01 August 2001, 14:05
<Eric J>Ruger Ranch Rifle in .308?????
Did Ruger,for just a couple of years make a ranch rifle in .308 and .243? If so, where can I find info on it?
Eric J
01 August 2001, 14:32
<goneballistic>No. Ruger did make at least one prototype of a Mini-14 type rifle in .308, but it never went into production. I do not believe that it had the Integral Scope Mount.
01 August 2001, 16:25
Robert D. LyonsThey tried in the mid 80s. The story I read in the gun magazines was that there were problems with the gas system that they could not overcome.
03 August 2001, 03:02
<eldeguello>Yes, the rifle you refer to was to be called the XGI, and was a sort of scaled up mini-14 to be chambered in .308 and .243 Win. It never produced any kind of accuracy, maybe due to a gas system problem, so was never marketed. I can't believe it could have been WORSE than the Mini-14/30 in regards to accuracy/consistency, but must have been!! (TOTALLY unacceptable)!!
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Larry
03 August 2001, 14:23
<Eric J>That's what I thought. No wonder I've never seen one. Thanks guys for your help.
Eric