Need a 5.56 you can maybe pass to the kids?

[lightflyer1]

Got a few thousand rounds of 5.56 and getting nervous? Wondering what to do once they take away all the "short barreled rifles" that Walmart now hates?

Ruger American Ranch AR in 5.56. Takes the AR mags (you know, once you plug them to 10 rounds) and is drop dead sexy to boot. Plus it's threaded to take that suppressor you paid $200 and went through all the hassle to get. 5.5 lbs. of awesome sauce.

Might take you a few years longer to shoot up your ammo stash, but at least you don't have to do it 4+1 at a time.

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I own that particular rifle just as a backup but I bought mine a year ago.

 

[Kar98]

It's not like they're going to stop at UBCs, registration, red flag laws, semi auto bans... Next its gonna be "military" calibers, designed to tumble by swirls in the barrel which makes them extra deadly.

 

[Sam7sf]

It's not like they're going to stop at UBCs, registration, red flag laws, semi auto bans... Next its gonna be "military" calibers, designed to tumble by swirls in the barrel which makes them extra deadly.

I can see that. It takes ar mags. Look out.

 

[lonestardiver]

I wish they'd make one in 6.5 Grendel.

Are there affordable bolt actions chambered for 6.5 CM's little sister?

The Ruger American Predator I believe it is called.
I have one in 6.5 Grendel. Sadly I have not had the time to test it out yet. Similar setup but takes AR mags, threaded barrel.

 

[SQLGeek]

Dumb question because I know very little about bolt guns. What's the point of a 300 blackout bolt gun compared to 308? I get the appeal in the AR platform: short barrel .30 caliber round in the standard AR-15 platform. It would seem there are better ballistic options in a bolt action platform but again, that's probably more ignorance talking.

 

[EZ-E]

That's a sniper rifle...its on the list with the evil black guns. I've seen the military use ones that look like that.

 

[Sam Colt]

Dumb question because I know very little about bolt guns. What's the point of a 300 blackout bolt gun compared to 308? I get the appeal in the AR platform: short barrel .30 caliber round in the standard AR-15 platform. It would seem there are better ballistic options in a bolt action platform but again, that's probably more ignorance talking.

Same basic ballistics as 7.62x39. Uses standard .308 bullets and necked up .223 cases so easy to reload. It’s really hard to make a subsonic .308 consistent but the blackout shines there. In this case standard AR mags. All full of win.

 

[Sam7sf]

Dumb question because I know very little about bolt guns. What's the point of a 300 blackout bolt gun compared to 308? I get the appeal in the AR platform: short barrel .30 caliber round in the standard AR-15 platform. It would seem there are better ballistic options in a bolt action platform but again, that's probably more ignorance talking.

Running it suppressed.

I prefer suppressed bolt actions. It’s in the application. A bolt gun in 22lr or 300 blk with sub sonic ammo are great for suppressed use.

 

[SQLGeek]

Thanks for the breakdown, folks.

 

[veriest1]

Plus a .300 blk will fit in the various micro actions so you get a shorter, lighter, and handier package.

 

[FireInTheWire]

Way less recoil

 

[SQLGeek]

So what I'm hearing you all say is I need a bolt gun in 300 BLK especially since the furthest I'd probably shoot is 300 yards.

 

[FireInTheWire]

So what I'm hearing you all say is I need a bolt gun in 300 BLK especially since the furthest I'd probably shoot is 300 yards.

In a nutshell

 

[pronstar]

Plus a .300 blk will fit in the various micro actions so you get a shorter, lighter, and handier package.

Speaking of lighter...my 300 BLK build weighs just 7.6 lbs including scope and mount

Hoping she’s a pig killer.

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[SQLGeek]

Pegboard organizing unused AR parts....nice!

I'm digging the grey...cerakote?

 

[pronstar]

Pegboard organizing unused AR parts....nice!

I'm digging the grey...cerakote?

Yeah, Cerakote.
I bought it that way.

I should clarify that it’s not a build, I actually bought it complete (no scope), but am doing a few upgrades to it.

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[FireInTheWire]

That a good weight man. That should be a lot of fun

 

[veriest1]

Speaking of lighter...my 300 BLK build weighs just 7.6 lbs including scope and mount

Hoping she’s a pig killer.

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That finish is nice. Actually, the whole gun is nice.

 

[toddnjoyce]

So what I'm hearing you all say is I need a bolt gun in 300 BLK especially since the furthest I'd probably shoot is 300 yards.

.45-70 bolt guns can be suppressed too. Even lever action .45-70s.

 

[SQLGeek]

.45-70 bolt guns can be suppressed too. Even lever action .45-70s.

Moonpie is very proud of you.