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Post by budga82832 on Mar 13, 2017 5:30:32 GMT -5
I just ordered ruger's new American Ranch rifle that's now in the .450 bushmaster for deer hunting on public property.
Very impressed with the range reports and looks like a fun gun to shoot.
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Mar 13, 2017 5:43:38 GMT -5
Nice; you'll have to let us know how it shoots. I think you'll like the .450 Bushmaster.
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Post by omegahunter on Mar 13, 2017 10:08:40 GMT -5
Called "The Thumper" for good reason!
Thumps on both ends.
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Mar 13, 2017 14:14:57 GMT -5
Recoil on mine is actually not bad at all, pretty similar to my Winchester 30-30. No doubt the kick will be more stout in a lightweight bolt action though.
I wasn't familiar with the American Ranch Rifle, I looked it up and it looks pretty sweet.
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Post by omegahunter on Mar 14, 2017 7:45:10 GMT -5
Recoil on mine is actually not bad at all, pretty similar to my Winchester 30-30. No doubt the kick will be more stout in a lightweight bolt action though. I wasn't familiar with the American Ranch Rifle, I looked it up and it looks pretty sweet. I'm sure the gas system helps a lot. Did you have to go with a rigid buttstock? A friend had to change out his collapsible on his .458 Socom because recoil was making the collapsible stock flex. Rigid stock shrank groups. |
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Post by budga82832 on Mar 14, 2017 9:26:15 GMT -5
Ruger put a muzzle brake on this rifle to help with recoil.
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Mar 14, 2017 10:22:15 GMT -5
Recoil on mine is actually not bad at all, pretty similar to my Winchester 30-30. No doubt the kick will be more stout in a lightweight bolt action though. I wasn't familiar with the American Ranch Rifle, I looked it up and it looks pretty sweet. I'm sure the gas system helps a lot. Did you have to go with a rigid buttstock? A friend had to change out his collapsible on his .458 Socom because recoil was making the collapsible stock flex. Rigid stock shrank groups. I did go with a fixed stock for this reason. I never tried it with the collapsible stock, but saw where that could be an issue. |
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Post by steiny on Mar 14, 2017 11:00:50 GMT -5
Be curious to hear how this shoots.
Most of the Ruger Ranch Rifles I've been around were not very accurate.
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Post by budga82832 on Mar 14, 2017 11:16:28 GMT -5
As soon as i can get mine i will post my range results. Currently waiting because they said these guns will get released to distrubtors sometime this month. The range results that i did see on youtube looked impressive.
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Post by davers on Mar 15, 2017 4:38:33 GMT -5
Wonder why Ruger just didn't introduce that model in .450 Marlin?? Your .450 bushmaster uses a bullet diameter of .452" which will limit it to using pistol style bullets. This might not matter but if I am the market to buy a .45 caliber rifle I'd want one that uses .458" diameter bullets. The .450 bushmaster's parent cartridge is: Winchester's obsolete .284 Win. and has a rebated rim.
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Post by omegahunter on Mar 15, 2017 9:47:14 GMT -5
Wonder why Ruger just didn't introduce that model in .450 Marlin?? Your .450 bushmaster uses a bullet diameter of .452" which will limit it to using pistol style bullets. This might not matter but if I am the market to buy a .45 caliber rifle I'd want one that uses .458" diameter bullets. The .450 bushmaster's parent cartridge is: Winchester's obsolete .284 Win. and has a rebated rim. Probably because the Bushmaster is much more popular right now than the Marlin. The Hornady .452 FTX 250 grain is built for the Bushy. That is their standard loading for the cartridge. There are also excellent 200 and 275 grainers available in Barnes. |
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Post by omegahunter on Mar 15, 2017 9:48:22 GMT -5
Be curious to hear how this shoots. Most of the Ruger Ranch Rifles I've been around were not very accurate. I was wondering about a barrel that large and their very flexy stocks! I would not think that a very good combination for accuracy. |
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Post by davers on Mar 15, 2017 11:10:28 GMT -5
Wonder why Ruger just didn't introduce that model in .450 Marlin?? Your .450 bushmaster uses a bullet diameter of .452" which will limit it to using pistol style bullets. This might not matter but if I am the market to buy a .45 caliber rifle I'd want one that uses .458" diameter bullets. The .450 bushmaster's parent cartridge is: Winchester's obsolete .284 Win. and has a rebated rim. Probably because the Bushmaster is much more popular right now than the Marlin. The Hornady .452 FTX 250 grain is built for the Bushy. That is their standard loading for the cartridge. There are also excellent 200 and 275 grainers available in Barnes. Jason, I forgot about the .452" Flex-tipped bullets that are available today as I am use to using Hornadys' XTP type bullets. Also, recently read that Marlins' .450 didn't go over that well, especially for those who like and use the old .45-70 Springfield cartridge. I've been tempted to try some .430" Flex-tipped bullets in my Ruger 77/.44 Magnum, to see how they perform especially with 225 grain bullets. When the weather allows to do some bench-rest testing of loads, I'll order a couple of boxes and shoot some groups from my Ruger 77/44. @ some 75 yards. [Sorry folks I didn't mean to "hijack" the thread]  |
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Post by omegahunter on Mar 15, 2017 12:01:45 GMT -5
I just ordered ruger's new American Ranch rifle that's now in the .450 bushmaster for deer hunting on public property. Very impressed with the range reports and looks like a fun gun to shoot. Expected delivery date?? You going to roll your own or shoot factory ammo? |
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Post by budga82832 on Mar 15, 2017 13:39:04 GMT -5
Still on back order, no date given yet. Going to try Factory loads 250 grain FTX at the range. If they group well,then im going to see how they perform this year on deer.
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Post by bullseye69 on Mar 15, 2017 19:58:04 GMT -5
Wonder why Ruger just didn't introduce that model in .450 Marlin?? Your .450 bushmaster uses a bullet diameter of .452" which will limit it to using pistol style bullets. This might not matter but if I am the market to buy a .45 caliber rifle I'd want one that uses .458" diameter bullets. The .450 bushmaster's parent cartridge is: Winchester's obsolete .284 Win. and has a rebated rim. Belted cases cost more to make is my guess. Also the belt on the 450 marlin might not work so well in a semi auto. Imo the 450 bushmaster is the rimless twin of the 460 S&W. Both are thumpers!! |
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Post by M4Madness on Apr 7, 2017 18:26:35 GMT -5
Still on back order, no date given yet. There are a few of them for sale on Gunbroker, so it should be any time for you. |
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Post by budga82832 on Apr 11, 2017 10:52:09 GMT -5
Picked my rifle up yesterday. Waiting on scope now
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Post by jjas on Apr 11, 2017 11:12:11 GMT -5
Picked my rifle up yesterday. Waiting on scope now What scope are you going with? |
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Post by budga82832 on Apr 12, 2017 9:57:28 GMT -5
VX-2 3-9X40MM Leupold
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