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When they first came out I bought a Ruger American in 7.62x39. Although it shot very well I was not happy with the cartridge. When Sierra published their 6.5 Grendel bolt action data I realized my bolt head was correct for the Grendel. I found a take off barrel from a Gen 2 American and we were off. 16.5" barrel and the magazines (Ruger mini 30) work fine.
120 gr BT with 30.9 gr of Leverevolution. avg 2397 sd 5.1 for 5 shots. Next dilemma, I am limited to the relatively short magazine length. If I change the stock to one which will accept AICS magazines and use the MDT 6mm ARC mags I will gain .1" in available length. I did swap stocks with a friend to see if it would feed when the rifle was a 7.62x39 and it fed fine.
The Mini 30 mags feed but are a bit of a pain with the last round hold open feature. I have modified one follower and it works. Question does anyone have an American with the AICS mags and how do they feed for you.
120 gr BT with 30.9 gr of Leverevolution. avg 2397 sd 5.1 for 5 shots. Next dilemma, I am limited to the relatively short magazine length. If I change the stock to one which will accept AICS magazines and use the MDT 6mm ARC mags I will gain .1" in available length. I did swap stocks with a friend to see if it would feed when the rifle was a 7.62x39 and it fed fine.
The Mini 30 mags feed but are a bit of a pain with the last round hold open feature. I have modified one follower and it works. Question does anyone have an American with the AICS mags and how do they feed for you.
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