Ruger American 223 - You Need a GUN like this

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2 жыл бұрын

Today I conducted a review of the Ruger American Predator chambered in 223. Everybody needs a gun like this, this thing is so much fun to shoot and fairly accurate as well. Also ammo for this gun is EVERYWHERE. It has a Harris Bipod that gives the rifle a lot of stability and is topped with a Cabela's Intensity scope that sold for $149.99 at the time of purchase. This scope is a budget scope with a BDC reticle, 1" tube, 4-12X40, the clarity is awesome specially for this price point. The biggest flaw in my opinion in regards to this scope is that it does not have a parallax adjustment. #ruger #rugeramerican #223 #hornady #223rifle #223boltaction #longrangeshooting #riflereview #100yardzero #accuracy #accuracytest

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@chariesutton2646 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Love the 223 round

@DesertLongRange 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍 Looking forward to doing some more testing with this round.

@cliffkirby8570 Жыл бұрын

I have a Ruger American 223 Remington with the 22 inch barrel, it shoots like a champ out to 650 and 700 yards , and can make fairly accurate shots out to a thousand. I have over 3,000 rounds on that barrel and it's still under one moa at 100 yards anyway. Oh yeah I forgot to mention I put a fairly cheap muzzle brake from palomino State armory on it and even though it's loud as shit it is a lot of fun to shoot.

@DesertLongRange Жыл бұрын

I have been having a ton of fun with it as well. It shoots super great and is fairly cheap to shoot.

@scottthomas57 6 ай бұрын

Why a muzzle brake on a .223 calibre. Please enlighten me?

@gjhoward 2 жыл бұрын

Just ordered a Ruger Predator in .223. I love that these take AR mags. I was on the fence about this one vs the Ranch in 5.56, but I like the longer barrel of the .223 to reduce bullet drop.

@DesertLongRange 2 жыл бұрын

That barrel looks cosmetically unpleasant as well. I like the look of this one and it serves a purpose as well.

@cliffkirby8570 Жыл бұрын

I agree however I've been trying to buy another Ruger American 223 with the AR mag and I can't find one to save my life

@BradCobb-oy2dg 8 күн бұрын

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@peterschmidt2849 2 жыл бұрын

Love my AR Predator in 223….Great Truck fun!!

@DesertLongRange 2 жыл бұрын

Nice, I will have to check that one out.

@monarchpixels 2 ай бұрын

Love seeing the Cabela scope, they are very good. I work the gun counter at my local Cabelas.

@DesertLongRange 2 ай бұрын

They are at a great price point that's for sure. This was the cheaper one, they got some that are a little more expensive and probably more quality

@adebraildo 2 жыл бұрын

I've just subscribed to your channel. Thank you for the video! Which US state do you shoot from? Greetings from Brazil!

@DesertLongRange 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for subscribing, glad to have subscribers from Brazil!!! I am from Arizona, big deserts and warm weather.

@jameskelly8786 2 жыл бұрын

Have you had any problems with the 10 Round Magpul magazine ? My new Ruger with the magpul mag seems to interfere with the bolt like crazy . Closing the bolt on a dummy round I needed way too much force.

@DesertLongRange 2 жыл бұрын

So far I have not had any issues with feeding but I noticed the bolt function is not the best so maybe that is the problem. Mine seems to run better when I run the bolt aggressively.

@jameskelly8786 2 жыл бұрын

@@DesertLongRange mine functions fine now, it didn't cycle the GI spec dummy rounds. My local gunsmith spent 2 minutes polishing the bolt and taking away any sharp edges on the bolt and not it's 10x smoother. The bolt works great now

@DesertLongRange 2 жыл бұрын

@@jameskelly8786 Nice. I wish I knew some gunsmithing, I would be putting in all kinds of work on my rifles!!

@copperman2179 Жыл бұрын

Steel wool the bolt and lube lightly

@DesertLongRange Жыл бұрын

@@copperman2179 That is a good idea, I will check it out. Thanks.

@TwitcyTrain Жыл бұрын

I like your setup here.. just noticed, it doesn’t look like you’ve got ear pro on? Does your ears not ring all day after shooting?

@DesertLongRange Жыл бұрын

I was raised not wearing any hearing protection and now I pay the price for it. My hearing sucks but no My ears do not ring, at least not on the smaller calibers

@TwitcyTrain Жыл бұрын

@@DesertLongRangegotcha, I actually don’t remember wearing ear protection when I was little going hunting but definitely remember the first time shooting a pistol without it and my ears were ringing for hours.

@DesertLongRange Жыл бұрын

@@TwitcyTrain yep same here, it hurt so bad shooting a 357 magnum it made my ears ring for hours, at that age I definitely did not know any better. I do a lot better with my kids that is for sure.

@peterschmidt2849 2 жыл бұрын

55 v-max will close those groups right up😎🤙🏼

@DesertLongRange 2 жыл бұрын

What kind of accuracy do you get from the v-max?

@luk1454 Жыл бұрын

I have the Ruger American Ranch in 223 and 53gr Vmax is about 10mm group at 100m…. That would be .4 inches at 109 yards. Thats the only ammo that shoots good. All other brands are 1.5 MOA or more.

@smallbore7025 Жыл бұрын

It would be nice if the magazine fit properly. mine and many others seen on utube have loose fitting magazines. It doesn't load the shells properly. You have to ram and cram it to get it to pick up a shell. With that being said i fitted mine with a vortex crossfire scope. It is pretty accurate though.

@DesertLongRange Жыл бұрын

Yeah I am surprised by the accuracy of mine with relatively cheap ammo. I might end up upgrading the scope down the road. I ended up getting a supressor for it and can't wait to post the video up of it

@andrewjanes6035 3 ай бұрын

P mags fit snug on the gen 2 ones, lancer mags have some wobble seem to be a little slimmer on the top of the mag

@Gokywildcats11 8 ай бұрын

How good is the cabelas scope

@DesertLongRange 6 ай бұрын

It's OK. Holds zero but it does not have a parallax adjustment and sometimes the image is not that clear

@randomlovelythings2972 2 жыл бұрын

Let me get Cameron on that list! But you got to show what happens after you blow stuff up. The aftermath!

@DesertLongRange 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah you are right, I definitely need to do a little more around that explosion. I did a 2 pounder today that was really fun.

@randomlovelythings2972 2 жыл бұрын

@@DesertLongRange blowing stuff up will always be fun!

@MichaelWilson-xj4wz 4 ай бұрын

This is a crazy rifle, it's not fancy, it looks simple. It shoots dime size groups at 100 yds with 62 grain green top!!! Like the man says " YOU NEED THIS GUN"!!!

@DesertLongRange 2 ай бұрын

Have you seem the new generation of this gun? It looks very promising!

@jdmbraceyourself695 Жыл бұрын

Nice 223

@DesertLongRange Жыл бұрын

thank you

@jdmbraceyourself695 2 жыл бұрын

I went with the Savage Axis xp 223

@DesertLongRange 2 жыл бұрын

Also a good gun, I would like to know what group sizes you get from it. I want to get a Savage 110 Ultralite, I went to the gun store and was checking it out and it was such a good looking gun. Probably get it in 6.5 PRC

@GeorgiaBoy1961 2 жыл бұрын

Savage is an awesome company, but I sure wish they'd stop using 1:9 twist barrels on all of their .224-caliber rifles. That's just not fast-enough if one wants to use heavier bullets and not varmint loads.

@DesertLongRange 2 жыл бұрын

@@GeorgiaBoy1961 Yeah, they are a big enough manufacturer that you would think they should be able to offer them with higher twist rates.

@garyhopkinssr8561 6 ай бұрын

I hope I helped you with being subscribed and hitting the like button I hope that helps you to get your suppressor guy thanks for the video

@DesertLongRange 6 ай бұрын

Thank you it definitely helped out!!

@BillyBob-tt7hy Жыл бұрын

A mail box! Woof

@DesertLongRange Жыл бұрын

Don't know what that means?

@MYTHDUBSTEPP 11 ай бұрын

Where did you get that hat magazine

@MYTHDUBSTEPP 11 ай бұрын

That

@DesertLongRange 11 ай бұрын

It's a MFT magazine for 5.56x45.

@jeff0nyschuk670 10 ай бұрын

I've got one just like that!!! But in a 22-250 😢😢😢 Not..happy with it..I should've got a Tikka T3 😅😊

@DesertLongRange 6 ай бұрын

What do you not like about it?

@danstevens2204 2 жыл бұрын

Don’t have to literally drop the mag every time you drop the mag.

@DesertLongRange 2 жыл бұрын

I was making sure it worked lol. It made a fun little sound when it hit the ground. But in all reality the mag release just worked so well that I liked pushing it haha

@WalterWild2 2 ай бұрын

Is it loud 💥

@DesertLongRange 2 ай бұрын

Not at all, actually it's one of the more quite guns that I own.

@chuckbowen4334 8 ай бұрын

You are not supposed to slam the magazine upwards...it can damage the ejector.

@DesertLongRange 6 ай бұрын

Pretty weak if it can't handle a little love tap don't you think?

@donquan509 Жыл бұрын

Follow my finger is it a 223 or a 556 ? Sir put your hands behind your back, you are now under arrest for drinking while YouTubing

@DesertLongRange Жыл бұрын

What happens off camera stays off camera.

@user-qh4mj3fs6n 10 ай бұрын

Try a Tikka 223

@DesertLongRange 10 ай бұрын

How much of a difference do you think it is?

@fppro1679 Жыл бұрын

Spend a little more time telling us about the targets.

@DesertLongRange Жыл бұрын

Will do next time for sure.

@RingersbulletsLLC 11 ай бұрын

15 minutes of you shooting is not a review.

@DesertLongRange 10 ай бұрын

I beg to differ. Shooting is the best part

@ctownstepper4716 2 жыл бұрын

This dude is so bright he needs a lamp shade

@DesertLongRange 2 жыл бұрын

keep the comments coming lol

@ctownstepper4716 2 жыл бұрын

@@DesertLongRange glad you can take a joke brother! Will that one shoot .223 only or 5.56 too? Mine says only shoot .223 through it. My mini14 will chew through both no problem.

@ctownstepper4716 2 жыл бұрын

@@DesertLongRange and to clarify what I meant by dudes not to bright is everyone knows that when shooting a .223 you always should run .50cal bullets through it first to clean out the barrel! 😂

@DesertLongRange 2 жыл бұрын

@@ctownstepper4716 I appreciate any and all comments and I will probably still respond. My brother and sister hit me hard with their comments lol mine is only rated to shoot 223

@DesertLongRange 2 жыл бұрын

@@ctownstepper4716 yeah your right about that, I actually shot my last .50 cal round through my 22 pistol. That thing is super clean now.

@johnkoenig496 2 жыл бұрын

You don't know what you're doing.

@DesertLongRange Жыл бұрын

Fake it all the way to the bank.

@HereistheDeal 2 жыл бұрын

Please don’t do a review of a firearm if you’re an amateur. Right off the bat the dry fire was hysterical. If you are going to do a review, walk us through what’s going on EVERY step of the way…

@zx7rou812 Жыл бұрын

No eye or ear pro, $150 Bass Blow optic, garbage ammo, free dropping mags. It gets worse the longer you watch...

@johntruesdale1612 Жыл бұрын

This guy sounds like he’s two evolutionary cycles above knuckle dragging.

@DesertLongRange Жыл бұрын

You are giving me more credit than I deserve.

@DesertLongRange Жыл бұрын

Should I put expensive glass and mags on a budget rifle? How much do you think I should spend?

@DesertLongRange Жыл бұрын

Fake it all the way to the bank.