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Ruger American Ranch 7.62x39 Question
Marler77
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I have a Ruger American Ranch 7.62x39 that extracts spent steel casings but not eject them. It will eject live rounds fine. Have any of you had this problem and if so how did you fix it? The rifle is new and will thread a needle at 75 yards. I'm using 123gr TulAmmo. I know it's dirty ammo but that's all I can get locally for now. Thank you the help.
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Make certain your ejector moves freely might just be gunked up from the dirty ammo
Is this a new rifle? Do those have a spring loaded ejector or the Mauser style blade?
Sounds like either the bolt face is a bit tight or the ejector (if spring loaded) is sticky. You might try putting a drop of CLP or other light oil in the ejector plunger (spring loaded plunger ejector).
The ammo case base dimensions may also be an issue.
TulAmmo is (IMHO) some of the worst of the steel case crap and if your rifle is 'thread a needle' accurate with that, it's a laser beam with most anything else. Your only local source? Piles and piles of better ammo available on the internet. BELOM is brass cased, boxer primed and good quality. Hornady steel case SST is good hunting ammo.
The above advise and avoid that ammo . They have hard primers and not help the firing pin at all. Work the bolt like you own it... fast ... and see if they come out.
Had on for awhile.
Best shooting was inside the barn with all doors closed. Always on target there.
You should have sent that back to Ruger. Mine will shoot sub moa
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What ammo are you using.
Winchester, Remington , Federal
https://www.downrange.tv/blog/review-ruger-7-62x39-american-ranch-rifle/40050/#:~:text=A%20case%20in%20point%20is%20the%20new%20Ruger,three%20shot%20groups%20at%20100%20yards%20on%20occasion.
I was going to say there is NO way sub MOA with commie ammo.
I have some 154 gr commie and 123 gr commie soft points and haven't shot any out of it. Out of an AK that stuff is hotter that US made ammo.
Its filthy and corrosive too. If you shoot it make sure you clean you barrel very well because its not chrome plated.
Use Windex or 1:10 mixture of Ballistol and water to clean up after corrosive ammo.
I do have some serbian ppu soft point that does just a tad over 1 moa. These guns do deer out to 150 or so.