Ruger American Ranch Rifle- Deer Hunting 350 Legend
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- Опубліковано 9 жов 2020
- Ruger's entry into the "Straight Wall Deer Hunting Rifle". The Ruger American Ranch Rifle, chambered in 350 Legend for those states that ONLY allow that sort of thing. This loaner made me rethink the choice I made for this seasons rifle. The threaded barrel allowed the owner to install a muzzle brake that really seems to keep the pointy end from jumping skyward. Accuracy from the 16.3" barrel was better than 1MOA (if we throw out a flyer) and the 350 Legend is more than capable of harvesting some venison.
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Good demo of the magazine installation/ removal. Good up close of the safety. Good description of the scope covers.
Thanks Squib!
Always great videos. Thanks for posting.
Glad you like them! Thanks for watching too!
Great shooting there, Richard!
Thanks Santee!
350 Legend is a great round for shooting hogs. I love .30-30, and 350 Legend is like having a semi- auto .30-30 with a 20 round magazine to me. I shoot hogs here in Texas with a 16" AR rifle chambered in 350 Legend, the 150 grain XP works great on hogs, even large hogs. I wouldn't imagine it having any trouble downing a white tail deer. The next round I will use on hogs will be the Winchester 180 grain Power Point, I'm expecting good results with it as well. The "no recoil" claim by the Winchester people isn't true, but it is not a shoulder breaker by any means, but it will bump you a little bit. It is a brick compared to a lot of other cartridges, but most of my shots are 100 yards and in so it suits my needs perfectly.
That's good to know, there are others that have asked the question about hogs and I just didn't know for sure. Thanks for helping answer the question and thank you for watching!
@@SmallCaliberArmsReview You are very welcome, thank you for doing the video.
Awesome video. Just pulled the trigger on the American ranch today. I'm a lever gun guy through and thru. Sub 50 yards all day long. Can't wait to get this thing sighted in at 50 yards.
Awesome, hope you enjoy it and good luck with your hunt!
Oh buddy thanks so much for showing this rifle in this cartridge. I sold my Ruger American in 308 a few years ago and want one of these. Plus every time I go to Rural King they have lots of 350 Legend ammo so that's a win win. Stay safe
I actually think I shot a little better with this Ruger American than I did with my Savage Axis II in the same caliber. Yep, The Rural King by me has 350 legend ammo in stock right now too. You stay safe too and thanks for watching!
I bought a 350 legend because I was having a hard time find ammo for 308 and 3030. I don't regret the purchase. I love the ruger american ranch.
@@bevzilla8863 I have noticed there is a pretty good amount of ammo for it on the shelves. I think you made a good choice! Thank you for watching!
I have a 350 legend it's a savage axis I recently bought a 450 Ruger American ranch and. Really like it thanks for posting keep shooting brother
Thanks for watching! I keep saying I'm going to pick up a 450 before deer season but then put it off. Maybe this will be the year!
Got one in the compact for my 9 year old son to deer hunt with . I think it will be a great little youth rifle .
Excellent! I hope he enjoys it and good luck on your hunting trip!
I just bought on today, love the ruger American. I've never had a 350 legend, but I'm hoping for great things
I hope you like it, the one I used in this video shot great. I may pick one up in 450 Bushmaster for next deer season. Thank you for watching!
@@SmallCaliberArmsReview im absolutely loving it, the only problem is finding ammo
I'm sure it will start showing up around deer season. I believe the ammo makers are trying to get caught up on other calibers right now.
Got myself the Ruger American Predator in 350 Legend. In hindsight I would have preferred other options for deer hunting, but it is a very nice rifle.
I think you'll be happy with it, the one I used performed very well. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Great video! I really really wish Ruger would make the American Ranch model in a .308, 7mm 08 or .243.
That would be cool! The Standard is available in those calibers.
Love the 350 legend got the AR complete upper it's like have a auto 30-30🤓
An there's ammo in the stores too!
The other plus for straight wall hunting is the recoil and numbers of a 30-30 or 35 Remington without the abusive recoil of a 45/70 or even 450 bushmaster making it ideal for youth or ladies without having to go down to a pistol cartridge
I think Youth and Smaller shooters was why the 350 Legend was developed.
I’ve found the Vortex neoprene scope covers are effective. I’ve broken or had lens caps make noise getting caught on stuff. Cover is one piece and slips off silently
I have a couple of those on my Cabelas scopes.
The only thing I don’t like about the Ruger rifles is the mag sticks out the bottom I like the flush mount ones like the Mossberg or savage ect.
I agree. The Ruger American rifles are designed to accept AR magazines.
Is this the longer version of the compact?
Are there bigger magazines than 5 mags?
It's the shorter one. I believe this will hold AR magazines. I don't exactly remember, this was a loanerbut I believe I mentioned it in the video.
Hello Richard, another great review, looking forward to getting one in 204 Ruger would you get a Ruger American in 30-06 that was barely shot or a new Howa 1500 with mag conversion that's double the money
Thanks. Hmmm, tough decision. They're both good rifles, I think. The Ruger might be a little light weight for 30-06.
I think the safety is better on the RA, feels like a cheap after thought on the howa, just thinking I could eventually put a Boyd's laminate or Bell&Carlson stock on it to help mitigate recoil a tad
Not a bad idea at all.
Witch one is your favorite 350 legend out of the savage mosssberg and ruger
I've always been a fan of Savage products but I shot better with the Ruger. It may have been due to the muzzle device though. The Savage is the only one that I personally own, but I think I like the Ruger.
Far as the 350 or and caliber goes What's the difference between the ruger American ranch and the ruger American go wild? They look like the same rifle
I couldn't say, for sure, the Ranch I used in this video was a loaner. You should be able to compare the specs on Ruger's website.
Nice gun Richard , how far can you comfortably shoot the 350 for hunting ? I don't no much about the caliber i
The ballistic table on the back of the ammo box shows a zero of 150yds and energy of 628 ft lbs at 300yds with a 23.6" drop. Most deer in my area are probably taken around 150 yards or less with a rifle.
@@SmallCaliberArmsReview perfect rifle for your area . I just bought a Tikka 300wsm , just waiting on a set of dies .
@@shanegibb997 you doing some precision reloading?
@@SmallCaliberArmsReview yes , do some long range target /hunting !
Lol! What does the taxidermist charge to mount them targets? LOL! Seems like that's all I get to hunt too!
With wild pigs so prevalent I'm thinking about searching for a place to hunt in Okla. Is the 350 Legend enough caliber for wild pigs. If its designed for deer it should take pigs right/wrong? The deal is, due to a bad shoulder I'm looking for a rifle with little recoil.
I believe the 350 Legend is what you might need. The Ruger has a threaded barrel and a good muzzle brake would be pretty helpful too. Thanks for watching!
The 350 Legend is great for shooting hogs, has plenty of power. I have been using an SKS and AR in 7.62x39 with the PPU 123 grain round nose soft point for shooting hogs here in Texas and it is a beast on hogs. But I recently built a 16" AR in 350 Legend for shooting hogs. The last hog I shot was a stout 175lb boar at 90 yards. I used the Winchester 150 grain XP. I hit him high right shoulder, he went right down and stayed down. The entry hole was very clean, no blood, when I rolled him over there was a nickel size exit hole. Had plenty of power for great expansion and energy dump, but it also had the power to push clean through. The energy and "power" of the 350 seems to be between 7.62x39 and the .30-30 to me. I haven't used the Winchester 180 grain Power Point yet, but it should be a dozer on even big hogs. The 160 grain Powermax Bonded also looks very promising as well. As far as recoil, some people keep saying "it has NO recoil" which is a lie, it is not bad, but it seems to have a bit more than 7.62x39 in an AR platform, so I would assume that would transfer over to the bolt guns as well. I hope some of this is helpful. Sorry to ramble.
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Thanks for the reply. I think I might try a complete upper.
@@Kaufeetimevideo Very welcome. I think a complete upper is the way to go. Bear Creek Arsenal had some great deals on 350 Legend uppers, I missed out on one for $237.00 shipped to my door and I'm still kicking myself over it. Midway has some stuff as well, AR Stoner I believe, they look like Bear Creek uppers to me though. Everything has either gone way up in price or seems to be scarce. I think you will enjoy 350 Legend. Good luck.
@@ErickaC-mc7vg Ramble on! That's good information and very helpful! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Wonder if Howa or Weatherby vanguard are offered in 350 Legend?
The Howa M1500 is available in 350 legend, not sure about Weatherby but, since they're the same company.......
@@SmallCaliberArmsReview Well, not the same company. Howa is the mfr for Wby's Vanguard series, it mfd the S&W/Mossberg Model 1000 semi-auto shotguns and has contracted other firearms over the last several decade. (Have now and had a number of their products, reliable and accurate all.)
@@rokkinjohann I guess I should say that they're the same gun?
@@SmallCaliberArmsReview That is very nearly the case. An aftermarket mag well to accept longer mags was supposed to fit both the m1500 and Vanguard suggesting product similarity at least.
What muzzle break is on that rifle? Thank you
The rifle was a loaner and has been returned to the owner so I couldn't say for sure. I do remember him saying that he originally bought it for one of his 9mm pistols.
can you provide a link to muzzle break?
Unfortunately, UA-cam says I cannot. This was a loaner gun and I don't know where the owner got it.
What is the brake on this rifle?
I'm not sure exactly, I do remember the owner saying he bought it for a 9mm pistol.