bushmaster1313
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The Ruger American 5.56 NATO is a bolt action rifle chambered in 5.56 and able to receive standard AR15 magazines. It is a good low cost rifle. Unfortunately, the stock is too lightweight, too skimpy, too short in pull to provide adequate eye relief, and too low at the comb to give a good cheek weld for a scope with a 40mm objective. The barrel, although fairly accurate, is rather thin and did not give me match quality results.
My solution was to swap in a Magpul stock and have a gunsmith replace the factory barrel with a match bull barrel in .223 Wylde:
The Magpul stock has a comfortable and robust feel. It also allows for adjusting the length of pull and the comb height. The barrel has enough twist to stabilize heavier match bullets and it greater mass will keep it from heating up as fast as the factory barrel.
I hope the total package is greater than the sum of the parts
Range report to follow.
My solution was to swap in a Magpul stock and have a gunsmith replace the factory barrel with a match bull barrel in .223 Wylde:
The Magpul stock has a comfortable and robust feel. It also allows for adjusting the length of pull and the comb height. The barrel has enough twist to stabilize heavier match bullets and it greater mass will keep it from heating up as fast as the factory barrel.
I hope the total package is greater than the sum of the parts
Range report to follow.
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