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The Ruger American Rifle bolt-action lineup is expansive, diverse and pretty great. These short action Rugers share many traits. They have one-piece Picatinny accessory rails that bridge the receiver’s ejection port. American Rifles have 3-lug bolts but 70-degree throws instead of the usual 60-degrees. This gives them additional clearance from scopes and more room for gloved hand usage.

These rifles have dual cocking cams. They have lightweight synthetic stocks, and in them Ruger’s Power Bedding block bedding system that securely mates the stock to the receiver even while the cold hammer forged barrel remains free-floating. Finally, their crisp breaking Ruger Marksman Adjustable triggers have a user-adjustable pull weight range of 3 to 5 pounds. All this is great for accuracy.

A tang safety is in easy reach. Its visibility provides a redundant level of security. At the back of each is a soft rubber buttpad optimized to minimize felt recoil. These guns have sling swivel studs and come standard with one 4-round magazine.

Let’s look at a few specific examples:

The standard Ruger American Rifles are right-handed. They have black synthetic stocks, alloy steel receivers and a matte-black finish. They include .30-06 Springfield, .270 Win, .308 Win, .243 Win, 7mm-08 Rem and 6.5 Creedmore. All have 22” barrels. The first two weigh 6.2 pounds, measure 42.5” overall. The rest are 42.0” and weigh 6.1 to 6.3 pounds. The .308 Win also comes in a left-hand model. There is also an outlying 26” barrel right-handed 6.5 Creedmore that weighs 6.4 pounds and is 46” overall.

The Ruger American Rifle Predator group echoes the aforementioned standard group, but adds threaded muzzles and Moss Green camo swathed over the stock. They have most of the same calibers but add others such as 6mm Creedmore, 350 Legend, .204 Ruger, 6.5 Grendel and .22-250 Rem. Some have flush fit 4-round magazines while some such as the 6.5 Grendel, .223 Rem and .204 Rugers have 10-round AR-style mags. The 350 Legends have 5-round AR-style mags.

The Ranch lineup combines 5-round magazines, tan or similar camouflages, protruding 3, 5 or 10-round box magazines and numerous calibers into the mix. There are several other groups such as the Hunter, Compact, Go Wild Camo and Vortex Crossfire II Riflescope. It’s worth noting that the Hunter lineup does not include the Power Bedding construction.

Ruger American Rifles are made by Ruger in its Newport, New Hampshire location and thus Made in USA.

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