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That's a pretty neat little smoke pole there. And with a plum colored receiver to boot. There's a bunch of guys over on the The Ruger Forum that just get all slobbery over plum colored guns. Matter of fact they got a thread running in the gallery right now.
So ... how's it shoot?
Joe
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joe I just picked it up yesterday and put the scope on it.I hope to get out to the range with it next week.I have had a itch for one of these for along time but they are hard to find and $$ when you do.the shop that had it made me a real good deal on it . "it has been sitting there for years".the box was really dusty .
That looks fun to shoot. I like the 7.62x39 in my Mini-30. With your rifle and good handloads you should have a great short to medium range deer/pig rifle. Funny thing, the current Guns and Ammo magazine has an article on this cartridge. You might want to look at the article for some information. I have had the best groupings with H322 and 123 to 125 grain JSP bullets. H335 works well for me also.
D. Brian Casady
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I was looking in my hornady 4th ed and they are listing some 150 gr loads with IMR 4198 and RL7 @ 2100 fps out of a sks.the ruger has a 22" barrel so it might be a little faster?.
thanks for the heads up.
pete
I guess he has had it a while. As I understand it they don't make those stocks any more. I know a guy that uses one in AK for his 'bou rifle in .223. I do like those stocks though.
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The only way it could of been a better deal is if it was a left handed bolt. Hope you enjoy it and pop a few pigs with it 3leg
30/30 Winchester: Not accurate enough fer varmints, barely adequate for small deer; BUT In a 10" to 14" barrelled pistol; is good for moose/elk to 200 yards; ground squirrels to 300 metres
250 Savage... its what the 223 wishes it could be...!
Hey! That's a great idea from Ruger and smarts to you for snagging it. Every gun chambered for the 7.62 X 39 is junk in the accuracy department. As we know, there are no inherently inaccurate cartridges--its the guns they are chambered in. So, you get an accurate rifle with lots of cheap ammo--neato
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Not meaning to hijack the thread, but does anybody know if the bore diameter on the Ruger 7.62x39mm bolt actions are like the Mini-30 (.308 Bore vs. .311) ?
Nice catch their Txpete, I wish I had the money to by a new but discontinued SS about 4 years back. I was as always low on money ( the story of my life), and I couldn't strike the iron while it was hot. The dealer wanted 3 bills for it new in the box.
Rifleman336 wrote:Not meaning to hijack the thread, but does anybody know if the bore diameter on the Ruger 7.62x39mm bolt actions are like the Mini-30 (.308 Bore vs. .311) ?
Nice catch their Txpete, I wish I had the money to by a new but discontinued SS about 4 years back. I was as always low on money ( the story of my life), and I couldn't strike the iron while it was hot. The dealer wanted 3 bills for it new in the box.
Similar style Ruger in 7.62x39, similar stock but with wood panels and rifle is stainless. I thought they were .310 bore diameter.If anyone knows with certainty, I'd love to know. Made at least 10 years ago.The calibre is not inherently inaccurate but I think some of the surplus ammo in this calibre is.
Rifleman336 wrote:Not meaning to hijack the thread, but does anybody know if the bore diameter on the Ruger 7.62x39mm bolt actions are like the Mini-30 (.308 Bore vs. .311) ?
Nice catch their Txpete, I wish I had the money to by a new but discontinued SS about 4 years back. I was as always low on money ( the story of my life), and I couldn't strike the iron while it was hot. The dealer wanted 3 bills for it new in the box.
Rifleman 336
That is a good question. I've been wanting to pick up one of these Rugers in 7.62X39 for a while, but every time I find one they are $450-$500 (blued, not SS) and look like they've been drug around behind a truck.
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Thanks for coming back and pointing out they still catalog one, the reason I asked on bore size is concerning bullet availability which is far from a problem with .308 bullet (reloadable brass is another issue), but the field gets real narrow on the .311 stuff.
But on other hand doesn't trying to shoot a .311 JACKETED bullet down a .001 smaller bore cause a high pressure spike if you shoot the cheap import fodder?