or do y'all know how to judge a precision rifle vs a economy rust bucket?I doubt it
Ruger has made nothing worth having in rifles since the m77 and it was hit or miss but not mine.yall do not have a rifle that will shoot as well as my Ruger mk77 I bought in 1999 in 260 remington.i promise
Ruger is pitiful now except wheel guns ,10-22 and mk77 every single other thing they make is economy garbage . Absolute garbage
Rust buckets cause they can't even remove blueing salts enough to prevent rust.crap modern American made crap
I would not own anything Ruger makes except what I've mentioned above with vaccaro's etc. and maybe 1911's.

If you want cheap buy bergara,new Steyr 2 , Howa 1500 or tikka.skip everything else
Glad to see Steyr decided to get back into selling rifles to u.s . New gen 2 pretty nice
Not sure what they was thinking for awhile.kinda shame they can't come out with something bad ass with decent stock in mid to upper range
But glad to see they are back in game with gen 2 rifles
Probably Browning x bolt but have no experience with those

Man when I grow up I hope I can have superior equipment and be so much of a superior person such as you. I bet you really are the life of all the little kids birthday parties!! Especially when you tell them their cake is not as good as yours and how they’re so much dumber then you are.
Good thing you think you are something because I bet not many people do.

Just about ANY factory rifle these days is as accurate and serviceable for most use, as any rifle from years or decades past. You can argue opinions on which is ‘nicer’ or ‘better made’, etc. None of which has any real bearing on utility, accuracy, or killing animals and punching paper. There are a few things about shooting today, that negate considerations of decades past. I’m all about appreciating the past and craftsmanship, but I’m not going to argue the telegraph was better than an iPhone, either.

That was funny.

My ruger American will shoot one ragged hole at 100 yards with the little bit of stock work I did myself. It’s amazing how accurate that gun is with quality glass. Especially since I paid $200 out the door for it brand new years ago.

Mine will too and I won it at a NWTF banquet on a 20 or 30 dollar raffle ticket. Only rifle I’ve ever owned that will touch holes shooting off a solid rest

Larry's w/ Navy camo blue stock or the Walmart blow out sale? I have 4 RAs and paid under $200 ea for all of them. Right time to be in Huntsville.

Dicks clearance blowout demo rifle

Anyone still looking for these POS rifles?

Marks had 4 out yesterday. One was a 7mm 08.

If 3% is now sober he might want to take a drive

They aren’t offering it in 308? But ARE offering it in 6.5cm? WTH is wrong with Ruger’s logic?

I just don’t get offering a short barrel in everything BUT 308.

A 308 RANCH.

They offered a Gen 1 Ranch in 308

A 20” 308 sucks for suppressed used.

You see lots of folks making ‘compromise’ gun models to attempt to straddle the market, instead of purpose models.

The Standard Gen 2 is offered in .308 item number is 46902

They also have a Gen 1 in the Predator with an 18.5" barrel

Looks like a whole lot of different calibers are planned later this year too

^^^^

Yep, I may just buy a Gen 1…..but was thinking there was a Gen 1 ranch 308 with a 16.5” barrel? If not, I’ll just find something that’s an easier button to get to 16” and AI.

I got zero use for any new rifles with over 18” barrels. I’ve got a few I’ll keep forever, but I’m running everything else suppressed AND short enough to not be a PITA with a suppressor, to heck with squeezing out FPS.

I have been shooting a 16” .308 for 2 years and the bucks and bobcat it anchored to the ground didn’t notice any FPS difference at all.

It sure has been a joy to tote in the woods and in tight quarters, everything else feels like toting a telephone pole!

My 1999 mk11 won't shoot under 2.5" groups for schit.... I'd imagine most of today's rifles shoot as good as yours, including my 2024 m77 22 hornet.

Just saw Lipseys is doing a run of 77/22 Africans in 22 Hornet. Would love to have one

I'm about to buy a new rifle for my wife. Would you go with the Tikka Lite or the new Ruger American, and why?

I have only founded a Gen 2. Huge Ruger fan. RAG2 is a step up from RAG1. Plus in cases, threaded and shorter barrel (if that is what you want). Ruger service is outstanding. However, the difference to me personally, put a stock and a cheap bolt knob on a tikka and you have a super smooth rifle with an excellent trigger and action. After market for Tikka is bigger too.

I'm heavily leaning on the Tikka. My only problem is the Tikka Lite isn't threaded and she said she eventually wants a supressor. If I go Tikka I will eventually have to have it threaded.

Look at a Bergara B14 Stoke. 20" #4.5 taper threaded barrel, with slightly shorter LOP. https://www.bergara.online/us/rifles/b14/stoke/

Estimate $150 for that. Pull the barrel from stock and send to Gundoc.

Looked into it. I like the looks of that little rifle!

The stoke looks pretty sweet, i haven't priced them locally, but not sure its worth the extra few hundred bucks when buying for the adjust LOP for a kid.

I bought a B14 Ridge a few weeks ago. The bergara action is better than a Gen 1 ruger I had, with a far superior trigger. My bergara is in 22-250 with a #5 contour 22" barrel. The rifle weighed 7.7lbs bare. Rigged out with scope and a Banish 30 can, it's not light. The stoke literally was announced a few days after I bought the ridge, or I probably would have gone for the Stoke as it's 1.5lbs lighter and more compact. MSRP is the same between the two, $929. Local gun score hooked me up for $850 plus tax.

The Bergara/700 is a 2-lug action. Ruger is a 3-lug. Polished out right, little difference between the two in true feel, save for shorter bolt throw on the Ruger, which can give more clearance.

Ruger emailed me to say they ARE going to make a Gen 2 RANCH in 308, with a 16” bbl….just not showing on their website yet.

The Ruger is not for aesthetics, purity of lines, or refined rifle snobbery. It’s for practical applications in function packages with the necessary modifications as it comes.

I agree...My go to hunting rifle is a Gen 1 in 30-06. I just wish they'd do something about that awful trigger.
Tikka and Bergara both have shown a good trigger doesn't have to have that dang safety blade in the middle of it

Got my hands on one of these at a LGS and man they are super nice, much nicer than the gen 1 which I have probably 4-5 of. They also had a couple of the ranch gen 2. I'm not going to rush out and replace my gen 1's, but I do plan on picking up a 6mm arc when they come out.

Evidently they’ve released the other calipers. I was in Mark’s today and saw several. They now have one less .308.

I've got the howa mini in 6 arc and it's probably my most accurate rifle with factory ammo.

Give us a range report asap.

I’m starting to see them more and more as soon as I run into a 7mm08 I’ll have one too. I’ve seen them from 599-699 fyi. Vans in Cullman had a 7-08 Saturday but I had the kids and didn’t have time to wait around and do all the paperwork or is already have one.

There was a 7mm-08 on the rack next to the .308. I don't know what their stock level was. They had more of the .308's in the back.

Seems like a nice rifle but 12-1/2" LOP and negative slope on the stock comb is a big no for me

At least they put a fairly decent twist (1:9) on the 22 250, but would've been even better at 1:8.

This is my Remington 700 BDL in 270 with factory ammo. With me shooting it, not in a lead sled, just forend on an Allen bag.

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Looks like the additional calibers are available now. Just ordered the 6mmARC b/c I have 10 boxes of ammo after I sold my ARC upper...like any logical person would do.