Here is some thing I was made aware again in context of today’s anti gun for civilians thought. In the Revolutionary war, at the time flint lock guns were the norm what wasn’t were rifled barrels. The British primary had smooth bores which we all know isn’t as accurate. The American Militia used their own firearms, many were rifles which are the leading edge of technology at the time. This ends any argument that we are to be restricted to anything less.
The colonists used rifles because they had to be accurate to take game, pests and save powder and balls where the military needed speed of reload more. Both were around but the rifle probably originated in Germany and did not use patches with the ball but drove/hamered the ball down the barrel against the rifling. That was quite slow. I talked to a musket maker who said a smoothbore could be quite accurate but the bore needed to be well built and tight, and the ball a match to it.
I saw a well done video on the history of firearms and the fellow pointed out that U.S. civilians always had better firearms than the military up until the AR 15 was invented.
The M1 carbine was my dayly companion for about 10 yrs growing up on a ranch, it never failed to kill something that needed dispatched from rattlesnakes to coyotes to deer to a dying cow. I had others to use too, Winchester 94, Colt SP1 AR15, Mossberg 500, etc… but the M1 remained my overall favorite.
Today I carry I carry an Ruger American Ranch in 7.62x39 bolt gun with a 1×6 scope around the ranch. It gets carried in the truck, on atv's and tractors. It gets used for Yotes, hogs and everything in-between. It's light weight, very accurate and not worried about beating the snot out it.
I have very same gun, 100% reliable with russian ammo, but anything else is not 100%, upgraded riring pin and other firing componets helped some, this is a poorly made rifle bolt is much softer steel then receiver, old firing pin is soft and poorly machined.
I have a model 94 Trapper in 30-30 that I used to carry around. But at this point it’s getting stupid valuable. The 16” barrel makes it very light, and handy. I just don’t feel right dumping it in the snow, or having it fall over if it’s leaned on a tree, chicken coop, tractor tire, etc.. I figure my Squad Scout may be worth about the same money, but they’re still pumping them out everyday. Old Winchesters, not so much. Lol.
Great video. My homestead rifle of choice is a M1a Scout Squad. Where I live, a 308 gets it done. Many other good choices on your list, but I’ve never wounded anything with it. Pretty much drop where they stand. Don’t get me wrong, I have a lot of those other guns on the safe, and I love ‘em. But there are 3 firearms close at hand all the time (not counting daily ccw) my 18” cyl bore 870 in 12 gauge, my 10/22, and the M1a. Those 3 get used…. A lot. Keep up the good work!!
Great video! When I got married my wife was stuck on the rifleman too. So I bought her a Marlin 39A. I grew up with a Remington single shot.22 and my dad bought a browsing auto .22 in the early 1960’s. On the ranch was to get that first shot in and it can die some where else. 🇺🇸🤠
This is 1 of the best videos I have ever watched, on any subject. The creator was entirely objective about his subject, posing sensible facts and conclusions without getting all nutty about preconceived "favorites". The tone was hard-nose without being all macho. There was nothing " aw shucks" about it nor was it all hi-falutin. To sum up, this guy talks sense in a sensible way. Fine job.
Oh, I remember a news segment during the Vietnam war demonstrating the capability of the new then M16. Near the end of the segment a soldier said he came face to face with a Vietcong and he said he was able to snap shoot the M16 quickly thus saving his life and killing his enemy.
You've got the perfect voice for this kind of presentation. Very enjoyably to listen to. Sort of like having someone read to you a great novel. I hope you can find the time to continue these. I for one, will greatly appreciate it if you did.
So many great choices to choose from. I think I would choose the M1 carbine with the 15-round magazine followed by a 30 round magazine as a backup. It will handle anything I come across here in southern Arizona near the border.
Modern Ranch rifles like you carry back of the rest, pick up window. 1 Win/Marlin lewer, Miny 223 or miny 30, Some kind of AR, and a BLR lever in some serious cartridge
I grew up on a ranch and I grew up around firearms my entire life. The only disagreement with your choice was what stop my love for the 22 mag. Not reloadable, town was 9 miles away. I was taught to reload at a youg age. I was intrusted with the job of predator and varmint control some at long distances. I had a marlin model 25M for year and had to be replaced with a 223/556 cal fro this reason.
In my opinion the sks and m1 carbine are excellent rifles but better left kept in good condition since they are more collectible and historical. Lever guns I've always thought would be a fine choice especially 38spl-357 mag however 22 is excellent for the noise point you mentioned. And for the most impervious to corrosion I'd go for Stainless mini 14 with synthetic if you'd plan to be hard on your ranch gun.
There were about 30,000,000 SKSs produced. MAYBE 1% of those are collectible, maybe. If that's the gun you pick for a utility gun (fine choice btw) find a good one and go for it. There are numerous examples to be had without matching numbers so you won't be removing a priceless collectible from circulation.
Subscribed on the fact of truth ! No electronic crap . No scopes. Iron sights . Light and nothing to tear your hands up in No light or no gloves . Easy Carrying and dependable! From ex military service member . I grew up on a ranch . Working gun for all situations smaller caliber less noise , but gets rid of the problem! Snakes, raccoons, coyotes , feral hogs ! .22 mag . 410 shotgun , 30 carbine , longer distances .223 , .22 hornet . Hogs use fmj in shotgun slugs !
Depends on the ranch. Why not buy the best tech available. Sometimes a semiauto is very well needed, then again a single shot or a manual repeater is great. That said, the new generation of semiautos are a lot more accurate than the manual actions and in some instances- lighter, with more user friendly attributes. 130 years ago, civillians were better armed than the ruling power(s), They were armed with all from handguns and blades to cannons of the day if they could afford and they were relyed upon by the state. Today, I am supposed to be thankful to own 150 year old tech and give away my 50 year old ruger because it is somehow dangerous.
Thanks for the thoughts. Light, slim, and quiet were key factors we distilled it down to, and then our ability to quickly hit the target. 22 rimfires kept it quiet without having to add a suppressor. The red dot made the shot fast and accurate.
I tried a mini 14 for a truck rifle and when you use a catch bag it becomes something useless. Don't forget you are not going to war so large magazines don't really matter in a truck gun. Durability is a key factor. The timed tests in this video don't make much sense for a truck gun unless for the test you begin in a truck, stop it, get the rifle from its location, jack a round into the chamber, re-spot the target take aim and then fire.
Short barrel AR in many chamberings would be great depending on the size of the spread and what the most likely issues would be. Something like a 6mm arc with a suppressor would be an amazing each rifle, easy shooting with plenty of range and penetration for most issues. If in grizzly country I’d still want a bit more, but I generally have a sidearm on me anyway.
The CMR. It makes sense for this role, especially with the suppressor. Only thing, magnification is really nice to have. Something like the old Leupold 1.5-4 illuminated shake awake might be right, even for a .22 mag, but Leupold quit making those.
Great suggestion! That is similar to what we had on the Mini-14, and it was quick for us. We are trying a 3x magnifier behind the shake awake red dot now on the CMR. What is nice about that is you can quick disconnect the magnifier and use it as a handheld without pointing the rifle.
Mine is mini 14 and 30 they do great but if I need some more range I have 308 but I can get rid of most things with Marlin model 60 22 LR to be honest and of course good ol 12 gauge pump Mossberg don't really use any pistols but I carry 357 magnum if I'm out in the woods cutting wood only thing else is mosin nagant rifle in 7.62x 54 r and k31
The rustic well-worn sign over the main gate reads: L. W***** , Established 1965. Its a 2,500+ acre spread about 45 minutes north of the GW Sugar plant in Northeast Colorado. "L", his wife, eldest daughter and one of his grandsons still run cattle and an experimental herd of "Beefalo." I've hunted dove, waterfowl, deer, pronghorn...and song dogs on his land for 35 years. Their ranch rifle is a well worn Ruger Mini-14. I was introduced to their Mini-14 about 20 years ago while "L" and I were sitting, drinking coffee and talking about nothing in general. His daughter came running into the house screaming....There was a pair of coyotes attacking a new young brood heifer giving birth to her first calf. L's daughter grabbed the Mini and was back out the door quick as lightning....followed by "L" and I. Long story short... She was already halfway to the pasture on the 4-wheeler before "L" and I jumped into his truck...back up bolt action rifles in hand. It was a grizzly scene. One of the coyotes had the young cow by the nose while the other was ripping the half-born calf from the cow's vagina. L's daughter had quickly dispatched both song dogs and was standing, crying in a rage. "L" took the Mini from his daughter and put a bullet in the young heifer's head. Sad all the way'round. "L" lost a promising brood cow and what would have been a brood cow or yearling feed calf worth a good bundle of money.
Great example! We’ve have also seen coyotes do that, turkey buzzards take newborn calves’ eyes out, and local dogs that have packed up and attacked newborn calves and their mommas. A ranch rifle that delivers hits on targets quickly is a needed tool. Thanks for sharing!!
City dweller's, and the left wing Democrats could care less about the needs of 99% of Americans! The America that once was strong; is on her knees, blindfolded and hands tied!
People often miss how, with anything other than snubnoses or micro-compacts and using equal length barrels, the only common pistol cartridge with a projectile traveling faster than .22 magnum out of the barrel is .357 magnum. Sure, you can speed up ANY cartridge with hotter loads and lighter projectiles. But on average, it's .357 then .22 magnum.
I wondered if the .22mag was going to be mentioned. But that pick also opens up the catagory of the pistol caliber carbine. The ranch rifle is also known as the "truck gun" though the criteria of both may vary depending on what you are going to use them for, and on. (the term "ranch" is not used as much east of the Mississippi.) One criteria of a ranch/truck gun that is harder and harder to meet today, is it should be cheap. The use of a rimfire 22 also relieves the frugal reloader from having to look for the brass, though cheap steel case ammo does as well. I may have to get a PMR. They will work with a .22 supressor as well. But with a blowback auto and supersonic ammo the reduction in noise is not great.
@@Exit0Wound they wouldn’t have enough tension once you got down to the final 2-3 rounds, this is after being fully loaded for say 6+ months, simply downloading them would probably be the solution
I have a pair of the 96/44's and paid $250 each. Looking them up online and the prices have gone through the roof. I worked up some loads using WIN 231 that cloverleaf at 100 yards.
Not having access to semi auto in Oz, does the 22 mag function in a semi. For me, its the Winchester 9422 in 22 mag. I also have the 22LR. American made and one of the last great Winchesters.
I would think whatever it was you would want to be familiar and well-practiced with. Making a choice based on the first time you fired a bunch of guns isn't enough in my opinion. Even your wild card had some issues. It also seems like a person might like something with more power that a 22LR for dealing with larger critters like coyotes and hogs.
With every gun you pick up and START using, you start one day. After sampling several, this is was the choice made after experiencing each one’s sights, form and function. The 22lr will get rid of predators and pests with plenty of power. As mentioned, a DRT hit is not needed - and even with 300 win mags I have seen small deer run a hundred yards. The 22lr to the bean drops them right there and one to the lungs or guts gets them a little later. Even yotes and hogs. The 22lr is a fantastic round. The 22mag swings the hammer faster.
I have a Marlin Papoose ... 3lbs... and a Henry 001Classic and 3 Marlin 60's I have the Ruger Mini 556, SKS, Ruger AR 556 and a Norinco MAK 90... My favorite is either the Papoose or Mini 14 ... Miss my Sub 2 K 9mm @ `~ 4lbs ... Sold it to buy a Gen2 but bought a Henry on sale on impulse the next day... What LPVO are you using on the Mini?
@Exit0Wound I have to admit that I've only loaded to 25 rounds though. It just makes sense to me to open a box and load 2 mags but I'll get around to breaking a box to try a few 30 round runs. But, with the way this weapon shoots I have absolute confidence in its ability.
When a problem occurs in the field you best know you're ready for it and on your talent with a gun protect yourself. I go places if you don't have your gun you might not be coming back everything wants to sting bite run over or stomp that's there ,and you're stuck in the brush without a place to hide.it happens quick and intense . Maybe you'll count your rounds probably not.In a quick second you best not miss.
Rim lock with rimmed cases is a real possibility. I have been using the Maglula loader for the 30 round magazines and have had no issues. I've had this thing for a few years and shot thousands of rounds through it. Still a fun, capable gun and fitting the purpose.
My M1 carbine gets the job done everytime along with being easy for my wife to wield with ease. AR's and Mini's in my opinion fall short. Just my 2 cents.
Ummmmm it is possible to accessorize the SKS and M1 Carbine with red dots as well as "sporterize" a 10/22 and throw a red dot as well. But I'll admit the .22 mag is sweet but when I'm out I need more I really wouldn't trust one for a sizable hog,coy-dog or cougar. I'm am one of those that's has 158 grain 357 mag fired out of my 45 year old Dan Wesson only to lnocknit out for about 3 heartbeats. We have that old saying go big or go home and that Dan Wesson will never leave my possession but for hunting I learned and upgraded to the SW 460MAG XVR and everything it hat has gone down spectacularly,end over end or blown pack 6 feet. Yes it a honking piece a heavy steel with only 5 shots and recoil that hurt fingers palms hands wrist and forehead if you don't practice proper technique and fear of this hand Cannon. But deer,elk and black bear down dead at one shot? Not looking for another size pistol to strap for that insurance...lol if there were a better come out this old man might not be able to handle one. But that Dan wesson .357 was the first pistol I bought and snap shooting I wasn't allowed to hunt my great aunt huge game ranch until I could hit 12 straight small contadina tomato paste can in a row. And she wasn't be nice the contrary old bitty was throwing them all over the place different angle heights and directions. But it was she who taught me snd it only to 3 times to succeed
It is not a PDW... But it runs fine for fun and working around the ranch. I clean it after shooting a bunch. The 22mag is dirty! I had some issues at first due to loading the rimmed cartridges in the mag, but I bought a Maglula mag loader for it and it hasn't had any issues since. Fun, compact, easy to lug around, and quick follow ups
I've packed lever guns galore, Now in the back of the truck, bangin' around with all the other ranchy crap is a black dirty plactic soulless implement, It's the rain or sine go to. Cleaning? Lighter fliid and compressed air.
I’d say the best ranch rifle actually doesn’t exist. But if I did it would be a box fed lever with covered irons like the ruger long ranger. Except in 7.62x39…
I think the best ranch rifle exists for you… daily. Sometimes you cannot deny the urge to take the lever action, sometimes the nostalgia hits you and it is the m1 carbine, etc. Without a doubt for us: light, quiet, slim, and fast on target. Today my ranch rifle became a pistol. I toted around an integrally suppressed Ruger MkII. That video is coming…
Here is some thing I was made aware again in context of today’s anti gun for civilians thought. In the Revolutionary war, at the time flint lock guns were the norm what wasn’t were rifled barrels. The British primary had smooth bores which we all know isn’t as accurate. The American Militia used their own firearms, many were rifles which are the leading edge of technology at the time. This ends any argument that we are to be restricted to anything less.
The colonists used rifles because they had to be accurate to take game, pests and save powder and balls where the military needed speed of reload more. Both were around but the rifle probably originated in Germany and did not use patches with the ball but drove/hamered the ball down the barrel against the rifling. That was quite slow.
I talked to a musket maker who said a smoothbore could be quite accurate but the bore needed to be well built and tight, and the ball a match to it.
If only good sense was involved!
If only good sense was to prevail!
GREAT ARGUMENT... and Historical fact!
I saw a well done video on the history of firearms and the fellow pointed out that U.S. civilians always had better firearms than the military up until the AR 15 was invented.
The M1 carbine was my dayly companion for about 10 yrs growing up on a ranch, it never failed to kill something that needed dispatched from rattlesnakes to coyotes to deer to a dying cow. I had others to use too, Winchester 94, Colt SP1 AR15, Mossberg 500, etc… but the M1 remained my overall favorite.
it is a great gun!
I carried a Rossi .357 lever gun for years until I wore it out completely. Everything fell before that rifle including 3 elk.
M-1 Carbine hands down. I've had mine since 1964.
i love my m1!
Today I carry I carry an Ruger American Ranch in 7.62x39 bolt gun with a 1×6 scope around the ranch. It gets carried in the truck, on atv's and tractors. It gets used for Yotes, hogs and everything in-between. It's light weight, very accurate and not worried about beating the snot out it.
I have very same gun, 100% reliable with russian ammo, but anything else is not 100%, upgraded riring pin and other firing componets helped some, this is a poorly made rifle bolt is much softer steel then receiver, old firing pin is soft and poorly machined.
Give me my good ole Winchester or Marlin lever action 30/30 .
Shorty uses his 30/30 a lot. I used to use my Marlin .357mag a lot. Awesome, fun guns!
I have a model 94 Trapper in 30-30 that I used to carry around. But at this point it’s getting stupid valuable. The 16”
barrel makes it very light, and handy. I just don’t feel right dumping it in the snow, or having it fall over if it’s leaned on a tree, chicken coop, tractor tire, etc..
I figure my Squad Scout may be worth about the same money, but they’re still pumping them out everyday.
Old Winchesters, not so much. Lol.
Great video. My homestead rifle of choice is a M1a Scout Squad. Where I live, a 308 gets it done. Many other good choices on your list, but I’ve never wounded anything with it.
Pretty much drop where they stand.
Don’t get me wrong, I have a lot of those other guns on the safe, and I love ‘em. But there are 3 firearms close at hand all the time (not counting daily ccw) my 18” cyl bore 870 in 12 gauge, my 10/22, and the M1a. Those 3 get used…. A lot.
Keep up the good work!!
Thanks!
Great video! When I got married my wife was stuck on the rifleman too. So I bought her a Marlin 39A. I grew up with a Remington single shot.22 and my dad bought a browsing auto .22 in the early 1960’s. On the ranch was to get that first shot in and it can die some where else. 🇺🇸🤠
Awesome! Thank you.
This is 1 of the best videos I have ever watched, on any subject. The creator was entirely objective about his subject, posing sensible facts and conclusions without getting all nutty about preconceived "favorites". The tone was hard-nose without being all macho. There was nothing " aw shucks" about it nor was it all hi-falutin. To sum up, this guy talks sense in a sensible way. Fine job.
Thank you!
Great stuff!! Keep making these kinds of videos. Your subscriber numbers will come up quick.
Thank you. I finished recording another one today. Edit time starting tomorrow!
Oh, I remember a news segment during the Vietnam war demonstrating the capability of the new then M16. Near the end of the segment a soldier said he came face to face with a Vietcong and he said he was able to snap shoot the M16 quickly thus saving his life and killing his enemy.
Shorty had a similar story. Amazing men.
The script for this video was pure poetry. Nice work.
Thank you! I am working on the next one. Today some more recording. Then back to the pen.
You've got the perfect voice for this kind of presentation. Very enjoyably to listen to. Sort of like having someone read to you a great novel. I hope you can find the time to continue these. I for one, will greatly appreciate it if you did.
Thank you!
So many great choices to choose from. I think I would choose the M1 carbine with the 15-round magazine followed by a 30 round magazine as a backup. It will handle anything I come across here in southern Arizona near the border.
The m1 carbine is a great gun!
I enjoyed your story telling style through the video. Nice job. had to sub
Thank you!
Lots of heart shown in this video. Great job!
Thank you!
Nothing slim about that lever gun with that 3by9 on it…
Modern Ranch rifles like you carry back of the rest, pick up window. 1 Win/Marlin lewer, Miny 223 or miny 30, Some kind of AR, and a BLR lever in some serious cartridge
M1-A scout rifle or a .357 Henry works fine for me
In 1919 my daddy carried a 22lr bolt action (Savage Sporter) in the horses rifle scaffold, and a 38 spl revolver on his hip.
Good stuff!
I grew up on a ranch and I grew up around firearms my entire life. The only disagreement with your choice was what stop my love for the 22 mag. Not reloadable, town was 9 miles away. I was taught to reload at a youg age. I was intrusted with the job of predator and varmint control some at long distances. I had a marlin model 25M for year and had to be replaced with a 223/556 cal fro this reason.
good story and good advice. you wild card winner was a real surprise.
Thank you!
In my opinion the sks and m1 carbine are excellent rifles but better left kept in good condition since they are more collectible and historical. Lever guns I've always thought would be a fine choice especially 38spl-357 mag however 22 is excellent for the noise point you mentioned. And for the most impervious to corrosion I'd go for Stainless mini 14 with synthetic if you'd plan to be hard on your ranch gun.
I got all those. What's the purpose of having them? If you don't use them, enjoy them. you're not going to live forever.
There were about 30,000,000 SKSs produced. MAYBE 1% of those are collectible, maybe. If that's the gun you pick for a utility gun (fine choice btw) find a good one and go for it. There are numerous examples to be had without matching numbers so you won't be removing a priceless collectible from circulation.
Subscribed on the fact of truth ! No electronic crap . No scopes. Iron sights . Light and nothing to tear your hands up in No light or no gloves . Easy Carrying and dependable! From ex military service member . I grew up on a ranch . Working gun for all situations smaller caliber less noise , but gets rid of the problem! Snakes, raccoons, coyotes , feral hogs ! .22 mag . 410 shotgun , 30 carbine , longer distances .223 , .22 hornet . Hogs use fmj in shotgun slugs !
Preach, brother!! :)
Depends on the ranch. Why not buy the best tech available. Sometimes a semiauto is very well needed, then again a single shot or a manual repeater is great. That said, the new generation of semiautos are a lot more accurate than the manual actions and in some instances- lighter, with more user friendly attributes. 130 years ago, civillians were better armed than the ruling power(s), They were armed with all from handguns and blades to cannons of the day if they could afford and they were relyed upon by the state. Today, I am supposed to be thankful to own 150 year old tech and give away my 50 year old ruger because it is somehow dangerous.
Thanks for the thoughts. Light, slim, and quiet were key factors we distilled it down to, and then our ability to quickly hit the target. 22 rimfires kept it quiet without having to add a suppressor. The red dot made the shot fast and accurate.
I tried a mini 14 for a truck rifle and when you use a catch bag it becomes something useless. Don't forget you are not going to war so large magazines don't really matter in a truck gun. Durability is a key factor. The timed tests in this video don't make much sense for a truck gun unless for the test you begin in a truck, stop it, get the rifle from its location, jack a round into the chamber, re-spot the target take aim and then fire.
Short barrel AR in many chamberings would be great depending on the size of the spread and what the most likely issues would be. Something like a 6mm arc with a suppressor would be an amazing each rifle, easy shooting with plenty of range and penetration for most issues. If in grizzly country I’d still want a bit more, but I generally have a sidearm on me anyway.
That was great. Like listening to an old time story.
Success with your channel.
Thank you!
I don't own a ranch but I like guns! Mini 14 is my favorite of the bunch for no reason other than it was my first rifle
Awesome video thanks for the information
Thank you!
The CMR.
It makes sense for this role, especially with the suppressor.
Only thing, magnification is really nice to have. Something like the old Leupold 1.5-4 illuminated shake awake might be right, even for a .22 mag, but Leupold quit making those.
Great suggestion! That is similar to what we had on the Mini-14, and it was quick for us.
We are trying a 3x magnifier behind the shake awake red dot now on the CMR. What is nice about that is you can quick disconnect the magnifier and use it as a handheld without pointing the rifle.
You can add a 3x flip away magnifier right before the red dot to meet your needs. I like the Sig Juliet.
Yep! I have the Vortex micro 3x. You can swing it to the side or quick detach. They are handy!
Mine is mini 14 and 30 they do great but if I need some more range I have 308 but I can get rid of most things with Marlin model 60 22 LR to be honest and of course good ol 12 gauge pump Mossberg don't really use any pistols but I carry 357 magnum if I'm out in the woods cutting wood only thing else is mosin nagant rifle in 7.62x 54 r and k31
The rustic well-worn sign over the main gate reads: L. W***** , Established 1965. Its a 2,500+ acre spread about 45 minutes north of the GW Sugar plant in Northeast Colorado. "L", his wife, eldest daughter and one of his grandsons still run cattle and an experimental herd of "Beefalo." I've hunted dove, waterfowl, deer, pronghorn...and song dogs on his land for 35 years. Their ranch rifle is a well worn Ruger Mini-14.
I was introduced to their Mini-14 about 20 years ago while "L" and I were sitting, drinking coffee and talking about nothing in general. His daughter came running into the house screaming....There was a pair of coyotes attacking a new young brood heifer giving birth to her first calf. L's daughter grabbed the Mini and was back out the door quick as lightning....followed by "L" and I.
Long story short... She was already halfway to the pasture on the 4-wheeler before "L" and I jumped into his truck...back up bolt action rifles in hand. It was a grizzly scene. One of the coyotes had the young cow by the nose while the other was ripping the half-born calf from the cow's vagina. L's daughter had quickly dispatched both song dogs and was standing, crying in a rage. "L" took the Mini from his daughter and put a bullet in the young heifer's head.
Sad all the way'round. "L" lost a promising brood cow and what would have been a brood cow or yearling feed calf worth a good bundle of money.
Great example! We’ve have also seen coyotes do that, turkey buzzards take newborn calves’ eyes out, and local dogs that have packed up and attacked newborn calves and their mommas.
A ranch rifle that delivers hits on targets quickly is a needed tool.
Thanks for sharing!!
Oh… I have a Mini-14 video in edit right now. Should have it out in a couple days.
City dweller's, and the left wing Democrats could care less about the needs of 99% of Americans!
The America that once was strong; is on her knees, blindfolded and hands tied!
Well done. Great informative and entertaining.
Thank you!
For some reason I was rooting for the M1.
It is a great gun!
People often miss how, with anything other than snubnoses or micro-compacts and using equal length barrels, the only common pistol cartridge with a projectile traveling faster than .22 magnum out of the barrel is .357 magnum. Sure, you can speed up ANY cartridge with hotter loads and lighter projectiles. But on average, it's .357 then .22 magnum.
the 22mag is a heck of great little round!
My cz scorpion is getting to be my ranch carbine, it can get me a squirrel or a free range axis, gotta love the Hill Country!
Axis is some good stuff! I took one off the YO Ranch before family strife ripped it a part.
@@Exit0Wound yes Sir, the tall fence and trapping get alot of them but we usually have some in the freezer. God bless you for the great information
I wondered if the .22mag was going to be mentioned. But that pick also opens up the catagory of the pistol caliber carbine. The ranch rifle is also known as the "truck gun" though the criteria of both may vary depending on what you are going to use them for, and on. (the term "ranch" is not used as much east of the Mississippi.)
One criteria of a ranch/truck gun that is harder and harder to meet today, is it should be cheap.
The use of a rimfire 22 also relieves the frugal reloader from having to look for the brass, though cheap steel case ammo does as well.
I may have to get a PMR. They will work with a .22 supressor as well. But with a blowback auto and supersonic ammo the reduction in noise is not great.
I have used my PMR with a suppressor and all ammo through it is supersonic (else gun won't cycle). Noise reduction is great.
Nice choice, only complaint I’ve had is the mags beginning to fail from being kept loaded.
Interesting! Can you describe what failure you have been seeing (fail signal and fail mechanism)?
@@Exit0Wound they wouldn’t have enough tension once you got down to the final 2-3 rounds, this is after being fully loaded for say 6+ months, simply downloading them would probably be the solution
@@REPR100 I’ll keep an eye open for that. I have 2 mags that have been fully loaded for months.
Interesting! Great job!👍🏽😀❤️🇺🇸
Thank you!
Well, the Winchester 30-30 or Ruger 5.56 ranch rifle are hard to beat. I have both. Just in case. Well, I do have two rivers. Just in case.
Mine happens to be a rossi 92 stainless 16" in chambered in .357 magnum.
I used a Marlin 1894c in .357 for many years. Still one of my favorites.
I once shot a 250 lb hog in the forehead with a 357 mag rifle. He shook his head and walked away. Didn’t even leave a blood trail
Ruger Mini 14 in 7.62 or the lighter .223
I have a pair of the 96/44's and paid $250 each. Looking them up online and the prices have gone through the roof. I worked up some loads using WIN 231 that cloverleaf at 100 yards.
Fantastic! I've always had an itch to get a .44 mag carbine.
To me this is poetry. Well said
Thank you!
10-22 w/Williams peep & fiber optic sights.
Not having access to semi auto in Oz, does the 22 mag function in a semi.
For me, its the Winchester 9422 in 22 mag. I also have the 22LR. American made and one of the last great Winchesters.
Yep, the 22mag we used this time is a semi-auto. 30 rounds of 22mag. It’s fun and useful.
M-1 carbine is a very good weapon it's very underrated 😊
It is a good one!
Just for a truck gun while puttering around its hard to beat a SKS. But to intentionally hunt the M1A is perfect here in Texas
Nice looking Dog!
Ranger is a character! Duck dog trained vizsla.
I'd say the one you have, and if you own em all, the one your best with.
I would think whatever it was you would want to be familiar and well-practiced with. Making a choice based on the first time you fired a bunch of guns isn't enough in my opinion. Even your wild card had some issues. It also seems like a person might like something with more power that a 22LR for dealing with larger critters like coyotes and hogs.
With every gun you pick up and START using, you start one day. After sampling several, this is was the choice made after experiencing each one’s sights, form and function.
The 22lr will get rid of predators and pests with plenty of power. As mentioned, a DRT hit is not needed - and even with 300 win mags I have seen small deer run a hundred yards. The 22lr to the bean drops them right there and one to the lungs or guts gets them a little later. Even yotes and hogs. The 22lr is a fantastic round. The 22mag swings the hammer faster.
Light weight, lower noise, slim, fun, useful.
I have a Marlin Papoose ... 3lbs... and a Henry 001Classic and 3 Marlin 60's
I have the Ruger Mini 556, SKS, Ruger AR 556 and a Norinco MAK 90...
My favorite is either the Papoose or Mini 14 ...
Miss my Sub 2 K 9mm @ `~ 4lbs ...
Sold it to buy a Gen2 but bought a Henry on sale on impulse the next day...
What LPVO are you using on the Mini?
the LPVO on the mini is a Nikon P-223 1.5-4.5x20 with BDC600 reticle. I bought it when Nikon was getting out of the riflescope market.
@@Exit0Wound Sorry I missed out on some of the Nikons...
people seem to like'm!
good vid! was shorty with the 4th Marines? Semper Fi!
Thank you, sir! Shorty was Army, 142, combat engineer. 12B* MOS.
I remember buying Russian SKS"s for $69.00 and thinking it was too much after spending all the time getting the cosmoline cleaned off them.
Yes!
@@Exit0Wound I have the PMR 3O with the full MCARBO setup and it's a hoot!
@@TheGoodguy68 I’ve done some m-carbo part replacement on my PMR-30 and P11, but haven’t touched the CMR-30 parts.
@Exit0Wound I have to admit that I've only loaded to 25 rounds though. It just makes sense to me to open a box and load 2 mags but I'll get around to breaking a box to try a few 30 round runs. But, with the way this weapon shoots I have absolute confidence in its ability.
@@TheGoodguy68 do you have the maglula loader? I have had great success with it. www.maglula.com/product/pmr-30-lula-loader-unloader/
While I don't like the winner, I can understand why it was able to pull off the win.
nice video, a new subscriber
Thank you!
I'd think something in 5.7 would work great for this role as well.
That is a solid round. I’ve done some reloading of it, but haven’t spent any time shooting it.
When a problem occurs in the field you best know you're ready for it and on your talent with a gun protect yourself. I go places if you don't have your gun you might not be coming back everything wants to sting bite run over or stomp that's there ,and you're stuck in the brush without a place to hide.it happens quick and intense . Maybe you'll count your rounds probably not.In a quick second you best not miss.
Distance is always best and gun control is a good scope good ammo and enough light to see it.
That KelTec is going to hang up.
Rim lock with rimmed cases is a real possibility. I have been using the Maglula loader for the 30 round magazines and have had no issues. I've had this thing for a few years and shot thousands of rounds through it. Still a fun, capable gun and fitting the purpose.
Heritage piece of equipment that's says something about you.
It's the ruger ranch rifle named that way.
I love the M1 carbine, but ammo is hard to find.
Check out sgammo - they have some. No longer any nice surplus prices. :(
My M1 carbine gets the job done everytime along with being easy for my wife to wield with ease. AR's and Mini's in my opinion fall short. Just my 2 cents.
WIN 30-30 , Everything….Everyday..
Starting price M1 carbine : $1600
Ouch! I just purchased a brand new Auto Ordnance M1 carbine for $850 not a original but it functions fine with the right ammo.
@@DesertHusker Hmmm. Hadn’t considered copies
Holy smokes i inherited a universal m1, didnt know they were that high. Wish i could find some ammo locally
@@wonder-bred Check with a gunsmith before you fire modern ammo. The originals don’t like the hot loads
Ummmmm it is possible to accessorize the SKS and M1 Carbine with red dots as well as "sporterize" a 10/22 and throw a red dot as well. But I'll admit the .22 mag is sweet but when I'm out I need more I really wouldn't trust one for a sizable hog,coy-dog or cougar. I'm am one of those that's has 158 grain 357 mag fired out of my 45 year old Dan Wesson only to lnocknit out for about 3 heartbeats. We have that old saying go big or go home and that Dan Wesson will never leave my possession but for hunting I learned and upgraded to the SW 460MAG XVR and everything it hat has gone down spectacularly,end over end or blown pack 6 feet. Yes it a honking piece a heavy steel with only 5 shots and recoil that hurt fingers palms hands wrist and forehead if you don't practice proper technique and fear of this hand Cannon. But deer,elk and black bear down dead at one shot? Not looking for another size pistol to strap for that insurance...lol if there were a better come out this old man might not be able to handle one. But that Dan wesson .357 was the first pistol I bought and snap shooting I wasn't allowed to hunt my great aunt huge game ranch until I could hit 12 straight small contadina tomato paste can in a row. And she wasn't be nice the contrary old bitty was throwing them all over the place different angle heights and directions. But it was she who taught me snd it only to 3 times to succeed
I am going to say a Henry in the same caliber as your sixgun.
Does the Kel Tec run reliably???
It is not a PDW... But it runs fine for fun and working around the ranch. I clean it after shooting a bunch. The 22mag is dirty! I had some issues at first due to loading the rimmed cartridges in the mag, but I bought a Maglula mag loader for it and it hasn't had any issues since. Fun, compact, easy to lug around, and quick follow ups
Good old SKS or AK.
I've packed lever guns galore, Now in the back of the truck, bangin' around with all the other ranchy crap is a black dirty plactic soulless implement, It's the rain or sine go to. Cleaning? Lighter fliid and compressed air.
Nice Vizla
thank you. He's a huge Vizsla! Duck dog trained.
I’d say the best ranch rifle actually doesn’t exist. But if I did it would be a box fed lever with covered irons like the ruger long ranger. Except in 7.62x39…
I think the best ranch rifle exists for you… daily. Sometimes you cannot deny the urge to take the lever action, sometimes the nostalgia hits you and it is the m1 carbine, etc. Without a doubt for us: light, quiet, slim, and fast on target.
Today my ranch rifle became a pistol. I toted around an integrally suppressed Ruger MkII. That video is coming…
I just wish the Ruger had better MOA.
It kind of hurts my head for the price point.
Kel Tec should make this in a 5.7x28?
Rugar Mini14 223
I can’t believe you excluded a picture of the number one vermin in the beginning of this video, illegal invaders.
God bless
i thought about poachers...
BM59..
22 not enough
Daystate Redwolf .25
Really? Hogwash choice. Train harder buddy.
They all work
Mini 14
Mini 30
you should hear all the people that hate the mini's and think they are trash... good grief, there are some haters out there.
Ummmm......the RUGER SS mini-14 in 7.62x39 Ruski ammo.
M1 carb.
great gun!