Custom Barrel for Ruger American ?

[175gr7.62]

I know there are several folks out there doing aftermarket barrels on RPR's. The American share the basic action and barrel nut design so I was wondering if anyone has any leads on someone doing aftermarket barrels for the American?

Though about doing one in a 260 with a Boyds stock.

[Chad C]

Why not just buy a Ruger American in 260?


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[Buff]

I know there are several folks out there doing aftermarket barrels on RPR's. The American share the basic action and barrel nut design so I was wondering if anyone has any leads on someone doing aftermarket barrels for the American?

Though about doing one in a 260 with a Boyds stock.

No rime nor reason as to what a man decides to build but..... the Ruger action is pretty junky with a decent but not great trigger.

If I was going to build anything I would most likely start out with a 700 action.

Now I do own several ruger rifles. one is a internally suppressed .44 another is a 10" .300 BO. I like them fine but they are not even close to as nice as a 700 would be.

[tpepper70]

Buff, what makes the actions junky? I'm asking cause I'm really interested in a compact stainless in 308 for a behind the seat gun and think they're pretty nice.

[Slick8]

I agree with Buff, while Ruger has found some magical elixir to building some very accurate rifles at a very low price I wouldn't use one as custom platform.

The action is the foundation of the rifle. Aftermarket parts for the mod 700 are like parts for a small block Chevy...everyone makes them.

Additionally, most smiths are skilled and set up to work on the 700. There's a reason that most all custom actions are clones of a 700...

[175gr7.62]

I like the idea of unbolting from the stock, clamping it up in a vise, unscrewing the barrel, screwing on a new barrel, inserting go/no-go gauges and tightening everything up.

Evening thought about doing a 6.5-06.

[Slick8]

I like the idea of unbolting from the stock, clamping it up in a vise, unscrewing the barrel, screwing on a new barrel, inserting go/no-go gauges and tightening everything up.

Evening thought about doing a 6.5-06.

I didn't realize that rifle utilized a barrel nut. That's a horse of a different color if you just looking for a custom barrel or the ability to change them out yourself.

Although, there's nothing saying that you couldn't use a barrel nut on a 700 but I think that the flowing bolt of a savage lends itself better to this utility function.